Tuesday, November 17, 2009

The Big Fat Nerd Journal--Sign Up TODAY!

Hello, all. For anyone who's been reading le blog, this is old news. But, since I'm pretty sure that's none of you, I'll explain anyway.

The Big Fat Nerd Journal is just that--a journal. A plain, marble one that you can get for fifty cents at a Stop and Shop (though, depending on the economy crisis, things might be getting a tad steeper). It looks like this:



The lowdown is that I will send this journal out to one person across the Americas. They will carry it around for as long as TWO WEEKS, scribbling and doodling and just generally writing whatever happens to be on their mind (limited to three pages, please). Then, when they are done, they will take a picture with the journal. It can be anything--the journal with their cat, their house, their bed, computer, stack of books, on a bench, on a rock, in the kitchen...etc etc etc. They will then email this picture to me, along with a few words on their "experience" with the journal (which I will post on the Offical Blog). I will in turn give them the address of someone else, and they will send it to that person. Rinse, wash and repeat. The goal is to get this journal to as many people, places and countries as physically possible. I think it will be a fun way to connect to other folk around the world. It's also a way to plug your blog/website, or any other buisness endeavers. I would really appreciate if you were to check out the site to sign up, and I look forward to seeing what you scamps have to say!

(international participants welcome)

Danielle

Helloooooo Teen Tuesday!




Whew! It's been awhile since I've posted! Let's catch up...




First, check out our blog for a review of Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson.








I finally finished the book Liar by Justine Larbalestier. And if I said I loved it, I'd be a liar. The story is about Micah, a high school student and a compulsive liar. When her "secret" boyfriend is killed, Micah takes us through her story...her history, as we try to discover the truth behind how and why Zach was murdered. Told in alternating times - Before, After, History of Me, etc., the story drags and you never know when Micah is really being honest. And then the book shifts in a totally different direction when Micah reveals something about her true self - and the story becomes even more crazy. I was bored by the story and it took me forever to finish this book. I really wanted to love it - but I didn't.




I also finished the book Looks by Madeleine George. This is a story about two high school girls who don't fit in. Meghan is extremely overweight and is either completely ignored by the student body, or tormented by them. Aimee is the new girl and is the complete opposite - she's anorexic. After Aimee is seemingly accepted by a popular girl, she then gets backstabbed and bands together with Meghan to get revenge. The book barely gets started and then ends - leaving so much unanswered - does Cara get away with it all? What happens with J-Bar? What happens between the English teacher and "coach"? This novel had a great start, but finished on a weak note.




Currently I'm reading Deadline by Chris Crutcher...I'll catch you up on that next time!




:) Enjoy the Tuesday!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

This week has been a little bit more eventful...

Well as the title of this post says this week has been pretty eventful. I got some cool stuff in the mail which you can find here. And I got another book in the mail today but your just gonna have to wait until Sunday to see what that was, and also what else, because I am expecting some more stuff soon.

As far as books that have been read, I finished Alis by Naomi Rich and reviewed it, and I am currently reading Need by Carrie Jones. I am going to try and kick things up and get at least two books in a week. Depending on how hectic my schedule is.

I think that's it this week. If I think of anything else, I'll update!

Also I dont know if it was like this last week, but I updated the look of my blog so check it out and let me know what you think of the new layout!!

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Teen Tuesday, really, really slow!!!


Ok so I did not post anything last week because honestly, I had nothing to talk about. I didn't post any reviews last week or anything. The book that I just finished, I didnt really enjoy so it took me a while to read it. I did finally finish it though, and got the review of it up here. Other than that I can't think of anything that has happened. I did get a book in the mail today and I am expecting more through out the week but I dont want to ruin it by posting them today. I think that I am going to wait until Sunday and see what I can do for my IMM. I am thinking about doing a Vlog but I dont know how well that will go. I can never upload video from my camera to Youtbe.

Another Teen Tuesday Is Flying By...




Hi Everyone! I forgot today was Tuesday until just a few minutes ago...we had Friday off, Monday off, and then today was a professional development day - so I've been losing track of days.




