Question of the week

I thought it might be fun to post a "question of the week" (or QofW for short when I am labeling blog posts). The question will be in the form of a poll and I will post new questions each Wednesday ... so please check back each week! :) You can cast your vote in the poll located in the right hand column of the blog. Sometimes the question might be book related... sometimes it might just be fun questions. :)

The Question of the Week is: Did you read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows this summer?

I did read the new Harry Potter this summer - I couldn't wait the mailman to deliver it! :)

Welcome!

Welcome to another school year! I read LOTS of books this summer (as you can probably tell if you glance through this blog). With school starting, my book reading time lessens, so if you don't see quite as many books being read...that is why. :)

I hope this use this blog this year to:
* talk about books!
* random, fun stuff
* share news and other information from the LMC

thanks for stopping by...and I hope you continue to visit this blog throughout the school year. :)

Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Love, Stargirl was another book that I was anxiously waiting for this summer. :) It did not disappoint me - I loved connecting with Stargirl once again and I really enjoying the way the book was written...a series of letters.

from Amazon:
"Love, Stargirl picks up a year after Stargirl ends and reveals the new life of the beloved character who moved away so suddenly at the end of Stargirl. The novel takes the form of "the world's longest letter," in diary form, going from date to date through a little more than a year's time. In her writing, Stargirl mixes memories of her bittersweet time in Mica, Arizona, with involvements with new people in her life."

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

busy, busy ...

I have been busy getting ready for school ... and when I am busy I don't have as much time to read. :) Also, almost all the books I read are young adult books, but in the summer I sometimes read books besides young adult books. Right now I am in the middle of a really good high school appropriate book - but it is over 800 pages long! :)

Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

I read, read, read ALL day yesterday and finished Eclipse. :) I had been waiting all summer for this book to come out. :) It did not disappoint me - I really enjoyed it. I won't say much about the plot in case there are some people reading the blog that have not finished it.


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

going shopping! :)

I have been waiting for today... I am heading out to go buy Eclipse. I can't wait to start reading it!

The Breakup Bible by Melissa Kantor

a fun, quick read. :) This was another advance reader copy that I picked up at my conference that I went to.

from Barnes and Noble:
"Jen Lewis is having a great junior year. She is the features editor of the school paper, and she's dating senior Max Brown, the editor in chief. Everything is perfect -- that is, until Max says, "Maybe it would be better if we were just friends." Jen is in shock and denial, and she wonders how she is going to make it through the school year. Her misery only intensifies when her grandmother gives her a book that she heard about on the radio. Dr. Emerson's The Breakup Bible claims that "there's no reason a woman can't get over a breakup very quickly if she'll just follow a few basic commandments." Jen is doubtful. What does Dr. Emerson know about her and Max?"

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

The Off Season by Catherine Murdock

The Off Season is the sequel to Dairy Queen ... and I loved this second one just as much as the first one. :)

from Barnes and Noble:
"Life is looking up for D.J. Schwenk. She's in eleventh grade, finally. After a rocky summer, she's reconnecting in a big way with her best friend, Amber. She's got kind of a thing going with Brian Nelson, who's cute and popular and smart but seems to like her anyway. And then there's the fact she's starting for the Red Bend High School football team—the first girl linebacker in northern Wisconsin, probably. Which just shows you can't predict the future. As autumn progresses, D.J. struggles to understand Amber, Schwenk Farm, her relationship with Brian, and most of all her family. As a whole herd of trouble comes her way, she discovers she's a lot stronger than she—or anyone—ever thought."

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