tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63942666466994668902024-03-13T05:07:48.557-07:00A Maze Of BooksSenfayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022386125109145930noreply@blogger.comBlogger237125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394266646699466890.post-46417991508269650722011-05-02T18:11:00.000-07:002011-05-02T18:11:56.767-07:00Contest Winner!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The winner of Abandon and Between Here and Forever is....<br />
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<b>Vampires and Tofu!</b><br />
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I will be emailing you shortly!<br />
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-Senfaye</span>Senfayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022386125109145930noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394266646699466890.post-15061851222302961172011-04-28T21:58:00.000-07:002011-04-28T21:59:43.068-07:00Beauty Queens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1289410187l/9464733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1289410187l/9464733.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;">Title: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;">Beauty Queens<br />
<b>Author: </b>Libba Bray<br />
<b>Publisher: </b>Scholastic<br />
<b>Number of Pages: </b>400<br />
<b>Publication Date: </b>May 24<sup>th</sup>, 2011<br />
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<b>Synopsis: </b><i>Survival of the fittest.<br />
</i>The fifty contestants in the Miss Teen Dream Pageant thought this was going to be a fun trip to the beach, where they could parade in their state-appropriate costumes and compete in front of the cameras. But sadly, their airplane had another idea, crashing on a desert island and leaving the survivors stranded with little food, little water, and practically no eyeliner.<br />
What’s a beauty queen to do? Continue to practice for the talent portion of the program—or wrestle snakes to the ground? Get a perfect tan—or learn to run wild? And what should happen when the sexy pirates show up?<br />
Welcome to the heart of the non-exfoliated darkness. Your tour guide? None other than Libba Bray, the hilarious, sensational, Printz Award-winning author of A Great and Terrible Beauty and Going Bovine. The result is a novel that will make you laugh, make you think, and make you never see beauty the same way again.<br />
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<b>Review: </b>Beauty Queens is one of the most hilarious books I have ever read. I didn’t want to read it in front of other people because I was giggling so hard most of the time. <br />
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I never knew what was going to happen next, everything was unexpected. And while the plot was fantastic, it was the characters that made it even better. Their personalities were so distinct, which is really important since there were lots of characters. <br />
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The way the beauty queens dealt with things was really amusing, and I could see them growing and changing as people. When the book ended I was really sad because I had grown attached to certain characters. Although, I loved the ending SO much. It wrapped everything up so nicely.<br />
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Libba Bray wrote a touching, comical, and down right crazy desert island novel, and I adored every minute of it. Overall, if you are a fan of Libba Bray’s other works, or aren’t sure about them read Beauty Queens because it is awesome. </span> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;">FTC: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Received</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> for review from publisher</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span>Senfayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022386125109145930noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394266646699466890.post-19132126304871383452011-04-26T17:39:00.000-07:002011-04-26T17:42:20.572-07:00Contest: Abandon & Between Here and Forever<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1290806991l/9397967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1290806991l/9397967.jpg" width="138" /></a></div><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1301930127l/9559665.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1301930127l/9559665.jpg" width="131" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am going to be giving away ARCs of Between Here and Forever by Elizabeth Scott as well as Abandon by Meg Cabot to one lucky person!<br />
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All you have to do is comment below with your email address! Unfortunately, this contest will only be open to US residents. The last day to enter will be May 1st.<br />
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</span>Senfayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022386125109145930noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394266646699466890.post-86374423469492179972011-04-25T21:48:00.000-07:002011-04-26T17:43:25.014-07:00Perchance to Dream<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://fairyrevel.com/images/2010/0224_perchancetodream_mantchev.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://fairyrevel.com/images/2010/0224_perchancetodream_mantchev.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Title: </b>Perchance to Dream</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <b>Author: </b>Lisa Mantchev<br />
<b>Publisher:</b> Feiwel & Friends<br />
<b>Number of Pages:</b> 333<br />
<b>Publication Date: </b>May 25<sup>th</sup>, 2010<br />
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<b>Synopsis: </b><i>Brava! Encore! <br />
</i>Growing up in the enchanted Thèâtre Illuminata, Beatrice Shakespeare Smith learned all about every play ever written, but she didn’t know that she, too, had magic. Now, she is the Mistress of Revels, the Teller of Tales, and is determined to follow her stars. Bertie can make things happen by writing them, but outside the walls of the Thèâtre, they don’t go as planned. And her magic cannot help her make a decision between Nate, her suave pirate, and Ariel, a seductive air spirit. <br />
When Nate is taken prisoner by the Sea Goddess, only Bertie can free him, and she and her fairy sidekicks embark on a journey, using Bertie’s word magic to guide them. Bertie’s dreams are haunted by Nate, whose love for Bertie is keeping him alive, but in the daytime, it’s Ariel who is tantalizingly close, and the one she is falling for. Who does Bertie love most? And will her magic be powerful enough to save her once she enters the Sea Goddess’s lair?<br />
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<b>Review: </b>Perchance to Dream is just as magical as Eyes Like Stars. It had everything a book should have; romance, magic, cupcake loving faeries, and a great protagonist.<br />
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I was worried I wouldn’t enjoy Perchance to Dream nearly as much as I enjoyed Eyes Like Stars. Soon after starting it, all my worries were gone. I was once again swept up in the world Lisa had created. Instead of it taking place at the Thèâtre, Bertie explored the world. Which, while it was different, was quite a nice change.<br />
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I sped through this book, and at the time I just didn’t have time to read. With Perchance to Dream though, I made sure to sit down and read every possible time I could. I hadn’t sped through a book that quickly in a long time. (It got me out of my reading slump!)<br />
