On... The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

I really liked this book. I kept expecting characters from Artemis Fowl to pop out any minute. In my opinion that's a good aspect.

I fell in love with the characters although all through the book I could not figure out what the "aunt's" motive in the whole thing was. I kept expecting her to turn out to be something that she wasn't.

In the end all of the characters learned that what they were originally looking for was not what they actually wanted or what they ended up getting. I loved the lessons that Scipio, Prosper, and Victor all learned. Another minor character whose name escapes me right now got what he deserved in a laughable sort of way.

I definitely enjoyed the book and highly recommend it.

On... Night Hoops by Carl Deuker

I have to admit that the cover art turned me off slightly to the book. I know better, though, than to judge a book by the cover. Some books that I know are not worth my time to read have such great covers that I want to read despite knowing what's inside. That is beside the point though.

I really liked this book. I have always loved sports even though the only sport that I played fairly decently was softball. This book tells the story of Nick Abbott, an aspiring basketball player with many different things pulling him in various directions: his parents' divorce, his father's desire to see him become an exceptional basketball player after giving up on Scott... Nick's older brother, a neighbor he wanted nothing to do with and various other things.

Nick, a fairly talented player, does not achieve immediate success. Instead he has to go back to the beginning and learn things the hard way. He had to learn teamwork and various other positive lessons. Although life doesn't always end up with championships Deuker creates a fairly realistic story that doesn't gloss over the ugly side of life.

I definitely recommend this book.

On... A Girl from Yamhill by Beverly Cleary

Beverly Cleary is such an entertaining author. This book has her telling the story of her life from as early as she could remember until she heads off to college.

Cleary tells things that at first glance might seem depressing but in such a way that made me laugh. She tells stories that illustrate just how active her imagination was and why she eventually became such a beloved children's author. In a way she also illustrated why she created such an obstinate character as Ramona.

Very good memoir. I definitely recommend the book.

On... A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

Wow!

I added this book to my list after either watching or reading some very good reviews about the book. Other than knowing that the book was good I had no idea of the story contained within the covers.

The best comparison I can make style-wise is to To Kill a Mockingbird. Now Francie does not go through anything as significant as the trial highlighted in To Kill a Mockingbird but that is the best comparison I can make.

I absolutely fell in love with Francie Nolan. I felt the hidden pain of poverty though Francie when she was young thought that some of the things were the best in the world. I wanted to fix Katherine Nolan's world, working as hard as she possibly could to support her two children and her good intentioned drunkard husband.

I absolutely loved this book. I would read it over and over again. I definitely recommend it.

On... King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschield

I added this book to my want to read list after taking a course on African history during my last semester of college. I have always had a fascination with history and developed an increased fascination about African history after taking this class and learning just how little I actually knew about Africa.

Hochschield deftly weaves together a story about a harsh but very real story. The title is somewhat misleading though. I thought that Hochschield would be telling the story of the Congo after the passing of the infamous King Leopold. In fact, Hochschield did not tell of Leopold's death until the last third of the book, close to the end.

This story is not for the faint of heart but it is an excellent tale of caution. I could see modern day applications or I should say ramifications as I read.

I definitely recommend the book.

On... the Beyond the Western Sea Series by Avi

I have to say that I was rather disappointed with the series. I guess it comes from reading a ton of other books written in the same era and written poorly.

While these books were not written poorly neither did they sparkle and entertain. I almost know the end outcome of the books before I read more than a few chapters.

Avi also dragged the plot of the books down with too many extraneous characters and subplot lines. For a children's book I had trouble keeping track of who was good and on the side of the main characters and who wasn't.

The book is decent and would most likely give a child a sense of accomplishment for reading a 415 page book (the second in the series). I probably would not recommend it or assign the books for students.

On... Inkspell by Cornelia Funke

Wow. I absolutely loved this book. Unfortunately, I stabbed myself in the foot because I didn't realize that this is the second book in the series. Now when I go and read Inkheart, the first in the series, I'll have a jump start on where all of the characters end up. :D

Already I am eagerly anticipating the third book in the trilogy. (Just like the Christopher Paolini book)


Cornelia Funke weaves together such a beautiful fanciful world where words have such profound effect. I cannot imagine what it would be like to live in my own creation. of course, I hope I would have more of a conscience than Fenoglio, the author in this creation.

