Well, I'm kind of hormone crazy so the sex thing in romance books doesn't really bother me. I absolutely LOVE Victoria Alexander, Mary Balogh, Jane Feather (although Chase the Dawn was the worst book I've ever read), and Lisa Kleypas. Those authors are just made to write romance novels.
Anyway, I just finished Keeping You a Secret. GOOD BOOK. I also completed the New Rules of High School. That one was okay. Not too bad. I'm wrapping up Empress of the World and I'm pretty sure it's the best book I've read in a while. It's by Sara Ryan so go check it out! :-)
I'm going to reread The DaVinci Code and Angels & Demons. I'm kind of in that sort of mood. I don't know. I'll also be attempting to read Pride and Prejudice again. ::crosses fingers:: Wish me luck!
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Wow. I couldn't think of ANYTHING that might be a school appropriate book for you to read. I'm a mushy-gushy romance fan so that's what I read a lot. If you like those kinds of books, let me know and I'll tell you my favorites. Gosh, I love romance books. :-) I'm most certainly a romantic. ::sighs:: lol.
Chels, did you ever read Truth or Dairy? I know HHS has it. It's by Catherine Clark. I loved it. It was funny. You'd like it.
Sorry i missed your IM the other day, too. My sister was on. Sorry.
I'm excited for the next book too. It looks good. I like poetry novels. Have any of you read One of Those Hideous Books Where The mom dies or something like that. the title gives away the beginning. And I like God Went To Beauty School, and Things My Mother Doesn't Know.
Yeah. so. later days.
Sorry i missed your IM the other day, too. My sister was on. Sorry.
I'm excited for the next book too. It looks good. I like poetry novels. Have any of you read One of Those Hideous Books Where The mom dies or something like that. the title gives away the beginning. And I like God Went To Beauty School, and Things My Mother Doesn't Know.
Yeah. so. later days.
Ohhh!!! I have suggestion! Have either of you read any books by Jodi Piccoult? The two I have read are Plain Truth and My Sister's Keeper. Plain Truth is about a teenage Amish girl who is accused of murdering her newborn baby, but she denies even being pregnant. My Sister's Keeper is about a 13-year-old-girl whose parents conceived her to be an umbilical cord fluid donator for her sister who has a rare form of Lukemia. The girl is now sueing her parents for medical emancipation. Ohhh it is so good!!! I haven't read anything else by this author, however, I think The Pact looks really good.
Just as an FYI we read Plain Truth for book club a few months ago and there is a link on the left for a better description.
By the way it is also good to see you guys posting!
Happy Reading!!
Hey Chels! Do you have break this week too? We are done with school for the next four school days. :)
Just as an FYI we read Plain Truth for book club a few months ago and there is a link on the left for a better description.
By the way it is also good to see you guys posting!
Happy Reading!!
Hey Chels! Do you have break this week too? We are done with school for the next four school days. :)
Sunday, March 20, 2005
I totally recommend Perks of Being a Wallflower. I don't remember who it's by but once I find out, I'll post it here. Anyway, Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mittchel, if you haven't read it yet, is an excellent book. It's sequel, Scarlett by Alexandra Hamilton, is much better.
Also, the Fearless series by Francine Pascal is phenomenal. It's basically about this girl who doesn't possess the gene of fear. She doesn't feel that emotion. Pascal is a brilliant author. She also wrote the Sweet Valley series.
I also loved Nicholas Sparks's A Walk to Remember. Although I felt the movie was better, I do enjoy rereading it on occasion. His book Messenger in a Bottle was excellent. Sparks is a favorite author of mine.
If that's not enough suggestions for you, I have just one more. If you haven't already, pick up The DaVinci Code or Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. Both are books I loved. If you into a mystery murder type of thing or are interested in theologies or ancient cultures, these books are must-reads.
Hope that helps!
Also, the Fearless series by Francine Pascal is phenomenal. It's basically about this girl who doesn't possess the gene of fear. She doesn't feel that emotion. Pascal is a brilliant author. She also wrote the Sweet Valley series.
