tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83287490288449990332024-03-05T01:24:55.893-08:00Confessions of a Book AddictI am an educator, historian, mommy, wife, and activist who is addicted to books of all shapes, sizes, and genres.BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.comBlogger226125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328749028844999033.post-71447646695875241762012-08-23T18:13:00.001-07:002012-08-23T18:13:34.363-07:00Internet Girls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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TTYL by Lairen Myracle<br />
Internet Girls book 1<br />
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Maddie, Zoe, and Angela are three very different high school sophomores. They each have their own talents, interests, and issues, but they have been best friends for years. They have made a pact to stick together through thick and thin. But the pressures of high school, mean girls, boys, parents, and more threaten to divide the "winsome threesome." Told through a series of IM's, TTYL is a fun look into the lives of modern day teenage girls.<br />
<br />BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328749028844999033.post-60276118040693099522012-08-22T11:37:00.001-07:002012-08-22T11:37:37.262-07:00Silent Prey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Silent Prey by John Sandford<br />
Lucas Davenport book 4<br />
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Lucas had helped to capture the evil Dr. Bekker in Eyes of Prey. Now as Dr. Becker is preparing to stand trial, he inexplicably escapes and begins killing again in New York City. Lucas is contacted by Lt. Lily Rothenberg, former lover, to help in the hunt for Becker while also investigating some rogue officers in her station.<br />
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Another good installment in the Prey series.<br />
<br />BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328749028844999033.post-51086992035253853442012-08-22T11:33:00.001-07:002012-08-22T11:33:14.576-07:00Gone Girl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn<br />
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Nick and Amy, both writers in New York City, met at a party and eventually fell in love. They married and enjoyed the NYC writer's life until they both found themselves out of work. At first they were not too concerned, as Amy had an inheritance from her parents who wrote a very popular YA series called <i>Amazing Amy</i>, based on Amy herself. However, a series of bad luck, Nick's ailing father, and dying mother force them to leave the city and head to Nick's childhood hometown of North Carthage, Missouri.<br />
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The marriage takes a turn for the worse and on the day of their fifth wedding anniversary, Nick returns home to find the house a mess and Amy missing. What happened to Amy? Is she even alive? Flynn takes the reader on a psychological roller coaster full of evidence, lies, and red herrings.<br />
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I was very excited to buddy read this book with some fellow mystery lovers. One reason is that I loved Flynn's book, <i>Sharp Objects</i>. Her dark and twisty writing appeals to me and she tells a great story. Her characters are usually very unlikeable and it is hard to know who to root for. But that just makes the characters more interesting and more sinister.<br />
<br />BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328749028844999033.post-45195778267972819462012-08-22T11:26:00.001-07:002012-08-22T11:26:28.926-07:00More Wicked History<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wicked History by Scholastic<br />