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I must mention, as well, that I love Bertie & Co. Bertie is awesome, the faeries are amusing, and I cannot decide between Ariel and Nate. I don’t think I will be too upset if she ends up with one of them and not the other. <br />
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Overall, I absolutely adored this book. And if you loved the first one, you should definitely pick this one up! I highly recommend this series.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">FTC: Received for review from publisher</span></div>Senfayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022386125109145930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394266646699466890.post-24033427412767114582011-02-19T12:03:00.000-08:002011-02-19T12:04:17.239-08:00Late Blog-o-versary Post!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s3prod.weheartit.netdna-cdn.com/images/7286091/tumblr_lguju4Zyx91qc8wb1o1_500_large.jpg?1298142459" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://s3prod.weheartit.netdna-cdn.com/images/7286091/tumblr_lguju4Zyx91qc8wb1o1_500_large.jpg?1298142459" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday was my 2 year blog-o-versary!!! I ended up not writing a post about it yesterday because I'm sick and I needed rest. I thought today though, I would write a little post today because I'm feeling a bit better. I'm really excited that I've had my blog for 2 years! And, I want to thank each and every one of you who take the time to read my blog.<br />
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-Senfaye<br />
P.S. I'm really going to start blogging again soon, I promise! </span>Senfayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022386125109145930noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394266646699466890.post-78805456361323380752010-07-28T19:17:00.000-07:002010-07-28T19:18:06.055-07:00Ascendant Contest Winner!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sorry that this post is a few days late!<br />
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ANYWAY, the winner of my Ascendant contest is.....</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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MannaB</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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An email has been sent to you.<br />
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Thanks everyone for entering! (I have another contest coming up in the near future.)<br />
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-Senfaye</span></span></span>Senfayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022386125109145930noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394266646699466890.post-72255677728963265752010-07-16T23:13:00.000-07:002010-07-16T23:13:38.140-07:00Ascendant Contest!<a href="http://www.harpercollinscatalogs.com/CH/vlarge/9780061490026_0_Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.harpercollinscatalogs.com/CH/vlarge/9780061490026_0_Cover.jpg" width="216" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Recently, I got an extra ARC of Ascendant by Diana Peterfreund. And since I love you all very much, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think one of you lovely blog readers should have it.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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Rules to enter:<br />
Follow my blog and comment below saying you follow!<br />
That is all you have to do. Simple, right?<br />
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The contest ends July 24th! Oh, and you have to live in the US or have a US address.<br />
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-Senfaye</span></span>Senfayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022386125109145930noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394266646699466890.post-80536841394931026292010-07-15T22:39:00.000-07:002010-07-16T10:40:47.140-07:00Things I Know About Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1260563504l/7092447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1260563504l/7092447.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Title:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Things I Know About Love</span></span><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Author: </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kate Le Vann</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
Publisher:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Egmont USA </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
Number of Pages: </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">153 </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
Publication Date: </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">June 22nd, 2010</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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Synopsis: </span> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Livia's experience of love has been disappointing to say the least. But all that is about to change. After years of illness, she's off to spend the summer with her brother in America. She's making up for lost time, and she's writing it all down in her private blog. America is everything she ever dreamed of - and then she meets Adam. Can Livia put the past behind her and risk falling in love again?<br />
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Review</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: Things I Know About Love... wasn't what I expected AT ALL. I expected a light, romance novel. Instead, it was so much more.<br />
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Livia was a quirky main character, and her blog was quirky as well. Her idea was to write down all the things she knows about love in a blog. And she would tell all, even if it made her embarrassed. And since I love blogs, it made the book really awesome!<br />
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One of my only complaints is that the book needed to be a bit longer, so the characters would be a bit more fleshed out. Livia was the most developed, with a heartbreaking background.<br />
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The relationships in the book were portrayed very well, especially the relationship Livia had with her brother. I loved that they were so close. The only relationship that really had a downfall was Livia & Adam's relationship. I felt it all moved a little too quickly. Though, it was probably because of the ending.<br />
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The ending was a total shock. I really didn't expect it, and it left me heartbroken. And since the ending was such a shock, I can't stop thinking about it. I can't tell if that is a good thing or a bad thing, since it was so sad.<br />
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Overall, it was a really great novel about experiencing new things. I will definitely read more of Kate Le Vann's books in the future!<br />