I also loved Nicholas Sparks's A Walk to Remember. Although I felt the movie was better, I do enjoy rereading it on occasion. His book Messenger in a Bottle was excellent. Sparks is a favorite author of mine.
If that's not enough suggestions for you, I have just one more. If you haven't already, pick up The DaVinci Code or Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. Both are books I loved. If you into a mystery murder type of thing or are interested in theologies or ancient cultures, these books are must-reads.
Hope that helps!
Thursday, March 17, 2005
I really can't wait for that book. It looks really good. Hehehe...course lots of books look good and then end up being really bad. Ugh. I hopet this book isn't like that. I really don't like those books.
Anywho, it turns up that I really did have a blogger....I had just forgotten about it. Oh well.
P.S. Finished Perks of Wallflower and have started Empress of the World. It's good so far, but I'm only in the first chapter.
Anywho, it turns up that I really did have a blogger....I had just forgotten about it. Oh well.
P.S. Finished Perks of Wallflower and have started Empress of the World. It's good so far, but I'm only in the first chapter.
Thank you to those of you participated in the discussion of The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. The in-person discussion occurred yesterday during all lunches and from what I understand it went well during all three lunches (I only participated in 2nd and 3rd lunch discussions). We even had special guest join us during 3rd lunch, so watch the Holmen Courier…
The book we have chosen for April has a unique format. It is a novel in free verse (or poetry). The Brimstone Journals, by Ron Koertge, is told from multiple perspectives of students who attend Branston High School. Each student tells the story from their unique perspective.
I just finished The Brimstone Journals and am excited to hear what you think and look forward to another great discussion. The books should be arriving from other libraries in the next couple of weeks.
bee
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Yessssss! I finally know someone else at this school who sees the genius in The Perks of Being a Wallflower. You rock, Kailei.
the discussion was good. it was nice to talk to someone besides Bee. Not that i don't like it, it's just cool to shake things up.
I must say that i am not used to reporters watching us.... hmmmm...
So, what is the next book? I'll check it out tomorrow. I've got to get back to homework. later days.
the discussion was good. it was nice to talk to someone besides Bee. Not that i don't like it, it's just cool to shake things up.
I must say that i am not used to reporters watching us.... hmmmm...
So, what is the next book? I'll check it out tomorrow. I've got to get back to homework. later days.
New here. Recently moved from MD. I really liked The Lovely Bones. Alice Seabold did a wonderful job in writing it. There were only two or three things I didn't like. I can't wait for the next book.
I have been reading a lot lately. Started The Perks of Being a Wallflower today. It's great book. To anyone who hasn't read it, as soon as I'm done (and I'm already halfway through it), go check ito out. You won't be sorry.
I have been reading a lot lately. Started The Perks of Being a Wallflower today. It's great book. To anyone who hasn't read it, as soon as I'm done (and I'm already halfway through it), go check ito out. You won't be sorry.
Monday, February 21, 2005
Hello All!
Thanks for posting! It is good to see some posts besides mine :)
I finished See You Down the Road it was an interesting read about a culture of people within the United States. This group of people, Irish Travelers, live in their trailors and scam people to earn a living. I found it hard not to like the main character because of her personality and her questioning of her family's life style. I would recommend this to all of you.
Happy Reading!!
Thanks for posting! It is good to see some posts besides mine :)
I finished See You Down the Road it was an interesting read about a culture of people within the United States. This group of people, Irish Travelers, live in their trailors and scam people to earn a living. I found it hard not to like the main character because of her personality and her questioning of her family's life style. I would recommend this to all of you.
Happy Reading!!
Thursday, February 10, 2005
I've started reading The Lovely Bones. I'm on page 23 as i type. It's really sad so far. I mean, she flaming dies at the begining. How happy is that?
I read How I live now, and i liked it, but i didn't like the whole thing with Daisy and her cousin.... eeeewww! gross. yucky yucky yuck.
