School has begun for teachers, but I managed to read Stephenie Meyer's latest addition to the Twilight series, and Breaking Dawn was great!!!!!! I really want more from her.
Before that I read The Morning Gift by Eva Ibbotson and can recommend the book and the author for her teen historical romances. I found out that Obert Skye is not finished with Leven Thumps, so I am waiting for the next book there. In the meantime, for all you dragon lovers, he has written a new book called Pillage which is about dragons. It might make a good inbetween book before Christopher Paolini's Brisinger becomes available.
Presently, I am reading the second book by James A. Owens in his series The Chronicles of the Imaginatium Geographica entitled The Search for the Red Dragon. Fans of great British authors will recognize them as characters in the aforementioned title and also in the first book of the series-- Here There Be Dragons. In addition, you may even meet some of their characters woven into the stories.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Summer
July15, 2008
Eva Ibbotson is another really cool author. She lived in Poland about the time of World War II. She has several books set in Europe during the wars there which are also romances: A Countess Below Stairs and A Song for Summer. Another one is a mystery about an orphan girl and horses in Austria: Star of Kazan. Once I started reading, I couldn't put them down.
Eva Ibbotson is another really cool author. She lived in Poland about the time of World War II. She has several books set in Europe during the wars there which are also romances: A Countess Below Stairs and A Song for Summer. Another one is a mystery about an orphan girl and horses in Austria: Star of Kazan. Once I started reading, I couldn't put them down.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
I am now in Arizona visiting family. I am almost finished with the Leven Thumps series by Obert Skye. It is about a boy who has had a very hard start in life. His destiny is to save Foo, the place where the dreams of Reality are processed. Even when he gets to Foo life is not always easy, but Leven meets his grandmother, and eventually, he sees his mother for about a minute, just long enough to want to see more of her. This is an interesting fantasy series with many new creatures.
I have learned about many new Web 2.0 tools in some training that I have been doing this summer. I hope to be able to use them personally and in my job at the library.
I have learned about many new Web 2.0 tools in some training that I have been doing this summer. I hope to be able to use them personally and in my job at the library.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Latest novels and happenings
In the last two weeks, I finished Stephenie Meyer's The Host. If you are looking for a good romance in the sci-fi genre, this is the book for you. In addition, it is full of adventure and suspense. In spots, it is also a real tear-jerker. Enjoy!
Another romance recommendation is Eva Ibbotson's A Countess Below Stairs which touches on history--World War I and the Russian revolution--painting a wonderful picture of what happened to Russian nobility after the fall of the Tsar.
I really enjoyed both of these books which were squeezed in between a trip to Utah and trainings at the Regional Service Center. I am looking forward to Stephenie Meyer's next book in the Twilight saga, Breaking Dawn, which comes out in early August just after I return from a trip to Arizona and finish more trainings in July.
Another romance recommendation is Eva Ibbotson's A Countess Below Stairs which touches on history--World War I and the Russian revolution--painting a wonderful picture of what happened to Russian nobility after the fall of the Tsar.
I really enjoyed both of these books which were squeezed in between a trip to Utah and trainings at the Regional Service Center. I am looking forward to Stephenie Meyer's next book in the Twilight saga, Breaking Dawn, which comes out in early August just after I return from a trip to Arizona and finish more trainings in July.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Learning about Web 2.0
Today I am in the Regional service center learning about the Web 2.0 tools and how to use them. Since I last wrote, I have finished the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz. If you like to read James Bond type stories this would be a good series. The Young James Bond series by Charlie Higson is also good.
Other books which I have enjoyed were Princess Ben by the author of Dairy Queen and The Book Thief, a holocaust era story.
Other books which I have enjoyed were Princess Ben by the author of Dairy Queen and The Book Thief, a holocaust era story.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Books I have read recently This is my first time to use blogger, since I created my own blog. I hope my students and others will be able to access my blog to help them to communicate with me about what experiences they would like to have in a school library. What kind of library experiences are meaningful? I would also like them to let me know about young adult and children's books they have read and enjoyed. I would like to communicate with other school librarians about their libraries.
Here are a few of the books that I have recently enjoyed. Of course, I have read the final Harry Potter novel and now have the complete set. I also read latest novel in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer and am anxiously awaiting the next chapter in the life of Bella and her vampire boyfriend, Edward. I love fantasy, but I read widely from all genres.
I completed the Cirque du Freak novels by Darren Shan and could not stop reading until I had read the final book #12. I have them all to put in my school library.
I recently read a graphic novel of Beowulf by Gareth Hinds. The story is told in words and pictures and begins with the introduction of the Danes and ends with the last battle of Beowulf. It was an interesting version of the old legend.
I found it very accessible to readers of various ages.I also finished On Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan. In the story, Naomi, the daughter of a Mexican father and an American mother who lives with her handicapped younger brother and great grandmother, confronts many obstacles and grows as a result of facing them. It was a believable story set in modern times.
Here are a few of the books that I have recently enjoyed. Of course, I have read the final Harry Potter novel and now have the complete set. I also read latest novel in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer and am anxiously awaiting the next chapter in the life of Bella and her vampire boyfriend, Edward. I love fantasy, but I read widely from all genres.
I completed the Cirque du Freak novels by Darren Shan and could not stop reading until I had read the final book #12. I have them all to put in my school library.
I recently read a graphic novel of Beowulf by Gareth Hinds. The story is told in words and pictures and begins with the introduction of the Danes and ends with the last battle of Beowulf. It was an interesting version of the old legend.
I found it very accessible to readers of various ages.I also finished On Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan. In the story, Naomi, the daughter of a Mexican father and an American mother who lives with her handicapped younger brother and great grandmother, confronts many obstacles and grows as a result of facing them. It was a believable story set in modern times.
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