November 8, 2011 – 7:55 am
The Book: A Special Place: The Heart of a Dark Matter, by Peter Straub
The Story: Kevin is very, very young when he realizes that there is something different about him. He has a tendency to be violent and starts to take it out on neighborhood animals.
When his Uncle Till, who stops by every so often, [...]
November 3, 2011 – 10:13 am
The Book: The Summer We Came to Life, by Deborah Cloyed
The Story: Samantha, Isabel, Kendra and Mina are BFF. They have been forever. Every summer they take a trip somewhere and just have a blast. After their last vacation, Mina found out that she had cancer. She died shortly after. This year’s trip isn’t looking [...]
October 29, 2011 – 10:40 am
The Book:Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson
The Story: This is the story of Steve Jobs’ life: his youth, his family, his beliefs, and primarily his successes and failures at Apple and his other companies.
Steve Jobs is one of these modern “celebrities” that has been part of the tech revolution since its earliest days. He and Steve [...]
October 25, 2011 – 11:53 am
The Book: Schindler’s List, by Thomas Keneally
The Story: Oskar Schindler ran a factory in Southern Germany during WWII.
Because of his place in the “food chain,” he found out pretty early on what was happening with the Jews. He was totally appalled and decided that he was going to do everything he could to protect as [...]
October 23, 2011 – 11:30 am
The Book: It, by Stephen King
The Story: In 1958, a group of seven friends came together to fight off a terrible evil that was haunting their town.
In 1985, the evil is back and the friends had made a pact to return and fight again if It ever came back.
Things have changed and they are all [...]
October 19, 2011 – 9:11 pm
The Book: The Shack, by William P. Young
The Story: Mac’s daughter is kidnapped on his watch. He is watching the kids play while they are camping, there is an accident and his youngest daughter goes missing. By the time she is found in a small shack in the woods, she is dead and her murderer [...]
October 16, 2011 – 10:51 am
The Book: One Good Turn, by Kate Atkinson
The Story: Jackson Brodie (who has been in other books by Kate Atkinson) is walking down the street when he sees a fender bender followed by a pretty through beating. Also in the crowd is Martin, a writer, and Gloria, a millionaire’s wife.
On the same [...]
October 13, 2011 – 2:13 pm
The Book: Pretties, by Scott Westerfeld
The Story: This is going to have little spoilers from Uglies, so if you haven’t read it yet and plan to, do yourself a favor and do not read on!
So, this book starts with Tally being pretty… and really confused. She doesn’t remember clearly what happened to her to [...]
October 11, 2011 – 8:50 am
The Book: Sweetly, by Jackson Pearce
The Story: Gretchen, her twin sister and their brother Ansel are out in the woods when they are chased by something fierce and horrible. Gretchen and Ansel make it home, but their sister is no where to be found. People search and search but no sign is ever [...]
October 9, 2011 – 9:40 am
The Book: Lola and the Boy Next Door, by Stephanie Perkins
The Story: Lola is kind of the coolest girl ever. She has an incredible wardrobe of costumes and wigs. She has two great dads. She has a hot rocker boyfriend. She lives in San Francisco and kind of just does her own [...]