Stiff

Hello All!
I really enjoyed the discussion on So Yesterday, during lunch last week. The next book we will be discussing is Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers it is really quite interesting and if that topic has a little humor the author definately finds it and uses it to intise the reader. I encourage you to try it and finish it.

Happy Reading!!

Discussion So Yesterday

We will be meeting in person on September 22, 2005 to discuss So Yesterday, during all three lunches. Bring your lunch and I'll bring dessert.

Feel free to make comments here before then or ask your own questions. Thanks for participating and I look forward to discussing So Yesterday with you!!

Happy reading!!

b

Perfect Shoe

What would your perfect shoe be? I am really curious what people think of as the perfect shoe.

For me I would first say it must be comfortable. I think the perfect shoe should also be stylish. I don't think there are any shoes out there that are both comfortable and look good. For example, I went to a few weddings and none of the shoes I found to go with the skirts or dress pants were comfortable. But if I put on my black tie shoes that are comfortable, Stacy and Clinton (from What Not to Wear) would probably make fun of them and make me toss them (if I was on the show). I am all about comfort, but really would like to be stylish at the same time. Is that possible.

Happy reading!!

Speak- the movie

if anyone remembers the book Speak, i don't remember who it was by, the movie will be on Lifetime channel tomorrow at 9 PM... or 8 PM central time i think.

just saw the commercial for it and thought you guys would like to know.

and yeah. I moved to ohio. But i'll still do the book club, so it's good. yay! gotta get going. buh bye!!

Welcome Back!!

I hope you had a great summer! We have a lot of new titles in the LMTC, so stop by and check things out. We look forward to seeing you.

Good News!!--So Yesterday

Laura I completely agree with you about reading books more than once. I am in an adult book club and I read the book this month and now I am listening to it on audio and there are things that I am picking up on that I had not picked up on before.

Mrs. Foster and I decided to extend the discussion of So Yesterday into September and discuss it in person over lunch. So keep your eyes open for the time and date once you get back to school or here on the blog.

Happy Reading!!

As you know, I love this book. I've read it probably three times. It's one of those books where you can read it once, and understand. But a couple more times, you see little things that you didn't see before... atleast it was for me.

yeah, I know most of it's the truth. People take surveys, they try out products, they view commercials and tv pilots in advance. I've done all of that, I know. And they get paid in all different ways.

the whole jammer types, i don't know. In that, I think i'm either an Innovater, or the one below that. Or i would be if i had money.

But i love the book. It makes you wonder- what does the perfect tennis shoe look like?

Reading So Yesterday??

Hello All!
Well I am back at work at HHS (yes already). How is everyone liking So Yesterday? The first thing I thought...Is this at all close to the truth? What do you think? Do you think there are people out there that are looking for the next "it" thing and are getting paid by a certain shoe company that tells you to "Just Do It"? It is kind of creepy, but I would love to know what you think...

I hope you had a great summer and I look forward to seeing you all at book club in September. I have a couple ideas for books but will definately take some more for September or the upcoming months.

Happy reading!!
b

Double Helix

So, has anyone picked-up Double Helix?

I will pose a question that hopefully will get you all thinking...

What are your thoughts on genetic alteration? Is it helpful to our society? Should it be allowed on plants? Animals? Humans? Why or why not?

Happy reading!!
b

gone

i was thinking about reading the book for this month, but the public libraries don't like me. I have an overdue book... it was due in October... of 2003.

BUT I am reading. I've reread Born Confused, and I'm going to make another attempt at Jane Eyre. I'm going to florida on friday with a bunch of kids from my youth group... DRIVING. it'll be a 25 hour trip, so i'll probably get through Jane Eyre.

what is everyone else reading? Chels, Kailei?

June--Chanda's Secrets

Hello All!!
It's summer and that means fun reading! I am jealous of all of you being off of school. Anyways this month we will be reading and discussing Chanda's Secrets by Allan Stratton, Chanda Kabelo, a sixteen-year-old in a small South African town, faces down shame and stigma in her efforts to help friends and family members who are dying of AIDs. I encourage you to go the public library to check it out.

I enjoyed it and look forward to hearing what you think. A book guide will be posted in the next couple of days.

I also know that there were more people interested in the online book club that didn't get there applications in, so if you know of friends that still want to get involved please tell them to drop me an email recbec@mail.holmen.k12.wi. us.