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I recommend this book if you want a contemporary novel that is a tad bittersweet but awesome nonetheless. </span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">FTC: Got for review from Goodman Media</span></span></span></span></span>Senfayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022386125109145930noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394266646699466890.post-60582739886155962182010-05-25T21:29:00.001-07:002010-07-16T10:41:57.160-07:00The Unwritten Rule<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6UwAzkFnA4/SlUSA7qBQ9I/AAAAAAAAAmE/OT6nDULT-50/s1600/the+unwritten+rule.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k6UwAzkFnA4/SlUSA7qBQ9I/AAAAAAAAAmE/OT6nDULT-50/s320/the+unwritten+rule.jpg" /></a></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Title:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> The Unwritten Rule </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Author:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Elizabeth Scott </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Publisher:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Simon Pulse </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Number of Pages:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 210 </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Publication Date:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> March 16</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, 2010</span></span><br />
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Synopsis from Jacket Flap: </span></span></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Everyone knows the unwritten rule: You don't like your best friend's boyfriend. <br />
Sarah has had a crush on Ryan for years. He's easy to talk to, supersmart, and totally gets her. Lately it even seems like he's paying extra attention to her. Everything would be perfect except for two things: Ryan is Brianna's boyfriend, and Brianna is Sarah's best friend. <br />
Sarah forces herself to avoid Ryan and tries to convince herself not to like him. She feels so guilty for wanting him, and the last thing she wants is to hurt her best friend. But when she's thrown together with Ryan one night, something happens. It's wonderful...and awful. <br />
Sarah is torn apart by guilt, but what she feels is nothing short of addiction, and she can't stop herself from wanting more...</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
Review:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> The Unwritten Rule was just as eloquent as Elizabeth Scott’s previous works. I jumped up and down when I got it, and then sped through it.<br />
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It was painful to read at times, because I really hated how Sarah treated Brianna. (I have had friends like that before.) I </span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">really </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">disliked Brianna… yet I felt myself sympathizing with her at times. I couldn’t help it. While some authors wouldn’t be able to pull a book like this off (mainly because I wasn’t sure if I could identify with Sarah at first, but I reallyreally did), Elizabeth Scott DID pull it off. Sarah’s character was so quirky and different, and I loved her obsession with Chucks. While all the characters were great, they weren't as remarkable as Sarah--she jumped off the page more than anyone else in the story.<br />
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Ryan was a great character too. He isn’t a cheating jerk as you would have expected. He is really sweet and cares about Sarah. Anyway, the pacing of the book was pleasant. And the characters developed more as the story went on. The ending… was shocking, but really wrapped the book up. <br />
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I thoroughly enjoyed Elizabeth’s new novel. I cannot wait to read more of her novels in the future.<br />
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I recommend this book if you have either really enjoyed Elizabeth’s previous novels or if you are looking for a really good contemporary young adult novel. <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">FTC: Got for review from Simon Pulse</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></div>Senfayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022386125109145930noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394266646699466890.post-13907236993012025762010-05-23T23:22:00.001-07:002010-05-23T23:22:44.441-07:00Why I've Been Away + BEA!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hey everyone,<br />
It's been a while, and I feel horrible about my lack of posts. I've been really overwhelmed with school, and everything else going on in my life. Thankfully, it is almost time for my summer vacation!<br />
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I will be attending BEA this year, and I am SO ecstatic to be going. I am flying out to New York on Monday and will be leaving that Friday. Words cannot even describe my excitement. Seriously.<br />
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Anyway, expect tons of reviews and posts on my journey in New York!<br />
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-Senfaye</span></span>Senfayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022386125109145930noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394266646699466890.post-80060471550227308052010-02-18T23:56:00.000-08:002010-02-18T23:56:41.670-08:001 Year Blog-O-Versary!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvjfs88r0j1qanfbjo1_400.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvjfs88r0j1qanfbjo1_400.png" width="190" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today is my 1 year blog-o-versary!!!! Yaaay! I am really proud of myself for keeping up with a blog. I know I have failed as a blogger lately, but I PROMISE I will be back soon! Anyway, thank you SOSOSOSO much for following and keeping up with my blog. It means so much to me. <3<br />
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-Senfaye</span> </span>Senfayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022386125109145930noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394266646699466890.post-58698393196065769222010-02-06T19:25:00.000-08:002010-02-06T19:26:04.664-08:00Books Read In 2009!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Hey everyone,<br />First off, I am SOSOSOSOSO sorry for not posting much lately. I have been really busy. I promise to post more soon!<br /><br />Anyway, here are the books I read in 2009:<br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">January:<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1.Fairest by Gail Carson Levine<br />2.The Fairies Return by Gail Carson Levine<br />3.Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston<br />4.The Two Princesses Of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine<br />5.Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link<br />6.How To Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier<br />7.Lily B. On The Brink Of Love by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel<br />8.Into The Wild by Sara Beth Durst<br />9.A Girl Like Moi by Lisa Barham<br />10.The Nobodies by N.E. Bode<br />11.Olivia Kidney And The Secret Beneath The City by Ellen Potter<br />12.Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine<br />13.Graceling by Kristin Cashore<br />14.The Devouring by Simon Holt<br />15.Prom Nights From Hell by Various Authors<br />16.Bliss by Lauren Myracle<br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">February:<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">17.Love Is Hell by Various Authors<br />18.Coraline by Neil Gaiman<br />19.Princess Ben by Catherine Gilbert Murdock<br />20.Willa By Heart by Coleen Murtagh Paratore<br />21.Bras & Broomsticks by Sarah Mlynowski<br />22.TTYL by Lauren Myracle<br />23.Let It Snow by Various Authors<br />24.Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception by Maggie Stiefvater<br />25.The Dust Of 100 Dogs by A.S. King<br />26.Betwixt by Tara Bray Smith<br />27.Dream Girl by Lauren Mechling<br />28.The Luxe by Anna Godbersen<br />29.The Faerie Path by Frewin Jones<br />30.City Of Ashes by Cassandra Clare<br />31.Bones Of Faerie by Janni Lee Simner<br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">March:<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">32.The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins<br />33.Kin by Holly Black<br />34.Zombie Blondes by Brian James<br />35.Girlwood by Claire Dean<br />36.3 Willows by Ann Brashares<br />37.You Are So Undead To Me by Stacey Jay<br />38.Cycler by Lauren McLaughlin<br />39.Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev<br />40.Something, Maybe by Elizabeth Scott<br />41.City Of Glass by Cassandra Clare<br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">April:<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">42.Wake by Lisa McMann<br />43.Fade by Lisa McMann<br />44.Sleepaway Girls by Jen Calonita<br />45.Prophecy Of The Sisters by Michelle Zink<br />46.GoldenGirl by Micol Ostow<br />47.NEED by Carrie Jones<br />48.Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter by RJ Anderson<br />49.Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott<br />50.One Butt Cheek At A Time by Amber Kizer<br />51.Sea Change by Aimee Friedman<br />52.Prada & Prejudice by Many Hubbard<br />53.Radiant Darkness by Emily Whitman<br />54.Generation Dead by Daniel Waters<br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">May:<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">55.Wings by Aprilynne Pike<br />56.Jessica's Guide To Dating On The Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey<br />57.Fairy Tale by Cyn Balog<br />58.Lovestruck Summer by Melissa Walker<br />59.Exclusively Chloe by J.A. Yang<br />60.Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison<br />61.Darkwood by M.E. Breen<br />62.Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater<br />63.My Big Nose & Other Natural Disasters by Sydney Salter<br />64.Switch by Carol Snow<br />65.Fortune's Folly by Deva Fagan<br />66.Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margie Stohl<br />67.Destroy All Cars by Blake Nelson<br />68.Soulstice by Simon Holt<br />69.Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler<br />70.Crazy Beautiful by Lauren Baratz-Logsted<br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">June:<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">71.Devoured by Amanda Marrone<br />72.It's Not You, It's Me by Kerry Cohen-Hoffmann<br />73.Fairest Of Them All by Jan Blazanin<br />74.Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt<br />75.Bedeviled: Daddy's Little Angel by Shani Petroff<br />76.Dead Is The New Black by Marlene Perez<br />77.The Waters & The Wild by Francesca Lia Block<br />78.The Stolen One by Suzanne Crowley<br />79.As You Wish by Jackson Pearce<br />80.DupliKate by Cherry Cheva<br />81.Emily The Strange: The Lost Days by Rob Reger & Jessica Gruner<br />82.Suddenly Supernatural: Scaredy Kat by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel<br />83.Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender<br />84.GirlForce by Nikki Goldstein<br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">July:<br /></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">85.Undead Much? by Stacey Jay<br />86.Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins<br />87.Rampant by Diana Peterfreund<br />88.Once A Witch by Carolyn McCullough<br />89.Coffeehouse Angel by Suzanne Selfors<br />90.Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins<br />91.I Can't Keep My Own Secrets: Six-Word Memoirs by Teens Famous & Obscure<br />92.I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder<br />93.Boyology by Sarah O'Leary Burningham<br />94.The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart<br />95.The Hollow by Jessica Verday<br />96.Behind Every Illusion by Christina Harner<br />97.The Comeback by Marlene Perez<br />98.Fashionista by Micol Ostow<br />99.Jennifer's Body by Audrey Nixon<br />100.Lipstick Apology by Jennifer Jabaley<br />101.Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick<br />102.Sloane Sisters by Annabelle Vestry<br />103.Pretty Dead by Francesca Lia Block<br /><b>August:<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">104.The Cupcake Queen by Heather Hepler<br />105.Immortal by Gillian Shields<br />106.The Dark Divine by Bree Despain<br />107.The Naughty List by Suzanne Young<br />108.Give Up The Ghost by Megan Crewe<br />109.Kiss Of Life by Daniel Waters<br />110.My Soul To Take by Rachel Vincent<br />111.Evermore by Alyson Noel<br />112.Another Faust by Daniel & Dina Nayeri<br />113.Crank by Ellen Hopkins<br />114.The Realm Of Possibility by David Levithan<br />115.The Boy Book by E. Lockhart<br />116.The Treasure Map of Boys by E. Lockhart<br />117.The Eternal Kiss by Various Authors<br />118.Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon</span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">119.The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong</span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">120.The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson</span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">121.Never Cry Werewolf by Heather Davis<br /><b>September:<br /></b>122.School Of Fear by Gitty Daneshvari<br />123.The Waking: Dreams Of The Dead by Thomas Randall<br />124.Fade To Blue by Sean Beaudoin<br />125.The Tear Collector by Patrick Jones</span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">126.Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin</span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">127.I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have To Kill You by Ally Carter<br />128.Memoirs Of A Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin<br />129.Liar by Justine Larbalestier </span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">130.Beyond The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Worm King by Holly Black & Tony DiTerlizzi </span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">131.Tattoo by Jennifer Lynn Barnes</span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">132.Break by Hannah Moskowitz</span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">133.The Sky Always Hears Me And The Hills Don't Mind by Kirstin Cronn-Mills</span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">134.The Everafter by Amy Huntley</span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>October:</b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">135.Snap by Carol Snow</span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">136.Impulse by Ellen Hopkins</span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">137.Ash by Malinda Lo</span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">138.Whip It! by Shauna Cross</span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">139.The Magykal Papers by Angie Sage</span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">140.Deadly Little Secret by Laurie Faria Stolarz</span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">141.Glass Houses by Rachel Caine</span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">142.Dark Secrets 1 by Elizabeth Chandler</span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">143.Dawn by Kevin Brooks</span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">144.Stupid Cupid by Rhonda Stapleton</span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">145.Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor</span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">146.The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson</span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>November:</b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">147.Demon Princess: Reign Or Shine by Michelle Rowan</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">148.The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">149.Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">150.Feast Of Fools by Rachel Caine</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">151.Lord Of Misrule by Rachel Caine</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">152.Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">153.Fade Out by Rachel Caine</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">154.Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse by Kaleb Nation</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">155.Captivate by Carrie Jones</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">156.Top Ten Uses For An Unworn Prom Dress by Tina Ferraro</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">157.Little Black Lies by Tish Cohen</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">158.Confession Of A Triple Shot Betty by Jody Gehrman</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">159.Triple Shot Bettys In Love by Jody Gehrman</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">160.The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">161.The Adoration Of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>December: </b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b></b>162.Psych Major Syndrome by Alicia Thompson </span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">163.Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">164.The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">165.Front And Center by Catherine Gilbert Murdock</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">166.Along For The Ride by Sarah Dessen</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">167.My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">168.Lock And Key by Sarah Dessen</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">169.Frogs & French Kisses by Sarah Mlynowski</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">170.Spells & Sleeping Bags by Sarah Mlynowski</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">171.Penelope by Marilyn Kaye</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">172.The Key To The Golden Firebird by Maureen Johnson</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">173.Ex-Mas by Kate Brian</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">174.Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">175.Naomi & Ely's No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I am really happy I was able to read so many last year!</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">-Senfaye<br /></span></b></span></b></span></b><br /></span><br /></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div>Senfayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022386125109145930noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394266646699466890.post-72760332952335007422010-01-13T18:11:00.000-08:002010-01-13T18:11:00.566-08:00Happy Birthday Emma!<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vjSfiVTC6tg/S058b0gYoWI/AAAAAAAAAdo/FXNSeq0evVM/s1600-h/emmabdaycake1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vjSfiVTC6tg/S058b0gYoWI/AAAAAAAAAdo/FXNSeq0evVM/s320/emmabdaycake1.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hi everyone,<br />
Today is a very special day. Today happens to be one of my best friend’s birthdays! Her name is Emma and you might know her as Emmyreader from Don’t Lose My Place. She is seriously one of the most amazing people I have ever talked to. <br />
Emma, let me just say, HAPPY 14</span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">th</span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> BIRTHDAY! You are getting old. You will be wrinkly soon (TOTALLY kidding!) Anyway, I love you Emma. You are like a sister. I cannot believe how long its been since I first talked to you. I remember exactly what we did. We played animal crossing and I was THRILLED because someone so cool was playing with me. (I know. I was a weirdo child.) <br />
I hope you have the best day ever because you deserve it. Anyway there are some other people who wish to say something to you: <br />
<br />
Happy Birthday, Emma! You’re 14 now. Doesn’t it feel GREAT? Well, it should NOT feel great. Cause there is NOTHING great about 14. Trust me, I would know. It’s almost EXACTLY the same as 13. But don’t let that concern you. While there is nothing awesome about 14, there are certainly MANY awesome things about you. I hope you believe me. You DO know I never lie, right?<br />
For example, you are one of the KINDEST people I know. You sent me a package after only knowing me for like a month. I was like “Surely this must be a JOKE. Nobody is THIS nice.” But I was WRONG. And you like reading awesome books! Like WAKE. And SHIVER, the sequel of which you will be reading in a few weeks time (SO JEALOUS).<br />
And finally, you like LADY GAGA. If that doesn’t make you awesome, then PLEASE tell me what does.<br />
I hope this last year went well for you. Your first year as a TEENAGER, exciting! But I also hope that it wasn’t even CLOSE to as fun as this next year is gonna be. Cause’s that’s what someone as great as you deserves. <3 --</span></span> <b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Michael<br />
<br />
</span></span> </b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I want to wish a very happy, happy birthday to Emma! Although I’ve just gotten close to her—not even THAT close, but still, it counts!—she is a wonderful friend who can cheer me up from her blurbs about a certain baby to just books, books, and books. If I were to choose 10 people I’ve met online that are the nicest since I’ve been blogging, I would SO pick her. <br />
You are 14 years young like me now, although I’ll grow older in a few months. Anyway, 14 is a great year in your life, and I hope every second of it is better than when you were 13 (BOOO). If there’s any moment today that you are down, just remember—today is a special day because YOU were born. –</span></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kimmie<br />
</span></span> </b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMMA HARRISON! i </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><3</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> you so much you are awesomeundo Emma Harrison</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> –</span></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Elise<br />
</span></span> </b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today is awesome. You know why? Someone incredibly, mind-blowingly awesome was born today. And that incredily, mind-blowingly awesome person is (get ready to be gobsmacked) the lovely EMMA! You hear that faint noise? That's the millions of people cheering because that's just how awesome she is. Emma is always sweet and she's my my other half and I'm GAGA for her (inside joke... be jealous ;D). So happy birthday, Emma. May your wishes always come true and may your birthday cakes never blow up. </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Love,<br />
Your Favorite GaGa Luva <br />
--</span></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Catt</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
<br />
Emma, I'm so glad we met this year. You are an awesome young lady. I had the best Halloween I have had in years acting like a crazy kid at your house. I know there are many wonderful and exciting things in your future! I hope your birthday was awesome. Can't wait to see you on Saturday. Stay sweet! Lovely, </span></span> <b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Korianne<br />
</span></span> </b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
And last but not least.. <br />
<br />
For my dearest Emma, who is a bright spot in every day, may this birthday be just the beginning of all things bright and wonderful!<br />
</span></span> <b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Love,<br />
Michelle Zink<br />
<br />
