tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60669937109419933082024-03-05T14:29:02.024-08:00Boys Blogging BooksGoadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-35152170205603574672010-08-06T22:23:00.000-07:002010-08-06T22:48:02.720-07:00Times up.It is time to officially close shop. While I love the idea of boys blogging books, sadly, the boys who originally committed to this are no longer able to commit. <div><div><br /></div><div>Kurtis, while he is still reading , is busy recording for a CD that will be released in the fall. While he has previously been on three compilation CD's, this year he will release a CD that is all his music.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hopeful is one of the songs on this years compilation released in April:</div><div><br /></div><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="400" height="100"><param name="movie" value="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=156274848/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never"><param name="allowNetworking" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><embed src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer.swf/track=156274848/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" width="400" height="100" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="always" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></embed><noembed></noembed></object><br /><div>You can find more of his music on iTunes and/or by going here: <a href="http://polyphonixrecords.bandcamp.com/album/behind-our-eyes">http://polyphonixrecords.bandcamp.com/album/behind-our-eyes</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Michael will be starting High School this year and has begun pursuing music as well. He also remains an avid reader, but unfortunately, does not have time to keep reviewing.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some other Boys Book Blogs you might want to check out:</div><div><a href="http://jaja-cas.blogspot.com/">Boys Rule Boys Read!</a></div><div><a href="http://www.boysread.org/">Boys Read</a></div><div><a href="http://www.guysread.com/">Guys Read</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks to everyone who stuck it out through our sporadic postings. Thanks to the guys who committed for at least a while. I'm not taking the blog site down. There are some great reviews and interviews. Hopefully they will encourage someone to read something they might not have otherwise tried.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sadly,</div><div>Sheri (The adult behind the curtain)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-60170246270826048632010-04-16T04:11:00.000-07:002010-04-16T11:07:30.494-07:00Re: Wanted<div>Thanks to <a href="http://readingjunky.blogspot.com/">Readingjunky</a> for contributing this list of great reads from her students!</div><div><br /></div>UNWIND by Neal Schusterman<br /><br />GODLESS by <span style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; CURSOR: hand" id="lw_1271415830_2" class="yshortcuts">Pete Hautman</span><br /><br />TWISTED by <span id="lw_1271415830_3" class="yshortcuts">Laurie Halse Anderson</span><br /><br />CATCHING FIRE by <span style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; CURSOR: hand" id="lw_1271415830_4" class="yshortcuts">Suzanne Collins</span><br /><br />THE BOOKS OF PELLINOR by<br /><br />A HERO TYPE by Barry Lyga<br /><br />FAB 5 by <span style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: text" id="lw_1271415830_5" class="yshortcuts">Mitch Albom</span><br /><br />SCHOOL SHOOTER by Mark Frye<br /><br />BULL RIDER by <span style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed; CURSOR: hand" id="lw_1271415830_6" class="yshortcuts">Suzanne Morgan Williams</span><br /><br />COUNTERFEIT SON by Elaine Marie Alphin<br /><br />THE BAT BOY by <span id="lw_1271415830_7" class="yshortcuts">Mike Lupica</span><br /><br />RAIDERS NIGHT by <span id="lw_1271415830_8" class="yshortcuts">Robert Lipsyte</span><br /><br />BOY TOY by Barry Lyga<br /><br />CARTER FINALLY GETS IT by Brent Crawford<div><br /></div><div>Check out more great book reviews from Readerjunky here:</div><div><a href="http://freshdawgs.blogspot.com/">http://freshdawgs.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><a href="http://readingjunky.blogspot.com/">http://readingjunky.blogspot.com/</a></div>Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-54871173666595646532010-03-17T14:20:00.000-07:002010-03-17T14:28:06.626-07:00WANTEDBoys Blogging Books would like to hear from you!<div> <div>Well if you happen to be a boy who happens to like reading Middle Grade/Young Adult books. We want to know about books you are reading and falling in love with. Perhaps you know a boy...that works too. Let us know what he is reading and falling in love with. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you are interested in being a guest reviewer send your review to:</div><div><br /></div><div>goadingthepen <b>at</b> yahoo <b>dot</b> com (Replace the <b>at</b> with @ and <b>dot</b> with .)</div><div><br /></div><div>Put Guest Review in the subject line. Please only send positive reviews. We want to share the good stuff!</div><div><br /></div><div>We are ALWAYS looking for full time bloggers! If you want to share what you are reading on a consistent basis please email your interest.</div></div>Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-25609955687280619792010-03-17T13:59:00.000-07:002010-03-17T14:14:50.252-07:00Wow it really has been nearly a year!!Last year around this time we put up a poll asking where Michael should review his next book. The results were, while playing ping-pong. Unfortunately after busted pipes and a flooded basement the ping-pong table was put out of service. =(<div><br /><div>The book he was going to review was <b>Slob by Ellen Potter. </b>This book rated thumbs up from Michael. </div><div>Other books he has read since then include: </div><div><b>Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan</b></div><div>He read the entire series and was excited by the idea of the movie. Unfortunately when you read a story that you like so much it is disappointing when the movie does not compare.