CarrieK | March 9, 2010
Title: Going Bovine
Author: Libba Bray
Genre: YA speculative fiction
Publisher: Delacourte Books for Young Readers
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Source: Audiobook from the public library
First line: The best day of my life happened when I was five and almost died at Disney World.
Cameron Smith is dying of Mad Cow disease. Instead of wasting away in the hospital, [...]
Category: YA fiction, audiobooks, classics, fantasy, historical fiction, mysteries, read-alouds, westerns |
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CarrieK | February 24, 2010
Every week in my Teaser Tuesday post, I get to give you a little taste of my current reads. I love reading other people’s teaser posts – although it is hazardous to my to-read list. I’ve been thinking, though, that I don’t usually talk about my current “listens.” I’m a not only a multiple-reader; I’m [...]
Category: YA fiction, audiobooks, mysteries |
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CarrieK | February 15, 2010
Title: U is for Undertow
Author: Sue Grafton
Genre: Mystery
Publisher: Putnam
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Source: Audiobook from the public library
First line: What fascinates me about life is that, now and then, the past rises up and declares itself.
I wasn’t a big fan of T is for Trespass, but with this latest edition in the Kinsey Milhone [...]
Category: christian fiction, contemporary fiction, fantasy, mysteries |
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CarrieK | January 22, 2010
Title: Looking for Alaska
Author: John Green
Genre: YA contemporary fiction
Publisher: Dutton Books
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Source: Print copy from the public library
First line: The week before I left my family and Florida and the rest of my minor life to go to boarding school in Alabama, my mother insisted on throwing me a going-away party.
John [...]
Category: YA fiction, audiobooks, children's fiction, contemporary fiction, fantasy, mysteries |
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Tags: children's fiction, contemporary fiction, fantasy, middle grade fiction, mysteries, paranormal fiction, urban fantasy, YA fiction
CarrieK | November 12, 2009
Title: Finger Lickin’ Fifteen
Author: Janet Evanovich
Genre: Mystery
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Source: Audiobook from the public library
First line: When I was a kid, I was afraid of spiders and vegetables.
Finger Lickin’ Fifteen is the latest title in Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series. I have listened to so many of these books on [...]
Category: audiobooks, mysteries |
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CarrieK | October 22, 2009
Title: Lean Mean Thirteen
Author: Janet Evanovich
Genre: Mystery
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Source: Audiobook from the library
First line: For the last five minutes, I’ve been parked outside my cousin Vinnie’s bail bonds office in my crapola car, debating whether to continue on with my day, or return to my apartment and crawl back [...]
Category: audiobooks, mysteries |
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CarrieK | September 29, 2009
Title: Twelve Sharp
Author: Janet Evanovich
Genre: Mystery
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Source: Audiobook from the library
First line: When I was twelve years old I accidentally substituted salt for sugar in a cake recipe.
Twelve Sharp picks up with Stephanie back working as a bond enforcement agent for her cousin Vinnie. Vinnie is backed up [...]
Category: audiobooks, mysteries |
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CarrieK | September 26, 2009
Title: Eleven on Top
Author: Janet Evanovich
Genre: Mystery
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Source: Print copy from the library
First line: My name is Stephanie Plum.
In Eleven on Top, Stephanie Plum has decided to give up on being a bounty hunter. She’s tired of things blowing up around her. After quitting her job for her [...]
Category: mysteries |
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