Happy reading!!

P.S. I am listening to Bras and Broomsticks which I think some of you would enjoy. Rachel, a 14-year-old girl finds out her mother and sister are witches, but she is not. Right now Rachel is trying to figure out how she can get her sister to use her magic to help Rachel and get rid of their future step-mother. The author's style kind of reminds me of Meg Cabot.

New Members

I would like to welcome two new members to our blog!! I encourage you to introduce yourself and start posting.

Contest--Win Free Books

Follow this link to a contest to win free books. Check it out!! I know you all would enjoy some of the ones they are giving away! (The title is linked)

New Feature

Hello All!!
There is a new feature, you may comment directly to someone's original post. If you notice in the lower right corner of the post there is a link with a number followed by "comments", you may click on the link and then comment on this specific post. I think this might make some of the posts a little less confusing and a little more organized. FYI--I posted comments on a couple of posts so check those out. If you are starting a completely new topic do it the same way as before.

Happy reading!!

b

Sorry I didn't make it today. I was OVERSWAMPED with Newspaper stuff. Plus, I only read like half the book. I just couldn't get into it. :-(

Oops...kinda forgot this site existed for a while. :-) lol. I plan on reading The Wish List tomorrow since we have a half-day! Yea for half-days! :-D

http://www.livejournal.com/users/writergirl1988/

That's my writing site. I post my poems and snippets of stories there. Be warned, if you happen to go there, I don't hold back in my writing. Some of it is a little graphic, but those are always under cuts. You don't have to read them. :-) Any feedback on any of the poems I've written there are welcomed and appreciated.

On an actual book note, I just finished an absolutely dreadful book. I really didn't like the author...she just seemed to drag the story out. I didn't really enjoy the book. It was called "The Sinner" by Madeline Hunter. I don't know. She just doesn't do it for me.

What have people been reading? Anyone finish The Wish List, wht did you think? I would love to hear some feedback.

Just finished...
Dinner for Two by Mike Gayle
I enjoyed this book. It kind of reminded me of The Bridget Jones Diary but told from a male perspective and it was a lot cleaner (no swearing, etc.) Dave Harding is a music jounalist who really wants to be a dad. He ends up losing his job and starts working for a teen magazine as "Love Doctor Dave". Through this job he realizes he has a teenage daughter. The HHS LMTC does not own this book, but the La Crosse Public Library does.

Reading Currently...
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
It is a little bit slow going, but the author is creating this great tension between the father and the rest of the characters. The author is very descriptive. So much so that I can see the pictures very vividly in my head. The story is about a wealthy family in Nigeria. The tension in the book is definitely keeping me in the story.

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (audio)
I just started this one last night and am only through chapter one, so I have no idea where it is going or whether or not I am going to like it.

Just finished...
Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult
I got to see Jodi speak last month in Edina, MN. She was very entertaining and interesting. One of the things that stuck with me the most was when she spoke about writer's block. She said that a writer should never have a block, they should always write something because even if it is garbage you can still revise garbage, but you can't revise nothing. Vanishing Acts was definately a page turner. I kept wondering what would happen next. The first chapter starts with you meeting the main character, Delia, and getting introduced to her family and friends. It ends with Delia's father getting arrested for Delia's kidnapping when she was 4 or 5 more than 20 years after the event. Jodi read this chapter to us when she spoke, oh it was so good!! I highly recommend this book, however, it wasn't my very favorite book by Jodi that place is still held by My Sister's Keeper

Maybe next...
Fat Boy Swim
The Kite Runner
The Sea of Trolls
Becoming Naomi Leon

I like it. :-) The new design is nifty and cool. I like it.

I'm reading a whole lot of nothing lately. Nothing. :-( That's sad. I want to go read The Wish List, but I can't. I guess I'm just not in the mood. Oh well. I don't really know.

On second thought, I am reading a book. Almost a Bride by Jane Feather. It's a romance novel. Started it like two weeks ago. Haven't finished yet. But yeah, I'm in the middle of it. Maybe I might go read that...

:-) What about the rest of you?

So what do you think of the new look. Hopefully it will function better then the old one. What are you reading these days.

We selected our new book--The Wish List by Eoin Colfer (the same author of the Artmis Fowl series).

More later on that and other stuff!!

Happy reading!!