</span></span> </b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So, I hope you had an awesometastical birthday Emma!<br />
<br />
-Senfaye</span></span> <br />
</div>Senfayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022386125109145930noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394266646699466890.post-39757225397955623462009-12-06T01:12:00.000-08:002009-12-06T01:21:14.934-08:00Interview: Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vjSfiVTC6tg/Sxt03I5UM4I/AAAAAAAAAcg/Ua9ECyG4M84/s1600-h/KamiandMargie1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vjSfiVTC6tg/Sxt03I5UM4I/AAAAAAAAAcg/Ua9ECyG4M84/s200/KamiandMargie1.jpg" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><u style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Favorites:</span></span></b></span></u><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Favorite fictional couple?</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kami: Tristan & Isolde</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Margie: Jace & Clary</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Favorite color?</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kami: Black</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Margie: Why does she get to go first? She says all my answers. *</span></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">sulks</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Favorite thing to do in your spare time?</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kami: Read & take pictures of my kids.</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Margie: Read. Travel. Write. Hang out with my girls.</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Favorite band/music artist?</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><ul><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vjSfiVTC6tg/Sxt0r0abt7I/AAAAAAAAAcY/OEIUERFUXcc/s1600/BC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vjSfiVTC6tg/Sxt0r0abt7I/AAAAAAAAAcY/OEIUERFUXcc/s200/BC.jpg" /></span></a><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kami: Favorite Band – Guns & Roses, The White Stripes / Artist – Robert Rauschenberg, Kara Walker</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></ul><ul><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vjSfiVTC6tg/Sxt0r0abt7I/AAAAAAAAAcY/OEIUERFUXcc/s1600-h/BC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Margie: Regina Spektor, Lily Allen, Ingrid Michaelson, Death Cab for Cutie, Vampire Weekend, the soundtracks to Glee & Spring Awakening.</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></ul><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Favorite book(s)?</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><ul><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kami: To Kill a Mockingbird, Fahrenheit 451, Lord of the Flies, I Capture the Castle, The Giver & The Golden Compass.</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></ul><ul><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Margie: TKAM, A Wrinkle in Time, The Dark is Rising, The Chronicles of Chrestomancii, Sunshine, Graceling and Tender is the Night.</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></ul><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Favorite unusual animal?</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kami: Tapir or Marmoset</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Margie: My unusually bad beagles, Kirby and Zelda. </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Favorite drink?</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kami: Seriously – you know this. Diet Coke.</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Margie: *</span></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">raises can*</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><b><u><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Questions about writing:</span></span></u></b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Why did you decide to write from a boy’s POV?</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><ul><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kami: We both have brothers, and we wanted readers to experience BC from a boy’s perspective. The magic, the danger, the choices Ethan and Lena face. So few girls get a window into the mind of a guy.</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></ul><ul><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Margie: We also wanted to write about a powerful, mysterious, magical girl, and unravel that secret along with Ethan. And it was interesting to fall for the guy actually telling the story. Ethan is a sweetheart!</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></ul><ul><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After the </span></span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Beautiful Creatures</span></span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> books, do you think you will write together? Or write books by yourself?</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></ul><ul><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kami: I hope we’ll do both. We’re world-builders, so we’ll create another universe to work on together. But some day it would also be fun to write some smaller things & work as critique partners, at the same time.</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></ul><ul><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Margie: Which was of course how this all began; we were fans of each other’s writing long before we started collaborating on BC. But we work together so well, I’m sure you’ll see more of us as a team…</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></ul><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How long did it take you to write </span></span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Beautiful Creatures</span></span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">?</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kami: Twelve weeks.</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><ul><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Margie: It was like a fever dream. It all came rushing out and just sort of took over our lives. It’s still sort of like that. </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">J</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></ul><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What do you do when you get writer’s block?</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><ul><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kami: This sounds annoying, but we don’t get writer’s block. We LOVE to draft.</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></ul><ul><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Margie: We get revision block!</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></ul><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What made you decide to write about a Southern town?</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><ul><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kami: Both of our families come from small town, mine from the South and Margie’s from the West. The South has a certain charm and magic about it that you don’t find anywhere else.</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></ul><ul><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Margie: The South is a place where, to us, magic still happens. And pie. And family and community—all of which we wanted for BC.</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></ul><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><u><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Questions about the authors:</span></b></span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Why Milk Duds & Popcorn?