When fourteen-year-old Viola is sent from her beloved Brooklyn to boarding school in Indiana for ninth grade, she overcomes her initial reservations as she makes friends with her roommates, goes on a real date, and uses the unsettling ghost she keeps seeing as the subject of a short film—her first.
This new series sounds cute and reminds me of Friends (tv show). :)
Release Date:
September 1, 2009
Rating: 4.7/5"No, she said. You'll always think about him a little bit."
"The photograph of us, in the way I always remembered: a darkened entryway in the Shipleys' living room, the white border of the doorway framing Keeley and my sister--my sister in an orange dress and Keeley in a green dress, laughing and reaching out to each other. Me in the background, the same color as the carpet, watching them."
"Why don't people ever see the way other kinds of love can wreck you? What about the way being left out of love can wreck you?"
"I think we mess up somewhere between high school and career and get terrified and become another person, and then another person again."That last quote is one of my absolute favorite quotes from this book. :)
Acclaimed author Francesca Lia Block weaves pure magic into this deftly constructed tale—a novel told in the form of linked stories. Echo is caught at the crossroads of a physical world full of hope and despair and the realm of the supernatural, where young men have wings and skeletons speak. On the way, she is graced by angels and gairies and haunted by ghosts, psychopomps, and vampires. But as Echo falls under the spell of demons who threaten to destroy her, she must finally look within to find the strength to survive.
As the sole rollerblading courier at a San Francisco delivery service, Chet Griffin is the fastest messenger in town. Every day, he delivers critically confidential packages, but when he hands over an already-opened envelope containing a floppy disk with billion-dollar information, a deadly serious customer demands satisfaction. On a routine run, one of Chet's co-workers gets murdered, the finger's pointed at Chet, and he finds himself on a rush job to save his own life. Driven by family ghosts and a little-guy rage against the big-guy machine, Chet enlists the help of his skateboarder-chick best buddy and his superhacker roommate, and takes off across the city to track down the evidence he needs to clear his name - and put away the bad boys who want him dead. 
“A refreshing take on the vampire romance.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred 
What sets Vaughn apart is the quality of our girls. We do draw from all over, girls from every kind of background, girls for whom Vaughn is a major life experience. And not every girl is the right girl for Vaughn. You can often tell, early on, who these girls are. The Vaughn School. Home of domed ceilings, gleaming checkerboard floors, and the Vaughn Virgins: the upper stratum of girls who have perfect grades, perfect lives, and perfect friends. Lily Noble is a lifer – she knows all the rules. Then sophomore year, Hazel Tobias arrives as a scholarship student, with her model’s looks and unconventional family, and shows Lily everything she’s been missing. Can you ever fit in someplace you don’t want to be? As Lily befriends Hazel, both girls discover what it means to dive deep beneath the surface – of friendship, of commitment – and to live life with all their hearts, with all they are, headlong. 
Rating: 3.5/5
Vampires, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters — they live among us without our knowledge. Night World is their secret society, a secret society with very strict rules. And falling in love breaks all the laws of the Night World.
In Secret Vampire, Poppy thought the summer would last forever. Then she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Now Poppy's only hope for survival is James, her friend and secret love. A vampire in the Night World, James can make Poppy immortal. But first they both must risk everything to go against the laws of Night World.
Fugitives from Night World, three vampire sisters leave their isolated home to live among humans in Daughters of Darkness. Their brother, Ash, is sent to bring the girls back, but he falls in love with their beautiful friend.
Two witch cousins fight over their high school crush. It's a battle between black magic and white magic in Spellbinder.
Vampires, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters — they live among us without our knowledge. Night World is their secret society, a secret society with very strict rules. And falling in love breaks all the laws of the Night World.
In Dark Angel, Gillian is saved from drowning by her guardian angel. Only visible to Gillian, Angel will fulfill her heart's every desire. But when Angel starts making strange and sinister requests, Gillian must question who he truly is and where he came from.
Armed with a wooden stake, martial arts, and the will to resist a vampire's mind control, Rashel struggles to avenge her mother's death in The Chosen. Then she meets Quinn, her soulmate, who is part of the world she has vowed to destroy.