My heart absolutely broke at the end. I won't say why because that would give away a major plot point for those who might end up reading the book.

I was slightly daunted by the 635 pages but I could not put the book down.

Wow... just about sums up my reaction.

On... Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelson

I found myself utterly disappointed by this book. The ultimate lesson that Cole, the main character, learned from his time on the island... a punishment for his aggressive acts... could have been told with much less gore.

The first third of the book deals with Cole navigating through his sentence as part of the Circle of Justice, an alternative sentencing program, to a year alone on an island. Cole decides to rebel and try to escape but ends up getting mauled by a bear. That's where the gratuitousness comes in. Mikaelson tells about the mauling in very detailed form.

I pushed through the book and the last half wasn't as bad. Cole ended up learning a very important lesson but I couldn't enjoy this as much because of the first third.

I definitely don't recommend this book.

On... A Corner of the Universe by Ann Martin

I absolutely loved this book. I often struggle with how I perceive those with special needs. I don't want to look down on those people because they can't help the way that they were born but at the same time I am human and sometimes the habits are annoying.

A Corner of the Universe tells the story of a summer in the life of Hattie Owens who discovers an uncle she never knew about, an uncle with tendencies that seem to me to be autistic.

Though the time frame of the narration seemed a bit confusing--I couldn't tell whether Hattie was ten or twelve at the beginning of the book but the details were sorted out toward the end.

Very good book.

On... Mick Harte Was Here

I knew nothing about this book when I put it on my list. Of course I put the book on my list because the book is on the recommended summer reading list for the middle school students in my hometown.

Wow. The book almost made me cry. Death is such a real thing and it's something that some middle schoolers have to deal with.

Phoebe, through the course of this book, explored her own conflicting emotions of dealing with memories of her brother after he died and her desire to make sure that everyone remembered him, that they said his name instead of giving trite cliche sayings.

Great book.

On... what-the-dickens by Gregory Maguire

I'm glad that I gave Maguire another shot after reading Wicked. I really was disappointed with Wicked after hearing such great things about it. (The music for the musical is phenomenal. :D)

I loved Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister and now I add what-the-dickens to that list.

I found the story within a story technique well handled even though other reviews I read found the technique confusing. I have to admit though I was confused just a bit with the lack of information given about the setting of the outside story but as the story continued Maguire dropped the information in the story that filled in the missing pieces. The story ends in a bit of a clif-hanger but from what I've read what-the-dickens is intended to be the first in a series. If so, the ending makes perfect sense.

I really loved the book (and even felt good vibes of Artemis Fowl :D). I highly recommend it!

On... Bud, not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

I absolutely loved this book! While I did not learn anything new about the historical time period, the Great Depression, I loved seeing it through a different perspective, that of an African American boy.

Bud has a great sense of wit, devising rules for getting through life and not making a fool of himself. These rules, interspersed in the text of the story, are absolutely hilarious!

I definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves to read!

On J. R. R. Tolkien: a biography by Humphrey Carpenter

I absolutely loved this book! For many years I have been an avid fan of all things Lord of the Rings. I have read Lord of the Rings (which is NOT a trilogy :D) many times. I have also read The Silmarillion , The Hobbit and several of the posthumously compiled volumes of the History of Middle Earth.

Carpenter weaves together the different facets of Tolkien's life with the mythology for which Tolkien was most known for and which was so close to Tolkien's heart. The part of the book I enjoyed most was the first part which told about Tolkien's earliest years. This time had the most profound effect on him, or so he says. I tend to agree with him. So many different individual aspects of all of his works can be traced back to Tolkien's childhood and early adolescence.

I heartily recommend this book to anyone who loves Tolkien or learning about influential authors.

On... The Shakespeare Stealer series by Gary Blackwood

Once again I have discovered another young adult series that I absolutely love and wish had been around when I was that age. Of course, I didn't miss out completely because obviously I got to read the books now. :D

The series is narrated by Widge, who later takes the name of James Pope, an orphan who through a series of events ends up as a player in William Shakespeare's acting company.