</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kami: We write about what we like to eat.</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><ul><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Margie: Our friend Kerri introduced us to the combo. You should try it. We’re addicts now.</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></ul><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If you could choose a Caster power what would it be?</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><ul><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kami: I would be a Cataclyst or a Sybil. I think it would be crazy to be able to control the elements or read people’s faces.</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></ul><ul><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Margie: I would be a Palimpsest. I would love to be able to walk into some old Southern house and see everything that ever had or would happen there.</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></ul><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What are 3 things that most people don’t know about you?</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><ul><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kami: I love disaster movies and if The Day After Tomorrow is on cable, I literally can’t turn it off. I’m incredibly superstitious.</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></ul><ul><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Margie: I was so shy I didn’t speak to anyone outside of my family until third grade. I can still recite the poem from the front of the Dark is Rising books. I can live entirely on cheese.</span></span></ul><ul><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thanks so much Kami & Margie!<br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(Author Photo Credit goes to Alex Hoerner) </span></span></span></span></ul>Senfayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022386125109145930noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394266646699466890.post-63601045669481020642009-11-13T18:00:00.000-08:002009-11-13T19:15:24.157-08:00Halloween Costume Contest Winners!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">First off I would like to thank everybody who entered! All of your entries made the contest special! :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I have been meaning to have a contest for a while and I have decided to turn my contest into a </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">costume contest!!!</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Send me a picture of you in your Halloween costume to my email address </span></span></span><a href="mailto:annieluvsmuffin@Gmail.com" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">annieluvsmuffin@Gmail.com</span></span></span></a><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. I will take entries until November 6th </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and the winners will be announced November 12th</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">! There will be three winners.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Prizes:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vjSfiVTC6tg/SuyLbVYNFBI/AAAAAAAAAbY/Wk__wPMidec/s1600-h/1stplace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vjSfiVTC6tg/SuyLbVYNFBI/AAAAAAAAAbY/Wk__wPMidec/s200/1stplace.jpg" /></a><a href="http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=f243ba78c8&view=att&th=1243fe49bec22fc3&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=f_g0mr2t640&zw" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: grey; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></a><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1</span></span><sup><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">st</span></span></sup><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Place Winner will receive:</span></span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- An ARC of As You Wish by Jackson Pearce </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- An audiobook of Swoon by Nina Malkin</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A signed ARC of Prophecy Of The Sisters by Michelle Zink</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A hardcover copy of Darkwood by M.E. Breen</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A Beautiful Creatures bracelet</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A Fairy Tale Bookmark</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A signed Chasing Brooklyn bookmark</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- Angel N' Devil duckies</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A rose pin (that actually smells like roses!)</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A signed Prophecy Of The Sisters poster</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A signed Jessica's Guide To Dating On The Dark Side bookplate</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A signed Jessica's Guide To Dating On The Dark Side bookmark</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A Prophecy Of The Sisters bookmark</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A Beautiful Creatures sticker</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- An eyepillow made by Katie Alender (author of Bad Girls Don't Die)</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- Halloween stickers</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1st place gets </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">16 prizes!!!</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vjSfiVTC6tg/SuyLpaz-O9I/AAAAAAAAAbg/NH4bczJQnKQ/s1600-h/2ndplace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vjSfiVTC6tg/SuyLpaz-O9I/AAAAAAAAAbg/NH4bczJQnKQ/s200/2ndplace.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=f243ba78c8&view=att&th=1243fe49bec22fc3&attid=0.2&disp=inline&realattid=f_g0mr2xfw1&zw" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: grey; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b></b>2nd Place Winner will receive: </span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A signed Prophecy Of The Sisters poster</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- Angel N' Devil duckies</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A signed Beautiful Creatures bookplate</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- Crazy dips (candy)</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- An eyepillow made by Katie Alender (author of Bad Girls Don't Die)</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A signed Jessica's Guide To Dating On The Dark Side bookmark</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A signed ARC of Secret Society by Tom Dolby</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A signed ARC of Sea Change by Aimee Friedman</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2nd place gets </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">9 prizes!!!</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vjSfiVTC6tg/SuyLzS_8UcI/AAAAAAAAAbo/GoVKn3iFxS0/s1600-h/3rdplace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vjSfiVTC6tg/SuyLzS_8UcI/AAAAAAAAAbo/GoVKn3iFxS0/s200/3rdplace.jpg" /></a><a href="http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=f243ba78c8&view=att&th=1243fe49bec22fc3&attid=0.3&disp=inline&realattid=f_g0mr32em2&zw" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: grey; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3rd Place Winner will receive:</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A hardcover copy of Radiant Darkness</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- An ARC of Coffeehouse Angel by Suzanne Selfors</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- Angel N' Devil duckies</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A signed Chasing Brooklyn bookmark</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A Fairy Tale bookmark</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A signed Jessica's Guide To Dating On The Dark Side bookmark</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A Castergirl sticker</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- A blowpop</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3rd place gets </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">8 prizes!!