I Am Alive!!!

So contrary to popular belief I am still alive!  Yes, I’m sure you are all gasping in relief.  I could make some really pathetic excuses as to why I neglected this blog but lets just cut through all that and get to my small insignificant recap of 2010 (better late than never, right!). Book I most [...]

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Check It Out: Going Bovine

Hello folks!  This week’s Check It Out title is none other than the Printz Award winner, Libba Bray’s Going Bovine. I know I am probably one of the last people on the planet to have read the book.  We’ve all heard the hype.  It’s hilarious, thought-provoking, crazy road trip madness…  It’s got it all.  Oddly enough [...]

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Up in the Air: A Cautionary Tale

So my library recently purchased all of the 2010 Oscar nominees and I decided to take this time and watch some of the more interesting looking ones.  I wouldn’t go so far to label myself a Clooney fan.  I don’t go out of my way to see his films but I generally enjoy the films [...]

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Check It Out: Beautiful Creatures

This week’s Check it Out pick is none other than Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. “Some loves are cursed” In the small Southern town of Gatlin, South Carolina, Ethan is just your average southern teen who plays basketball, hangs out with his best friend Link, and dreams of getting out.  However, Ethan dreams [...]

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Check It Out: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

This week’s Check It Out pick is:  Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.   So, I’ve read this book quite a few times.  However, this time, I decided (due to time constraints) to listen to the audiobook.  To my absolute delight, I found that my local library had an audiobook with THE Jim Dale [...]

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Check It Out: Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief

This week’s Check It Out pick is the first title in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. Percy Jackson has always been a little different.  He has problems focusing, gets into fights often, and sees things that others don’t.  After his math teacher tries to kill him, he [...]

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Check It Out: Practical Magic

This week’s Check It Out Review is Alice Hoffman’s Practical Magic. So I have always loved the movie Practical Magic with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman.  I love the New England scenery (although it was actually shot in Washington), the strength and family bond of the characters, and most importantly… the Midnight Margaritas (My best friend [...]

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