CarrieK | August 31, 2009
I’ve seen this meme at a couple of different places, most recently at Book Bird Dog, and decided to play along. Here’s the idea:
Using only books you have read this year (2009), cleverly answer these questions. Try not to repeat a book title. It’s a lot harder than you think!
Describe Yourself:
Housekeeping vs. the Dirt
How do [...]
CarrieK | August 31, 2009
Mailbox Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Printed Page. If you’re eager to tell the rest of the book blogging world about the wonderful books you’ve received this week, click over and share your link.
Holly’s Inbox by Holly Denham – This is a review copy from the author.
What books found their way into [...]
CarrieK | August 30, 2009
I know that August isn’t over yet, but I’m not far enough along to finish another book by Monday.
Books read in August:
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (audiobook) – 5 stars – my review
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge – 3 stars – my review
The Boyfriend List by [...]
CarrieK | August 29, 2009
I only have a minute before we head to the fair, but I couldn’t forget to draw the five winners! Here are the people chosen by Random.org:
Book Psmith – already has it.
Lisa Romeo
Nicol
Gaby
Vickie Bourque – didn’t respond to two e-mails
Trin
Andrea
Watch your e-mail; I’ll be contacting you for mailing details. Congratulations to the winners and [...]
CarrieK | August 28, 2009
I don’t have a lot of links to share this week, because I have had very little time for blog reading. It’s Fair Weekend here in Colville, and my daughter is participating in the Performing Arts program. She sang two songs on Thursday, won blue ribbons for both, and moved up to the second round [...]
CarrieK | August 27, 2009
I didn’t read very many classics in high school or college, with the exception of a lot of Shakespeare, since I was a theater major. For some reason, I’ve always had a bit of a rebellious streak when it comes to reading – if someone says, “these are books you definitely should read,” I usually [...]
CarrieK | August 27, 2009
Michelle at GalleySmith is hosting the Literary Road Trip:
The Literary Road Trip is a project in which bloggers are volunteering to showcase local authors. This showcase can be anything you want to make of it – book reviews, author interviews, giveaways – as long as you’re working with an author local to you.
Meghan Nuttall Sayres [...]
CarrieK | August 26, 2009
Title: Eleven
Author: Patricia Reilly Giff
Genre: Children’s fiction
Publisher: Yearling
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Source: Audiobook from the library
First line: Eleven could be anything.
Patricia Reilly Giff’s Eleven is the story of Sam, a boy who is afraid of the number eleven, but can’t explain why. He lives with his grandfather, Mack, and has very little memory of [...]