On my own, I'm reading Romeo and Juliet again, and I'm going to try to read some of Nathaniel Hawthorne's works. i'm going to go to Forensics practice now. Peace out
laura
I read How I live now, and i liked it, but i didn't like the whole thing with Daisy and her cousin.... eeeewww! gross. yucky yucky yuck.
On my own, I'm reading Romeo and Juliet again, and I'm going to try to read some of Nathaniel Hawthorne's works. i'm going to go to Forensics practice now. Peace out
laura
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
Just finished...
how i live now by Meg Rosoff--It just one the 2005 Printz Award. Daisy travels to England to live with her cousins there because she does not get along with her step-mother and father. While there, a war begins. Daisy's aunt is stuck in another country so the kids must survive on their own. The novel follows Daisy and her cousins' survival through being separated and reunited.
I was slightly confused and disappointed by the book, but also impressed by the quality of the writing. I can't wait to hear what others think of this book. I think this would be a good discussion book, however, because I didn't like I think I would have a hard time trying to convince others to read it.
The Wish List by Eoin Colfer (Audio)--Meg Finn is in trouble. She's dead, but not at peace--she's in limbo, her good deeds perfectly balanced against her bad deeds; Heaven or Hell wait, a tip of the scale away. So she's back on Earth trying to tip the scale to the good by helping her last victim, and her former "partner" is also back, trying to force her to tip the scale to the bad.
I enjoyed this look at an alternative afterlife scenario, although it goes against what I personally believe. I found it very interesting to imagine what would the characters looked like. I think Colfer did an amazing job describing Belch (I may have spelled that wrong, I didn't see it in print--audio book) and making him come to life. I would love to see this one made into a movie.
Bucking the Sarge by Christopher Paul Curtis (Audio)--Deeply involved in his cold and manipulative mother's shady business dealings in Flint, Michigan, fourteen-year-old Luther keeps a sense of humor while running the Happy Neighbor Group Home For Men, all the while dreaming of going to college and becoming a philosopher.
I like this book, but I didn't think it was great. I think the audience is a little bit younger then what I originally thought. I also thought it was a little far fetched. Who wouldn't notice a thirteen-year-old running and old folks home and driving? Could the Sarge really get away with all that she does?
I will continue this post later, I must have been busy reading this past month because I have at least one other book that I just finished and I need to mention the books I am currently reading. Happy Reading!
how i live now by Meg Rosoff--It just one the 2005 Printz Award. Daisy travels to England to live with her cousins there because she does not get along with her step-mother and father. While there, a war begins. Daisy's aunt is stuck in another country so the kids must survive on their own. The novel follows Daisy and her cousins' survival through being separated and reunited.
I was slightly confused and disappointed by the book, but also impressed by the quality of the writing. I can't wait to hear what others think of this book. I think this would be a good discussion book, however, because I didn't like I think I would have a hard time trying to convince others to read it.
The Wish List by Eoin Colfer (Audio)--Meg Finn is in trouble. She's dead, but not at peace--she's in limbo, her good deeds perfectly balanced against her bad deeds; Heaven or Hell wait, a tip of the scale away. So she's back on Earth trying to tip the scale to the good by helping her last victim, and her former "partner" is also back, trying to force her to tip the scale to the bad.
I enjoyed this look at an alternative afterlife scenario, although it goes against what I personally believe. I found it very interesting to imagine what would the characters looked like. I think Colfer did an amazing job describing Belch (I may have spelled that wrong, I didn't see it in print--audio book) and making him come to life. I would love to see this one made into a movie.
Bucking the Sarge by Christopher Paul Curtis (Audio)--Deeply involved in his cold and manipulative mother's shady business dealings in Flint, Michigan, fourteen-year-old Luther keeps a sense of humor while running the Happy Neighbor Group Home For Men, all the while dreaming of going to college and becoming a philosopher.