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Skeleton Creek by Sarah Fincher</b></div><div>These books were a total scare! Literally. If you aren't too much of a chicken, check them out. Well worth it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Coming Very Soon:</div><div>Full reviews of:</div><div><b>Books of Umber by PW Catanese</b></div><div><b>Keys to the Kingdom: Mister Monday by Garth Nix</b></div><div><br /></div></div>Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-76648673258244423072009-07-21T18:11:00.000-07:002009-07-21T18:20:05.489-07:00Bug Boy - Eric Luper (Just Released Today!)<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bug-Boy-Eric-Luper/dp/0374310009"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361086410453016466" style="WIDTH: 197px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1rSnv8Uc47ST7CNxlcFOEyrncBrTnhtmqYeSE-ElRU5_kILnfZn9MtwRwTlb98TQOr6lYTGL9pofZSxJO75CQdNXyJmL7hIq4Z4UxOgvAeRBzkFsQUfcGQXSI9fDSfbvUwO_MqAxAeA/s200/51FL83mT5VL__SL500_AA240_.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Bug Boy</strong><br />Author: Eric Luper<br /><a href="http://www.ericluper.com/home.shtml">http://www.ericluper.com/home.shtml</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/ericluper">http://www.myspace.com/ericluper</a><br /><a href="http://eluper.livejournal.com/">http://eluper.livejournal.com/</a><br />Reviewer: Kurtis<br /><br />I have never looked at horse racing as anything more than skinny guys on horses running around a dirt track. I never understood why the old men up in the stands would waste away their money betting on which one would cross the finish line. As I began to read Bug Boy I was full of questions. I wanted to know everything about the race. Eric Luper brings us into the world of horse racing through Jack Walsh, a stable boy who is discovered by a stable owner who gets him started as a horse racer. Of course, things get interesting when Jack finds fame and a female bookie who takes a not so healthy interest in his new life. It doesn’t take long to learn there is so much more to horse racing than just the race.<br /><br />Another great book by Eric Luper:<br /><strong>Big Slick<br /></strong><br /><center><br /><a href="http://s265.photobucket.com/albums/ii222/BWF-Productions/?action=view&current=LuperVideo.flv" target="_blank"><br /><img height="297" src="http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii222/BWF-Productions/th_LuperVideo.jpg" width="297" /></a><br /></center>Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-36650306340430824762009-05-22T07:21:00.000-07:002009-05-22T08:41:33.243-07:00Memorial Day Weekend<div align="center">If your weekend plans have you hitting the road be sure and grab a book or two! Here are a few the boys HIGHLY recommend.<br /><br />John Green Books -- Any of them<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNtiyaleyfKL6D-TnSMiPTUS62YzFpNCzRCMweykQbCBwKqqZDe0LYkikqCdGNc9mUOUyXSrfiaZJM-ILo75SWrVJhfK-oRuFF-64N6AnfhPstZX1HD5xAZXsdsNmCrI6xWCdFLfvpOA/s1600-h/books3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338665280508919106" style="WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 104px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNtiyaleyfKL6D-TnSMiPTUS62YzFpNCzRCMweykQbCBwKqqZDe0LYkikqCdGNc9mUOUyXSrfiaZJM-ILo75SWrVJhfK-oRuFF-64N6AnfhPstZX1HD5xAZXsdsNmCrI6xWCdFLfvpOA/s200/books3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />David Lubar -- Any of the Weenie books!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4un4N5ffOXXGiX3oeFonTQtVKM-7E1n9JM_G_cIVoGQrbxQrLUdJrisTugWEzr-EgdbgCDT7XoEDxxVXC58spSFBg3QIvsop9eeKQQNgtfViCD4uFxSZqFsVAKwsNjPwQjhlsgTSQKRQ/s1600-h/books5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338665283648258466" style="WIDTH: 87px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 130px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4un4N5ffOXXGiX3oeFonTQtVKM-7E1n9JM_G_cIVoGQrbxQrLUdJrisTugWEzr-EgdbgCDT7XoEDxxVXC58spSFBg3QIvsop9eeKQQNgtfViCD4uFxSZqFsVAKwsNjPwQjhlsgTSQKRQ/s200/books5.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6Nsmbng9PlSv_QrrmauUffJpJHZDeHwQH8bTt6uyemMZS55i8rPCljWuyOC5rmjsMB7XybgIePAbFseKsFAsJHoBCSMuZ2OfZnndFrnnb95lS1DksYI0AlgkTq_69JScen6ihnElmqw/s1600-h/books6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338665286245514530" style="WIDTH: 77px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 113px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6Nsmbng9PlSv_QrrmauUffJpJHZDeHwQH8bTt6uyemMZS55i8rPCljWuyOC5rmjsMB7XybgIePAbFseKsFAsJHoBCSMuZ2OfZnndFrnnb95lS1DksYI0AlgkTq_69JScen6ihnElmqw/s200/books6.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDz3zgQoqGD-n6vlOP-Oc5k5Y1EhacrCQVKo3CRT513CyjdZxlPBffXxD-0GIXlNZ8yqBm0QrS_ZE0jzMxCWYJTxaTBlJyCI0xAMvWJN8DyFHQZRavwjnQoRUtoMa3aN_U_t8hk-g_wk4/s1600-h/books7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338665284599529746" style="WIDTH: 85px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 129px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDz3zgQoqGD-n6vlOP-Oc5k5Y1EhacrCQVKo3CRT513CyjdZxlPBffXxD-0GIXlNZ8yqBm0QrS_ZE0jzMxCWYJTxaTBlJyCI0xAMvWJN8DyFHQZRavwjnQoRUtoMa3aN_U_t8hk-g_wk4/s200/books7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><em>Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist</em><br />by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruNpuYbKjayrIPMPMyXWnmybqJUDaplSzRLM7RQeakmWBwEIKn8DgkWXv6yWzo58PSXbOPmjIPkcoSUPyhsvUEwydP4JXEF4m8aGdTa89y_c43OCVmTLCVL62ctyqne-OFlTcsnNbsCg/s1600-h/book4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338667333019079474" style="WIDTH: 89px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruNpuYbKjayrIPMPMyXWnmybqJUDaplSzRLM7RQeakmWBwEIKn8DgkWXv6yWzo58PSXbOPmjIPkcoSUPyhsvUEwydP4JXEF4m8aGdTa89y_c43OCVmTLCVL62ctyqne-OFlTcsnNbsCg/s200/book4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><em>The Hunger Games</em> </div><div align="center">by Suzanne Collins<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrve-uk5GVlKlvpixzbciGCIhYRx3Txz5XwDUI0UaDJdFBBlXO3TxL05LuHqe-9_npzE9fAvFrhIUED0qmwRdn2oQer9Yz_50jXHo4Bc3Nnucww_ocVOteLHzHb3brJs_gvhTnSx0fn4/s1600-h/bookss.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338672576285043490" style="WIDTH: 90px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrve-uk5GVlKlvpixzbciGCIhYRx3Txz5XwDUI0UaDJdFBBlXO3TxL05LuHqe-9_npzE9fAvFrhIUED0qmwRdn2oQer9Yz_50jXHo4Bc3Nnucww_ocVOteLHzHb3brJs_gvhTnSx0fn4/s200/bookss.