Tiger’s Curse by Colleen Houck

Summary Kelsey did not think that she would be working at a circus with Tiger’s. That was the last thing that she expected. But when the Tiger is bought and she is offered to go with him to India, she does not pass up the opportunity. Ren, the Tiger, and […]


Nerd Heart YA 2011

I am a judge! Woo-hooo.This is my first year being a judge for the Nerd Heart YA 2011 (which has been around for two years) and I have been nominated to judge for the first and second round. (how exciting!) My judging partner for the first round is… Secret Dreamworld of a Bookaholic My […]



And Another Thing

Wow, March is turning out to be a pretty busy month. Voting is going on at Nickelodeon for the Kid’s Choice Awards 2011. Go and vote for your favorite book, with categories including Dork Diaries, Vampire Academy, Witch and Wizard Series and Diary Of A Wimpy Kid. Click here to […]


Grown Ups Keep Out!

The Guardian newspaper in the UK has launched today a children’s book website (here) and it is a very interesting place. All you YA readers out there, don’t be put off by the fact it is called “children’s”. In quaint English fashion everyone not an adult falls into this category […]



FunDay Friday

This has been making the rounds on some websites and I thought I would share it with you. All I can say is WOW! Organizing the bookcase will never be the same again. Enjoy! and happy Friday!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFnuP9niRUg&feature=player_embedded#at=45


Interesting-Book-Related-Thing Saturday

This is for your few copies of Twilight, Dracula, and all the of the DVD’s too. Unfortunately, you need to have a certain type of house to hold this type of bookcase.



FunDay Friday

You can travel the world in the a book, and some other ways which we have not thought of. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/18991085]




Hacking Timbuktu by Stephen Davies

Hacking Timbuktu by Stephen Davies MLCWO Rating: 4/5  Opinion: A fast paced witty book about teens and their impressive hacking ability. Summary “Danny is a freelance IT specialist—that is, a hacker. He and his pal Omar are both skilled at parkour, or freerunning, a discipline designed to enable practitioners to […]


Up and Coming

As I have a week off school I have a lot of reading time. So I went to the library the other day and got myself a nice stack of books to make my way through. Some of the reviews that you can be expecting are…. Hacking Timbuktu by Stephen […]



FunDay Friday

In honor of Valentine’s Day this week. There is a lesson here.


You Too Can Be An Author

Have you thought you might like to write a book? Or make a book? Or make a comic? Well, Jason Shiga, an award-winning author, has made a really great video showing how you can easily create an interactive comic using just a few things you can find around your home. […]




Interesting-Book-Related-Thing Saturday

I found this bookcase today and I wanted to share how I felt about it. This is because how this person is storing these books makes me feel like they are hiding them. I know that it is tidier, but still. It reminds me of Fahrenheit 451 when they are […]



FunDay Friday

What do you get when you mix winter, Dracula and French creativity? Take a look and see. And isn’t the French so wonderful to listen to? Even a shopping list in French sounds delightful! Enjoy. http://vimeo.com/19016745


Dracula by Bram Stoker

Summary In this 114 year old novel, Bram Stoker tells the horrorfying story of a century old vampire terrorizing Mina Harker, Dr. Van Helsing, Jonathan, and many others. This story is about the fight of the fittest. The fight between the Immortal and the Mortal. Between the Dead and the un-Dead. With Dracula loose in town there […]



What happens at IKEA………. when you are not there?

I posted this video of the IKEA cats before but I thought that I would share this again as it is so cute and I know some of my readers haven’t seen it. Waiting for the next book review? Well, I have not finished a book quite yet to do […]


Funday Friday

Weather awful. Snow, snow and more snow. Need something to make me smile. Enjoy!



Winter Wonderland

Since the beginning of January we have had multiple snow falls and I don’t think that in any area the snow and ice fully melted. It certainly has not in my area. The other day when it snowed, my father and I went out and I decided to take some […]


I Am Legend

Starring Will Smith – Robert Nevill Alice Braga – Anna Charlie Tahan – Ethan Dash Mihok – Alpha Male Summary Robert Nevill is the only survivor of a virus which wiped out all of man kind. There are only a handful of people who were immune to the virus but […]