I like this book, but I didn't think it was great. I think the audience is a little bit younger then what I originally thought. I also thought it was a little far fetched. Who wouldn't notice a thirteen-year-old running and old folks home and driving? Could the Sarge really get away with all that she does?
I will continue this post later, I must have been busy reading this past month because I have at least one other book that I just finished and I need to mention the books I am currently reading. Happy Reading!
Wednesday, January 05, 2005
Just Finished...
Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood by Benjamin Alire Sáenz--Sammy and Juliana are seniors in high school in a neighborhood in New Mexico called Hollywood during the late 1960s. Hollywood is a poor neighborhood primarily made up of Mexicans and Mexican Americans. Sáenz tells the story of Sammy and his friends; the discrimination they face as a minority, the poverty, losing friends to drugs and the war. The characters face tragedy around every corner, some survive while others give in to the challenges they face.
I like the story and it was very well written, however, at times it was hard to understand because the characters used a lot of Spanish that the reader couldn't figure out within in the context of the word or sentence. I would definitely recommend this one to others, but I also would recommend a Spanish-English dictionary to be checked-out with it, unless you know Spanish :) Rating: 4Q 2P
Airframe by Michael Crichton--A large airplane suffers an unusual accident while in air. More than three people are killed and more than fifty are injured. Crichton allows the reader a peak into what happens when something unusual occurs on an aircraft. The main character, Casey Singleton, is part of the team investigating the accident. There is more to the accident then what is on the surface, but she can't quite put her finger it on it.
This is definitely a page turner (or in my case a CD switcher, I listened to it). At times Crichton used a little too much detail when describing the airframe or other technical parts. I have noticed this about Crichton in the past on other books, like Timeline, but it is still definitely worth the read. Rating: 3Q 3P
Currently reading...
The Wish List by Eion Colfer (Audio)
Meg Finn is in trouble. She's dead, but not at peace--she's in limbo, her good deeds perfectly balanced against her bad deeds; Heaven or Hell wait, a tip of the scale away. So she's back on Earth trying to tip the scale to the good by helping her last victim, and her former "partner" is also back, trying to force her to tip the scale to the bad.
Bucking the Sarge by Christopher Paul Curtis (Audio)
Deeply involved in his cold and manipulative mother's shady business dealings in Flint, Michigan, fourteen-year-old Luther keeps a sense of humor while running the Happy Neighbor Group Home For Men, all the while dreaming of going to college and becoming a philosopher.
In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner
Twenty-eight-year-old Maggie Feller, who goes from job to job on the fringes of show business, and her older sister Rose, a lawyer, have had no contact with their grandmother, Ella, since their mother's death years ago, but all three need to find each other to reach happiness.
What to read next...
Wicked by Gregory McGuire (re-read for book group)
God Went to Beauty School by Cynthia Rylant (recommended by a friend)
The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon (This one is a true story)
Oh by the way the rating system I used is from VOYA http://www.voya.com/WhatsInVoya/reviews.shtml#bookreviewcodes
Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood by Benjamin Alire Sáenz--Sammy and Juliana are seniors in high school in a neighborhood in New Mexico called Hollywood during the late 1960s. Hollywood is a poor neighborhood primarily made up of Mexicans and Mexican Americans. Sáenz tells the story of Sammy and his friends; the discrimination they face as a minority, the poverty, losing friends to drugs and the war. The characters face tragedy around every corner, some survive while others give in to the challenges they face.
I like the story and it was very well written, however, at times it was hard to understand because the characters used a lot of Spanish that the reader couldn't figure out within in the context of the word or sentence. I would definitely recommend this one to others, but I also would recommend a Spanish-English dictionary to be checked-out with it, unless you know Spanish :) Rating: 4Q 2P
Airframe by Michael Crichton--A large airplane suffers an unusual accident while in air. More than three people are killed and more than fifty are injured. Crichton allows the reader a peak into what happens when something unusual occurs on an aircraft. The main character, Casey Singleton, is part of the team investigating the accident. There is more to the accident then what is on the surface, but she can't quite put her finger it on it.