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Compound</em> by S.A. Bodeen<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAhfDdPzBzULK5ap3DW7nDo0XSdHNPJDo-SLLOVkAVEaYmvf7lMwQYqUUu9HbnsMVJ_TrFF6jWCE2wQ92YU8mWxqhsYOq3R0_Q9xvk8QxXXpTtv01HNB24OncJ7-6lZjQR95IVE4zoTw/s1600-h/books4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338670194161704194" style="WIDTH: 110px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 171px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAhfDdPzBzULK5ap3DW7nDo0XSdHNPJDo-SLLOVkAVEaYmvf7lMwQYqUUu9HbnsMVJ_TrFF6jWCE2wQ92YU8mWxqhsYOq3R0_Q9xvk8QxXXpTtv01HNB24OncJ7-6lZjQR95IVE4zoTw/s200/books4.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><p align="center"><em>Shift</em> by Jennifer Bradbury<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAhfDdPzBzULK5ap3DW7nDo0XSdHNPJDo-SLLOVkAVEaYmvf7lMwQYqUUu9HbnsMVJ_TrFF6jWCE2wQ92YU8mWxqhsYOq3R0_Q9xvk8QxXXpTtv01HNB24OncJ7-6lZjQR95IVE4zoTw/s1600-h/books4.jpg"></a></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSuDuBYSp-krpbJ3a_WYCIQrGrOfrA2o2ABfEnBUw3KozNvGwRk6rDKOn1SW_buAXo2jZ7r7e3ggJNwj3KF1VRRvFp5Fq65WVca7XSnDogj6wWwWkjboSYGNfRIEvvuvr0amy3NPPCdE/s1600-h/boo5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338670187254690642" style="WIDTH: 99px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSuDuBYSp-krpbJ3a_WYCIQrGrOfrA2o2ABfEnBUw3KozNvGwRk6rDKOn1SW_buAXo2jZ7r7e3ggJNwj3KF1VRRvFp5Fq65WVca7XSnDogj6wWwWkjboSYGNfRIEvvuvr0amy3NPPCdE/s200/boo5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><em>Head Case</em> by Sarah Aronson<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Cr-KEkGrsW8m8CvSADocv1OSg8Zmwom2dwNg5_uGUjjW2A6wpwU0FWSzDbEe6aoT96oh6VFtwAapWoniZVBsihKIFNtSUD_E9ambA6jRWjNv8VON2GHUDVp_uUIsaNt5lxhbP7szlEo/s1600-h/booksarah.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338671400032542274" style="WIDTH: 75px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Cr-KEkGrsW8m8CvSADocv1OSg8Zmwom2dwNg5_uGUjjW2A6wpwU0FWSzDbEe6aoT96oh6VFtwAapWoniZVBsihKIFNtSUD_E9ambA6jRWjNv8VON2GHUDVp_uUIsaNt5lxhbP7szlEo/s200/booksarah.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>13 Reasons Why</em> by Jay Asher<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlrLBNZ1f62vxOgM2yqpq8GvwG8Xukio6tExy3kt4mXOAaxlpjJr57F1hs3vYw5Le4raYDTlmK_J4m4c7oVYkuye0AkwTuxFDbSV_0QhMVQrgiSkkjVFHXdyh9L6xy4vpyNtpgkhYWIc/s1600-h/bookjay.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338670189695340530" style="WIDTH: 84px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 128px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlrLBNZ1f62vxOgM2yqpq8GvwG8Xukio6tExy3kt4mXOAaxlpjJr57F1hs3vYw5Le4raYDTlmK_J4m4c7oVYkuye0AkwTuxFDbSV_0QhMVQrgiSkkjVFHXdyh9L6xy4vpyNtpgkhYWIc/s200/bookjay.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><em>Chronicles of Vladimir Tod</em> </div><div align="center">by Heather Brewer<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_o435JJU_-72_MEksE-weOzBGTEWUn5mw-SxsuXNelxO7RMakUXRii1wpQECEji3usprqP-oNPBZZVvkCqNeUk1ud1gc0JUvx-m-Chd5TJUQcNsUwwjHplFiZawNrultMtpBW6d-xMI/s1600-h/books9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338666529165846338" style="WIDTH: 110px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 110px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_o435JJU_-72_MEksE-weOzBGTEWUn5mw-SxsuXNelxO7RMakUXRii1wpQECEji3usprqP-oNPBZZVvkCqNeUk1ud1gc0JUvx-m-Chd5TJUQcNsUwwjHplFiZawNrultMtpBW6d-xMI/s200/books9.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Uninvited</em> </div><div align="center">by Amanda Marrone<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8iiYvSLEmVJYYJ0JPN5hEhN4dFgxPMSE7oOL9z90SkFfBPg8HlVnJm3AeFay6LBVQ-bpEGrup9clmow_PePwzyLCrHFgb_TRNHFhkxI9imurJUKoldEBfgIOj1cfPdMgYKaHwUtGicI/s1600-h/books8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338665287862047970" style="WIDTH: 76px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 114px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8iiYvSLEmVJYYJ0JPN5hEhN4dFgxPMSE7oOL9z90SkFfBPg8HlVnJm3AeFay6LBVQ-bpEGrup9clmow_PePwzyLCrHFgb_TRNHFhkxI9imurJUKoldEBfgIOj1cfPdMgYKaHwUtGicI/s200/books8.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSuDuBYSp-krpbJ3a_WYCIQrGrOfrA2o2ABfEnBUw3KozNvGwRk6rDKOn1SW_buAXo2jZ7r7e3ggJNwj3KF1VRRvFp5Fq65WVca7XSnDogj6wWwWkjboSYGNfRIEvvuvr0amy3NPPCdE/s1600-h/boo5.jpg"></a><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Happy Reading and Happy Memorial Day!</div>Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-22741823462189356992009-05-03T07:20:00.000-07:002009-05-03T07:28:12.036-07:00Twilight - Stephenie Meyer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnbMrapBbz2XAMsVVV5YNTXoDWYm2ymrBfJW5TUPYPbWZM6WuJ-DFPe-rRyYuAZwZo19HVsmWj45TKRvnSBQU0xtmp62v1OMG6kxdrnSCf2KT48uve_FpdCj4n5O-6n3kVFn70IE3D1Y/s1600-h/twilight_book_cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331604155122541426" style="WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnbMrapBbz2XAMsVVV5YNTXoDWYm2ymrBfJW5TUPYPbWZM6WuJ-DFPe-rRyYuAZwZo19HVsmWj45TKRvnSBQU0xtmp62v1OMG6kxdrnSCf2KT48uve_FpdCj4n5O-6n3kVFn70IE3D1Y/s200/twilight_book_cover.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong>Twilight</strong></div><div>Author: Stephanie Meyer</div><div><a href="http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/">http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/</a></div><div>Reviewer: Stephen</div><div> </div><div>As a boy I saw this book become popular I thought eww that is a chick flick, what type of guy would read that? Then, I saw the movie and realized that it was not so bad. When I needed some thing to read and a friend was reading it I decided that I would try it. The book was about a girl named Bella Swan, a girl whose parents are divorced and lives in Arizona with her mom. When her mom goes to live with her boy-friend Phil, Bella decides to move in with her father who is the police chief in a little town of forks on the Olympian peninsula. On her first day of school she is really nervous when she gets to her second to last class she has to sit next to Edward Cullen a very attractive guy she saw at lunch. In that class he completely ignores her and is absent for the next week. When Edward gets back he is a lot nicer and socializes with her. Over the next few months they fall in love. When Bella realizes that Edward is not exactly human she learns that he and his family are vampires that feed on animals instead of humans. When another group of vampires visits, one of them, James starts hunting Bella. When James takes Bella's mom hostage she meets him alone to save her mom. When she learns James didn't have her mom she gets in a fight and breaks a leg and gets mortally wounded. Will Edward come to her rescue in time or will she die? Twilight kept me at the edge of my seat. I definitely recommend this book, even to the guys out there.