Books
January 12, 2012
June 07, 2011
October 25, 2010
Dirty Little Secrets by C.J. Omololu (YA OMO)
Lucy has a terrible secret- one that she hides from everyone. Her mother is a hoarder, and if her secret were to be revealed, she could lose everything: her home, her mother, life as she knows it. But something so dreadfully terrible happens, and Lucy has to work even harder to keep her mother's secret, or face dire consequences.
July 26, 2010
Go Big or Go Home by Will Hobbs (J FICTION HOB)
June 08, 2010
The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (J FIC RIO)
Sophie and Carter only spend two days a year together since their mother died mysteriously. Their dad is a famous Egyptologist who decides to make a quick run to the British museum with his kids. The "quick" trip ends up destroying the Rosetta Stone and releases an evil Egyptian god. What do Sophie and Carter have to do with an ancient bloodline and the fate of the world? Can they manage to get along in order to prevent chaos from taking over?
March 15, 2010
Rissa Bartholomew's Declaration of Independence by Lynda B. Comerford (J FIC COM)
Rissa has been friends with Beth forever-really. But Rissa starts to feel like Beth and the other girls are becoming mean and annoying. So Rissa decides it is time to stand up for herself. But maybe doing this a few days before middle school starts isn't the best idea. Now Rissa has no friends, a few enemies, and a mom who thinks Rissa might have gone too far. Can Rissa survive the year?
September 29, 2009
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (YA COL and J HOT ITEM)
Book Two in the Hunger Games Trilogy. The victors of the annual Hunger Games have secured a life of safety for themselves and their families- or have they? The President is concerned with an impending rebellion, and Katniss finds herself in danger once again.
May 13, 2009
What is Beth listening to?
The Fetch by Laura Whitcomb (YA WHI)
Calder is a Fetch, or a soul that helps other souls get to wherever they are going. One day, Calder sees the most beautiful woman he has ever seen, and decides to rejoin the mortal realm. However, he must steal a body to do so-and Calder picks Rasputin. Set during the last days of the Romanov empire, Calder's actions also cause the spirit world to have its own revolution.
May 11, 2009
What is Beth reading?
If I Stay by Gayle Forman (YA FOR)
Mia is a super-talented cellist with a rocker boyfriend and a family we'd all love to have. But tragedy strikes and Mia and her family are in a horrible car wreck that leaves all dead but Mia, who is now in a coma. Mia now must decide whether life is worth living. Should she stay?
May 07, 2009
What is Beth reading?
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green (YA GRE)
Colin, a child prodigy, has a thing for Katherines. He has dated-and been dumped by- 19 of them. The last Katherine has left him so devastated that Colin and his best friend Hassan decide to take a road trip to ease the pain. They end up in Gutshot, Tennessee and Colin decides that he will finally become a genius (and get the girl) by writing the Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability. Can this theorem really predict future relationships, and will Colin ever get the girl?