This week I finished Hunger - the sequel to Gone. I talked about Gone in my last post. So if you haven't read it yet, I don't want to reveal too much about the next book. But, our characters are still living in the FAYZ, they are still without adults, and the conflict between Caine and Sam is still out there. But in Hunger, add in starvation, growing violence between the "humans" and the "freaks", and the added mystery of the Darkness - or gaiphage...and this series continues strong. I didn't like it as much as Gone - but it was still good. And by the end, with the resolution (or so we are led to believe) of one conflict - what will happen now? How will the kids escape the FAYZ? Will powers continue to grow? What will happen between Caine and Sam now? The series is a definite read - I would recommend it.




Next up is Liar - and with all the hype I'm hearing about this book, I hope it's fantastic.




Talk to you next week -


Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Is anyone posting anything?

I GOT MY COPY OF CATCHING FIRE IN THE MAIL TODAY!!!!

...but I also have to read A Seperate Peace. I guess it evens out.

Have a nice Tuesday :)

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Teen Tuesday..... kinda slow week.

Well it has been a some what slow week. I only got one book in but let me tell you it was good. And what would that be, you may be asking??
Well it would be CANDOR!! This book actually just came out last Tuesday, the 22nd. I read this for the 1 ARC Tours. You can check out my review of it here. It took me a little while to get into but once I did it was great! Other than that nothing that I can think of has really happened. I started Madapple by Christina Meldrum today. I read a review of it on Goodreads, and just from the first paragraph of that I can't wait to finish it and see how it goes. If anyone has read it, please let me know what you thought.

~ Jordan

I'm hosting a giveaway, foolz!

Well, if you don't read my blog, Opinionated? Me?, then you probably don't know I'm hosting my first ever giveaway:



Details here!

--Danielle

Seems like a slow Teen Tuesday...wait, it is Tuesday, right?


So in the middle of a very hectic week...NYC on Friday, field trip to URI on Monday, off to a Red Sox game tonight...I did manage to sneak in one book!


I just finished reading Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs. Think female Percy Jackson - Phoebe, the main character, discovers that her mom has fallen in love, is getting married, and they're moving to some random, mysterious Greek island. But wait, that's not all. Once she arrives on the island, she discovers that it's filled with descendants of Greek Gods and Goddesses - and they have powers. As the only mortal girl on the island, Phoebe is definintely feeling a little self-conscious about entering the ultra-exclusive Academy - her alternative high school for the next year. So what's in store for Phoebe? Will she make any friends? Will her new step-sister fit the typical evil step-sister stereotype? Will she ever see her friends from back home again?


First, let me just say that I love the Percy Jackson series. So I was definitely psyched about reading this. And it didn't disappoint! While the Percy Jackson series is more action-adventure and mystery - this is more high school girl romance. The jokes, jabs, insults and super power demonstrations were definitely funny and I really liked the character of Phoebe. I'll be getting a copy of the sequel...Goddess Boot Camp.


Up next...Slob by Ellen Potter and Hunger - the sequel to Gone.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Teen Tuesday...well, Thursday!







I know, I know...it's not Tuesday! But things got crazy here at school this week and I couldn't get to my computer - so Thursday it is!

I just finished Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen. Not typically my type of genre, I really liked it. I loved the dynamic between Auden and her mother - and then later with Auden and her father. The picture of step-mom Heidi that I had created in my head was quickly blown to smithereens once we actually first meet her...overwhelmed and stressed as she's become a mom and deals with a newborn. There's some great interaction between Auden and the beach girls - Esther, Leah, and Maggie - especially after Auden's embarrassing first-night hook up. And what can I say about Eli? Loved him. A great, easy, quick read.

I'm 10 pages away from finishing Gone by Michael Grant...AND I LOVE IT!!!!! It's like The Stand combined with Girl Who Owned a City with Lord of the Flies with lots of awesomeness and super powers!! What more could you want. Next in my "to read" pile is the sequel, Hunger!

That's it! Don't forget to check out my blog for my contest...we're giving away an autographed copy of Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen!

http://blogs.ellingtonschools.org/larkin/