Blackwood though writing for a young audience infuses the books with serious issues through written at an appropriate level. I fell in love with the books and the aspect of writing. As a writer I kind of have an affinity for anything that has to do with the process of writing and to go behind the scenes, albeit fictionally, of the writing of some of the greatest and certainly most well known plays of all times absolutely thrilled me!

This series definitely has a place on my want to own list and I strongly recommend it!

On... Eyes of the Emperor by Graham Salisbury

I learned something about World War II history that I didn't know before by reading this book. I am ashamed of this part of my history as an American.

This book is narrated by Eddy Okubo who lies about his age to enter the US Army before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. After America declares war on Japan Okubo and his fellow Japanese American soldiers encounter various trials including being sent to Cat Island off of the Mississippi coast to serve as the bait in an ill-fated attempt to train dogs to seek out Japanese.

I had no idea that this part of history existed. As a student of history I of course know about the internment camps and various other types of prejudice executed against the Japanese Americans during that time but this felt like an all-time low to me. Just like Eddy and his fellow soldiers I couldn't believe it when their superior officer revealed what their duty was.

Even though the subject could have been extremely tense, sad and tragic Salisbury through Eddy infuses a sense of humor and lightness needed to keep the book from becoming a drudgery.

I absolutely loved this book!

On... The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

I had heard from my Dad that the book is definitely different than the movie. That certainly is true.

I have to say that I was very disappointed in how Leroux portrayed some of my favorite characters from the musical and the movie. Of course, those people changed Leroux's characters to begin with but I like the changes that they made.

Leroux while creating an interesting story wavered back and forth from one story line to another without smooth transitions and many confusing details. I missed several key transitions even reading rather slowly (for me at least) and had to go back to reread and still didn't get a few of those details.

I wouldn't recommend this book unless people want to read classics.

On ... A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

This book was a great read. All until the end that is. I closed the book and thought "now that's depressing". I won't say what that is because that might spoil the reading.

Hemingway wrote with such crisp style, absent of excess sentimentality. I could do without the few curse words sprinkled in throughout the book but other than that this book is definitely a must read for any connoisseur of the classics.

On Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I first became acquainted with Marquez in my Spanish Literature class in college. Of course, the piece I read in that class was in Spanish but this book was not. I read the English translation of one of his most famous works. Someday in the future when I bone up on my Spanish I will read the book in the native Spanish.

To be honest, I felt extremely sorry for the main character Florentino Ariza. He waited, although not that patiently, for fifty-one years, nine months and four days for the love of his life Fermina Daza. I never really understood the love story between Florentino and Fermina.

The two, although Florentino much more than Fermina, fell deeply in love when in their late teen years but Fermina rejected Florentino for Dr. Juvenal Urbino, a man with wealth and power... power that he used to to manipulate Fermina. Instead of maintaining his vow of celibacy until he can have Fermina, Florentino satisfies his basest desires for sexual pleasure with many different women who mean nothing to him. At the end when Urbino dies leaving Florentino free to pursue Fermina his current flame, a young school girl, commits suicide. Her family does not know why but Florentino does.

In the end to Florentino and Fermina marry? No. They continue in another reality of sorts, a relationship hidden on a boat coming and going to various locations. They never get off the boat to admit their relationship to the public and to Fermina's children with Urbino.

At the end I did not want Fermina to settle for Florentino. But... she did.

This was a very interesting book. I don't know that I would recommend this book to everyone but it is a thought provoking book and a worthy read of discerning readers.

On Summer Reading Thing 2008

I am a glutton for punishment. I love to read and I don't know what I would do if I didn't have a list of books to check out from the library or add to my own personal library.

Without further ado here is my list for Summer 2008. I'll be starting my practicum in August so I don't know how much time I'll have then but...