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I have been wanting this series for my classroom for a long time. I have slowly been collecting them and so far I have collected and read six of them. They are great biographies of cruel rulers from around the world across history. The books give a lot of great information in an easy to read and follow format. Pictures, artifacts, works of art, maps, and genealogies provide visuals to aid in student's understanding. <br />
<br />BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328749028844999033.post-69400257935032223052012-08-22T11:20:00.000-07:002012-08-22T11:20:01.660-07:00Taylor Jackson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So Close the Hand of Death by JT Ellison<br />
Taylor Jackson book 5<br />
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Taylor and Baldwin are after the Pretender again and he is getting closer and closer to his target - Taylor. Meanwhile, all across the United States, horrendous murders are being committed to mimic some of the world's most infamous serial killers. There are only two things thee murders have in common: a true crime blog run by a Nashville native and widow of a former officer and they are all being orchestrated by the the same man. Taylor knows the mastermind behind this string of murders is The Pretender, so she begins to prepare once and for all for their final showdown. One of them will not come out of it alive. <br />
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<br />BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328749028844999033.post-55163089752978006112012-08-22T11:02:00.000-07:002012-08-22T11:02:12.236-07:00June Reads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328749028844999033.post-90911605244796770412012-08-22T10:56:00.000-07:002012-08-22T10:56:30.295-07:00April Reads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328749028844999033.post-63427418478186902802012-04-08T05:16:00.002-07:002012-04-08T05:20:58.951-07:00The Museum Beast<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZVwovnJkhB1gL6-zPCan9NuNpI_81tm6DkWGoapF29PC_wPjPBa5nZMrRWBem5mZoAJa4FZmxzM2kfYuphrQhm0cbQEJvjyGV3YLdyxvbKIFf3nM0WWXFU1GwXhCIXA_OkVl08_CMW8/s1600/Book-reliquary.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 123px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZVwovnJkhB1gL6-zPCan9NuNpI_81tm6DkWGoapF29PC_wPjPBa5nZMrRWBem5mZoAJa4FZmxzM2kfYuphrQhm0cbQEJvjyGV3YLdyxvbKIFf3nM0WWXFU1GwXhCIXA_OkVl08_CMW8/s200/Book-reliquary.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729002805014293570" border="0" /></a>Reliquary by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Childs<br />Pendergast Book #2<br /><br />Deep in the underground of New York City, a whole world of mole people exists. When bodies begin to surface, missing heads, authorities are reminded of the terrible museum beast of a year before. Pendergast, D'Agosta, and Margo Green are back on the case to discover who these "Wrinklers" are and how they can be stopped while also averting a biological disaster.BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328749028844999033.post-35475250878091116042012-04-01T09:00:00.005-07:002012-04-01T09:03:36.550-07:00Some Fun Math Books<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiZDtiEuqndmOXFYJOBQauJff4BOB1tPkuXBECT4lQpniijnoBhjJ_U9yfgInWcqBaNcuK5fhWq-ka88SCN6TGxmoJRgAVnICIKoSwNqis0XHOJzyd3ofGiLmPFpgMiLNKQwI_xS0g7E/s1600/mathforallseasons"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiZDtiEuqndmOXFYJOBQauJff4BOB1tPkuXBECT4lQpniijnoBhjJ_U9yfgInWcqBaNcuK5fhWq-ka88SCN6TGxmoJRgAVnICIKoSwNqis0XHOJzyd3ofGiLmPFpgMiLNKQwI_xS0g7E/s200/mathforallseasons" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726463280325120706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqSgPPxTHveX2-12tD0cTfgLlEkxslR662spvHVeTaN4CWJ9YoTw743w6MQo5qSp6gQAdL1lYomUA7aHal4VCHlIZsUd4j-0SXrZhNUHuhLACwHCsNdBp_5GSyAfBz2AUQciLk9iQYPM/s1600/grapes_of_math.