Ok, I know that the blog post name is different from what it used to be (Interesting-Book-Related-Thing Saturday) but I decided to sometimes post something that I just thought was interesting. It will probably have nothing to do with books. I thought today I would share two videos I found […]
What a dilemna!!!! What do we find fun with this week??? Harry Potter or the Space Shuttle?? Well as Harry Potter will live on (no doubt) forever and the Shuttle will only be in our memories we will go with the Shuttle. Did you know that each morning of a […]
I started reading this book a few years back – when it first came out – and I never got past the second chapter. This is because when I read that they were going to kill each other I really did not want to read this book. But a few […]
Anniversary! Today I am 2 years old (well my blog is anyway!) ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ Happy Anniversary to me! Happy Anniversary to me! Happy Anniversary to meeeeeeeeeeeeee! Happy Anniversary to me! ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ (That was sung to the Happy Birthday song if you did not figure it out!)
This was the other book Parenthetical and I read for the Nerds Heart YA. Summary “Working through the many meanings of “tall story,” first-time author Gourlay slam-dunks this tale of a towering boy from the Philippines and the pint-size, basketball-crazy half sister with whom he has recently been reunited. Told […]
I took park in a book blog event called Nerds Heart YA . What it is is that books that were written in 2011 and were overlooked are chosen for this competition. The books have to fall under the following categories. Person(s) of Color (POC) GLBT Disability Mental Illness […]
With the final lift off of the Space Shuttle Atlantis it is the end of an era. There won’t be anything on the launch pad for a while. So, good luck to the astronauts, thanks for all the flights we watched. Way to go guys!! And just for you….. […]
It’s the end of an era. Frankly, an era that started before MLCWO could really read. But it is a part of life. And it is coming to an end. Sob. Snif.
“Three Are Dead. I Am Number Four.” I wanted to see the movie I Am Number Four but didn’t make it to the movies in time. I need to get the DVD and Netflix has a long wait for it. So, I decided that if I couldn’t watch it just yet, […]
Summary Amazon.com “Indie graphic novelist Gene Yang’s intelligent and emotionally challenging American Born Chinese is made up of three individual plotlines: the determined efforts of the Chinese folk hero Monkey King to shed his humble roots and be revered as a god; the struggles faced by Jin Wang, a lonely Asian American […]
Summary *From Amazon.com Back in Oregon, Kelsey tries to pick up the pieces of her life and push aside her feelings for Ren. But danger lurks around the corner, forcing her to return to India where she embarks on a second quest–this time with Ren’s dark, bad-boy brother Kishan, who […]
School’s out!! Summer is beckoning with long sunny days, warm starry nights, no homework and lots of time to read. And read. Need some suggestions? Thoughtfully NPR has done some that look interesting. Here. And if it gets too hot this might just be the best book. Snow……in summer.
Long weekend here in the USA (4th July ~ Independence Day). Here is a little something to try in case you get bored.
From Anthony Horowitz Alex Rider Website – Click Here STORMBREAKER This was the book that introduced Alex Rider, the world’s most successful 14-year-old spy. Here he’s fighting Herod Sayle who has invented the amazing Stormbreaker computer. But there’s something nasty hidden in the software… POINT BLANC The second Alex adventure […]
Finally, all the questions are answered. Sort of. Now, we just have to wait until July 31st. And October. Well at least we have time to brush up on all things Harry. Better get re-reading. http://youtu.be/i5DOKOt7ZF4
hmmmm…. A game? With real prizes? Really? And if you really want to get yourself into a frenzy…..Here. There is even a Twitter account. So far there are only 3 tweets and 82,950 followers but you can bet there will be lots more tweets!!
Maybe this will help. What do you think? Harry? Ron? Suggestions anyone?
Ideas anyone?