Chicken Boy by Frances O'Roark Dowell (06/20/08)
Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen (06/21/08)
Mr. Tucket by Gary Paulsen (06/22/08)
Tucket's Ride by Gary Paulsen (06/22/08)
Call Me Francis Tucket by Gary Paulsen (06/22/08)
Tucket's Gold by Gary Paulsen (06/22/08)
Tucket's Home by Gary Paulsen (06/22/08)
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (06/24/08)
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway (06/26/08)
The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood (06/26/08)
Shakespeare's Spy by Gary Blackwood (06/27/08)
Shakespeare's Scribe by Gary Blackwood (06/29/08)
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (06/29/08)
It's My Life by Melody Carlson (06/25/08)
Who I Am by Melody Carlson (07/04/08)
On My Own by Melody Carlson (07/10/08)
I Do by Melody Carlson (07/26/08)
My Name is Chloe by Melody Carlson (07/15/08)
Sold Out by Melody Carlson (07/21/08)
Road Trip by Melody Carlson (07/25/08)
Face the Music by Melody Carlson (07/26/08)
Just Ask by Melody Carlson (07/27/08)
Meant to Be by Melody Carlson (07/28/08)
Falling Up by Melody Carlson (07/28/08)
That was Then... by Melody Carlson (07/29/08)
Middlemarch by George Eliot (08/07/08)
Eyes of the Emperor by Graham Salisbury (06/29/08)
What-the-Dickens by Gregory Maguire (07/06/08)
Fair Warning by Hannah Alexander (06/30/08)
Grave Risk by Hannah Alexander (06/30/08)
Note of Peril by Hannah Alexander (07/01/08)
Necessary Measures by Hannah Alexander (07/01/08)
A Boy at War by Harry Mazer (06/29/08)
Walden and Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau (07/06/08)
J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography by Humphrey Carpenter (06/30/08)
The Smugglers by Iain Lawrence (07/11/08)
Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt (07/09/08)
The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce by Ann Rinaldi (07/08/08)
King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild (07/19/08)
Idylls of the King by Alfred Tennyson (07/15/08)
Lady of Palenque by Anna Kirwan (07/24/08)
Victoria: May Blossom of Britannia by Anna Kirwan (07/25/08)
A Corner of the Universe by Ann Martin (07/10/08)
Lord Kirkle's Money by Avi (07/15/08)
Mick Harte was here by Barbara Park (07/07/08)
Elisabeth: The Princess Bride by Barry Denenberg (07/12/08)
The Journal of William Thomas Emerson by Barry Denenberg (07/20/08)
So Far from Home by Barry Denenberg (07/16/08)
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen (07/12/08)
A Murder for Her Majesty by Beth Hilgartner (07/20/08)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (07/20/08)
A Girl from Yamhill by Beverly Cleary (07/21/08)
Voyage of Slaves by Brian Jacques (07/22/08)
Night Hoops by Carl Deuker (07/22/08)
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis (07/06/08)
Inkspell by Cornelia Funke (07/13/08)
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke (07/23/08)


Books Added after the Beginning of the Challenge
The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung by Laurence Yep (07/01/08)
Survival in the Storm by Katelyn Janke (07/05/08)
The Journal of Douglas Allan Deeds by Rodman Philbrick (07/05/08)
Standing in the Light by Mary Pope Osborne (07/05/08)
The Escape From Home by Avi (07/14/08)
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (07/24/08)
Out of the Silent Planet by C. S. Lewis (07/27/08)
Perelandra by C. S. Lewis (07/29/08)
That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis (07/31/08)
Five Smooth Stones by Kristiana Gregory (07/31/08)
The Journal of Sean Sullivan by William Durbin (08/01/08)
Westward to Home by Patricia Hermes (08/01/08)
A Perfect Place by Patricia Hermes (08/02/08)
Valley of the Moon by Sherry Garland (08/02/08)
The Journal of Otto PeItonen by William Durbin (08/02/08)
The Dark Stairs by Betsy Byars (08/03/08)
Dead Letter by Betsy Byars (08/03/08)
King of Murder by Betsy Byars (08/04/08)
The Black Tower by Betsy Byars (08/04/08)
Skellig by David Almond (08/05/08)
Bound by Donna Jo Napoli (08/05/08)
Kit's Wilderness by David Almond (08/06/08)
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare (08/06/08)
Silent to the Bone by E. L. Konisburg (08/07/08)
The Calico Captive by Elizabeth George Speare (08/07/08)
The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio by Lloyd Alexander (08/08/08)
Airman by Eoin Colfer (08/08/08)
The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker by Cynthia DeFelice (08/09/08)
Shen of the Sea by Arther Bowie Chrisman (08/10/08)
Dreamers by Angela Hunt (08/10/08)
Brothers by Angela Hunt (08/11/08)
The Immortal by Angela Hunt (08/11/08)
Roanoke by Angela Hunt (08/12/08)
Jamestown by Angela Hunt (08/12/08)
Hartford by Angela Hunt (08/13/08)
Rehoboth by Angela Hunt (08/14/08)
Punished! by David Lubar (08/15/08)
From Rage to Hope by Crystal Kuykendall (08/15/08)
Freedom Train by Dorothy Sterling (08/16/08)
Fairest by Gail Carson Levine (08/16/08)
The Hollow by Agatha Christie (08/17/08)
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (08/19/08)
On the Far Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George (08/20/08)
Heaven Eyes by David Almond (08/23/08)
Secret Heart by David Almond (08/24/08)
Kaiulani: The People's Princess by Ellen Emerson White (08/24/08)
Meet Me in the Middle by Rick Wormeli (08/24/08)
The Joy of Fearing God by Jerry Bridges (08/24/08)
Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce by John Piper (08/26/08)
In Darkness, Death by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler (08/28/08)
Kaleidoscope Eyes by Karen Ball (08/31/08)
Silent Star by Tracie Peterson (09/06/08)
Beloved Stranger by Judith Pella (09/06/08)
Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ by John Piper (09/06/08)
When the Darkness Will Not Lift by John Piper (09/10/08)
Tools for Teaching by Fred Jones (09/13/08)
The Innocent Libertine by T. Davis and Isabella Bunn (09/13/08)
The Night Angel by T. Davis and Isabella Bunn (09/18/08)
A Lady of High Regard by Tracie Peterson (09/20/08)