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqSgPPxTHveX2-12tD0cTfgLlEkxslR662spvHVeTaN4CWJ9YoTw743w6MQo5qSp6gQAdL1lYomUA7aHal4VCHlIZsUd4j-0SXrZhNUHuhLACwHCsNdBp_5GSyAfBz2AUQciLk9iQYPM/s200/grapes_of_math.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726463182952104146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_j5Yb-HFP2s_Tom6yo5fzOB0W6lEnrRpduLk4L7Kle4wIsxiZOcvKk1m4YRudowxSmlFEkq_YtnC1D1rBS1Wtm4JTKKfjQfn81khT1PUhtsxynSiVi7d5M-V1S53EG_LIxmzfbW59N7s/s1600/mathterpieces"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_j5Yb-HFP2s_Tom6yo5fzOB0W6lEnrRpduLk4L7Kle4wIsxiZOcvKk1m4YRudowxSmlFEkq_YtnC1D1rBS1Wtm4JTKKfjQfn81khT1PUhtsxynSiVi7d5M-V1S53EG_LIxmzfbW59N7s/s200/mathterpieces" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726463094733341538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6C_Onl2XsgfPtP7EB-o6aJdqGp9SGUyiz8Dli9Y_bpHPvILR_uDXH5Hw35kUCrw-jEV3r2dM1_Df4_Oy_6XgS0unapG1Rs_nTPujzJ3JQV9AvS_jqbtlo66Hqc6hybo14AeobjqmW_k/s1600/Mystery-Math-Adler-David-D-9780823422890.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6C_Onl2XsgfPtP7EB-o6aJdqGp9SGUyiz8Dli9Y_bpHPvILR_uDXH5Hw35kUCrw-jEV3r2dM1_Df4_Oy_6XgS0unapG1Rs_nTPujzJ3JQV9AvS_jqbtlo66Hqc6hybo14AeobjqmW_k/s200/Mystery-Math-Adler-David-D-9780823422890.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726462996247520738" border="0" /></a>Sofia and I had fun reading the first three math riddle books and figure out how to solve each one. I can't wait to try them out with some of my lower math kids.<br /><br />The last book, Mystery Math, is perfect for a few of my kids who are really struggling to understand how algebraic equations work and how to solve them.BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328749028844999033.post-45772632525239733562012-03-25T18:05:00.002-07:002012-03-25T18:10:11.908-07:00Getting Caught up with Scarpetta and Gang<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3kc-oTyZubns5YeMKkBuBetjMmyA0lMGE2TUH54VhLXw8zI8CRqs0uFQlv6zTD9d1RzPe8KBh55U4ht4Sp7G9cXguINcCf0F82Ahiai7XwA_ZZ6xXjF-nqJysgbTd7IQTJdi6IMaSa8/s1600/port_mortuary.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3kc-oTyZubns5YeMKkBuBetjMmyA0lMGE2TUH54VhLXw8zI8CRqs0uFQlv6zTD9d1RzPe8KBh55U4ht4Sp7G9cXguINcCf0F82Ahiai7XwA_ZZ6xXjF-nqJysgbTd7IQTJdi6IMaSa8/s200/port_mortuary.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724005909271655810" border="0" /></a>Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell<br />Scarpetta #18<br /><br />Kay Scarpetta is taking a break from the Cambridge Forensics Center (CFC) to help out at Dover Air Force Base, leaving Jack Fielding in charge in her absence. When Kay is called back to investigate a young man's mysterious death, she returns to find the CFC in disarray, Fielding missing, and an investigation that has both personal and national security implications.<br /><br />I always enjoy catching up with Kay, Marino, Lucy, and Benton. I liked Kay better in this one than I have for the past few books, but have to say I liked Benton less. I was glad though that Lucy took a back seat in this one.BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328749028844999033.post-24575789368281947922012-03-16T14:01:00.002-07:002012-03-16T14:08:35.942-07:00Two Good Series Reads<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxR5p3fTVlusFNhqymPWCG3PEgkFopjL2FmM-D32oSe4997w8fTFH_M8dKeSfDFUW-zFaA8NfukfLfB5o_l7qhqa3Eiwk_eAoHPyKwagQeid9X_QRAQ2TRlX5dH63FXoAGdy5XFYJjvE/s1600/live-to-tell-hc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxR5p3fTVlusFNhqymPWCG3PEgkFopjL2FmM-D32oSe4997w8fTFH_M8dKeSfDFUW-zFaA8NfukfLfB5o_l7qhqa3Eiwk_eAoHPyKwagQeid9X_QRAQ2TRlX5dH63FXoAGdy5XFYJjvE/s200/live-to-tell-hc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720603257204343186" border="0" /></a>Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner<br />DD Warren book 4<br /><br />Twenty-five years ago Danielle's father murdered her entire family then killed himself, leaving her as the only survivor. She has worked hard to move past the tragedy, now a pediatric psych nurse in an acute care facility, but the week of the anniversary always send her into a tail-spin.