Posted on August 31, 2007 by Chris
I’ve been falling behind on a couple of reviews, so here are two quick ones for two books that I loved reading for the Newbery challenge.
The first was Lois Lowry’s, The Giver. The Giver is a dystopian novel about a brave new world that cherishes “sameness” There is no color in the world, there are [...]
Filed under: bridge to terabithia, cardathon challenge, katherine paterson, lois lowry, megan, newbery challenge, rip challenge, the giver | 23 Comments »
Posted on August 30, 2007 by Chris
As I mentioned the other day, Becky is hosting a challenge that officially begins in January 2008 called the Cardathon Challenge which focuses on books written by, introduced by, edited by, or reviewed by my favorite author, Orson Scott Card. As a part of this challenge, she made the suggestion that fans of Orson Scott [...]
Filed under: cardathon challenge, orson scott card | 19 Comments »
Posted on August 30, 2007 by Chris
No clever title there, just the basic facts After nearly 4 months of searching and all of your helpful and very much appreciated crossed fingers (and toes ;), I finally landed a job! And it’s perfect…exactly what I was looking for.
It’s a job with the state as a “school based mental health counselor.” I’ll [...]
Filed under: finally got a frickin job, job | 32 Comments »
Posted on August 27, 2007 by Chris
This really should come as no surprise to anyone, but I’m signing up for two more challenges :p The good thing is that neither one starts until next year, so all of my other challenges will be done by the time I start these two! And both challenges will work nicely into other challenges (like [...]
Filed under: cardathon challenge, reading challenges, themed reading challenge | 38 Comments »
Posted on August 27, 2007 by Chris
Let’s take care of business first! It’s time to pick a winner for the book giveaway for The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. So without further ado, the winner is BECKY of Becky’s Book Reviews (one of her many blogs ;). Becky’s very cool and I’m happy to send this book her way. She’s [...]
Filed under: book giveaway, garth nix, poppets, purple poppets, rip challenge, the graveyard book, wizards | 15 Comments »
Posted on August 26, 2007 by Chris
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It seems like I just started this blog, though at the same time, it’s quickly become a very familiar part of my life. My first blogger post was on January 3rd and since then, this blog has evolved into something that I never imagined it to be, but something that I’m [...]
Filed under: The Tale of despereaux, book giveaway | 46 Comments »
Posted on August 26, 2007 by Chris
This is another one that has sat on my shelves for awhile, but finally got read thanks to the Classics Challenge. I really enjoyed The Death of Ivan Ilyich…well, I don’t know if “enjoyed” is the write word, but it is a remarkable novella. There’s a wonderful intro written by Ronald Blythe. In the intro [...]
Filed under: classics challenge, leo tolstoy, the death of ivan ilyich | 10 Comments »
Posted on August 24, 2007 by Chris
The migraines are back…blah. Things have actually been pretty decent lately when it comes to headaches. Ever since I started the topamax the migraines have started to cool down to maybe 3 or 4 a month instead of the previous 6 to 8 per month. The neurologists says that the best I can hope for [...]
Filed under: death of ivan ilyich, jobs, leo tolstoy, lord of the rings, migraines, reading | 20 Comments »
Posted on August 23, 2007 by Chris
The Higher Power of Lucky is a small little book with an enormous amount of power. It’s the most recent recipient of the Newbery Medal and I read it for the Newbery challenge.
Lucky is a 10-year old girl living in the town of Hard Pan, California, population of 43. Her mother passed away two years [...]
Filed under: newbery challenge, susan patron, the higher power of lucky | 12 Comments »
Posted on August 22, 2007 by Chris
Halfway through this book, I had decided that I wasn’t going to write a review for it - mainly because my thoughts would stray from it at times because it would not always hold my interest and I didn’t think that I could do the book justice. I probably still can’t do the book justice, [...]
Filed under: c.s. lewis, classics challenge, the four loves | 7 Comments »