Spring Reading Thing Wrap Up

Things went so absolutely well this time around! I purposefully underestimated the number of books I wanted to read in this time period so that I wouldn't reach the last couple of weeks and end up trying to cram in the rest of the books on the list.

I also discovered that I had much more time than I thought I would once I started my Masters Program... which I started on June 2. I kept up at the same pace of reading a book or day (granted... they were kids books) or more.

I discovered many new authors which I love and continued in my love of a few. I think the greatest finds for me were in the realm of young adult or children's literature. Since I may end up teaching language arts at the middle school level I decided to add the list of recommended reading (from the school district in the area) so that I would be familiar with the books I will be assigning to my students The two that come to mind right away are Eoin Colfer and the Artemis Fowl series and Emily Rodda with the Rowan of Rin series.

Both of these series are so well written! I absolutely love them!

The challenges have always made me want to read more than I normally would although this reading has become a pretty solid habit for me. :D

I just barely finished all of the books on my list. I put a hold on Becoming Me by Melody Carlson at the library and have been waiting for it for months! I just wish I had realized that a copy was upstairs in my sister's bedroom. :D I'm finishing that in about half an hour.

Here's my completed list.

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (03/22/08)
Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer (03/25/08)
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer (03/26/08)
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer (03/27/08)
Artemis Fowl: THe Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer (03/26/08)
Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer (03/28/08)
The Hitchhikers Guide the the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (03/24/08)
Hideaway by Hannah Alexander (03/29/08)
Safe Haven by Hannah Alexander (03/30/08)
Last Resort by Hannah Alexander (03/30/08)
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (03/24/08)
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (04/13/08)
By way of the wilderness by Gilbert Morris (04/07/08)
The Jeweled Spur by Gilbert Morris (04/07/08)
The Spider Catcher by Gilbert Morris (04/23/08)
The High Calling by Gilbert Morris (04/07/08)
The Golden Angel by Gilbert Morris (04/07/08)
The Unlikely Allies by Gilbert Morris (04/07/08)
Flyboys: A True Story of Courage by James Bradley (04/21/08)
Confessions of an ugly stepsister by Gregory Maguire (04/01/08)
Incidents in the life of a slave girl by Harriet A. Jacobs (03/31/08)
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien by J. R. R. Tolkien (04/06/08)
God's gift by Dee Henderson (03/31/08)
The poems of Emily Dickinson edited by R. W. Franklin (04/04/08)
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (04/20/08)
American sphinx by Joseph J. Ellis (04/18/08)
Stoner's Crossing by Judith Pella (04/19/08)
Be My Neat-Heart by Judy Baer (04/14/08)
Halos by Kirsten Heitzmann (04/22/08)
The Breaking Point by Karen Ball (05/29/08)
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse (04/28/08)
Bridge to Terebithia by Katherine Paterson (04/24/08)
Daughter of Joy by Kathleen Morgan (04/29/08)
Dreams in the Golden Country by Kathryn Lasky (04/27/08)
Seeds of Hope by Kristiana Gregory (04/25/08)
The Way of Women by Lauraine Snelling (04/30/08)
Kingscote by Linda Chaikin (04/26/08)
Handyman by Linda Nichols (05/04/08)
The Giver by Lois Lowry (04/24/08)
Escape by Lorena McCourtney (05/21/08)
Monday Morning Faith by Lori Copeland (05/02/08)
Holes by Louis Sachar (05/06/08)
Becoming Me by Melody Carlson (06/19/08)
Two Little Girls in Blue by Mary Higgens Clark (05/10/08)
Never Too Late by Michael Phillips (05/01/08)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Alborn (05/08/08)
Mary Poppins in the Park by P. L . Travers (05/07/08)
Look to the Hills by Patricia Mckissack (04/30/08)
Secrets, Lies and Alibies by Patricia Rushford (05/23/08)
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck (05/11/08)
Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp by Philip Pullman (05/06/08)
Going Solo by Roald Dahl (05/22/08)
The Solitary Envoy by T. Davis Bunn (05/16/08)