</div>Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-14932243073433452682009-04-27T14:00:00.000-07:002009-04-27T14:15:01.175-07:00Mini-Monday ReviewWelcome to our first Mini-Monday Book Review by Aaron. His choice this week is <strong>Animal Strike at the Zoo. It's True!</strong> by Karma Wilson<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy7MJAuAiv1_ZI7G0vwZBsYQq_pzfbPkWtU3cZ1eNmiIaOp982y6W9MFA-lHoFyAMepraPsL-jukrszf9gl7g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-83781493714259684952009-04-24T10:28:00.000-07:002009-04-24T10:56:11.668-07:00Vlad is coming back!<div align="center"><a href="http://www.heatherbrewer.com/index.html"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328316987555635330" style="WIDTH: 137px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJo52vyKG8gAyV8Wm0CJTfaFKTkCSuVWhT_t5LjcmtQ8Vo0UVZy5YpkJGT9J1z5gzsEE3YcOpDZnVwA0xfy2gYDgGhQFd6Uonz3R6jKriEaFER7mzA4YaPimc4zFcK8tgKZR7VzuurJo/s200/cover_august2007.gif" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.heatherbrewer.com/index.html"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328316987244663170" style="WIDTH: 137px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4DzRTIgwoSrNjvyPh-4XBXdiOO2R9tbE-u0GZX5Uc7T1sDPMRapVwtbryJKhdvuQmR5OVsgyDQFR9kGNKoGpNi_kTf8q185-AajE9dT3PGseWMnN9NqwLHRhFpw1bjS7OAs2ZNP282k4/s200/cover_april2008.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.heatherbrewer.com/index.html"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328316986139042770" style="WIDTH: 137px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdQaCmz7APyPOpRtj4r8VH9vFFegAgaWLXJCuzztfkcvEjMUpAI-sTMHrxVNlPUDDRrs1qTsWel5FGyF33-fbx5c5FT-Tb177ErR_hfzbqbmK_UpvhDX1h5zKCvV-NRvK1t0mrzgUz9M/s200/cover_tgb.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod</strong></span><br /></div><br />We told you what we thought of Heather Brewer's books, <strong>The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod.</strong><br />You can read the reviews here if you missed them:<br /><div><div><div><div><a href="http://boysbloggingbooks.blogspot.com/2008/04/heather-brewers-chronicles-of-vladimir.html">Ninth Grade Slays & Eighth Grade Bites Reviews</a></div><div> </div><div>It is almost time again! June 25th, <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tenth-Grade-Bleeds-Chronicles-Vladimir/dp/0525421351/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240594516&sr=8-3">10th Grade Bleeds</a> </strong>will be available! You can pre-order now. We will be posting our reviews of this one too, because we are sure we're going to love it, how can we not?</div><br /><div>Did you know that you can get free "Minion Bling?" All you have to do is send a self addressed stamped envelope, with at least 60 cents postage and "Auntie Heather" will send you free bling! For real check it out here: <a href="http://www.heatherbrewer.com/store.php">Show Me The Bling!</a></div><br /><div>Also, if you haven't gotten your Vlad Hoodie yet there is a contest going on RIGHT NOW! You have a chance to get a hoodie of your very own: <a href="http://www.heatherbrewer.com/win.php">Show Me The Hoodie!</a></div><br /><div>Have a Fangtastic Weekend!</div></div></div></div>Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-15967509533985217052009-04-23T14:45:00.000-07:002009-04-23T14:57:28.640-07:00What's New?<strong>Where Oh Where Should My Next Review Be?</strong><br />Michael needs your help deciding where to tape his next video review. We’ve posted a poll in the side bar. Vote today! Voting will go through April 26th.<br /><br /><strong>Mini-Mondays</strong><br />Boys Blogging Books is going to add Mini-Mondays to their agenda. Our youngest reviewer yet will join the ranks starting April 27th! 6 year old Aaron will be doing video reviews of his favorite Picture Books. Be sure and check it out.<br />Give young boys books they love and they will grow into young men who love books!<br /><br /><strong>Guest Reviewers</strong><br />Are you a guy who loves reading but can’t commit to being a full time reviewer? Boys Blogging Books would love to hear from you. If you have read a book that you just love and want to share let us know. We would love to post your “Guest Review!”<br /><br /><strong>In Boys Blogging Books News<br /></strong>We have made a few cosmetic changes to the site and updated the reviewer info. What do you think?<br />Kurtis is excited that he has made it on to <a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview/?ref=http://itunes.com">iTunes</a>! His songs <em>My Heart is in Ontario </em>and <em>The Gift of a Memory</em> can be found on <a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview/?ref=http://itunes.com">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.rhapsody.com/home.html">Rhapsody</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/">Amazon</a>. They are part of the album: <strong>Salmagundi: A Collection of Things</strong> Congrats Kurtis!Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-12482594541200451632009-04-20T19:04:00.000-07:002009-04-20T19:34:49.251-07:00Things Not Seen - Andrew Clements<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4dNRqaVw6mMbhObTJfQ1B0U5ZZ78UM3TcpRfva5LrV2qnFPaZO4_szYA9NmfHUM3Ucu5ilGruI74AFBq1Ushlocmoht1h4ee85iCe84Y73HKGgA2WidnwTAOitTD1gxFIq_cn2vxlmA/s1600-h/things.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326960244256778578" style="WIDTH: 86px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 129px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4dNRqaVw6mMbhObTJfQ1B0U5ZZ78UM3TcpRfva5LrV2qnFPaZO4_szYA9NmfHUM3Ucu5ilGruI74AFBq1Ushlocmoht1h4ee85iCe84Y73HKGgA2WidnwTAOitTD1gxFIq_cn2vxlmA/s200/things.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Things Not Seen<br /></strong>Author: Andrew Clements<br /><a href="http://andrewclements.com/">http://andrewclements.com/</a><br />A video review by: Michael<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwx4ryEOuEKTmbPoj78DgtrmVs_B41_s15cen9b0cj_tJKaSKQZdtV0lkvMHbLTi2aBGktE26Er77kuBdXczA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-58616293548166902852009-04-20T15:15:00.000-07:002009-04-20T15:32:31.671-07:00Lament - Maggie Stiefvater<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiob81r0b2yduogaKHfhNpXF38bXkOUN_ZtIFSGqQseNIc54j9CPSTIOj_J-l_vK-6Jv-C7WXriyFps7FhSldrGFY7-MHhxf6fHGC7KYMb6i9TnzLQwX_inenKDHFC8LhR2Spk-n6Hzfnw/s1600-h/lament.