First Blog!
So, I'm fairly new to the world of blogging, but since I just graduated college and am setting out on the journey of finding a job(EEK!) I decided I needed something to do to keep my writing in use....
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Sneaky Books
Have you ever read a book that turned out to be totally different than you expected it to be? I think I am in the midst of one of those books right now.I am currently reading The Alchemist's Daughter...
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Library Trip
I took a trip to the library the other day and picked up a few books and thought I'd do a post about what I will be reading next.First, is the 2010 Printz Award winner (best Young Adult book of the...
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Yeah I failed at my summer reading goals. Going Bovinewas deadly slow and i could not bring myself to finish it. I got about halfway through and decided to stop punishing myself. It did bring up one of...
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Cindy Ella by Robin Palmer
I received this book as a gift from a friend a few years ago because I share a name (minus the spelling) with the title character.I thought it was cute and put it on my shelf to read later.I didn’t...
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
I have to start this with an introduction.This was indeed the first and only time I have read this book.There are a lot of very strange gaps in my reading history.Yes, I got through high school...
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Catwoman: When In Rome by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale
Graphic Novel time!Disclaimer: I am not a highly experienced comic book/graphic novel reader, but I really enjoy them.I love super heroes, but I know my knowledge is very limited compared to the many...
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The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Mary is a young girl living in a small village in which there are simple rules and traditions which everyone must follow.The Sisterhood has put these rules in place to protect the village from what...
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
In honor of the release of Mockingjay on August 24, I have decided to do a post for the first two books before I review the final installment.In a lot of ways, I came late to the Hunger Games party.I...
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Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
I read this book so quickly, that I didn’t really get as excited about it as I did Hunger Games. However, as I think back on it, I feel like it was the more interesting of the two books so far. I don’t...
View ArticleRemembering 9/11 with hate?
Please read American Libraries article Fighting Fire with Free Speech: ALA Will Protest Book Burning with 9/11 Qur'an Reading | American Libraries MagazineAs a reader and an educator, I am appalled...
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Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
I cannot even begin to tell you how difficult it is to write about this book without spoiling. I am trying very hard to only tell you my feelings about the book and not what happens.The end of a...
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I've been a slow reader lately so I don't have a review for today. So Today's post is more of an update.News: I now have a Twitter! I'm still confused on how to work it, but I'm trying. You should...
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The Order of Odd Fish by James Kennedy
When she was a baby, orphaned Jo was left on Aunt Lily’s doorstep with a note: “This is Jo. Please take care of her. But beware. This is a Dangerous baby.” For thirteen years Jo couldn’t find...
View ArticleOther Posts?
So I've been thinking about adding different kinds of posts to the blog other than just reading reviews. It's mostly because I am a slow reader and there's no way I can read two books a...
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Dear Blog,
So I promised to read and review Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan for you. However, I just started a new job and have been getting into more rehearsals for the production of Hairspray that I'm doing so...
View ArticleThe Harry Potter Adventure: The Pregame
Tomorrow, October 1, 2010, I begin my challenge to read all seven Harry Potter books consecutively. The goal is to be finished before the theatrical release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:...
View ArticleThe Harry Potter Adventure: Future for Harry?
As many of you know, Harry Potter author, JK Rowling, was interviewed on Oprah yesterday (October 1, 2010). In the interview there was some hinting at the idea of writing more Harry Potter books. I...
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The Book of Lost Things
I just finished John Connolly's The Book of Lost things. And I loved it. In all honesty, it is exactly the kind of thing I like. Fairy tales reshaped in all sorts of ways+coming of age story=I'm a...
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