HarperTeen – July 1, 2009 Absolutely fantastic! Kaida, Zeke, and Joy, acquaintances at best, are assigned to the same car on the way to Carlsbad Cavern for a class field trip. They are jolted awake after the car runs off the road and catches on fire. Amazingly, all three make it out alive before the [Keep Reading]
Did you participate in the Holiday Break Reading Challenge or the Spring Break Reading Challenge? If you didn’t, click on the links to find out a little about them. Well, I’ve decided to do something called the Random Reading Activity Challenge. It is just a way for me to give away books at random times [Keep Reading]
Signet – November 3, 2009 IMPORTANT NOTE: You need to read this series in order to understand what is going on with the story and the characters. (Beware of previous book spoilers in the review for FADE OUT.) GLASS HOUSES DEAD GIRL’S DANCE MIDNIGHT ALLEY FEAST OF FOOLS LORD OF MISRULE CARPE CORPUS FADE OUT [Keep Reading]
As hard as I tried I couldn’t finish 10 books this month. At this rate there is no way I’m going to pass the number of books I read last year. Grrrr. Here is the breakdown: HOURGLASS by Claudia Gray – 256 pages STILL SUCKS TO BE ME by Kimberly Pauley – 304 pages THE [Keep Reading]
HarperTeen – August 24, 2010 Kyle is a hoodie – one of those kids that sits in the back of the class, tries not to be noticed, doesn’t do his homework (only because he doesn’t see the point), and dresses in the same “uniform” every day – black jeans, black shirt, black hoodie. You can [Keep Reading]
Courtney Rae is the winner of my 3rd Blogoversary Giveaway. She will receive a copy of City of Bones, City of Ashes, and City of Glass by Cassandra Clare. I will ship them directly to her from Amazon. Courtney – I’m placing the order today. Expect them soon! Thanks to everyone who entered. I’ve enjoyed [Keep Reading]
Scholastic Press – April 1, 2010 Heidi attends a very posh private school, but only because her mother teaches P.E. and her father is the caretaker/handyman. New to the school, she doesn’t have that many friends and definitely isn’t in the popular crowd. Her only lifelines are her 3 friends, Fili, Ludo, and Dai. Together they [Keep Reading]
I love disaster movies/books. My favorite movie is The Day After Tomorrow and I’m always up for a new book that throws me in a world of death and destruction. This installment of the Read-a-Like List is made up of some great ecological disaster books. The Last Survivors Series (Formerly The Moon Series) by Susan [Keep Reading]
EgmontUSA – May 11, 2010 Welcome to Golden City where superheroes and supervillains mingle with ordinary citizens. We meet the main character, Damien Locke, on the eve of his 16th birthday – the day his “V” is supposed to appear in his thumbprint. The day his fate is officially sealed. The day he becomes a [Keep Reading]
HarperCollins – January 8, 2010 This third installment in the Evernight series picks up where STARGAZER left off. [NOTE: You should read EVERNIGHT and STARGAZER to fully understand the story.] Bianca and Lucas are on the run with the Black Cross after the attack on Evernight Academy. Even though Bianca isn’t a true vampire, she [Keep Reading]
