HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE

by | Jun 2, 2006 | Need to Read

Hello. I was thinking about HP and how it’s almost summer and to me, nothing says summer like reading about HP and his friends. No new book out, so I’m going to get my fix rereading last year’s book. When I sat down with it last night,...

Third person…

by | Jun 1, 2006 | Need to Read

Good morning, all…or one or two…or me…I started reading a book last night that I know got good reviews. At least, people who’ve read it have said good things about it to me. The author (who shall remain nameless) also has won a spattering of...

MR CHICKEE’S FUNNY MONEY

by | May 31, 2006 | Need to Read

Well, I was up late again finishing off a YA. Or maybe a MG. The book MR CHICKEE’S FUNNY MONEY by Christopher Paul Curtis (THE WATSON’S GO TO BIRMINGHAM – 1963, BUD, NOT BUDDY) was shelved as a YA in our library, but seemed more MG to me. A side...

YA research

by | May 30, 2006 | Need to Read

This is kind of fun, even if only a few people are reading this. Life’s pretty busy right now, so instead of starting a new YA (reading, that is), I’ve been having a look at THE CULINARY BOOTCAMP, a book that I bought for research purposes for the new...

What kids are reading…

by | May 29, 2006 | Need to Read

We had a garage sale the other day. Well, a porch sale, really since we don’t actually have a garage. Anyway, we live at a resort, so a lot of the people who dropped in were from out of town. One family was from Athens, GA and there were two teenage kids. I...