<br /><br />DD Warren and her team are perplexed by two family annihilation cases. How are they connected? Does the pediatric psych ward have anything to do with it and how are the new cases connected to Danielle and her tragic past?<br /><br />Another great page turner frm Lisa Gardner. So far, I have enjoyed every one of her books!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fwS5lhETbb1bSBV0wQnmvSdi5Ei8ysMcT4sneC4DyxVe28iRtJ3yDBuDreWTIF2PYHpVNE5POSBEdVtNZE888G67BuXpGD1Mb8JTQiM50AauaKNVDK5z2g2c3utusVi05U6gXhAFnWI/s1600/relic"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fwS5lhETbb1bSBV0wQnmvSdi5Ei8ysMcT4sneC4DyxVe28iRtJ3yDBuDreWTIF2PYHpVNE5POSBEdVtNZE888G67BuXpGD1Mb8JTQiM50AauaKNVDK5z2g2c3utusVi05U6gXhAFnWI/s200/relic" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720603169545260146" border="0" /></a>Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child<br />Pendergast Book 1<br /><br />There is something on the loose in the Museum of Natural History. It seems to be connected to the secret Superstitions exhibit that has yet to open. Whatever it is, is terrorizing the museum faculty and brutally slaughtering many along the way.<br /><br />This is my first book in the series, and I will definitely continue on.BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328749028844999033.post-38811810712663570842012-03-04T06:42:00.004-08:002012-03-04T06:47:05.829-08:00A Terrific Author Event<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIapox40HUc19IJrkUiSAoIeQn4ttu50S0e3LkzH8cK7PppyWcUZYbAvrJpVF5-SaGqPYqPClhzKDdnlK87gPijfXosqIsIaoRhoBu-ed14MGVzaypfTcaRQ_ftGHlXU79ww5odZpr1hI/s1600/2012-03-03_19.05.20.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIapox40HUc19IJrkUiSAoIeQn4ttu50S0e3LkzH8cK7PppyWcUZYbAvrJpVF5-SaGqPYqPClhzKDdnlK87gPijfXosqIsIaoRhoBu-ed14MGVzaypfTcaRQ_ftGHlXU79ww5odZpr1hI/s200/2012-03-03_19.05.20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716052964746106002" border="0" /></a><br />Last night, my sister and I went to a live book discussion and Q&A with Stephen King and new author, Lauren Grodstein. It was a wonderful event!! It was hosted by Algonquin Books and upon arrival we each got a really nice black canvas tote back with the Algonquin logo. Joe Hill was there (Stephen King's son). I was hoping he would be because he lives in our town. He sat in the row right in front of us (we were second row) and a lot of people tried taking a pic of him (including myself!) but he kept turning away from the cameras.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmPSSohgv1OMIQLvNPah39Y5HZ9ozL3ZIQApyijlhKQLCAysuJ8lZ14SAx7HVaMZx8aAi4SpIwXluOqykNRJUVrSq-RSAqEvy-E_MUqG6d8SZLrweXdsTGjtyn3f9cijbEIqV8XY4mN8/s1600/2012-03-03_18.55.49.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmPSSohgv1OMIQLvNPah39Y5HZ9ozL3ZIQApyijlhKQLCAysuJ8lZ14SAx7HVaMZx8aAi4SpIwXluOqykNRJUVrSq-RSAqEvy-E_MUqG6d8SZLrweXdsTGjtyn3f9cijbEIqV8XY4mN8/s200/2012-03-03_18.55.49.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716052772448136418" border="0" /></a><br />Stephen King and Lauren Grodstein were excellent! They were both very funny, down to earth, talked to the audience as well as each other. They had a really great in-depth discussion of her book, <u>A Friend of the Family</u>, and took a lot of questions from the audience about writing, etc. They both talked about how they were both big readers and what they love about books.