Friday, April 30, 2010
Leaving Gee's Bend
It's Friday! Time forthe Book Blogger Hop hosted by Jen at Crazy For Books.
I've found some great blogs already. Last week I hopped on over and have been enjoying the following blogs:
Ramblings of a Librarian Assistant
Library Cat's Book List: Reading In Nine Lives
I wonder which blogs I will discover today!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wendy Mass
Today was our annual 5th grade author visit at the local public library. I am so glad that these past few years my principal has allowed me to attend this event, too. After all, isn't promoting literacy a part of my job? And what is more inspiring than seeing a real live author?
This year, Wendy Mass, author of Eleven Birthdays, Every Soul a Star, a Mango-Shaped Space, among several other books, was the visiting author. I always love to hear how authors got their start...maybe it's because I secretly (or not so secretly) would love to write a book myself and am always fascinated by the different ways authors are able to achieve success at this. I also enjoy having my picture taken with the author as well....a celebrity! In this picture is Wendy Mass in the middle. I am on the left, and my student teacher is on the right. Mass did a great job of answering students' questions about her books as well as sharing her path to becoming a published author. Inspiring.
I actually own several of Mass' books, and meeting her has made me want to move them to the top of my TBR pile.
Visit Wendy Mass' website.
Legacy of a False Promise
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Waiting on Wednesday
Monday, April 26, 2010
Teaser Tuesday
Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
"Kat had listened to him with a clarity that suited Uncle Eddie's great-niece. She didn't let it scare her. She just analyzed all the angles and came to the conclusion that Uncle Vinnie was exactly right, and she essentially had two options: Colgan now or jail later (93)."
For Keeps
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Get Lucky
Saturday, April 24, 2010
War Games
Friday, April 23, 2010
Book Blogger Hop
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Whiter Than Snow
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Waiting on Wednesday
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Monday, April 19, 2010
The Swimming Pool
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Devotion
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Arcadia Falls
Friday, April 16, 2010
Another Bedtime Picture Book Extravanganza
Book Blogger Hop
Thursday, April 15, 2010
The Power of Half
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Waiting on Wednesday
Monday, April 12, 2010
Teaser Tuesday
Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Picture Book Extravaganza
Forget Me Not
Forget Me Not by Vicki Hinze is suspenseful, fast-moving read. I have been seeing this one around a lot lately and am lucky enough to have received a copy from Waterbrook/Multnomah Press as part of this book's blog tour.
At the book's beginning a mysterious woman is attacked. When she awakens she no longer remembers who she is or where she is from, yet amazingly, retains her faith in God. As she tries to determine her identity, she becomes aware of how much she looks like Susan Brandt, a wife and mother who was murdered. As Karen (as she decides to call herself) meets Susan's grieving husband, she can't help but be attracted to him, yet because of his wife's death he has lost his faith in God. And, to make matters more confusing, someone is out to murder Karen.
This book has a lot going on between the plot to kill Karen and the romance between Karen and Benjamin Brandt. I will admit to being confused a time or two as I tried to piece together how different people were connected and the motives for wanting to Karen dead. All in all, though, this book is quite fast-paced with a lot of intrigue, and well worth the time.
To purchase this book, click here.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
The Mighty Queens of Freeville
Imperfect Endings
Friday, April 9, 2010
Fat Cat
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Twenty Boy Summer
My young adult self would have really enjoyed this book. Three friends, Frankie, Matt, and Anna enjoy hanging out together, and when Matt and Anna start to have feelings for one another the two decide to keep it a secret, not yet sure how Frankie (who happens to be Matt's sister) will feel about their romance. Before the two can let Frankie in on the shift in their relationship, the three are in a car accident in which Matt is killed.
Now a year later Frankie and Anna are heading to California with Frankie's parents for a vacation. While there Frankie has convinced Anna to work toward their "Twenty Boy Summer" goal - getting twenty different guys interested in them. Things don't go exactly as planned - the two do find a few guys to hang out with, but Anna becomes smitten with Sam, not really interested in finding more guys. And, when Frankie finds Anna's journal and reads it she feels betrayed by her best friend's relationship with her brother.
First of all, this book's title leads you to believe this will be a great fluffy read, yet there is not a lot of focus on the "twenty boy summer," making me wish they had picked a different title for this one. There is also a little predictability in this book, and some things I don't feel were adequately explored - like Frankie's comment about her parents no longer caring about her because she wasn't the child that died, yet never addressing this, or seeing Frankie or her parents really grieve for their son/brother, but this is a good YA read with a lot of appeal for teen girls.
Visit Sarah Ockler's website.
Waiting on Wednesday
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
The Confederate General Rides North
Monday, April 5, 2010
Teaser Tuesday
Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!