Weekly Round Up

Oh my GOD this is a great week for books, especially YA books. Rampant by Diana Peterfreud was released. Catching Fire the sequel to the super f-ing awesome Hunger Games was released today. The Hollow by Jessica Verday also hits stores today. I don’t know about everyone else, but that really really excites me. Contests […]

Teaser Tuesday

* Grab your current read. * Let the book fall to a random page. * Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. * Share the title of the book that you’re getting your teaser from… That way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the […]

Alice I Have Been Contest!

Hello Beautiful Followers. I’ve chosen a winner for the Wildwood Dancing contest. The winning number, chosen by random.org was 57 which was Shawna!! Congrats, I’ve sent you an email! If you are sad you didn’t win, don’t be! Since you have another chance to win a contest. That’s right, you’ve got the chance to win […]

What Are You Reading Monday 8/31/2009

What Are You Reading Mondays are hosted by J. Kaye’s Book Blog! Her blog is pretty neat, so check it out and participate. As you know, I didn’t read a whole heck of a lot over the week. I was busy learning how to make a resume in my seminar, since clearly I don’t understand […]

Review of 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson

13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson is a modern day coming of age story. It centers around Virginia ‘Ginny’ Blackstone, a 17 year old girl who is given a letter in a blue envelope. The letter tells her to fly to London, but she can’t bring any crutches. What ensues is a fantastic adventure.

In My Mailbox

In My Mailbox is hosted by the amazing Kristi at the Story Siren. Check it out, you definitely will not be disappointed. Books mentioned: Benny & Shrimp by Katarina Mazetti Bending Toward The Sun by Leslie Gilbert-Lurie Your First Year As A High School Teacher by Lynne Rominger, Suzanne Packard Laughera, and Natalie Elkin The […]