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIh-zO0OopVb978GKmaVBbMuroBd8zJjYCl_x_qunPvG_lMszgMLHcHWYK3ytENMybCPW7r8VHrjayXdEPXq3xLRwRzH6C6nekWo0kzJeyKPnrR4ZbropLNAb0V3GYdDhOKur-lM-nCVU/s1600/2012-03-03_20.00.21.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIh-zO0OopVb978GKmaVBbMuroBd8zJjYCl_x_qunPvG_lMszgMLHcHWYK3ytENMybCPW7r8VHrjayXdEPXq3xLRwRzH6C6nekWo0kzJeyKPnrR4ZbropLNAb0V3GYdDhOKur-lM-nCVU/s200/2012-03-03_20.00.21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716053176275942210" border="0" /></a><br />Lauren's book sounds terrific and my sister and I reach got an autographed copy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEC8n0zccdgsaZafwKVtHyB0U-pvNbbMW5Sqkx7khoMPrx1s9PQl6dAo1D8_mvArcHVqyxGF6g-e0x3UTIHqVr4K6IdcBS1klZHdGyo38x-pRV6oked6A2HLAVqZrrhLqvMgL9_hU7wZw/s1600/friendoffam.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEC8n0zccdgsaZafwKVtHyB0U-pvNbbMW5Sqkx7khoMPrx1s9PQl6dAo1D8_mvArcHVqyxGF6g-e0x3UTIHqVr4K6IdcBS1klZHdGyo38x-pRV6oked6A2HLAVqZrrhLqvMgL9_hU7wZw/s200/friendoffam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716053378979381714" border="0" /></a><br />We are lucky to have such an amazing little independent book shop in town and they always do the best events.BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328749028844999033.post-12515847895241990342012-02-29T15:42:00.002-08:002012-02-29T15:47:29.916-08:00Fun YA<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDfmJyCL0-yjoXwiMRH5EfIj1HcQlRhfoz7A1RDsiad8fpC7ZL4It9h0faX8MRk7s7piag0Y7nXBEb-Bv2HQIzB5sEOeZj0Ih-2_N_qDJmlW3jQp5Cid0wk5t9kE8P_lKkNbtGvOnlSA/s1600/schooled.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDfmJyCL0-yjoXwiMRH5EfIj1HcQlRhfoz7A1RDsiad8fpC7ZL4It9h0faX8MRk7s7piag0Y7nXBEb-Bv2HQIzB5sEOeZj0Ih-2_N_qDJmlW3jQp5Cid0wk5t9kE8P_lKkNbtGvOnlSA/s200/schooled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714707229305053010" border="0" /></a>Schooled by Gordon Korman<br /><br />Capricorn "Cap" Anderson was born and raised on an old Hippie commune called Garland. He was raised by his grandmother, Rain, who homeschooled Cap. The lived off the land and off the grid, only leaving the commune to pick up supplies in town every so often. One day Rain was up a tree picking plums when she fell and broke a hip.<br /><br />While Rain is forced into rehab for 6-8 weeks, Cap is sent to live with Mrs. Donnelly who had lived at Garland until she was 12 years old, but now lives in the modern world. Cap becomes an 8th graders at a typical middle school where he must learn how to live in the real world and deal with all that happens in the halls of a middle school.<br /><br />This was a really fun read!BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328749028844999033.post-78011194387273779132012-02-27T19:21:00.005-08:002012-02-29T06:17:09.044-08:00Two Good Reads<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhruqTR-HkpvfmK4DUXn6WMGAebqny25Bvhvcw1jsyfduRZBAPQWaKZ-aiQXeAvzLM-LVAeDRaXlqdqkSX9SNhD4sdg8_AD1jGY9ytDzScQTNlAR_60QW4HDGwvhpwUEti4yF7jSXuPA/s1600/jane+eyre"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhruqTR-HkpvfmK4DUXn6WMGAebqny25Bvhvcw1jsyfduRZBAPQWaKZ-aiQXeAvzLM-LVAeDRaXlqdqkSX9SNhD4sdg8_AD1jGY9ytDzScQTNlAR_60QW4HDGwvhpwUEti4yF7jSXuPA/s200/jane+eyre" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714021657951642402" border="0" /></a>Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte<br /><br />I am trying to get in all the classics I was SUPPOSED to read as a teenager but never did. After reading Wuthering Heights for the first time, I was anxious to get to Jane Eyre to compare them. Why do women think these brutish bullying men are romantic? I will never understand it. I liked Jane Eyre a lot more then Wuthering Heights.