Books added after the beginning of the challenge
A Fire Within by Kathleen Morgan (03/27/08)
Every Secret Thing by Ann Tatlock (04/02/08)
In Search of Eden by Linda Nichols (04/08/08)
The Scribe by Francine Rivers (04/17/08)
Betrayed by Jeanette Windle (04/26/08)
A Proper Pursuit by Lynn Austing (05/01/08)
Kazunomiya: Prisoner of Heaven by Kathryn Lasky (05/12/08)
Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie by Kristiana Gregory (05/12/08)
Lullaby by Jane Orcutt (05/14/08)
All the Tea in China by Jane Orcutt (05/14/08)
The Gawgon and the Boy by Lloyd Alexander (05/17/08)
Gypsy Rizka by Lloyd Alexander (05/18/08)
A Season of Grace by Bette Nordberg (05/19/08)
Second Opinion by Hannah Alexander (05/20/08)
Urgent Care by Hannah Alexander (05/20/08)
A Most Begrudging Bride by Deeanne Gist (05/20/08)
Rekindled by Tamera Alexander (05/24/08)
Love Thy Neighbor by Ann Turner (05/25/08)
The Professor's House by Willa Cather (05/26/08)
The Listener by Terri Blackstock (05/27/08)
One of Ours by Willa Cather (05/27/08)
The Scarecrow and his Servant by Philip Pullman (05/28/08)
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman (05/29/08)
The Braxtons of Miracle Springs by Michael Philips (05/30/08)
Wild Grows the Heather in Devon by Michael Philips (05/31/08)
Wayward Winds by Michael Philips (06/01/08)
The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo (06/01/08)
Kristina: the Girl King by Carolyn Meyer (06/01/08)
Early Sunday Morning by Barry Denenberg (06/01/08)
soul surfer by Bethany Hamilton (06/02/08)
Peril at End House by Agatha Christie (06/03/08)
Hidden Talents by David Lubar (06/04/08)
What She Left for Me by Tracie Peterson (06/06/08)
The Noble Fugitive by T Davis Bunn and Isabella Bunn (06/07/08)
Forgiven by Karen Kingsbury (06/08/08)
Fifth Seal by Bodie and Brock Thoene (06/08/08)
When Will This Cruel War Be Over by Barry Denenberg (06/09/08)
The Journal of Ben Unchida by Barry Denenberg (06/10/08)
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway (06/13/08)
Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda (06/13/08)
Rowan and the Travelers by Emily Rodda (06/14/08)
Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal by Emily Rodda (06/14/08)
Rowan and the Zeback by Emily Rodda(06/14/08)
Rowan and the Ice Creepers by Emily Rodda (06/15/08)
Talking with God by Fenelon (06/16/08)
Three Plays by Euripides (06/17/08)
The Supernaturalists by Eoin Colfer (06/18/08)