The Book: Columbine, by Dave Cullen
The Story: This is the true story of the attack on Columbine in 1999. I’m sure that everyone that was old enough to be in school remembers the day of the attack and the days following- all of these stories and rumors that surrounded the whole deal. This book’s main [...]
The Book: Liar, by Justine Larbalestier
The Story: This book opens with Micah confessing that she is a pathological liar, but that she promises not to lie to us.
In the past, she has told outrageous lies to everyone in her life. She told her classmates that she was a boy… then that her dad was a [...]
For your Sunday enjoyment, I just wanted to share a couple of things relating to first lines that I bookmarked to show you guys but just haven’t yet.
So, before you look at either of the other sites, go take this little quiz and see how many first lines you can identify. I only got a [...]
April 17, 2010 – 10:33 am
The Book: Ford County, by John Grisham
The Story: This is a series of short stories all set in Ford County- a really rural area of Mississippi.
Some of the stories are funny (the first story, “Blood Drive” made me laugh out loud), some are deeply touching (the last story, “Funny Boy” was a tear jerker), and [...]
April 16, 2010 – 10:02 am
Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein
I know that everyone has fond memories of this fun little poem book. I really couldn’t get enough. I read my copy and dog eared my favorites until my mom bought me a new one because mine looked so beat up. I always liked my beat up copy more.
When [...]
So I realized last week that I was coming upon a pretty momentous occasion- post number 100. Pretty big deal, right? Right.
I headed to ol’ Barnes and Noble to pick out something just for you, my loyal readers. I picked out the newest edition of America’s Best Non-Required Reading for a couple of reasons. First [...]
I was clicking through some links with book-related tee shirts the other day and came across this company, Out of Print Clothing. I am in love with them.
First things first: their tee shirts are incredible. They feature book covers that are, for the most part, out of print. Their info says that “each shirt is [...]
The Book: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne
The Story: Bruno is a young boy living in Germany during WWII. His father is a higher-up and Hitler (who he calls, “the Fury”) has had dinner at their house. During this dinner, Bruno’s father gets a promotion. Soon after, the family moves. Bruno is [...]
April 13, 2010 – 11:17 am
Who else but big old book nerds even know that it is National Library Week? In honor of Library week, our local library is plastered with little slips that say “I love my library….” and people can fill in the blanks. I saw some interesting ones when we were there the other day. ”…..because they [...]
The Book: The English Patient, by Michael Ondaatje
The Story: World War II has ended. Hana, an exhausted, devoted nurse stays in this Italian villa to care for an unnamed, English patient who is straight covered with burns. Over time, Carvaggio, a thief who was also injured during the war, and Kip, a bomb defuser (sapper) [...]