home again & advance reading copies

I am back home from my trip to Washington, DC. I had a great time. It was hard to believe that there were over 20,000 librarians at the conference ... that is alot of librarians all in one place. :)
There were authors all over the place at the conference - I think I was most excited to see Judy Blume - I LOVED reading her books when I was in middle school.

I know that some of you might be wondering what advance reading copies of books that I managed to pick up. I immediately headed to the Little Brown booth - they are the publisher of all of Stephenie Meyer's books and I REALLY wanted a copy of Eclipse! But no luck - they were not giving out advance reading copies of that book - I guess I have to wait until it comes out in August.
Here is a list of advance reading copies I did get:

• I'll ask you three times, are you OK? by Naomi Shihab Nye (great author!)
• The Last Apprentice: Night of the Soul Stealer by Joseph Delaney (3rd in the series)
  
• Memoirs of a teenage amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin (by the author of Elsewhere - I can't wait to read this one!)
• Adam Canfield watch your back! by Michael Winerip (sequel to Adam Canfield of the Slash)
• Guyaholic by Carolyn Mackler (by the author of Love and other four letter words)
• The Breakup Bible by Melissa Kantor (by the author of If I have a wicked stepmother, where's my prince?)
• Cover-Up by John Feinstein (by the author of Last Shot)

I got a few others by authors I didn't recognize ... I am anxious to read those as well. I will post as I read these... first on my list is Memoirs of a teenage amnesaic.


Keep commenting - let me know how your summer is going and what books you are reading! :)

Masquerade by Melissa de la Cruz

Masquerade is the 2nd book in the Blue Bloods series. In this novel, we find out a little bit more about the characters that were introduced in the first book - Jack, Mimi, Bliss, and Schuyler. I though the plot in this book was a bit more developed. I enjoyed it, but it is certainly not Twilight. :)

Happy reading! If you read Masquerade, comment on this post and let me know how you liked it. :)

Washington, DC

I am in Washington, DC right now attending the American Library Association's annual conference. It is fun to be around other librarians. :) This morning was very exciting because I visited the exhibits ... where I was able to pick up several advance reader copies of books by some of our favorite authors. I can't wait to start reading them. :)

Jumping the Scratch by Sarah Weeks

I read this book while I was working at the public library today. I was anxious to read this book because it is by the author of So B. It - a book that I really enjoyed.
Jumping the Scratch by Sarah Weeks, tells the story of Jamie Reardon. Life isn't going so well for Jamie - his father has left and now Jamie must live with his mom in his Aunt Sapphy's trailer. Aunt Sapphy had an accident while working at the cherry factory and has lost her short-term memory. While trying to help Aunt Sapphy regain her memory, Jamie must also try to cope with a deeply buried secret.
Happy reading! If you read Jumping the Scratch, comment on this post and let me know how you liked it. :)

Peak by Roland Smith

I am so excited! I was getting ready to post about the book I just finished reading and I saw that two students visited to let me know what they have been reading! Thanks for stopping by. :)

I just finished reading Peak by Roland Smith. This is by the same author who wrote Zach's Lie.
I read Peak in about two days - it was hard to put down. The main character is Peak, a 14 year old boy who is arrested for climbing a New York City skyscraper. Peak is put on probation - but only with the understanding that he will leave New York to be with his long-lost father who runs a climbing company in Thailand. Peak soon discovers why his father has welcomed him back into his life - he wants Peak to be the youngest person to reach the Mt. Everest summit.

Happy reading! If you read Peak, comment on this post and let me know how you liked it. :)

last week of school...

Wow! I can't believe it is the last week of school - this year has gone by SO quickly! I hope to use this blog to "talk" about books that I am reading this summer. Please stop by and say hi from time to time ... feel free to leave a comment and let me know what YOU are reading. :)