Subtitled 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver.
Originally published in 2005.
Audio book read by Mandy Siegfried.
I enjoyed this young adult audio book very much, and I recommended it to both of my teenage daughters. Sugar Plum listened to it, but Jelly Bean got the book version. We also discovered that there is a sequel, The Boy Book, which I picked up from the library tonight and am taking with me to Florida tomorrow. (The girls will just have to wait to read it until I get back!) A third book will be published later this year.
E. Lockhart's blog is here.
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart
Posted by alisonwonderland at 11:00 PM 2 comments
Labels: 2009, Audiobook, Countdown, Ruby Oliver
Spring Reading Thing - Wrapping It Up
Hosted by Katrina at Callapiddar Days
Of the twenty-six books on my original too-long, subject-to-revision list for Spring Reading Thing 2009, I read fourteen. I also added I, Coriander to my list, as it was the April pick for my book club, Savvy, a 2009 Newbery Honor book, and John Grisham's latest The Associate. So that's seventeen books completed for this challenge:
- Adrift by Steven Callahan
- The Associate by John Grisham
- Bones by Jonathan Kellerman
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
- Cross Country by James Patterson
- Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
- Hot Lunch by Alex Bradley
- I, Coriander by Sally Gardner
- The Kalahari Typing School for Men by Alexander McCall Smith
- Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
- Lucky by Alice Sebold
- Pigboy by Vicki Grant
- Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, and Nathan Hale
- Savvy by Ingrid Law
- The Ten-Year Nap by Meg Wolitzer
- Top Ten Uses for an Unworn Prom Dress by Tina Ferraro
- Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
I haven't yet reviewed some of these books, but I've linked the ones that I have. I ended up with a good variety of genres, and there isn't a book here that I didn't enjoy. It's very difficult to pick one favorite, but among the top picks were Wintergirls, Rapunzel's Revenge, and I, Coriander. Bridge to Terabithia was a re-read from my childhood - and I loved revisiting it. I'm looking forward to Fall into Reading 2009. (I'm sure that it'll be here quicker than I think!)
Posted by alisonwonderland at 10:22 PM 2 comments
Labels: Spring Reading Thing
Saturday, June 13, 2009
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies
by Alexander McCall Smith
Originally published in 2004.
Audio book read by Lisette Lecat.
This sixth installment in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series is my least favorite so far. While some significant overall plot developments occur, I found the novel itself to be quite uneven. At times I was riveted but at other times I was bored. Perhaps I need a break from this series for a little while. But I know I'll get back to it eventually.
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Posted by alisonwonderland at 7:48 PM 1 comments
Labels: 2009, 999, Audiobook, Confessions of a Serial Reader, Countdown, Series Challenge
Bones by Jonathan Kellerman
Published in 2008. 353 pages.
I think it says a lot that I found this twenty-third installment in the Alex Delaware series to be just as enjoyable as I did the first!
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Posted by alisonwonderland at 7:27 PM 1 comments
Labels: 2009, 999, Confessions of a Serial Reader, Series Challenge, Spring Reading Thing
Monday, June 01, 2009
I Finished It!
Ten months. Ten books.
Seven different awards (the requirement was at least five).
Much thanks to Host 3M!
- An Abundance of Katherines (Printz)
- The Book Thief (Printz)
- Bridge to Terabithia (Newbery)
- The Eyre Affair (Alex)
- The Full Cupboard of Life (Saga)
- The House of the Scorpion
(National Book Award, Newbery, and Printz) - Rapunzel's Revenge (Cybil)
- Savvy (Newbery)
- Water for Elephants (Alex)
- The Zookeeper's Wife (Orion)
Posted by alisonwonderland at 6:44 PM 4 comments
Labels: Book Awards Reading Challenge