Hannah receives notes warning her of incredible danger in Soulmate. But if death is her destiny, is the Lord of the Night World's love strong enough to save her?
Small-town girl turned Big Apple beauty, Casey McCloy is really beginning to enjoy the high life in her high-rise. She's climbing the social ladder, to the dismay of her neighbor and rival, Madison Macallister. And Casey could end up as popular as Madison now that the two are set to star in their own reality show, "De-Luxe." But reality TV can be so unreal . . . Madison loves the attention, but having every bit of her life caught on tape is often less than glamorous. Yet fame comes at a price-and she's willing to pay. Meanwhile, now that Casey and her almost-boyfriend Drew Van Allen are currently more off than on, she's beginning to wonder if everything in her life is just an illusion-and how much longer the illusion can last. 
Ever since his mother left, life has't been easy for Heath Wellington III. Between his father's (Junior's) bouts with alcoholism and literary rejection, and Heath's own wrongful suspension from school, there hasn't been all that much to be thankful for. But following the tragic death of estranged grandfather Senior, father and son alike stand to inherit a life-changing fortune . . . with one catch.
Heath and Junior must spend the next three months managing Senior's bed and breakfast, located in the same Massachusetts home Junior has spent the last eight years trying to escape.
Upended from his everyday life and relocated to a town where everyone knew and loved the grandfather he can't even remember, Heath finds an inn full of some of the strangest people he's ever met, such as:
* Winsted, the old, wise Jamaican man who used to lead the prayers in Senior s factory;
* Mrs. Farrel, an elderly woman giving away her late husband's fortune letter by letter;
* Mustang Sally, the muscle-bound, tattooed grease monkey who doubles as a children's author;
* And Carter, the silent TV news junkie and secret Harvard graduate.
And, at a nearby school is Savannah, Junior's first love, and her adorable, autistic daughter, Tori.
But most of all, there's Junior himself, vinegar to Heath's oil. As Heath adjusts to his new world, what he needs most is to start anew with his father, to understand that Junior, too, is dealing with loss, and to realize that, even in the most tragic of times, there's a lot in life to be thankful for.
Thanksgiving at the Inn is a beautiful story of family and forgiveness, and a sure holiday classic. Tim Whitney's fantastic, heartwarming debut is one you'll want to read with the whole family for years and years to come.
In the class of the high school English teacher she has been haunting, Helen feels them: for the first time in 130 years, human eyes are looking at her. They belong to a boy, a boy who has not seemed remarkable until now. And Helen—terrified, but intrigued—is drawn to him. The fact that he is in a body and she is not presents this unlikely couple with their first challenge. But as the lovers struggle to find a way to be together, they begin to discover the secrets of their former lives and of the young people they come to possess.
Gunslinger Girl is a freaking amazing anime that is heartbreaking, beautiful, and violent. :) Crazy combination huh?| 1. Light Before We Land--This song is sung by one of my favorite bands, The Delgados. Another song of theirs appears in the anime called Woke From Dreaming. It's also very beautiful. |
| 2. Tema I |
| 3. Costruzone |
| 4. Popolo |
| 5. Citta' |
| 6. Malinconmia |
| 7. Tristezza |
| 8. Ansia |
| 9. Amoretto |
| 10. Ti Amo |
| 11. Rabbia |
| 12. Desperasione |
| 13. Calma |
| 14. Gioia |
| 15. Tema Ii |
| 16. Buon Ricordo |
| 17. Brutto Ricordo |
| 18. Maniaco |
| 19. Bar |
| 20. Albergo |
| 21. Chiesa |
| 22. Tema Iii |
| 23. Paura |
| 24. Bucolica |
| 25. Timore |
| 26. Agitazione |
| 27. Luce E Buio |
| 28. Tema Iv |
| 29. Silenzio Primas Della Lotta |
| 30. Movimento |
| 31. Etereo |
| 32. Tema V |
| 33. Sorriso |
| 34. Adulti |
| 35. Velocita' |
| 36. Simpatia |
| 37. Tema Vi |
| 38. Romanze |
| 39. Dopo Il Sogno |
This soundtrack is just pure awesomeness. I highly recommend it. Thing is you might have a hard time finding it because it's from Japan and has not been released here. You can get it on Amazon.com if you're willing to pay almost 70 bucks. I sure am not. Unless you can find it cheaper elsewhere you will have to satisfy your curiosity by listening to it on youtube though this link. Just click on the side videos, all the songs are there. :)
Gosh I am sooo happy to have been nominated!! Thanks to whomever/whoever nominated me!! :D Even if I don't win, I'm still really happy to have been nominated. This just makes me so happy so thanks thanks thanks a bunch. :)
I was flying around this weird world and at some point these evil old men were trying to catch me with the help of these huge, tall machines. I ended up escaping but still, CRAZY! It wasn't really scary for me but it was pretty strange.
