Book Discussion: Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

I haven't read this book yet (a chapter...) and I thought I could do a Book Discussion for all the people who have read it! SO, if you've read this book or want to talk about what you think it will be like even if you haven't read it :)

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(And I switched the Book Discussion picture in case your wondering) [picture from Google Images]

So, submit your thoughts into the form below and your entry might be featured in the next blog post!

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Books This Week

I've come up with a little thing to host. I'm calling it Books This Week. Every week or so, I go to the library and get about 3-5 books. I've decided to feature those so that you know what I'm reading and what I will soon be reviewing! This is just a quick little update to let you know that on Sunday, it will be the first New Reads post!

Today:

I took a trip to Barnes & Noble with a little book spending money and bought the Dark Visions series by L.J. Smith. The Strange Power, The Possessed, and The Passion, books 1-3. I'm enjoying it so far!

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Book Features: The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott/ North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley

Today I am doing a double post in one featuring The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth S. and North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley! These are on my To-Read list so expect a review coming in the next few weeks or months.

Everyone knows the unwritten rule: You don't like your best friend's boyfriend.

Sarah has had a crush on Ryan for years. He's easy to talk to, supersmart, and totally gets her. Lately it even seems like he's paying extra attention to her. Everything would be perfect except for two things: Ryan is Brianna's boyfriend, and Brianna is Sarah's best friend.

Sarah forces herself to avoid Ryan and tries to convince herself not to like him. She feels so guilty for wanting him, and the last thing she wants is to hurt her best friend. But when she's thrown together with Ryan one night, something happens. It's wonderful...and awful.

Sarah is torn apart by guilt, but what she feels is nothing short of addiction, and she can't stop herself from wanting more...

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Born with a port-wine stain birthmark covering her entire right cheek, Terra Rose Cooper is ready to leave her stifling, small Washington town where everyone knows her for her face. With her critical, reproachful father and an obese mother who turns to food to deflect her father's verbal attacks, home life for Terra isn't so great either. Fueled by her artistic desires, she plans to escape to an East Coast college, thinking this is her true path. When her father intercepts her acceptance letter, Terra is pushed off-course, and she is forced to confront her deepest insecurities. After an ironically fortuitous car accident, Terra meets Jacob, a handsome but odd goth Chinese boy who was adopted from China as a toddler. Jacob immediately understands Terra's battle with feeling different. When Terra's older brother invites her and her mother to visit him in Shanghai, Jacob and his mother also join them on their journey, where they all not only confront the truth about themselves, but also realize their own true beauty. North of Beautiful is the engaging third YA novel by Justina Chen Headley. This is a gorgeously-written, compelling book featuring universal themes of defining true beauty, family bonds, personal strength, and love.

Buy these books:

Find it at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and other book stores near you!

Want a book discussion on either of these books? Contact me! Message on Goodreads.com, Email emmaandbooks@gmail.com, or comment!

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Book Feature: The Sky Is Everywhere

Today, I am featuring The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson. I haven't read it but I have it on my To Read list so be sure to look for a book review (or request it) coming in a few weeks! So, I will post the summary and such but if you have read it, comment about what you think of it or visit the Request Books page!

• Pub. Date: March 2010

• 275pp

17-year-old Lennie Walker, bookworm and band geek, plays second clarinet and spends most of her time tucked safely in the shadow of her outgoing sister, Bailey. Their mother left when Lennie was one, and their sisterhood — and the support of their wacky and loving Gran and perfectly Northern Californian hippie uncle — has pulled them through. So when Bailey suddenly dies, Lennie crumples. At first, it seems the only person who truly understands the depth of her loss is Bailey’s ex-boyfriend, Toby. Their mutual grief turns into something that seems confusingly like romance. Then there’s the nearly magical allure of Joe Fontaine, new boy in town and thrillingly talented musician, who is falling for Lennie as fast as she’s falling for him. One boy is like the sun, the other the moon; one takes her out of her sorrow, the other comforts her in it. But Joe’s been hurt before, and when he walks in on Lennie and Toby, Lennie is forced to take responsibility for her actions. What she discovers is not just love, but the strength to admit to her dreams of Julliard, confront her anger towards her mother, and ultimately, claim her rightful position as first clarinet — not just in the band, but in the crazy cacophony of her life.

Out of all the customer reviews that I read at Barnes & Noble (.com) they all said "Wow" or "I loved it so much"...so I think it would be a really good book. I would recommend checking it out! (including myself haha)

Coming Soon

August 18th: The Goose Girl Book Discussion
August 20th: August Wish List
August 24th: Submit YOUR Requests!/Book Feature
September 1st: The Sky Is Everywhere Book Discussion

--Emma

P.S.!!! Buy this book:

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Book Feature: The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

I finished The Goose Girl last night so I decided to feature it and post a review later. So, here is the summary, an editorial review, and the link to buy it for yourself.

Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee, Crown Princess of Kildenree, spends the first years of her life under her aunt's guidance learning to communicate with animals. As she grows up Ani develops the skills of animal speech, but is never comfortable speaking with people, so when her silver-tongued lady-in-waiting leads a mutiny during Ani's journey to be married in a foreign land, Ani is helpless and cannot persuade anyone to assist her. Becoming a goose girl for the king, Ani eventually uses her own special, nearly magical powers to find her way to her true destiny. Shannon Hale has woven an incredible, original and magical tale of a girl who must find her own unusual talents before she can become queen of the people she has made her own.

Shannon Hale started writing books at age ten and has never stopped, earning an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana sixteen years later, and publishing The Goose Girl, her first book, not long after that. A sometime actress, instructional designer and missionary, she now makes her home in Salt Lake City, Utah with her super-human husband and their pet, a small, plastic pig.

On her way to marry a prince she has never met, Princess Anidori is betrayed by her guards and her lady-in-waiting and must become a goose girl to survive until she can reveal her true identity and reclaim the crown that is rightfully hers.

"In layer upon layer of detail a beautiful coming-of-age story emerges, a tale about learning to rescue yourself rather than falling accidently into happily-ever-after."—The New York Times Book Review

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Look for the Book Discussion, coming tomorrow, and my review!

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