Amelia Rules: When The Past Is A Present

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Amelia Rules: Volume Four, When The Past Is A Present

By Jimmy Gownly

This was my first ever graphic novel!  One of my students was reading this book and it sounded like a cool series to me.  I have to say, graphic novels are definitely hard for me to read.  I read comics as a kid, but graphic novels are a different, if you ask me.  They definitely use the pictures and placement of words and characters to explain what is happening in the book.  It was hard for me to jump from one even to the next in this book just because I'm not used to it.  The reader definitely has to do more work as far as filling in all the gaps that are left out when the book is told mostly with the graphics and dialogue.  I really liked this book though and I think the characters are really fun.  Amelia does rule!

Half Moon Investigations

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Half Moon Investigations

By Eoin Colfer

This was a great young adult mystery!  I haven't read a mystery book in a while and this one was really fun!  I was also new to reading Eoin Colfer's writing but I love it!  I noticed that he uses a lot of similes when he is describing.  Similes are one of my favorite literary elements.  He also has a great collection of characters.  Fletcher Moon is the main character, he's a kid who went to school online to become a detective.  There is a theft at school and the kids call in Fletcher, known as Half Moon because he is short, to solve the crime.  When he tries to help solve the crime he ends up becoming a suspect, that means, people think he may be the criminal.  He has to figure out the mystery before he ends up in big trouble!  

Shelfari

Shelfari is cool new website I have found to keep track of my books. Do you want to know what books I own or have read? You can go to www.shelfari.com/mrsreadalot to see what books I have read or own. If you want to know what I thought of a book you can see how many stars I gave the book. (You can also look through this blog to see what books I have written about here.)

What Are You Reading Good? (10/03/08)

So...what are you reading good this week? REMEMBER..tell me the title, the author, what the book is about right now. Try to really be more specific than just saying it is interesting or it is fun. Make me want to read the book! Or...really support why I shouldn't read the book, if you don't like it.



I am currently reading Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer. I have never read any books by this author. I know he is the author of the Artemis Fowl series. This book is way funnier than the cover suggests. It is a mystery and Fletcher Moon is a kid-detective who finds himself in the middle of his own investigation. So far, there are lots of crazy characters and the writing is really fun. This author seems to use a lot of similes, which I think are really fun. I can't wait to read more!

Brisingr Is Here!

This weekend the third book in the Inheritance Cycle, by Christopher Paolini was released: Brisingr!  Many people were eagerly awaiting the release of this book.  The first book in the series is Eragon...you may have seen it, it's a blue book with a cool blue dragon on the front cover.  It's about a boy, Eragon, who discovers a dragon egg that hatches for him.  From there on, he is off on a long adventure to help defend his country and its people by becoming a dragon rider.  The second book is Eldest.  This book has a red cover with a red dragon on it.  I was in the middle of reading this book when I had to abandon it because it was just taking me too long to read.  I definitely like the story but I think I just needed a break from it.  I think I am ready to go back to it though so I can get on to reading Brisingr which is the final book in the series.  I know fantasy lovers were very excited for this third book to be released.  If you are an Eragon  and Eldest fan, you may want to try and get your hands on Brisingr...and then let us know that you think!!

Overboard

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Overboard

By Elizabeth Fama

This was an adventure/survival teen read that really kept my attention.  Emily, the main character, is in Sumatra because her parents are doctors who help sick children there.  She gets frustrated that she had to move away from the United States and her home to Sumatra where the culture and climate and many other things in her life are different.  She decides to take a ferry to an island to visit her uncle...without telling her parents.  While on the overcrowded ferry, it sinks.  Emily struggles to survive out in the ocean until she can be rescued.  She meets Isman, a young boy, who helps her make it through the ordeal.  I think young adults would really enjoy reading this book because of the survival aspect.  

What Are You Reading Good? (9/11/08)

Welcome back to school!  I had a great summer relaxing with my husband and my son and doing lots of reading.  Now that we're back in school I'm excited to be sharing books with students again!

So...what are you reading good this week?  REMEMBER..tell me the title, the author, what the book is about right now.  Try to really be more specific than just saying it is interesting or it is fun.  Make me want to read the book!  Or...really support why I shouldn't read the book, if you don't like it.  

Right now I am reading Overboard, by Elizabeth Fama.  It is about a girl who is living in Sumatra because her parents are both doctors and they are there helping kids who are sick.  One day she gets really mad at having to live there and gets on a ferry, which is a boat that takes you across water.  While on the ferry...it sinks!  The girl is in the water with all the other people and it is getting pretty cold.  I'm not sure what is going to happen to her but I hope she can get some help!