In My Mailbox (14)

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. Don’t forget to enter my giveaway in… Read more »

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Fangirl Friday: Carrie Ryan

Fangirl Friday: Carrie Ryan

Carrie Ryan is the author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth, The Dead-Tossed Waves, and the upcoming The Dark and Hollow Places. I adore her books. For those of you who don’t want to watch a nine minute video (I got a little carried away! Also, it was late so I was a little… Read more »

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Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie

Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie

Sleeping Freshmen Never LieAuthor: David LubarPublisher: Dutton BooksPublication Date: July 2005Pages: 279About the Book: Starting high school is never easy. Seniors take your lunch money. Girls you’ve known forever are suddenly beautiful and unattainable. The guys you grew up with are drifting away. And you can never get enough sleep. Could there be a worse time… Read more »

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My goodreads Most Read Authors

On Tuesday Kristi at The Story Siren posted this post about how goodreads has this new feature that shows you the authors that you’ve read the most from. I thought this was totally fun and decided to check it out. Below are some of my top results. I didn’t include manga authors/artists. I did more… Read more »

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What I’m booktalking

What I’m booktalking

As a middle school librarian I spend a part of every day talking about and recommending books to teens (sidenote: How cool is it that I get PAID to do this?!?!) It’s Wednesday and I’ve already talked to 7 classes in addition to the teens that come in to the LMC on their own. Since… Read more »

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Waiting on Wednesday (15)

Waiting on Wednesday (15)

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 February 9, 2011 The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong Release Date: April 12, 2011 Published by: Harper Teen Strange things are happening in Maya’s tiny Vancouver Island town. First,… Read more »

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The Dead-Tossed Waves

The Dead-Tossed Waves

The Dead-Tossed Waves Author: Carrie Ryan Publisher: Delacorte Press Publication Date: March 2010 Pages: 404 About the Book: Gabry lives a quiet life, secure in her town next to the sea and behind the Barrier. She’s content to let her friends dream of the Dark City up the coast while she watches from the top of… Read more »

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The Splendor Falls

The Splendor Falls

The Splendor FallsAuthor: Rosemary Clement-MoorePublisher: Delacorte PressPublication Date: September 2009Pages: 513About the Book: Sylvie Davis is a ballerina who can’t dance. A broken leg ended her career, but Sylvie’s pain runs deeper. What broke her heart was her father’s death, and what’s breaking her spirit is her mother’s remarriage—a union that’s only driven an even deeper wedge… Read more »

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Super Bowl Giveaway!

Super Bowl Giveaway!

THE PACKERS WON THE SUPER BOWL!!!!Can you tell this makes me very VERY happy?!?!? As a Wisconsin girl I was raised to love the Pack. I’m just so pleased for them. Could Aaron Rodgers be any more adorable? I think not! In celebration of the Packers’ win I’m giving away two books by Wisconsin authors…. Read more »

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