Don't know what Fade to Blue is? Shame.on.you it's okay I forgive you BUT only if you read my review. Leave a comment there if you'd like. If you already know about this book then well, now you're informed. :)
Neesha is haunted by violent visions of the past; of another Southeast Asian girl, far away and forever ago. Just when the echoes in her head threaten to overwhelm her, to rob her of her fragile sanity, rescue comes in the form of Sam--a white boy she's known since childhood.
Neesha finds herself falling--falling in love.
Can Sam catch her? Can the two of them find a way to live their own story? Or are they fated to replay the tragedy of a centuries-old love affair?
Sounds neato! :)
Release Date:
September 1, 2009
It's time for blueblood Bernard Johnson to leave his boring life behind and go on The Vacation, a yearlong corporate-sponsored odyssey. But instead of seeing the world, Bernard is captured by terrorists, becomes a key figure in secret drug wars, and, worse, doesn't once miss his secure American Dream. 
Burton Rembrandt has the sort of perspective on life that is almost impossible for adults to understand: the perspective of an 8-year-old. And to Burt, his parents and teachers seem to be speaking a language he cannot understand. This is Burt's story as written in pencil on the walls of Quiet Room in the Children's Trust Residence Center, where he lands after expressing his ardent feelings for a classmate. It begins:
In this rediscovered modern classic from "one of France's best-loved temporary writers" (Time), Howard Buten renders with astounding insight and wry language the tale of a troubled -- or perhaps just perfectly normal -- young boy testing the boundaries of love and life.
Been on my tbr list forever. Sounds incredible.
My name is Ruby.
This book is about me.
It tells the deeply hideous story
of what happens when my mother dies
and I'm dragged three thousand miles away
from my gorgeous boyfriend, Ray,
to live in L.A. with my father,
who I've never even met
because he's such a scumbag that he
divorced my mom before I was born.
The only way I've ever even seen him
is in the movies,
since he's this megafamous actor
who's been way too busy
trying to win Oscars
to even visit me once in fifteen years.
Everyone loves my father.
Everyone but me.
Regan's brother Liam can't stand the person he is during the day. Like the moon from whom Liam has chosen his female namesake, his true self, Luna, only reveals herself at night. In the secrecy of his basement bedroom Liam transforms himself into the beautiful girl he longs to be, with help from his sister's clothes and makeup. Now, everything is about to change-Luna is preparing to emerge from her cocoon. But are Liam's family and friends ready to welcome Luna into their lives? Compelling and provocative, this is an unforgettable novel about a transgender teen's struggle for self-identity and acceptance. 
In Peter Cameron's eighth work of fiction, the narrator is a disaffected teenage product of divorced, self-involved, and privileged parents. He is thus so emblematic of a typical upper-middle-class experience today that there is from the outset the potential for cliché, suggesting that Cameron has set himself an admirably difficult task. James Sveck, a Manhattanite, smacks of an updated Holden Caulfield, believing as he does that nearly everyone is a fraud, apart from a young man who runs his mother's art gallery and, touchingly, his grandmother. But Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You -- a work unfairly categorized as "young adult" -- is a keenly observed and elegantly drawn novel that skirts the problems typical of the post-Salinger teenage angst story.
Time is a funny thing in the hospital. In the mental ward. You lose track of it easily.