</span></span></b><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I will have a group of judges help me decide who wins the prizes! ;)</span></span><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Have fun! And US only, sorry!</span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dark Secrets 1 by Elizabeth Chandler</span></span><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dawn by Kevin Brooks</span></span><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stupid Cupid by Rhonda Stapleton</span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lips Touch by Laini Taylor</span></span><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fire by Kristin Cashore</span></span><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bran Hambric: The Farfeld Curse by Kaleb Nation</span></span><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Little Black Lies by Tish Cohen</span></span><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman</span></span><br />
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</div>Senfayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022386125109145930noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394266646699466890.post-48901454563529864042009-10-25T20:37:00.000-07:002009-10-25T20:37:28.729-07:00Princess Bookie Cover Contest!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vjSfiVTC6tg/SuUZMp3rnZI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/tsELQdxRF1E/s1600-h/ChasingBrooklyn(MockCover).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vjSfiVTC6tg/SuUZMp3rnZI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/tsELQdxRF1E/s320/ChasingBrooklyn(MockCover).jpg" /></span></span></a><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is my contest entry for </span></span><a href="http://www.princessbookie.com/2009/10/big-box-challenge.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Princess Bookie's AMAZING 9 ARC contest! </span></span></a><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Books I Got Semi Through: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Lips Touch by Laini Taylor (Page 147) and Stupid Cupid by Rhonda Stapleton (Page 124)</span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I get distracted easily so, if I hadn't gotten distracted I would have done wayyy better!</span></span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Goals For This Hour:</span></span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Finish Lips Touch by Laini Taylor (on page 117)</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think I did pretty good. :)</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">And, I had to try and get up at 5 this morning.. and didn't; I got up at 6. And then I read for an hour, and I was so tired I fell asleep.. so I kind of suck.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PS I am so sorry Emma that I was not up at 5 like I said I would be! </span></span>Senfayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022386125109145930noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394266646699466890.post-3036838936284435722009-10-21T16:42:00.000-07:002009-10-21T16:45:19.037-07:00Hold Still Contest!<div><a href="http://bookfinds.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/holdstill-197x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://bookfinds.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/holdstill-197x300.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, Penguin kindly offered to let me give away a </span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hardcover copy of Hold Still by Nina Lacour!</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Read The Past Two Weeks:</span></span></b><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Whip It by Shauna Cross</span></span><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Septimus Heap: The Magykal Papers by Angie Sage</span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lips Touch by Laini Taylor (still!)</span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fire by Kristin Cashore (still!)</span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Little Black Lies by Tish Cohen</span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">P.S. Sorry for not posting much, school is taking a lot out of me. Reviews coming later this week or this weekend! </span></span><br />
</div>Senfayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022386125109145930noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394266646699466890.post-8378668683835676322009-10-09T17:12:00.000-07:002009-10-09T20:43:47.599-07:00The Tear Collector<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6rmrKLiBYfA/Sj2wItdyU9I/AAAAAAAACa4/syI2UvoJJTM/s1600/TearBoyL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6rmrKLiBYfA/Sj2wItdyU9I/AAAAAAAACa4/syI2UvoJJTM/s320/TearBoyL.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Title: The Tear Collector Author: Patrick Jones Publisher: Walker (Bloomsbury) Number Of Pages: 263 Publication Date: September 1st, 2009</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Synopsis From Jacket Flap: </span><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Between hookups, makeups, and breakups, there isn't a day at Lapeer High School without drama turning into tears. </span></span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: italic;">And tears are just essential as air for Cassandra Gray. She and her family are vampires who thirst for human sorrow, and the energy that they soak in from a good crying jag can keep them fueled up for days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: italic;">Anytime a friend needs a shoulder to cry on, Cass is there. Anytime a boyfriend gets too secure, she breaks his heart. Cass's work as a school peer counselor and hospital volunteer also provides the perfect cover and access to get her family's energy source. But she is getting tired of all the lies and manipulation--especially now that she's actually fallen in love with a human. Can she bear to betray her family for a chance at happiness and a life filled with joy? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: italic;">A perfect blend of romance and the supernatural, this unique kind of vampire story will hook readers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The premise was nothing like I have ever seen before-</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-I mean vampires that need tears instead of blood to survive is </span></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">very </span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">original. My biggest problem was the characters, Cass was just a little cold for my taste, but as the story goes along I liked her better. Cass's family was terrible, and made the book not as good, because they made me so frustrated! Cass is their family and to let her not have happiness is just insane. I know that they are vampires but they could show a little compassion. (Although, I do have a favorite character, Sam! She is really awesome.) </span></span><br />
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