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FNuSz-FBT8G5-5lk32hKRHPHVfHW8ulaw0Nak9R482OMXpST0KGEgpEUlSDGZKjrD0QZsAIVr8-2ZJXc8zz0EqQWgYXCp8q-UsRXsM6xCPE7UmCkHkcodV7-6s_dITIVrWRPlKHCP60/s1600/The+Night+Strangers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FNuSz-FBT8G5-5lk32hKRHPHVfHW8ulaw0Nak9R482OMXpST0KGEgpEUlSDGZKjrD0QZsAIVr8-2ZJXc8zz0EqQWgYXCp8q-UsRXsM6xCPE7UmCkHkcodV7-6s_dITIVrWRPlKHCP60/s200/The+Night+Strangers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714021577267139634" border="0" /></a>The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian<br /><br />Ack. I need to think about this. Not sure what to say without spoiling anything!<br /><br />Okay, I re-read the book jacket and hopefully I don't give away anything that isn't on there:<br /><br />Chip and Emily Linton live in the Pennsylvania suburbs with their 10 year old twin daughters, Garnet and Hallie. Chip has a busy career as a regional airline pilot and Emily is a busy lawyer. On a routine flight, Chip is forced to bring his plane down in Lake Champlain, killing many on board.<br /><br />With anxiety and PTSD, Chip and his family decide to leave the area and find a big beautiful old Victorian in a small White Mountain town in New Hampshire. In a dark cold corner of the old dirt basement is a large door with 39 carriage nails, precisely the number of people killed on Flight 1611.<br /><br />This was a good read. Very creepy and engrossing. The beginning with the plane crash was difficult to read! I loved that this took place in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. An area I know pretty well as we had a ski house in North Conway growing up. So, I know exactly how creepy and desolate those northern NH woods can feel!BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328749028844999033.post-22820577531578760052012-02-25T13:35:00.003-08:002012-02-25T13:39:17.744-08:00Escape<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAM27rOjFHXM-6B4544QuMyV4b4YiFdp2lO4Biruw1xhePWGy6mKp_-z_wAOcaoBeORPLhqol3nw0CtTd5Bx-2s9jTw0RKR4BK4kVnr8MVRgQUBpQkeEpmT39lzBA-Ruder58J8fPVpQ/s1600/escape"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAM27rOjFHXM-6B4544QuMyV4b4YiFdp2lO4Biruw1xhePWGy6mKp_-z_wAOcaoBeORPLhqol3nw0CtTd5Bx-2s9jTw0RKR4BK4kVnr8MVRgQUBpQkeEpmT39lzBA-Ruder58J8fPVpQ/s200/escape" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713190240349253490" border="0" /></a>Escape by Barbara Delinsky<br /><br />Emily has a great job at a high powered law firm in New York City. It is what she has worked for her whole life. She has a perfect house, they can barely afford. A fantastic husband (also an attorney) whom she never sees, and a BlackBerry that bings and dings 24 hours a day. A typical day in her cubicle suddenly sets something off in Emily. All of a sudden, she needs to get out. She needs to escape this rat race of a life and figure out who she is, what she wants, and what is important to her. She heads to a small town in New Hampshire to find herself.<br /><br />I always enjoy Delinsky books. While this wasn't a favorite by her, I did really enjoy it and could definitely relate to a lot of what Emily was going through.BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328749028844999033.post-19676075512510184352012-02-18T03:51:00.001-08:002012-02-18T03:57:29.080-08:00A Chase Around the World<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbD1QspdWjBykvqPTzku_SJuGHOqcKxT8ptJv1wSgtbhGxtpIdb9nJdWKSsrCnmxZThUOkffScS4HVyI6PqfVHlNpWxo9oExsQouTFRMRzZcknAPR2S_gpTVfRgsheJ6dfFnRgPpzt2Y/s1600/POSTCARD_KILLERS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 