Monthly Archives: October 2009

Readathon: Update #2, End of Hour 7

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Jenn

Progress Report: Title of book(s) read since last update: Currently reading City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. Thoughts on current read: Fabulous!  Just what I needed for my second read! Number of books read since you started: 1.5 Pages read … Continue reading →

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Readathon: Update #1: Hour 4

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Jenn

I’m “borrowing” the format of Readathon veteran, “Irish” from Ticket to Anywhere.  I’m altering it a bit to keep things short. Progress Report: Title of book(s) read since last update: Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer Thoughts … Continue reading →

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It’s Time for the 24 Hour Readathon!!

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Jenn

I’m so excited!  It’s finally here!  The activity I’ve look forward to the most! I’ve been busy preparing!  I have my initial stack of books: And I was busy baking last night: Cinnamon rolls are in the oven and should … Continue reading →

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Review: The Rapture by Liz Jensen

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Jenn

Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Doubleday (August 11, 2009) ISBN-10: 0385528213 Source: Publisher   Sixteen-year-old Bethany Krall is a patient at Oxsmith Adolescent Secure Psychiatric Hospital.  She was committed two years ago after brutally murdering her mother.  Bethany’s last psychologist was … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday, October 20

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Jenn

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that … Continue reading →

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Read-a-thon Update: Charities I’m Reading For!

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Jenn

During April’s Read-a-thon, I decided I wanted to read for a charity.  That charity was Books For Soldiers, a non-profit corporation who provides books to American soldiers deployed overseas.  I pledged to donate $5 per book I read.  I read … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What are You Reading This Week?

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Jenn

  It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? This is a weekly event to list the books completed last week, the books currently being reading, and the books to be finish this week. It was created by J.Kaye’s Book … Continue reading →

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In Which My Son and I Review Horrid Henry & the Mummy’s Curse

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 112 pages Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (July 1, 2009) ISBN-10: 1402217765 Source: Publisher As with the other Horrid Henry books, Horrid Henry and the Mummy’s Curse is made up of four hilarious stories about Horrid Henry’s … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Robert Greer, Author of Spoon

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Jenn

Please welcome Robert Greer, author of Spoon, as he discusses his vision for the novel. My novel Spoon is as much a coming-of-age novel about a nineteen-year-old rancher’s son, TJ Darley, as it is about a mysterious loner’s clairvoyance and … Continue reading →

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Review & Giveaway: Spoon by Robert Greer

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Jenn

Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing (October 1, 2009) ISBN-10: 1555916899 Source: Publisher Young TJ Darley was driving down a Montana highway when he sees a hitchhiker.  The man, half Indian and half Black, wore an expensive hat but no … Continue reading →

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