This is definitely a page turner (or in my case a CD switcher, I listened to it). At times Crichton used a little too much detail when describing the airframe or other technical parts. I have noticed this about Crichton in the past on other books, like Timeline, but it is still definitely worth the read. Rating: 3Q 3P
Currently reading...
The Wish List by Eion Colfer (Audio)
Meg Finn is in trouble. She's dead, but not at peace--she's in limbo, her good deeds perfectly balanced against her bad deeds; Heaven or Hell wait, a tip of the scale away. So she's back on Earth trying to tip the scale to the good by helping her last victim, and her former "partner" is also back, trying to force her to tip the scale to the bad.
Bucking the Sarge by Christopher Paul Curtis (Audio)
Deeply involved in his cold and manipulative mother's shady business dealings in Flint, Michigan, fourteen-year-old Luther keeps a sense of humor while running the Happy Neighbor Group Home For Men, all the while dreaming of going to college and becoming a philosopher.
In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner
Twenty-eight-year-old Maggie Feller, who goes from job to job on the fringes of show business, and her older sister Rose, a lawyer, have had no contact with their grandmother, Ella, since their mother's death years ago, but all three need to find each other to reach happiness.
What to read next...
Wicked by Gregory McGuire (re-read for book group)
God Went to Beauty School by Cynthia Rylant (recommended by a friend)
The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon (This one is a true story)
Oh by the way the rating system I used is from VOYA http://www.voya.com/WhatsInVoya/reviews.shtml#bookreviewcodes
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
What are you reading?
I just finished My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. If you want to read a book that will make you think and keep you wanting to read the next page this is it. I listened to it and would sit in my car for an extra five minutes even after I arrived home. It was so good. Anna is 13 years-old. Her parents used genetic treatment to conceive her so she would be a genetic match to her sister, Kate who has leukemia. Now Anna wants to make her own medical decisions, and sues her parents for those rights. Ohhh!! This is a must read. Rating: 3Q4P
I also just finished Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Can you believe it I made it through high school and college without reading it. I can't say that it was my favorite book of the year, but at least it was well written and a quick read. Have any of you read it? Rating: 4Q2P
I am currently reading No Shame, No Fear by Ann Turnbull. This historical fiction title looks at a Quaker girl and an English boy's relationship during the 1660s in England. At this time the Quaker way of life was not acceptable to the English government and to most people. Every other chapter is told by Susanna, the Quaker girl, and Will, the English boy. It is very interesting getting the different perspectives on the relationship.
I am currently listening to Airframe by Michael Crichton. Another very good one. It is kind of technical, but very good. There has been a couple of airplane crashes and problems where passengers and crew have been killed and injured. The main character Casey is on the team of investigators trying to figure out what is causing the accidents.
What would I like to read next?
Second Glance by Jodi Picoult
The Year of My Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty
The Burn Journals by Brent Rnyon (This one is a true story)
Oh by the way the rating system I used is from VOYA http://www.voya.com/WhatsInVoya/reviews.shtml#bookreviewcodes
I just finished My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. If you want to read a book that will make you think and keep you wanting to read the next page this is it. I listened to it and would sit in my car for an extra five minutes even after I arrived home. It was so good. Anna is 13 years-old. Her parents used genetic treatment to conceive her so she would be a genetic match to her sister, Kate who has leukemia. Now Anna wants to make her own medical decisions, and sues her parents for those rights. Ohhh!! This is a must read. Rating: 3Q4P
I also just finished Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Can you believe it I made it through high school and college without reading it. I can't say that it was my favorite book of the year, but at least it was well written and a quick read. Have any of you read it? Rating: 4Q2P
I am currently reading No Shame, No Fear by Ann Turnbull. This historical fiction title looks at a Quaker girl and an English boy's relationship during the 1660s in England. At this time the Quaker way of life was not acceptable to the English government and to most people. Every other chapter is told by Susanna, the Quaker girl, and Will, the English boy. It is very interesting getting the different perspectives on the relationship.