129px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbD1QspdWjBykvqPTzku_SJuGHOqcKxT8ptJv1wSgtbhGxtpIdb9nJdWKSsrCnmxZThUOkffScS4HVyI6PqfVHlNpWxo9oExsQouTFRMRzZcknAPR2S_gpTVfRgsheJ6dfFnRgPpzt2Y/s200/POSTCARD_KILLERS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710442223368675250" border="0" /></a>The Postcard Killers by James Patterson and Lisa Marklund<br /><br />Jacob Kanon is an NYPD detective at the end of his rope. He has become an alcoholic and each day puts his gun in his mouth hoping to end his misery, but won't pull the trigger until his daughter Kimmy's killers are found. Jacob is on the hunt for a pair of ruthless killers moving through Europe killing young couples and sending postcards and clues to newspaper reporters as they go.<br /><br />With the help of Dessie Larsson, Swedish newspaper reporter, Jacob tracks the killers to Stolkholm in a race against time to stop the killers for good.<br /><br />This was another entertaining and fast-paced Patterson. Not my favorite, but it kept me engaged.BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328749028844999033.post-52129347985920190532012-02-14T15:42:00.000-08:002012-02-14T15:47:30.323-08:00Back to Virgin River<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAZJO7pHiCQYbc-_1N-jAHX_tUmHnUhFHXoiTJRNjpLw7iPB0ulqEUdjBW8v498jOGPgpSgpctLSlsMZHWHBMccR_gIyogmOIhOFInfc1UpypECEZNjKfwECnTEJNbL3jMysXJFI-feY/s1600/Angels+Peak.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAZJO7pHiCQYbc-_1N-jAHX_tUmHnUhFHXoiTJRNjpLw7iPB0ulqEUdjBW8v498jOGPgpSgpctLSlsMZHWHBMccR_gIyogmOIhOFInfc1UpypECEZNjKfwECnTEJNbL3jMysXJFI-feY/s200/Angels+Peak.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709141106119577634" border="0" /></a>Angel's Peak by Robyn Carr<br />Virgin River #9<br /><br />Back in Virgin River with some of my favorite people. This installment focused on Luke Riordan's brother, Sean who is visting Virgin River while on leave. He has been looking for his ex Franci and actually stumbles across her in a nearby town.<br /><br />Also featured in this one are Luke and Shelby, the Riordan mother, Maureen, Noah and Ellie, and Noah's father-figure George.<br /><br />Another good one!BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328749028844999033.post-88347565195353299912012-02-09T17:58:00.000-08:002012-02-09T18:05:30.744-08:00A Stand-Alone Baldacci<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzkisxbji7lxPDa0QUmIIfb9NKMgiJiTEtSwjXqOT1SDHqQX0ilXeMwe5xEy7etNaeV39eDhLPgoYe7QiWjY8zw_-gYJzgu7xQRU5z5UKLmXNg0avBGLW48Ga5KFDrPZp00uI-N_R1Xs/s1600/TrueBlue.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzkisxbji7lxPDa0QUmIIfb9NKMgiJiTEtSwjXqOT1SDHqQX0ilXeMwe5xEy7etNaeV39eDhLPgoYe7QiWjY8zw_-gYJzgu7xQRU5z5UKLmXNg0avBGLW48Ga5KFDrPZp00uI-N_R1Xs/s200/TrueBlue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707321027177764914" border="0" /></a>True Blue by David Baldacci<br /><br />Mace Perry has just finished serving a two year sentence for a crime she didn't commit. What is worse is that she was a super cop striped of her badge because of it. Now that she is out Mace is desperate to get back on the force and can only think of two ways to do that. She could prove her innocence or solve a big case.<br /><br />Mace finds her big case when a high profile attorney is killed and her law associate, Roy Kingman, teams up with Mace to figure out what happened. Her chief of police sister, Beth, wants Mace to stay out of trouble and out of jail, but as Mace and Roy start piecing clues together, staying out of trouble and staying alive become nearly impossible.<br /><br />I love Baldacci. He has become one of my favorite authors. Issac listened to the audio of this book and passed it along to me. This title is a stand alone but I would definitely like to read more wth Mace and Roy.BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328749028844999033.post-60314316946782992662012-02-02T18:46:00.000-08:002012-02-02T18:48:27.717-08:00Great YA!