false 8 834 754 true 6941071 read 2 true 6941114 currently-reading 78 true 6941079 to-read 713 false 6941138 formystudents 123 false 6942330 2007-02--summer- 82 false 6942017 rated-5-stars 67 false 6942345 2007-03--fall- 60 false 6946385 2007-01--spring- 54 false 7021369 2009-10--oct- 53 false 8390418 winterchallenge 47 false 6943084 2009-04--apr- 42 false 6945370 2006-03--fall- 29 false 6961987 2008-05--may- 25 false 7748378 2009-11--nov 23 false 6944720 2009-09--sept- 21 false 6941921 2008-10-11--oct-nov- 20 false 6946069 2006-04--winter- 19 false 6960057 2008-03--mar- 18 false 6962439 2008-06--june- 17 false 6962849 2008-09--sept- 17 false 6944993 2006-02--summer- 16 false 6960039 2008-02--feb- 14 false 6944325 2009-05--may- 13 false 6959785 2008-01--jan- 13 false 6961859 2008-04--apr- 13 false 6942269 2008-12--dec- 12 false 6962643 2008-07--july- 11 false 6944621 2009-07-08--july-aug- 9 false 6942373 2009-02--feb- 9 false 6942981 2009-03--mar- 8 false 6942722 2009-01--jan- 7 false 6944566 2009-06--june- 3 false 6959726 2007-12--dec- 3 false 6962799 2008-08--aug- http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78904819 to: For Better, For Worse, Forever (April Lancaster, #1) by Lurlene McDaniel
bookshelves: 2009-11--nov, formystudents
Oh, man. I just about stopped reading fifteen times in the two hundred pages of this book. It's incredibly over-the-top (okay, so was the last one, and so are just about all of her books, but this goes beyond even the others). The ending felt really rushed, I didn't really care about the characters, and I was kinda glad when it ended.

Actually, I think two stars is being generous...

2/5 on here, 4/10 for myself ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78904714 to: Till Death Do Us Part (April Lancaster, #1) by Lurlene McDaniel
bookshelves: 2009-11--nov, formystudents
I could see a lot of middle-school girls liking this. It's a quick read, plenty of sappy romance, and a fairly predictable (tragic) ending. Great for reluctant readers, too.

3/5 on here, 7/10 for myself ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78904409 to: Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd (Hardcover) by Holly Black
bookshelves: formystudents, rated-5-stars
A lot of the stories in this collection are really, really good. They're entertaining and well-written with plenty of allusions that any kind of geek will see themselves. However, the best stories are in the first half of the book, with the quality seeming to taper off in the second half--especially towards the end.

But that's okay! It's still a great collection of short stories that would be at home on even a middle-school bookshelf.

4/5 on here, 8/10 for myself ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/244551-sandra-s-task-world-aids-day Ms Anderson made a comment in the The Seasonal Reading Challenge group:

Sorry to flood your inboxes, but I ran across these lists that might help if anyone's having trouble:

http://atn-reading-lists.wikispaces.com/...
http://atn-reading-lists.wikispaces.com/...

Some of the authors are amazing (Paula Fox, M. E. Kerr, Gloria Miklowitz, Alex Sanchez), and since many of them are young adult novels, they're most likely less graphic than a lot of things written expressly for adults. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/244029-bonnie-s-task-celebrate-the-end-of-the-decade-2000-2009 Ms Anderson made a comment in the The Seasonal Reading Challenge group:

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs! ^_^ Or maybe the Gokusen movie...or a Miyazaki! Lots of his are based off of Diana Wynne Jones's books. So many wonderful choices for this task. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77402778 to: Addie Across the Prairie (American Sisters) by Laurie Lawlor
bookshelves: 2009-11--nov, formystudents
I remember reading this as a kid, and was still pretty good. Not great, but good.

3/5 on here, 6/10 for myself ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/238781-5-5-a-librarians-job-is-never-done Ms Anderson made a comment in the The Seasonal Reading Challenge group:

Book Crush For Kids and Teens-Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment and Interest

Here's another of that same series, with books geared towards teens (or teachers! ^_^). ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/238811-15-10-we-will-remember-you Ms Anderson made a comment in the The Seasonal Reading Challenge group:

Sara ♥ wrote: "I asked my husband if Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings was good, and he said it was excellent and that "it even has a love story in it!" He knows EXACTLY what to say to make me inte..."

I consider Pawn of Prophecy my very first fantasy novel, and I've loved it since I read it. The boy I sat next to in 7th grade English was reading it, and he turned and started telling me about it...so of course I went and picked it up. And liked it way more than the guy.

But seriously, it is one of the BEST series I've ever read. A good deal of that probably has to do with the absence of random baby-talk words that no-talent hack fantasy novelists seem to pad their novels with... *cough*

So yes, I second Pawn of Prophecy as a wonderful book for this challenge!
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78394658 to: The Capture (Guardians of Ga'Hoole, #1) by Kathryn Lasky
bookshelves: 2009-11--nov, formystudents
I can see why kids would like it--it has the beginnings of an epic fantasy adventure...only pared down into some meager dish of boringness. And owls. Not that owls aren't cool...but the book wasn't really interesting. I'll probably read the second one to see if it picks up, but I'm not getting my hopes up. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72546104 to: Romeo and Juliet (Paperback) by William Shakespeare
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