Meet Peter Brown, a young Manhattan emergency room doctor with an unusual past that is just about to catch up with him. His morning begins with the quick disarming of a would-be mugger, followed by a steamy elevator encounter with a sexy young pharmaceutical rep, topped off by a visit with a new patient - and from there Peter's day is going to get a whole lot worse and a whole lot weirder. Because that patient knows Peter from his other life, when he had a different name and a very different job. The only reason he's a doctor now is thanks to the Witness Protection Program-and even they can't protect him from the long reach of the New Jersey mob. Now he's got to do whatever it takes to keep his patient alive so he can buy some time...and beat the reaper.
Pictured are these cute earrings I bought for $0.16 cents! Unfortunately they are too freakin' heavy, they're gonna kill my ears. So I'll just use them for something crafty. Don't know what yet. Maybe a bracelet or necklace. The rest are these adorable hair clips from celesteandcompany.etsy.com. I won them from 10 One World for my younger cousins who I'll see Sunday to give to :) You should check out both sites. On the etsy site there will soon be some Halloween hair clips btw :)
Would you like to win a Hello Dreamer party pack? It can be for a little one in your life or for yourself. I promise I won't tell on you hehe ;)Birdie’s Book (book release: August 25th)
Iron-on Transfers
Music CD
Book Pages
Book Cover
Wisdom cards
Stickers
Doesn't that sound awesome?! Then enter!!!
Rating: 4.3/5 Set in 1917 and inspired by the author's true family history, this is the poignant story of a remarkable friendship and the perils of small-town justice
"Me and Chip always shared a desk at school. Chip was handsome and popular, with golden brown hair and eyes as green as emeralds. (Least that was the way my sisters described him. Tell me, which one of them had ever seen an emerald? But I guess green eyes as green as pond scum just don't sound as nice.)"
"..we both slid off our chairs and put our ears to the door.
Now, I don't try to listen to other people's converstaions. I know it ain't polite. But sometimes what they are saying is so dang interesting, it's not my fault if I accidentally on purpose listen in."
Pretty lame huh? If you notice, they're all messenger bags. I am a very, very forgetful person so these are really dandy compared to regular purses. Yeah I'm a dork. :)
I'm totally trying to win this:
If you want to try your luck click on the images for the link. :) But try not to decrease my chances ;) hehe
Rating: 4.2/5Since he turned twelve and a half, he's been living with his uncle, a traveling salesman of mysterious agenda and questionable intent. Soon, Uncle Spade sees the potential in "kiddo" to earn cash. And that's enough to keep the boy around for nearly six years.
But what life does Wyatt deserve? Alcohol? Drugs? Bare-fisted fights? Tattoos? No friends? No role models? Living in a car? If you're brave enough to stay and listen, you'll hear an astounding story. It's not a pretty road Wyatt has traveled, but growing up rarely is."I remember one day real good. It was one of those perfect afternoons when the heat and the sun warm your skin just right. One of those times you think about later when you need something to reminds you how life can be. It was quite and slow. The sky looked like a lake, and if you listened carefully ..."
-I can't stop smiling, I said up to the sky.
-Why?
-I don't know...Sometimes you forget how good a smile can feel...
-But sometimes it's work to keep smiling, she said.....
I won this one and gosh darn it's so cute but does not fit me or my sister that well. I think I'll give it away or sell it (I need book money bad!). I don't want to say "um can I switch it for another size" because usually there's a problem or I'm told no. So yeah, don't want to go through that again.
I got this one for one of my friends who is a little obsessed with the whole Dahlia murder.
Won this. It sounds SO good! I haven't read many memoirs, but I do love them. Can't wait to get a chance to read this one :)
$2 bucks, it's been on my tbr list for years. Of course I had to get it.
I know, I know this is the third one. Well I got it at Half Price Book store and I used a coupon so it was less than $5 bucks. I'll buy the first and second with a Best Buy gift card I have :) But not yet because I still haven't decided what to get with the rest of the GC money. I just CAN'T decide!! I wan't to get books that are SUPER awesome and definitely re-readable. I want those books to be worth it. Any suggestions? yes I made those letters ginormous so you could see them better hehe ;) Thank you lots!
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