Okay, so I’ve decided to periodically post “fangirl” vlogs about authors I love. I don’t think I’ll do it every Friday but maybe every other or once a month. Basically I just ramble on about an author, their books, and how fabulous I think they are! This week I’m embarrassing myself gushing about Sarah Rees Brennan. She’s… Read more »
The Key to the Golden FirebirdAuthor: Maureen JohnsonPublisher: HarperCollinsPublication Date: 2004Pages: 297About the Book: The funny thing about stop sings is that they’re also start signs. Mayzie is the middle sister, sent to private school because of her brains. Brooks, the oldest, is a beautiful athlete who’s conflicted about her two loves: Softball and Dave. Palmer is… Read more »
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time IndianAuthor: Sherman AlexiePublisher: Little, BrownPublication Date: September 2007Pages: 240About the Book: (from the author’s website)In his first book for young adults, bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist who leaves his school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white high school…. Read more »
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine. It’s a weekly meme to talk about what upcoming book we’re most looking forward to reading Waiting on Wednesday January 26, 2011 Abandon by Meg Cabot Release Date: April 2011 Published by: Point She knows what it’s like to die. Now Death wants her back.Seventeen-year-old Pierce knows… Read more »
Top Ten Books I Wish I’d Read as a Kid Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish I read a lot as a kid but I have to admit… my reading material wasn’t incredibly varied. The Babysitter’s Club was pretty high on my list! When I was in… Read more »
the piper’s sonAuthor: Melina MarchettaPublisher: Candlewick PressPublication Date: March 2011Pages: 328 (in ARC)Companion to Saving FrancescaARC received from I Read Banned Books book tourAbout the Book:Melina Marchetta’s brilliant, heart-wrenching new novel takes up the story of the group of friends from her best-selling, much-loved bookSaving Francesca – only this time it’s five years later and Thomas… Read more »
In My Mailbox In my Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. The idea of In My Mailbox is to bring books to the attention of blog readers and to encourage interaction with other blogs. Book titles link to goodreads. Author names link to their website/blog. In which I talk too quickly and… Read more »
The Iron Queen Author: Julie Kagawa Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: January 25, 2011 Pages: 368 Series: The Iron Fey, book three ARC received from Different Area Codes Arc Tours at Just Another Book Blog About the Book: MY NAME IS MEGHAN CHASE. I thought it was over. That my time with the fey, the impossible choices… Read more »
What I Saw and How I LiedAuthor: Judy BlundellPublisher: Scholastic PressPublication Date: 2008Pages: 288About the Book: When Evie’s father returned home from World War II, the family fell back into its normal life pretty quickly. But Joe Spooner brought more back with him than just good war stories. When movie-star handsome Peter Coleridge, a young… Read more »
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine. It’s a weekly meme to talk about what upcoming book we’re most looking forward to reading . Waiting on Wednesday January 19, 2011 What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen Release Date: May 10, 2011 Published by: Viking Juvenile Another town. Another school. Another Mclean. Ever… Read more »
