Where do you get your books? Do you want to read your books electronically? Or from the library? Do you go to the public library? Do you listen to books on tape? I'm curious as to how you all read!
I myself am undiscerning about where my books come from. A lot come from people who pass it on to me to read. A ton come from the public library (especially if I'm previewing it for my library). Many are suggestions from the hubby. And yes, I have a Kindle and am super stoked to read on that instead of stealing my hubby's. Be sad FMMS library because that means I won't be able to pass the okay books on to you :( But let me know!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
it's rad
The best part of my day: kids who WANT to come to the library and read. One of them hasn't said more than 5 words to me. He just stood at the counter reading a magazine. Then sat down to start reading The Hunger Games. I love my job.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Ack!
I forgot/didn't have time to fill you all in on Matched! It has been rediculously busy here in the library. I've had 13 of 14 reading class in the library in the past 4 days getting people excited about Battle of the Books. And I have to tell you all, the response has been AWESOME! So great in fact that I am digging into my bookfair money and buying MORE copies of our battle books! I am so excited to have such a great response (I think around 60 students have signed up). Almost 80 kids have signed up. This is unbelievable!!! I was hoping to have 20 kids, so this is really just so great to me. Thank you all for particpating! But on the flip side...now I'm scared to death my end of the deal is going to flop and all you kids have put in all sorts of efforts and it's going to lame-o. But just know, I'm trying the best I can and I am just so excited to see how this goes! Remember the last day to sign up is January 14th. Next week I will put everyone into teams and the battle will begin!
As for Matched! OMG! I was reading this (at my husbands recommendation--thanks hubby) and I looked at him and told him "If The Hunger Games and The Giver had a book baby, this would be it!" It is just so good. It's about a society (distopian society that is). Pretty much all the choices have been taken away. The government decides when you'll get married and to who. They send you special food based on your body, everyone wears the same thing depending on where they live, and everyone follows all of the rules.
The book starts out with main character, Cassia, getting ready to go to a banquet. This banquet is going to tell her who she is matched (pretty much engaged) to. She's incredibly nervous because she will most likely be assigned to someone in another city, whom she has never met. When it's her turn her match is revealed to be her best friend, Xander. After the banquet she watches the microchip given to her with information about her match--and a picture appears briefly of someone who isn't her match. As time progresses, she starts to think more and more about the mistake of someone else appearing...and starts to grow closer and closer to someone who is not her match.
Seriously...this book is awesome. And a warning: it's part of a trilogy. And this is the first one...the next one comes out in the fall. BOOOOOO! But it gives me something to look forward to. I'm hoping to get this one for the library soon.
I wrote this post yesterday. Remember when I told you I hate writing? I was rereading what I had written and my review just doesn't do this book justice. So I think I'm going to do a video review of it. So I'm putting my nerdiness out there...but I think it will get everyone WAY more excited about it.
As for Matched! OMG! I was reading this (at my husbands recommendation--thanks hubby) and I looked at him and told him "If The Hunger Games and The Giver had a book baby, this would be it!" It is just so good. It's about a society (distopian society that is). Pretty much all the choices have been taken away. The government decides when you'll get married and to who. They send you special food based on your body, everyone wears the same thing depending on where they live, and everyone follows all of the rules.
The book starts out with main character, Cassia, getting ready to go to a banquet. This banquet is going to tell her who she is matched (pretty much engaged) to. She's incredibly nervous because she will most likely be assigned to someone in another city, whom she has never met. When it's her turn her match is revealed to be her best friend, Xander. After the banquet she watches the microchip given to her with information about her match--and a picture appears briefly of someone who isn't her match. As time progresses, she starts to think more and more about the mistake of someone else appearing...and starts to grow closer and closer to someone who is not her match.
Seriously...this book is awesome. And a warning: it's part of a trilogy. And this is the first one...the next one comes out in the fall. BOOOOOO! But it gives me something to look forward to. I'm hoping to get this one for the library soon.
I wrote this post yesterday. Remember when I told you I hate writing? I was rereading what I had written and my review just doesn't do this book justice. So I think I'm going to do a video review of it. So I'm putting my nerdiness out there...but I think it will get everyone WAY more excited about it.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Back to it!
And it's not even Friday! I hope everyone had a really great holiday--we did at Chateau Calhoun. Santa came, birthday parties were thrown, and lots of food was eaten!
I even read two books over the break. The first one was Evermore by Alyson Noel. I could see my Twilight lovers loving this. It's about a girl whose family has been killed in a car wreck and she survives. She lives with her aunt who isn't quite sure of how to deal with Evermore. Ever has two friends at school. She is bullied mercilessly by the other kids. She deals with it by turning her i-pod up and pulling her hood further on. Until Damen comes. Damen--unbelievably good looking and smooth (think tulips being pulled from behind ears). Damen who likes Ever (maybe?! yes. no. maybe. Ever simply can't decide). Ever grows fonder (i.e. falls hard) only to find out a secret about Damen that rocks her world. Oh and did I mention Ever conversing with her dead sisters ghost? Or the girl (or is it woman) that wants Ever dead...bad?
Some swearing and some lovin'. A good read for you older girls.
P.S. I read this on Mr. Calhoun's kindle. I want to read everything on kindles. Did you know you can knit and read at the same time?!?! How great is that?
Tomorrow: Matched and can I just say O.M.G.!?!?!
I even read two books over the break. The first one was Evermore by Alyson Noel. I could see my Twilight lovers loving this. It's about a girl whose family has been killed in a car wreck and she survives. She lives with her aunt who isn't quite sure of how to deal with Evermore. Ever has two friends at school. She is bullied mercilessly by the other kids. She deals with it by turning her i-pod up and pulling her hood further on. Until Damen comes. Damen--unbelievably good looking and smooth (think tulips being pulled from behind ears). Damen who likes Ever (maybe?! yes. no. maybe. Ever simply can't decide). Ever grows fonder (i.e. falls hard) only to find out a secret about Damen that rocks her world. Oh and did I mention Ever conversing with her dead sisters ghost? Or the girl (or is it woman) that wants Ever dead...bad?
Some swearing and some lovin'. A good read for you older girls.
P.S. I read this on Mr. Calhoun's kindle. I want to read everything on kindles. Did you know you can knit and read at the same time?!?! How great is that?
Tomorrow: Matched and can I just say O.M.G.!?!?!
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