Muse- to the-ic Mon-to the-day
Ok, so here's my Artist of the Week!TOGUNA!!!This band I found so interesting I just had to share with you guys my discovery! The sound is very different than what's going on in Southern Cali. It's...
View ArticleReview: If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson
If You Come Softly by Jacqueline WoodsonJeremiah is confident about who he is -- that is, when he's in his own Brooklyn neighborhood. But when he starts attending a fancy prep school in Manhattan, he...
View ArticleWaiting on Wednesday: Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
Tricks by Ellen HopkinsFive teenagers from different parts of the country. Three girls. Two guys. Four straight. One gay. Some rich. Some poor. Some from great families. Some with no one at all. All...
View ArticleMonday Musings
Me: Hi...ummm....Also Me: You haven't posted in five days!Me: But I had summer homework to finish and my best friend that I hadn't seen for a really long time moved back and....Also Me: No. You have...
View ArticleNew Meme!: Wednesday Writing
In honor of a new school year (My first day starts in an hour!) and in honor of me thinking school started at 7:30, when it really starts at 9, I'm starting a new meme. This one is for all the writers...
View ArticleSaturday Review: Duplikate
This book was provided by 1 ARC Tours :DDuplikate by Cherry ChevaGetting into Yale has been Kate Larson’s dream for years—and being overworked and under-rested is the price of admission. But when she...
View ArticleReview: Defining Twilight + Contest
Brian Leaf was kind enough to send me a review copy of his vocabulary workbook Defining Twilight.The basic premise of this workbook is pure genius. You look up a word in Twilight, guess what it means...
View ArticleTuesday Taste + Rearranging Bookshelves + Vote for Color Online!
Today's Tuesday Taste is....Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender, who pretty much rocks. :DPage...138:"Oh God, was it obvious that my heart was pounding? It was like those scenes in movies where the...
View ArticleWaitng on Wednesday
The book I'm positively drooling over is Fallout by Ellen Hopkins. It doesn't have a cover or a synopsis yet, but according to Ellen Hopkins' interview with By The Book Reviews, it will be a sort of...
View ArticleI Have a Bone to Pick :/
Music on book blogs. grumble grumble With very few exceptions, music on book blogs has become very annoying in my life for a few reasons.We don't have the same taste in music, and your choices are...
View Article9/11, Favorite Quotes, and Vampires
First of all, I'd just like to take a moment to mention 9/11 and what a huge moment it is in our nation's history. My condolences to anyone who lost family in the tragedy. I know there are a lot of...
View ArticleNew Moon Trailer!
With all the fan trailers out there and sneak peeks, I seriously thought I had already seen the New Moon Trailer. :O I. Was. So. Wrong. It's AWESOME! And I can tell from just one line that Dakota...
View ArticleReview: Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta"What do you want from me?" he asks. What I want from every person in my life, I want to tell him. More.Abandoned by her mother on Jellicoe Road when she was eleven,...
View ArticleMonday Musings
I was sent home from school today because my bra straps were showing. I had to miss 3rd and 4th period, and I don't even have a 6th, so I had to come back to the school for one class. I am not happy...
View ArticleTuesday Taste!!
Today's Tuesday Taste is a gripping, heartbreaking, soulful book. A Wish After Midnight by Zetta ElliottFifteen-year old Genna Colon believes wishes can come true.When Genna flees into the garden late...
View ArticleWednesday Writing Contest!!
I must admit, I've been looking forward to Wednesday. Don't know about Wednesday Writing? Click here.Today's words are: tears, sweet, and friendshipMy writing:He's giving me that look that says he...
View ArticleSunday Review: Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender
Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie AlenderAlexis thought she led a typically dysfunctional high school existence. Dysfunctional like her parents’ marriage; her doll-crazy thirteen-year-old sister, Kasey; and...
View ArticleKatie Alender on Her Debut Novel
Katie Alender is not only one of the nicest people you'll meet, but a great new YA author. Her debut novel, Bad Girls Don't Die can be found in bookstores everywhere, and it's spooky plot is definitely...
View ArticleEpic Excuse: NYLC
Soo.... I haven't posted in... 6? 7? days. I'M SO SORRY. If you were wondering, I'm still alive. Yay me! Here's what happened.I went to this conference called the National Young Leaders Conference. I...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo!!! :O
I've decided to skip the apologies, because no one wants to read that.My only excuse is that not blogging is as addictive as blogging. Or rather, other stuff is as addictive as blogging.However, I'm...
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