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326903642511005154" style="WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiob81r0b2yduogaKHfhNpXF38bXkOUN_ZtIFSGqQseNIc54j9CPSTIOj_J-l_vK-6Jv-C7WXriyFps7FhSldrGFY7-MHhxf6fHGC7KYMb6i9TnzLQwX_inenKDHFC8LhR2Spk-n6Hzfnw/s200/lament.bmp" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6WpXi0WXuqPLjb8M4UF63zhlWihooVaVFR2-YMqRaETkY3RWTujVfJrtNrrDKg1k_dSnyiPnN-VdQI329hxT-tZauqdgjTDBi4yt0NMl7ZI4ef27jIDANLb3lf_NgLcv9K-Nwjw6IUw/s1600-h/lament_210.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326904308503163362" style="WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6WpXi0WXuqPLjb8M4UF63zhlWihooVaVFR2-YMqRaETkY3RWTujVfJrtNrrDKg1k_dSnyiPnN-VdQI329hxT-tZauqdgjTDBi4yt0NMl7ZI4ef27jIDANLb3lf_NgLcv9K-Nwjw6IUw/s200/lament_210.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><div><strong>Lament</strong></div><div>Author: Maggie Stiefvater</div><div><a href="http://www.maggiestiefvater.com/">http://www.maggiestiefvater.com/</a></div><div>Reviewer: Kurtis<br /></div><div>Being a musician, I understand that it is music that brings the world to life. In Lament, by Maggie Stiefvater, ours is not the only world it brings to life. Deirdre is a gifted harp player who meets an irresistibly charming boy named Luke Dillon, who is a faerie queen's captive assasain. She then discovers she can see faeries and they LOVE good music. But Deirde finds herself in a pickle when the faerie queen wants her dead. I admit I had no interest at first in the book, but when I started to read it I had a whole different opinion on what faeries were. Maggie delivers a mysteriously haunting love story through the world of vicious, greedy, and powerful creatures. You can never guess how things might turn around. Its like nothing I've ever read before.</div><br /><div></div><div>Can't wait until October for the sequel!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1J_vDK2iSmww7FeCn-XxIfosz7XwoAv3EJoBrr2Wwk7ZHGQOHEYC6u92W0kxAPUWPyJQzXstO4GVe9gkQrngTirzIHlOlRMcpr7Hmk8S3m8EY0PUpa2nP5M4ZEi0JR5wbpAXseb88us/s1600-h/ballad_175.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326904911939801186" style="WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1J_vDK2iSmww7FeCn-XxIfosz7XwoAv3EJoBrr2Wwk7ZHGQOHEYC6u92W0kxAPUWPyJQzXstO4GVe9gkQrngTirzIHlOlRMcpr7Hmk8S3m8EY0PUpa2nP5M4ZEi0JR5wbpAXseb88us/s200/ballad_175.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div>Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-65311442414323940892009-03-04T03:28:00.000-08:002009-03-04T03:41:02.229-08:00Wow! It is already March.Just a quick note to let you all know things are starting to stir at Boys Blogging Books. We are excited to add a few new reviewers. You will be hearing from them very soon.<br /><br />Coming Soon:<br /><br />MIKE LUPICA! David will be letting you in on his thoughts on the Comeback Kids series and interviewing Mr. Lupica. We also have 3 Autographed copies of this series to give away. Stay tuned to find out how to win one.<br /><br />Michael has been busy reading the Cirque Du Freak series. He will be sharing why he loves them and why he can barely stand waiting to open the next book.<br /><br />Kurtis will be sharing his thoughts on his latest reads too! Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist...Lament....An Abundance of Katherines.....and more!<br /><br />Two new reviewers to be revealed VERY SOON!Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-75685059194700167622008-12-05T06:20:00.000-08:002008-12-05T06:46:51.854-08:00Long time no hear!With the new school year storming in, the boys found themselves overwhelmed with obligations. Several of the kids are taking high school classes in middle school, and the high school boys have been taking college classes in high school.<br /><br />Unfortunately,there have been several other circumstances that have made it near impossible to keep up with our postings. We had to say good-bye to a very dear friend in October after she lost her battle with cancer.<br /><br />While the boys have not had the time to sit down and write reviews worthy of posting, they do have a list of great reads:<br /><br /><strong>Love {and other uses for duct tape}</strong> by Carrie Jones<br />"Carrie didn't let me down!"<br /><br /><strong>Hit the Road, Manny</strong> by Christian Birch<br />"OMG! Funny!"<br /><br /><strong>The Compound</strong> by S.A. Bodeen<br />"This had me on the edge of my seat."<br /><br /><strong>The Rule of Won</strong> by Stefan Petrucha<br />"Definitely thought provoking."<br /><br /><strong>Shift</strong> by Jennifer Bradbury<br />"Intriguing, must read."<br /><br /><strong>The Adventurous Deeds of Deadwood Jones</strong> by Helen Hemphill<br />"An adventure well worth the read!"<br /><br />Hopefully we can pick up the pace after the new year. We are looking into doing vlog's or podcasts. Hoping they might work out better for the boys.<br /><br />Thanks to everyone who hung in there and supported the boys in their efforts.<br /><br />I am continually on the lookout for boys who like to read and have time to send in reviews. If you know of any please send them my way!Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-76950282533579642792008-09-18T03:42:00.000-07:002008-09-18T04:11:38.729-07:00Wolf Brother-Michelle Paver<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLcXVUMv_O5D4eUseBoBR2l3B-qKddYxh24tYVjSAMdSxu6YYvjsO3FuwSD8cxazvKJAABuUmSVUw4Lh3hhS4yxYrb6eVaYh-mko28WwMJO7B31BjSyaAoifTIwBxk8FqbVaZ9FBfKDpY/s1600-h/Wolfbrother_july07_opt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247315869075135474" style="WIDTH: 100px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 151px" height="148" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLcXVUMv_O5D4eUseBoBR2l3B-qKddYxh24tYVjSAMdSxu6YYvjsO3FuwSD8cxazvKJAABuUmSVUw4Lh3hhS4yxYrb6eVaYh-mko28WwMJO7B31BjSyaAoifTIwBxk8FqbVaZ9FBfKDpY/s200/Wolfbrother_july07_opt.jpg" width="119" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYNhoUQ33GZGG9LTfOTTCODHpZ7DfT030md1o1teL7BgyCvaMZmYOMo3Wo6gkRAKkNohaAoJXwYjDKYjlIkg_cY3f6h00fgYsXKcFVkh_WB5C5mIoGR1OjsP__jMjDnkcLvdSGcJ89t8/s1600-h/9780060728250.