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Taylor wrote: "It was indeed. :) I've had a few different P&P-related profile pics."Hahah yeah.
I have to read a Newbery award/honor book. I wanted to read Turtle In Paradise but someone else chose it! So I got a book called Caddie Woodlawn. Has anyone ever read it? I'm on page 15 and I already hate it!
I've heard of Caddie Woodlawn, but I've never read it. My sister got it for Christmas but never read it. (She's weird like that). There are many good Newbery Award/Honor books out there. Can you change your book? If you can and want to (and if someone else hasn't taken it already), I would HIGHLY recommend Shannon Hale's Princess Academy. It's one of my ALL-TIME favorite books. :)
I enjoyed Caddie Woodlawn when I read it. It's not the most exciting of books but it's cute.
I liked Caddie Woodlawn, although I didn't love it. Age might affect that too...How old are you?
Still working through Her Fearful Symmetry. It's gotten really triggery, so I can't read it as much as I would like to. (Definitely gone down from 4 stars to 3.5 stars.)
Way: I love Esther Friesner's books. :) "Nobody's" and "Sphinx's" were great. ;)Amelia: Did you happen to get an ARC of Forever?
Ooh. That is the one with the girl standing on the suitcase on the cover, right?I've been meaning to read that one.
Yep! It sure is! It can out like 3 weeks ago. I've been waiting to read it since Christmas. It's really good so far.
Hmmm.The library near my house has an impossible lack of Sarah Dessen books.
I think I need to go to the big downtown library. The one that has two or three stories.
I think I might make it my mission to read Sarah Dessen this summer.
That was my mission last summer- I made it through all of them. :) (Of course, I had already read like 3 of the 9, but still.)
Well, I'd never heard of here til this spring so...I haven't read any of them :D
But I intend to remedy that.
You need to. Her writing (in my opinion) is impeccable.
As soon as I finish the one I'm reading, I will post in the Sarah Dessen topic with my opinion. I will say this much: I like it a lot so far.
Hahah, I think my least favorite was probably Dreamland- i just couldn't relate in some way.
I switched books and now Im reading Princess Academy. It's really good so far.
Scarlettshea- It's one of my favorites. Shannon Hale is one of my all-time favorite authors.Taylor- yeah, it's great. :)
Yup! Shannon Hale is amazing. I love PA (Princess Academy.)
PA is probably my favorite of hers. Everything was so well-written!
I don't think I've ever read anything by Shannon Hale...
You should really fix that, Taylor. The writing is awesome, and the guys are almost Austen-ish. Plus she has a book called Austenland (not a kids book. I haven't read it yet.) I read Princess Academy and Goose Girl to my sister in the last few months. She wants me to read Enna Burning, but it's a bit intense, so we're reading Howl's Moving Castle now. Other than that, I'm reading How to Read a Book in preparation for a class I'm most likely taking next year. I've already read it, but my mom wants me to read it again.
Jordan wrote: "You should really fix that, Taylor. The writing is awesome, and the guys are almost Austen-ish. Plus she has a book called Austenland (not a kids book. I haven't read it yet.)"Would you mind recommending something of hers for me? I've heard her name but I'm not too familiar with any of her stories.
Taylor wrote: "Rereading Jellicoe Road.I have Keeping the Moon, and I still haven't read it. Is that one any good?"
I could read Jellicoe Road a hundred times and never be bored of it. :)
Jordan wrote: "You should really fix that, Taylor. The writing is awesome, and the guys are almost Austen-ish. Plus she has a book called Austenland (not a kids book. I haven't read it yet.) I read Princess Aca..."
I've read Austenland. :) It was pretty good. Different since it wasn't a kid's book, but I really liked it. THen she has a sequel coming out, Midnight in Austenland.
I liked Austenland, it was different than her children's books. Definitely. It was still really good though. I can't wait for Midnight in Austenland!
Midnight is gonna be a good one. ;)Finished What Happened to Goodbye. AMAZING! Now I'm rereading THG
Rae*Gnomey* wrote: "Scarlettshea- It's one of my favorites. Shannon Hale is one of my all-time favorite authors.Taylor- yeah, it's great. :)"
Good!!! I really like it so far!
Scarlettshea wrote: "Rae*Gnomey* wrote: "Scarlettshea- It's one of my favorites. Shannon Hale is one of my all-time favorite authors.Taylor- yeah, it's great. :)"
Good!!! I really like it so far!"
That's good!
Way-chan (Aspiring Author) wrote: "The Hunger Games? Am I correct?"
You are. :)
WHAT HAPPENED TO GOODBYE isn't quite my favorite one, those would be Someone Like You, The Truth about Forever, and Along for the Ride, but it ranks about where Just Listen does. (which is like, favorite #4)
Taylor wrote: "Would you mind recommending something of hers for me? I've heard her name but I'm not too familiar with any of her stories. "Hmm. I think the first one I read was Princess Academy. It has a slightly younger audience than the Books of Bayern. I'd start with The Goose Girl. And because I don't like the goodreads blurb, here's the one from the back of the book (which still doesn't quite do it justice).
"Some people are born with the first word of a language resting on their tongue, though it may take some time before they can taste it.
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Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee, Crown Princess of Kildenree, was born with her eyes closed and a word on her tongue. She spent the early years of her life listening to her aunt's stories and learning the language of the swans. Then, a colt was born with a word on his tongue–his name, Falada–and when Ani spoke it, she found the key to his language, too. But as Ani's gift grew, so did others' mistrust of it, and soon her mother felt she had no choice but to send her away to be queen of a foreign land."
I'd also recommend Book of a Thousand DaysIt is also a fairytale retelling and it is quite good. I'd think you'd enjoy it. It's about a mucker- Dashti- a lady's maid and her adventures.
I actually didn't like Book of a Thousand Days as much. And PA has a slightly younger directed audience, but I enjoyed it a lot. I go back and reread it every so often and I still love it. :)
Well, Book of a Thousand Days isn't my favorite, no that is saved for BoB, but B1000 is still better than the average book and is still enjoyable.
Rae*Gnomey* wrote: "I actually didn't like Book of a Thousand Days as much. And PA has a slightly younger directed audience, but I enjoyed it a lot. I go back and reread it every so often and I still love it. :)"Agreed. Book of a Thousand Days was semi-boring, but Princess Academy had some interesting ideas that were really well executed.
Reading It's Not Summer Wihout You.The only Shannon Hale book I've read is Princess academy, and I really enjoyed it. :)
im reading "The Lost Boy" by David Pelzer. it is an amazing story. it is the second book in a series, its about a boy who gets abused by his mother and his life after he is saved by a police officer and a pizza boy.
Natalie wrote: "Reading It's Not Summer Wihout You.The only Shannon Hale book I've read is Princess academy, and I really enjoyed it. :)"
YOu'll like her others. :) I read PA first then The Goose Girl, and I've been hooked. :)
Has anyone ever read Penny From Heaven?
I haven't, but it looks good.
The Pact by Jodi Picoult
Rae*Gnomey* wrote: "I haven't, but it looks good."It's one of my favorite books EVER!
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Moving on to 'Smiles To Go' by Jerry Spinelli because I can't handle anymore heartbreak at this moment.