Title: Speak Author: Laurie Halse Anderson Genre: Literary Fiction/Young Adult Publisher: Speak Publication Date: April 20, 2006 Paperback: 240 pages Where’d I Get It: Purchased Synopsis (From Goodreads): Since the beginning of the school year, high school freshman Melinda has found that it’s been getting harder and harder for her to speak out loud: “My […]
Archives for 2010
Cheap Cabernet by Cathie Beck
September 28, 2010 by ·
Title: Cheap Cabernet Author: Cathie Beck Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Voice Publication Date: July 20, 2010 Paperback: 336 pages Where’d I Get It: ARC from the Publisher via LibraryThing.com Early Reviewers Synopsis (From Goodreads): I didn’t know that people come into our lives, and sometimes, if we’re terribly lucky, we get the chance to love […]
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
September 27, 2010 by ·
Title: Clockwork Angel Author: Cassandra Clare Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Publication Date: August 31, 2010 Hardcover: 496 pages Where’d I Get It: Purchased Synopsis (From Goodreads): When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying […]
My thoughts on the iPad…
September 26, 2010 by ·
A few weeks ago, after I discovered that if I wanted to read the NetGalley galleys off the computer, I’d have to get an eReader, I decided I wanted an eReader. Reading the galleys sitting at this desktop was just not ok, and my Eee PC has a conniption fit over PDFs when they’re open […]
RSS Feed Fixed
September 25, 2010 by ·
Hi lovelies… I’m just posting this to let all you millions (probably closer to a dozen) of folks who follow me know that my RSS feed should be working properly again. The silly thing apparently began freaking out when I changed themes and I’m only just now noticing. At any rate, it’s fixed now. Thanks […]
The Skein and the Pair by Kathy Flanary Nelson
September 23, 2010 by ·
Title: The Skein and the Pair Author: Kathy Flanary Nelson Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Infinity Publishing (Self Published) Publication Date: July 16, 2010 Paperback: 92 pages Where’d I Get It: Gift from the Author Synopsis (From Goodreads): Fictional, educational but humorous, The Skein and the Pair will give you another gander at the geese where […]
Evermore by Alyson Noel
September 22, 2010 by ·
Title: Evermore Author: Alyson Noel Genre: Young Adult Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: April 1, 2010 eBook: 438 KB Where’d I Get It: purchased via Amazon Synopsis (From Goodreads): Since a horrible accident claimed the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever can see auras, hear people’s thoughts, and know a person’s life story by […]
Speaking up for “Speak”
September 19, 2010 by ·
Author Laurie Halse Anderson wrote about a sensitive subject and her book is now under fire from a man spouting ridiculous nonsense. Books. Should. Not. Be. Banned. We have the right to read whatever we choose. We have the right to allow our children to read whatever we choose. ————————————————————————————————- No one (well, no one […]