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247315869513027682" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYNhoUQ33GZGG9LTfOTTCODHpZ7DfT030md1o1teL7BgyCvaMZmYOMo3Wo6gkRAKkNohaAoJXwYjDKYjlIkg_cY3f6h00fgYsXKcFVkh_WB5C5mIoGR1OjsP__jMjDnkcLvdSGcJ89t8/s200/9780060728250.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Wolf Brother</strong><br />Author: Michelle Paver<br /><a href="http://www.michellepaver.com/">http://www.michellepaver.com/</a><br />Reviewer: David<br /><br />Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver is an action-packed odyssey that has been on the National Best Seller list. Set in 6,000 BC, Wolf Brother is about two friends: Torak, a twelve-year old boy, whose father has been killed by a mindless bear and Wolf, a wolf around 3 weeks old whose pack has been drowned by a flood. Torak is able to speak the wolf language because he has a special gift. Unfortunately, early in the story Torak is accused of stealing a roe (an ancient deer), and is taken to Fin-Kedinn, the clan leader, who will decide his fate. Torak’s fate is to fight Hord, a raven clan youth, and Torak wins the fight by blinding Hord with steam from a stew. When a dark evil called the soul eaters threaten to take over the world, Torak and Wolf must fulfill the prophecy given to them by the leader of the Raven Clan and kill the demon-bear. Joined by Renn of the Raven Clan, the threesome journey to the Mountain of the World Spirit where Torak will give his blood to the World Spirit, and the demon-bear will die. The world created by the author is cool, and I hadn’t thought about that ancient time like that before. The dangerous setting was intriguing. Also, the characters were appealing because the wolf and human could talk to each other and were friends. I’d really like to be friends with a wolf. Wolf Brother is the first book in the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series and is the most renowned, too. The sequels to Wolf Brother are, Spirit Walker and Soul Eater, which are also very good. This book is definitely very hooking, so don’t read it unless you have time to sit on the couch for long periods of time. Lastly, in 2005 the press announced that there will be a movie of Wolf Brother, but the release date has not yet been determined. Overall, Wolf Brother is a big hit and will last for a very long time.<br /><br /><p></p><br /><p align="center">More Books In This Series:</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRb3rJ-hH1Q2s0MeRKvYxcWR1mh_svDqBL7wBcepHY3z2cIbyM9YwM632OjEEh28w9dFbUcveRhK2AQAPVMSkqh4UYm7KMgzaxADcoPc_PSghGWs79Kjk3yaYbHpnejwBQ53Rz8Atll9U/s1600-h/514rfEeMO6L__SL500_AA240_.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247313639048473970" style="WIDTH: 155px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 158px" height="186" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRb3rJ-hH1Q2s0MeRKvYxcWR1mh_svDqBL7wBcepHY3z2cIbyM9YwM632OjEEh28w9dFbUcveRhK2AQAPVMSkqh4UYm7KMgzaxADcoPc_PSghGWs79Kjk3yaYbHpnejwBQ53Rz8Atll9U/s320/514rfEeMO6L__SL500_AA240_.jpg" width="161" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyqod_02swxG8Go1wCJG-yO6pl4GMUFEz1V-3NEYk28ZNwnl8BsEG8rlCC5LA3T69VlaTF8SshUbmKq_dFQwYBqIPK8CihbrY_IxI2aDm-dCqtmMdD_8GJGPy8Lt_wo3dotqSX0-4uqE/s1600-h/21ZCFMPC2SL__AA_SL160_.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247313643441065570" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyqod_02swxG8Go1wCJG-yO6pl4GMUFEz1V-3NEYk28ZNwnl8BsEG8rlCC5LA3T69VlaTF8SshUbmKq_dFQwYBqIPK8CihbrY_IxI2aDm-dCqtmMdD_8GJGPy8Lt_wo3dotqSX0-4uqE/s320/21ZCFMPC2SL__AA_SL160_.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydwVPP9Dg5LvcbBjh0AUKW4WJWbXTGehU6QyFj1LOvHrh0kQdambnr8pzU2E50ntvADyHIlKZaEMULmfJ6R1ojphCsjH7a-DmnX1a3ByC4Do6tx_KIM0uXaS0PPhctZEc7_-BxO1tuRY/s1600-h/214PC258KTL__AA_SL160_.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247313647225932402" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydwVPP9Dg5LvcbBjh0AUKW4WJWbXTGehU6QyFj1LOvHrh0kQdambnr8pzU2E50ntvADyHIlKZaEMULmfJ6R1ojphCsjH7a-DmnX1a3ByC4Do6tx_KIM0uXaS0PPhctZEc7_-BxO1tuRY/s320/214PC258KTL__AA_SL160_.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">Extras:</p><br /><p align="center">You can be a part of the Torak Clan on this awesome interactive website:<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.torak.info/">http://www.torak.info/</a> </p><p align="center">Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-14167748678543475382008-08-20T05:51:00.000-07:002008-08-20T06:10:22.125-07:00Coraline - Neil Gaiman<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6Kc2h7rXmqGZPas3C2nzI9hBhiR_HHlTKJhDr6v9lh8oW9RIqjvhlAR4yOqRCa34oLEFjfoG7t6iVxUZMP9fJ0VT4wuuJ3wuFLRjz3LC-1yNN09k7BHWgI5QXUfPQ2_ieE8fr3NLQVI/s1600-h/h6772.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236582552831632114" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6Kc2h7rXmqGZPas3C2nzI9hBhiR_HHlTKJhDr6v9lh8oW9RIqjvhlAR4yOqRCa34oLEFjfoG7t6iVxUZMP9fJ0VT4wuuJ3wuFLRjz3LC-1yNN09k7BHWgI5QXUfPQ2_ieE8fr3NLQVI/s200/h6772.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Coraline</strong><br />Author: Neil Gaiman<br /><a href="http://www.neilgaiman.com/">http://www.neilgaiman.com/</a><br />Reviewer: Joseph<br /><br />As people who are familiar with his Sandman books will know Neil Gaiman has a twisted sense of reality. Gaiman takes the old theme of a child stepping into a wonderland through a parallel dimension and horribly distorts it. Coraline is a modern fairytale where nothing is as it seems and reality is distorted. In Coraline the young protagonist is drawn to adventure the area around her house because of boredom. The weather is horrible, it constantly rains and is foggy, there are no other children in her neighbourhood, and her parents completely ignore her. She is drawn to a mysterious door in her house that supposedly leads to no where. It is locked and has a brick walll on the other side as she finds out. But when her parents are gone and she finds the key it turns out to be a sort of mirror world where her mother is loving and a brilliant cook, her neighbours are beautiful entertainers, and she plays with friendly rats from the man upstairs. This world seems perfect until she realizes that she is a pawn in a game this other mother has played for years. Coraline is at once a fairy tale, an adventure story, a mystery, and a cautionary tale. It features some extremely interesting characters including a talking cat who guides Coraline, two neighbours who give Coraline the key to her victory against the other mother, a man upstairs who has a band of musical rats (mirrored by the evil rats in the alternate reality), and a father who can’t cook. This book quickly became one of my favourites. And Neil Gaiman also plans to release this book as a graphic novel later this year even though the illustrations by Dave Mckean in the regular version are fantastic.