Friday, March 12, 2010

Friday Finds (03/12/2010)


Friday Finds at the Store is a meme hosted by Jennay at My Tea Time is Book Time. It is totally easy and everyone can join. Basically just post the books you found at the bookstore or library. Now others can see the great finds you had and maybe they will pick it up on their next bookstore/library run. HAPPY readings!!!

(I bought a few Neil Gaiman books because he's coming and I will be getting his autograph...I can't wait!!!)

Coraline From the back cover of Coraline by Neil Gaiman
In Coraline's family's new flat there's a locked door. On the other side is a brick wall---until Coraline unlocks the door...and finds a passage to another flat in another house just like her own.
Only different.
The food is better there. Books have pictures that writhe and crawl and shimmer. And there's another mother and father there who want Coraline to be their little girl. They want to
change her and keep her with them...forever.

Stardust From the back cover of Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Young Tristran Thorn will do anything to win the cold heart of beautiful Victoria---even fetch her the star they watch fall from the night sky. But to do so, he must enter the unexplored lands on the other side of the ancient wall that gives their tiny village its name. Beyond that old stone wall, Tristran learns, lies Faerie---where nothing, not even a fallen star, is what he imagined.

M Is for Magic From the inside flap of M is for Magic by Neil Gaiman
Bestselling author and master storyteller Neil Gaiman here presents a breathtaking collection of tales that may chill or amuse readers---but always embrace the unexpected:

*A teenage boy who has trouble talking to girls finds himself at a rather unusual party.
*A sinister jack-in-the-box haunts the lives of the children who owned it.
*A boy raised in a graveyard makes a discovery and confronts the much more troubling world of the living.
*A stray cat fights a nightly battle to protect his adopted family from a terrible evil.

What did you find???

(these books were bought from a store called FullyBooked)

***Now go and grab your fave cup of tea (or whatever beverage you prefer) and HAPPY readings***

Thursday, March 11, 2010

YAY...

Oh goodness...I just had to put it on my blog. I know what happens, but OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY...I CAN'T WAIT to watch it!!!

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Update...on my blog

Dear Book Friends...

I want to improve my blog and so I'm currently working on it. I'm adding tabs on top to make things a little bit more organized. I also want to get more involved with my fellow bloggers...so if you have any suggestions give me a shout out by leaving me a comment or sending me an e-maill at jennay1221[AT]gmail[DOT]com.

Thanks a bunch!!!

***Now go and grab your fave cup of tea (or whatever beverage you prefer) and HAPPY readings***

Friday, March 5, 2010

Friday Finds (03/05/10)


Friday Finds at the Store is a meme hosted by Jennay at My Tea Time is Book Time. It is totally easy and everyone can join. Basically just post the books you found at the bookstore or library. Now others can see the great finds you had and maybe they will pick it up on their next bookstore/library run. HAPPY readings!!!

Number the Stars From the back cover of Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend, Ellen Rosen, often think about life before war. But it's now 1943, and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching in their town.

The Nazis won't stop. The Jews of Denmark are being "relocated," so Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be part of the family.

Then Annemarie is asked to on a dangerous mission. Somehow she must find the strength and courage to save her best friend's life. There's no turning back now.

Because of Winn-Dixie From the back cover of Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
One Summer's day, ten -year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries-and comes home with a dog.

Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. Big, skinny and smelly he may be, but he also has the most winning smile. It's because of Winn-Dixie that Opal gets to know some very surprising people and starts to make new friends. It's because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about her mother, who left when Opal was three.

In fact, just about everything that happens that summer is because of Winn-Dixie.


What did you find???

(these books were bought from a store called FullyBooked)

***Now go and grab your fave cup of tea (or whatever beverage you prefer) and HAPPY readings***

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Update...1st in a Series Challenge

Here's my update on this challenge. I changed the list a little...I'm guessing that the list will be changing throughout the year. And Remember I'm so far trying for the fascinated level. 3 down 3 to go : )

1. How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles
2. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
4. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
5. The Giver by Lois Lowry
6. The Awakening by L.J. Smith

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Author Spotlight: Eva Ibbotson


It's March and I'm featuring Eva Ibbotson this month!!! Last year, I read a couple of her books and I reaalllly enjoyed them. So, now here is the month to read a few more of them and hopefully you guys will want to pick them up, too : )

Here's a little about Eva Ibbotson...

Mrs. Ibbotson was actually born with the name Maria Charlotte Michelle Wiesner in 1925 in Vienna, Austria. Her family moved to England when Hitler came into power. She attended Bedford College and Cambridge University to become a physiologist. But she was turned off by all the testing done on animals. So she got married and raised a family. She decided to go back to school to receive her diploma in education from the University of Durham in 1965. While raising her family, she started to write books for adults and children.

She currently lives in England.

Here are the young adult books...
A Countess Below Stairs (1981) (a.k.a.The Secret Countess) (2007)
The Reluctant Heiress (2009) (a.k.a. Magic Flutes) (1982)
A Company of Swans (1985)
Madensky Square (1988)
A Glove Shop in Vienna and other Stories (1992)
The Morning Gift (1993)
A Song for Summer (1997)

Here are the children books...
The Great Ghost Rescue (1975)
Which Witch (1979)
The Worm & the Toffee Nosed Princess (1983)
The Haunting of Hiram C. Hopgood (1987) (a.k.a The Haunting of Granite Falls 2004)
Not Just a Witch (1989)
The Secret of Platform 13 (1994)
Dial-a-Ghost (1996)
Monster Mission (1999) (a.k.a. Monster Mission 2000)
Journey to the River Sea (2001)
The Star of Kazan (2004)
The Beasts of Clawstone Castle (2005)
The Haunting of Hiram (2008)
The Dragonfly Pool (2008)

Books adapted into movies...
The Great Ghost Rescue is expected to be released in 2011.
Island of the Aunts is currently being adapted for a feature film.
The Haunting of Hiram C. Hopgood is being adapted as well.

The information on here was found on Goodreads and the back of her books.

***Now go and grab your fave cup of tea (or whatever beverage you prefer) and HAPPY readings**

Monday, March 1, 2010

Thoughts and Prayers

Dear Book Friends,

I usually don't write a lot outside of books, but earlier this week something happened in a community where I'm from. A 17 year-old honor student from Poway High School disappeared from the Rancho Bernardo Community Center. Someone is in custody right now on charges for rape and murder. But Chelsea King is still no where to be found.

I grew up in this area of San Diego. And I guess that's why this topic is hitting so close to home (If you remember the big fire in San Diego a couple years ago...this is the area that was hit pretty hard). I basically spent my childhood at this community center (brother's pop warner games, my basketball games/practices, brother and sister's baseball/softball games, nieces soccer games, and now my nephews play their sports there). The community center is right next to Lake Hodges and has some hiking trails around it. I pray and hope that Chelsea can be found. My thoughts and prayers go out to all her loved ones.

There is a lot going on in the world right now, but if you can add Chelsea King and her family to your thoughts and prayers...thank you.

Let's bring Chelsea back home!!!

http://findchelsea.com/