I am currently listening to Airframe by Michael Crichton. Another very good one. It is kind of technical, but very good. There has been a couple of airplane crashes and problems where passengers and crew have been killed and injured. The main character Casey is on the team of investigators trying to figure out what is causing the accidents.
What would I like to read next?
Second Glance by Jodi Picoult
The Year of My Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty
The Burn Journals by Brent Rnyon (This one is a true story)
Oh by the way the rating system I used is from VOYA http://www.voya.com/WhatsInVoya/reviews.shtml#bookreviewcodes
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
Hello All!!
Just a friendly reminder that this Friday is the discussion for Skipping Christmas by John Grisham. I hope you all are enjoying this entertaining holiday read.
For December, we have chosen Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult, a thought provoking novel about an Amish teenager believed to be pregnant and accused of killing her baby who is found dead in her family's barn. Copies of this book have already started arriving, so you can pick them up whenever you get a chance.
Happy Reading!!
Just a friendly reminder that this Friday is the discussion for Skipping Christmas by John Grisham. I hope you all are enjoying this entertaining holiday read.
For December, we have chosen Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult, a thought provoking novel about an Amish teenager believed to be pregnant and accused of killing her baby who is found dead in her family's barn. Copies of this book have already started arriving, so you can pick them up whenever you get a chance.
Happy Reading!!
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
The decision has been made. Description 2 was chosen :)
We will be reading Skipping Christmas by John Grisham for November/December's discussion. A movie based on that book will also be coming to theaters in the end of November. Maybe we'll have to plan an outing after we finish the book.
I'll let you know when we have copies available for check out. Have a great day!!
happy reading...
We will be reading Skipping Christmas by John Grisham for November/December's discussion. A movie based on that book will also be coming to theaters in the end of November. Maybe we'll have to plan an outing after we finish the book.
I'll let you know when we have copies available for check out. Have a great day!!
happy reading...
Friday, October 22, 2004
Hello All!! I need your help!
We are picking the new book for November/December...
Based on the following descriptions cast your vote...
1. Santa tells the story of his life, from his childhood in fourth century Turkey to the present, and recounts his experiences with some of his many helpers including Atilla the Hun and Teddy Roosevelt.
OR
2. Luther and Nora Krank decide to opt out of Christmas, choosing instead to set sail on a Caribbean cruise on December 25, but they learn there are consequences to pay for trying to ignore the holiday frenzy.
Drop me an email recbec@mail.holmen.k12.wi.us or post here or stop by!! I look forward to hearing from you.
Happy reading!!
We are picking the new book for November/December...
Based on the following descriptions cast your vote...
1. Santa tells the story of his life, from his childhood in fourth century Turkey to the present, and recounts his experiences with some of his many helpers including Atilla the Hun and Teddy Roosevelt.
OR
2. Luther and Nora Krank decide to opt out of Christmas, choosing instead to set sail on a Caribbean cruise on December 25, but they learn there are consequences to pay for trying to ignore the holiday frenzy.
Drop me an email recbec@mail.holmen.k12.wi.us or post here or stop by!! I look forward to hearing from you.
Happy reading!!
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
When you first read about the dead dog who did you believe killed it?
I couldn't believe someone would actually kill a dog like that. It seems so cruel to me. At first I believed it to be random act and that Chris would never find out who did it. Then I thought it might be the neighbor's ex-husband, but I didn't really get at who really did it until just before the author revealed it.
I miss all of you discussing...
Are you out there...Chels, Jess, Laura, Foster?????????????????????????
I couldn't believe someone would actually kill a dog like that. It seems so cruel to me. At first I believed it to be random act and that Chris would never find out who did it. Then I thought it might be the neighbor's ex-husband, but I didn't really get at who really did it until just before the author revealed it.
I miss all of you discussing...
Are you out there...Chels, Jess, Laura, Foster?????????????????????????
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