<br /><br /><strong>Coraline is coming out as a film in 2009</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0GkMa040rtw&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0GkMa040rtw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><strong>And here is a sneak peek we found on YouTube:</strong><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jJDRsA5RlA4&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jJDRsA5RlA4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-22131099766391135072008-08-01T07:28:00.000-07:002008-08-01T07:47:27.413-07:00The Cry of the Icemark - Stuart Hill<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRRYaFSC4YhmPOXH-5u6FozVNDAJooBUoYM62fGkUc-3IkmGS-jUl6bG2XtVMbmTSoy8GpSqh9j8PWmeXxcJtLaAcm-kTtIpE3Jn7YpqXmrOO1nSD7ekIfH8Ex39g32bzLEDhGQ01RYs/s1600-h/cover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229556704604383362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRRYaFSC4YhmPOXH-5u6FozVNDAJooBUoYM62fGkUc-3IkmGS-jUl6bG2XtVMbmTSoy8GpSqh9j8PWmeXxcJtLaAcm-kTtIpE3Jn7YpqXmrOO1nSD7ekIfH8Ex39g32bzLEDhGQ01RYs/s200/cover.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>The Cry of the Icemark</strong><br />Author: Stuart Hill<br /><a href="http://www.doublecluck.com/authordetails.php?aname=Hill,%20Stuart&btype=fiction711">http://www.doublecluck.com/authordetails.php?aname=Hill,%20Stuart&btype=fiction711</a><br />Reviewer: David<br /><br />"The Cry of the Icemark" is an epic story about a thirteen-year-old girl that has to fulfill her destiny as the Queen of Icemark. Thirrin Freer Strong-in-the-Arm Lindenshield is a beautiful girl and is destined to rule the small kingdom of Icemark. Her father, King Redrought, has been killed defending Icemark from the powerful Polypontians. The Polypontians have never lost a war, are more advanced technologically, and will stop at nothing to destroy Icemark. They also have a general that's never lost a battle. In the process of destroying the first army of the Polypontians (there are many Polypontian armies), Icemark's army has been destroyed. Now, Thirrin Strong-in-the-Arm Lindenshield has retreated to the neighboring allies, the Hypolitan, and must form a collaboration of allies to even hope to have a chance in the upcoming war. Thirrin will forge an alliance with the vicious Wolf-folk, the Dark Vampires from the Lands of the Ghosts, and the courageous Snow Leopards from the Hub of the World. Thirrin won’t do this alone, and will find help from Oskan, a young Warlock who had extraordinary powers and is brave in the face of great danger.<br /><br />Parts of "The Cry of the Icemark" were catchy, and I enjoyed reading those parts, because there were action-filled battle scenes and heroics. You would like these parts of the book if you’re into books about King Arthur,” “Lord of the Rings,” and the “Inheritance” series by Christopher Paolini. The only bad thing about this book was that it dragged at some times, and it seemed as if there were a few too many chapters about Thirrin finding good allies. I would have liked the climax battle scenes to be longer. This book is the first book in the Icemark Chronicles. The author has created a world that reminds me of Paolini's world with lots of interesting characters, creatures, and conflicts. Lots of readers will have fun hanging out in that world.<br /><br />What some other fans think found on YouTube:<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/c64DaAEL8Fs&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/c64DaAEL8Fs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><strong>Chronicles of Icemark</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />1. <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/stuart-hill/cry-of-icemark.htm">The Cry of the Icemark</a> (<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/2005.htm">2005</a>)<br />2. <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/stuart-hill/blade-of-fire.htm">Blade of Fire</a> (<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/2006.htm">2006</a>)<br />3. <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/stuart-hill/last-battle-of-icemark.htm">The Last Battle of the Icemark</a> (<a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/years/2008.htm">2008</a>)Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-33303548806863678592008-07-25T06:57:00.000-07:002008-07-25T07:07:59.236-07:00Uncle Pirate - Douglas Rees<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXQziPiQ7312ogalSmg01dxsBCtMR4WlKhhK15rHIWp7JXo0mEw4bxhRMdFwFHhM18mfqVsrzbAD_bWK-VPWAAw2Tc8is78US5kSQt78lKDvi7V4pEqJkYBWnp7q7Zgj54bjTkwY4yOY/s1600-h/C_1416947620.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226951165797065954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXQziPiQ7312ogalSmg01dxsBCtMR4WlKhhK15rHIWp7JXo0mEw4bxhRMdFwFHhM18mfqVsrzbAD_bWK-VPWAAw2Tc8is78US5kSQt78lKDvi7V4pEqJkYBWnp7q7Zgj54bjTkwY4yOY/s200/C_1416947620.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Uncle Pirate</strong><br />Author: Douglas Rees<br /><a href="http://otterlimits.org/doug/">http://otterlimits.org/doug/</a><br /><a href="http://biography.jrank.org/pages/2228/Rees-Douglas-1947.html">http://biography.jrank.org/pages/2228/Rees-Douglas-1947.html</a><br />Reviewer: Michael<br /><br /><br />If you like pirates, talking penguins, and schools turning into pirate academy then Uncle Pirate is the book for you! Wilson has to deal with bullies but now his Pirate Uncle is coming to stay with him. When Uncle Pirate comes Wilson is surprised to see a real pirate and a penguin that talks! Wilson learns a lot from his uncle. Although his uncle is smart he still has to learn to fit in with modern day society. I loved this book and was ready to say ARGH when I was done. You feel so much into the story you will hate to set it down. I highly recommend this book to any kid!Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-34670065610516744752008-07-25T06:43:00.000-07:002008-07-25T06:56:09.955-07:00The Outcasts - L.S. Matthews<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoHtox_P7pv36Joir7z5NjnFORU7NWIGEHm9NSbveC3b2V4qfLbaSDH2bZeOFXUh9Z65cTeon0skrYbQ_E8giQyH355rrh56RJg4wao0XmbZBkTCJ4PzyopERpcDinggfPzw7TzS6SrE/s1600-h/41tY7-SN-uL__SL500_AA240_.