Saturday, April 30, 2011

On My Wishlist (#8)

On My Wishlist is a bookish meme hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. It's where you list all the books you desperately want but haven't actually bought yet.
So, here's what I've on my wishlist today:
The Last Town on Earth: A NovelForget-Her-Nots
Released: August, 2006
From the author's website:
"The year is 1918. America is fighting a war on foreign soil that has divided the nation. Meanwhile, rumors of the spread of the deadliest epidemic ever are causing panic on the home front. The uninfected town of Commonwealth, Washington, votes to quarantine itself, and two young friends are asked to guard the town entrance and keep strangers out.One day, a starving, cold—and seemingly ill—soldier comes out of the woods begging for sanctuary, and the two guards are confronted with an agonizing moral dilemma.So begins The Last Town on Earth . . .."
Released: March 2010
"Something some power is blooming inside Laurel. She can use flowers to do things. Like bringing back lost memories. Or helping her friends ace tests. Or making people fall in love.
Laurel suspects her newfound ability has something to do with an ancient family secret, one that her mother meant to share with Laurel when the time was right. But then time ran out.
Clues and signs and secret messages seem to be all around Laurel at Avondale School, where her mother had also boarded as a student. Can Laurel piece everything together quickly enough to control her power, which is growing more potent every day? Or will she set the stage for the most lovestruck, infamous prom in the history of the school?"

Don't forget to check the authors' website!
Just click on their names.

So, what do you have on your wishlist today?

Book Blogger Hop (4/29-5/2)

Book Blogger Hop
Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer (Crazy For Books)It is opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books!
The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week. So sign up and join the hop.

This Week's Question:
Summer is coming quickly-what 2011 summer release are you most looking forward too?

My Answer:
The Summer Before Boys by Raleigh Baskin. This book is in my wishlist and it is going to be released in May.


The Summer Before Boys
Goodreads Summary: Julia and Eliza are best friends, spending the summer together. Julia's mother is serving in the National Guard and Julia spends all of her time trying not to think about what could happen. So the girls lose themselves in their summer, hanging out at the resort where Eliza's father works. But when they meet a new boy, neither one of them is prepared for what it does to their friendship.
Nora Raleigh Baskin delivers a poignant look at the way a first crush can come between best friends and the importance of hanging on to the time you have as a kid before rushing into growing up.

Friday, April 29, 2011

Follow Friday #43



Happy Follow Friday!
Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee where book lovers make new friends and find new blogs. So sign up for Follow Friday on this Link and start following.

This Week's Question:

If you were stocking your bomb shelter, what books would you HAVE to include if you only had space for ten?


My Answer:

My pile would include:

1. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

2. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
4. A Pelican Brief by John Grisham
5. Heart to Heart (From the Files of Madison Finn no. 11) by Laura Dower
6. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
7.  Northight by Deborah J. Ross (currently reading)
8. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
9. Emma by Jane Austen
10. The Swiss Family Robinson By Johann D. Wyss

Great Expectations (Arcturus Paperback Classics)A Tale of Two Cities (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)Wuthering HeightsPride And Prejudice
EmmaThe Swiss Family Robinson (Signet Classics)
The Pelican Brief: A NovelNorthlightHarry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanHeart to Heart (Madison Finn #11)

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Top Ten Tuesday (#3)

Top Ten Tuesday is a feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. This meme was created to share our Top Ten lists with other bookish folks! Everyone is welcome to join. I'm participating in this meme after a long time.
If you can't come up with ten, don't worry about it---post as many as you can!
This week's topic:

"Top Ten Mean Girls in Books"
Heart to Heart (Madison Finn #11)Three's a Crowd (From the Files of Madison Finn, Book 16)Save the Date (From the Files of Madison Finn, Book 7)Lost and Found (Madison Finn #6)Thanks for Nothing (From the Files of Madison Finn, Book 5)
1 Ivy Daly in From the Files of Madison Finn Series
Read this series and Ivy will remind you of girl enemies you had at school. The rivalry gets even hotter when you accidently share your crush on the same boy.
Harry Potter And The Order Of The PhoenixHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)
2 Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter Series
First appears in the Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix and continues to be the meanest woman in the series
A Tale of Two Cities (Paperback Classics)
3 Madam Defarge in A Tale of Two Cities
I liked her confrontation with Miss Pross in the last part of the book.
Dirty Little Angels
Meridian in Dirty Little Angels
She was Hailey's best friend but I still couldn't figure out whether they were really. I mean, both got a chance to cheat on each other.