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlteqkzIo_coFQLPbQS7y1NNyKcweyywD_xYP28SKqStWidGKgkWjMGxuID-IN7symkufFRkESIbsW176a6OUXTTO-WkjwO_w4Vd03EvgX_VD3AyYT81EOs8jXxdxt0uSxUqvjaNT4vo/s1600/hugo_intro_cover2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 135px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlteqkzIo_coFQLPbQS7y1NNyKcweyywD_xYP28SKqStWidGKgkWjMGxuID-IN7symkufFRkESIbsW176a6OUXTTO-WkjwO_w4Vd03EvgX_VD3AyYT81EOs8jXxdxt0uSxUqvjaNT4vo/s200/hugo_intro_cover2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704735283937405714" border="0" /></a><br />The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick<br /><br />Hugo is forced to live in the train station of Paris with his old drunk uncle after the death of his father. Hugo helps keep the clocks and tries to keep from being noticed. He finds the old automaton his father had been working on and has decided to fix it himself.<br /><br />This was a great book! The kids loved it and the darwings are just beautiful!BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328749028844999033.post-88272812377286014872012-02-02T18:41:00.000-08:002012-02-02T18:45:40.629-08:00Another Health/Nutrition Book<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaH3OAU5MDK6UgLdH3tqKuZiSFXcvXLmiqDpuXujopuyXaACLq8QgGcmlhzvd1c0Z7JNGB4hAUDJzug9xTZBSnzr0muXJmYAlFFzHEHHmScLPvj33l4lBLcFQ86I5vzon3T7YK2u2y3p8/s1600/eat-to-live.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 161px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaH3OAU5MDK6UgLdH3tqKuZiSFXcvXLmiqDpuXujopuyXaACLq8QgGcmlhzvd1c0Z7JNGB4hAUDJzug9xTZBSnzr0muXJmYAlFFzHEHHmScLPvj33l4lBLcFQ86I5vzon3T7YK2u2y3p8/s200/eat-to-live.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704734708999274354" border="0" /></a>Eat to Live by Dr Joel Fuhrman<br /><br />Dr Fuhrman makes a compelling argument for a total overhaul of your daily diet. His plan focuses on fresh veggies and fruit, some nuts and seeds, and beans. Little to no oil or fat, no dairy, and very little meat.BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328749028844999033.post-1843566691819427632012-01-27T18:43:00.000-08:002012-01-27T18:49:16.262-08:00Stephanie Plum<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKR0PgncFmuzkZabW5vQTylneDIycZknydmClUa-5biNJ_QdG0WwCmBemC1YN_KNSqFcqCMHAIm1OZ5eadiG3M77XGwDhyphenhyphengZaCRb4AhQ0V3DgYtKv2ghxEg5vsafQnO-gnfJ_ly9ojU9I/s1600/one-for-the-money.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKR0PgncFmuzkZabW5vQTylneDIycZknydmClUa-5biNJ_QdG0WwCmBemC1YN_KNSqFcqCMHAIm1OZ5eadiG3M77XGwDhyphenhyphengZaCRb4AhQ0V3DgYtKv2ghxEg5vsafQnO-gnfJ_ly9ojU9I/s200/one-for-the-money.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702508237812078466" border="0" /></a>One for the Money by Janet Evanovich<br />Stephanie Plum Series Book 1<br /><br />After having this on my shelf for a few years and listening to people talk about how much they love the Stephanie Plum books, I FINALLY got around to reading the first book in the series!<br /><br />Stephanie has been laid off from her job as a lingerie buyer. She is broke, out of food, car repo'd, furniture pawned, and phone dead. Out of desperation, Stephanie manages to get a job with her cousin as a bounty hunter. She quickly learns that she can not bring in skippers on her own. She partners up with Ranger. She is after an old flame, Joseph Morelli and the 10k commission that comes with his capture.<br /><br />I thought this was a fast and fun read. Will definitely continue the series, even though the descriptions of her early 90's outfits makes me cringe!!!BookAddicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412689128362451983noreply@blogger.com0