<![CDATA[Carpe Diem]]>

false <![CDATA[Carpe Diem]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186541128m/1663664.jpg 1663664 3 <div><div>“I’ve got my entire life planned out for the next ten years — including my PhD and Pulitzer Prize,” claims 16-year-old overachiever Vassar Spore, daughter of overachiever parents, who in true overachiever fashion named her after an elite women’s college. Vassar expects her sophomore summer to include AP and AAP (Advanced <i>Advanced</i> Placement) classes. Surprise! Enter a world-traveling relative who sends her plans into a tailspin when she blackmails Vassar’s parents into forcing their only child to backpack with her through Southeast Asia. <br></div><div>On a journey from Malaysia to Cambodia to the remote jungles of Laos, Vassar sweats, falls in love, hones her outdoor survival skills — and uncovers a family secret that turns her whole world upside-down. <br></div><div>Vassar Spore can <i>plan</i> on one thing: she’ll never be the same again.<br></div></div> 1658503 21 8 2007 Carpe Diem total:289|5:14|4:9|3:5|2:1|1:0| 289 1137 518 103 3 2 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 13:29:24 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 13:29:57 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Oct 31 10:16:23 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 31 10:23:41 -0700 2008 1
Autumn herself has traveled all over ...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu May 29 05:49:19 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 05:49:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 11:16:38 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 11:26:47 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 16:53:02 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 16:53:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 18:29:51 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 18:30:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Aug 31 20:34:08 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 11:07:30 -0700 2009 1
Don't get me wrong here. Carpe Diem is a great philosophical statement. But I think it has been more artfully stated in media such as the Dead Poet's Society with Robin Williams. If you haven't seen that movie by the way, do. It's also more impact...more...]]> 5 5 false false Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 17:28:02 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 08:32:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 19:41:57 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 19:50:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 11:14:03 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 11:15:49 -0700 2009
Vassar got into really interesting situati...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 11 09:39:38 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 11 09:39:38 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 09:09:28 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 09:14:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 11:28:57 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 11:45:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Fri Aug 01 06:55:23 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 04:24:14 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Tue Feb 12 21:03:40 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 21:04:25 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed Sep 09 11:54:16 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 11:55:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 18 15:02:33 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 07 09:48:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jun 21 22:00:54 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 22:01:25 -0700 2008
With a name like Vassar, you would assume that the person would have her entire life planned out. And you would be absolutely correct. With the help of her goal-oriented parents, who have predicted which Ivy L...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat May 24 15:03:35 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 15:05:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 13:30:20 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 13:36:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1663664