You guys know I love me some Stephen King. I am reading Hearts in Atlantis right now and in the first little chapter came across this gem:
” ‘There are books full of great writing that don’t have very good stories. Read sometimes for the story, Bobby. Don’t be like the book-snobs who won’t do that. [...]
Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White
Oh my word how I loved this book. From the “Where’s papa going with that axe?” to the bittersweet ending. I probably read this book 4,000 times. And really, has there ever been a better first line?
Ahh, I could wax nostalgic about this all day. This is one of those books [...]
The Book: Mister Monday: The Keys to the Kingdom #1, by Garth Nix
The Story: The main character of this book, Arthur, suffers a should-be fatal asthma attack and is visited by some creepy dudes who babble off some crazy stuff and then give him a book and a “key” that looks like the minute hand [...]
The Book: Jurassic Park, by Michael Crichton
The Story: I probably don’t have to explain this one too much…
A crazy old guy decides to clone dinosaurs and put them on an island as an amusement park. They are all girl-dinos and they are pretty sure that they have control over the whole situation. A couple of [...]
The Books: The Jessica Darling Series, by Megan McCaferty
The Story: Jessica Darling is a snarky, brainy, opinionated high school junior when we meet her in the first book. She is devastated and lonely because her best friend, Hope has just moved away and she’s flying solo. She is a virgin and, while she plans to [...]
I decided to review these all together because I am just blazing through them. Four down, one to go. And I can pick up the fifth from the library today!
So, I have a date tonight with Jessica and Marcus. I’ll let you know how it goes.
From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E.L. Konigsburg
Unlike a lot of kids, I don’t remember ever going through the “run-away” deal when I was younger. I don’t remember ever packing all my little clothes and going to hit the road, but if I ever did, it would have been just [...]
This would be an absolute dream come true:
I just picture opening this and it leading to our cozy little library room. Wouldn’t that be amazing?
There are directions on Instructables about how to DIY this. Five easy steps and all this can be yours.
I don’t think that our landlords are going to be pleased….
The Book: We Need to Talk About Kevin, by Lionel Shriver
The Story: In letter after letter to her estranged husband, Franklin, Eva recaps their life together from start to finish. In her first letter, Eva tells the reader how it is going to end: with their son, Kevin, taking part in a school shooting and [...]
For the first time in my blog’s young life, she has been given an award! And like any good, worthy award this is not for her smarts or how fast she can run, or her great singing voice. Nope. All she had to do was sit around and be pretty. Yup, the Miss America of [...]