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226947171840000754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoHtox_P7pv36Joir7z5NjnFORU7NWIGEHm9NSbveC3b2V4qfLbaSDH2bZeOFXUh9Z65cTeon0skrYbQ_E8giQyH355rrh56RJg4wao0XmbZBkTCJ4PzyopERpcDinggfPzw7TzS6SrE/s200/41tY7-SN-uL__SL500_AA240_.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>The Outcasts</strong><br />Author: L.S. Matthews<br /><a href="http://www.lsmatthewsonline.co.uk/">http://www.lsmatthewsonline.co.uk/</a><br /><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/catalog/author.pperl?authorid=58241">http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/catalog/author.pperl?authorid=58241</a><br /><br />Reviewer: Jason<br /><br />L.S. Matthews’ The Outcasts dares you to think outside the box and discover if the world around you is really what it seems. As a group of misfit teens go on what seems to be a school fieldtrip, they end up being tossed into a different sort of world where the rules don’t apply. Facing one challenge after another, will the group make it out of the alternate world together? Or will one fall behind? The Outcasts keeps you interested with its creepy mood and mysterious twists. I highly recommend it for the great twists and turns it throws at you during the entire story.<br /><br />Check it out! Tons of resources on The Outcasts:<br /><a href="http://www.lsmatthewsonline.co.uk/theoutcastsresources.htm">http://www.lsmatthewsonline.co.uk/theoutcastsresources.htm</a><br /><br />Here you can find some teaching ideas for The Outcasts:<br /><a href="http://www.lsmatthewsonline.co.uk/outcasts%20resources.pdf">http://www.lsmatthewsonline.co.uk/outcasts%20resources.pdf</a>Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-59474486642218379712008-06-21T15:51:00.000-07:002008-06-21T15:59:29.515-07:00Glass Houses<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxdlVsopjJQXUrBazrQL8PyoZw98GpBPGaF1eIM_r1fZ8bQdIX4Gr7eME69P1H3iOaQUyN_oRX4f9RdGhy9Tdpb3Clel2oEzVme_f7DR-QK550rIYTScjZ7M8ZvP4-S44h2MR-Q8ldx8/s1600-h/glasshouses.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214471790006257106" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxdlVsopjJQXUrBazrQL8PyoZw98GpBPGaF1eIM_r1fZ8bQdIX4Gr7eME69P1H3iOaQUyN_oRX4f9RdGhy9Tdpb3Clel2oEzVme_f7DR-QK550rIYTScjZ7M8ZvP4-S44h2MR-Q8ldx8/s200/glasshouses.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Glass Houses</strong><br />Author: Rachel Caine<br /><a href="http://www.rachelcaine.com/">http://www.rachelcaine.com/</a><br />Reviewer: Jason<br /><br />The first installment in The Morganville Vampires series, Glass Houses, is a thrilling adventure that tells the story of Claire Danvers as she starts her new chapter in life as a college student. Tired of being bullied by the more popular girls, Claire seeks out somewhere off campus to stay. What she finds is an old house that looks and feels haunted. After convincing her new roommates to let her stay, Claire discovers a dark secret about one of her new friends and the terrible things that haunt the night in Morganville, changing how she lives her life forever.<br /><br />I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I loved the characters and their very different personalities. Some parts will leave you on the edge of your seat, much like the cliffhanger at the end.<br /><br />If you enjoy a good adventure with a dab of mystery, don’t miss this great series. Be sure to check out the next book in the Morganville Vampires series, The Dead Girls’ Dance. Available now along with the rest of the series!<br /><br />Also make sure to check out the author’s awesome website, where you can win some free stuff and see her other series that are now available: <a href="http://www.rachelcaine.com/index2.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.rachelcaine.com/index2.html</a><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KdKjtgEIdwg&hl=en"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KdKjtgEIdwg&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-77712591825213038762008-05-27T04:13:00.000-07:002008-05-27T04:26:37.086-07:00Down the Rabbit Hole<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-5QMtiApeA_MyqcAk82wsKiVGTrgDejajf8xGbamYdaR1F8ubIfjkD0kOZtznifF18RuunHYoVIVmHBLWZcR0tYw8Aq3aabV3fWZtqg-cLfjNS3MjRmqXsyp-_tnQFH3Bq5xb1g9DlU/s1600-h/rabbitholeB.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205014661426742866" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-5QMtiApeA_MyqcAk82wsKiVGTrgDejajf8xGbamYdaR1F8ubIfjkD0kOZtznifF18RuunHYoVIVmHBLWZcR0tYw8Aq3aabV3fWZtqg-cLfjNS3MjRmqXsyp-_tnQFH3Bq5xb1g9DlU/s200/rabbitholeB.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong>Down the Rabbit Hole</strong><br />Author: Peter Abrahams<br /><a href="http://www.peterabrahams.com/index.html">http://www.peterabrahams.com/index.html</a></div><div>Reviewer: Joseph</div><br /><div></div><div>Peter Abrahams’ Down The Rabbit Hole is the first book in the Echo Falls series and other than its adventurous hero Ingrid Levin Hill the most interesting character in the book has to be Echo Falls itself. There are multiple storylines at work here and they are all extremely intriguing, from Ingrid who has to find out who killed Cracked up Kate, to Ingrid’s grandpa (who is probably the reason Ingrid is so feisty) who has to save his house, and a love story in Echo Falls’ history that could be the key to Ingrid finding the murderer. Thanks to Peter Abrahams fine hand we become captured by most of the characters in the book including Ingrid’s dog. It is one of the best mysteries I’ve read and definitely one of the best mysteries for kids.</div><br /><div><strong>Check out an interview with Peter Abrahams at Kidsreads.com:</strong><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-abrahams-peter.asp">http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-abrahams-peter.asp</a></div><br /><div><strong>Other books in the series:</strong></div><div>Behind the Curtain - Book 2</div><div>Into the Dark - Book 3</div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgaE5KZvwa8YrEd5M-65597h-5Xw1BXgNJDNXVWH5LrzMtNyr4EcA0hGhyphenhyphenz6uJee3VLXZDeatUZWSKxLv5ktd5QB9WSjfgc2R5sCXGAqBy-JAkL7zlMaXmOdj2NOx9OHgE5VnBtI_-DU/s1600-h/behindthecurtain.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205016976414115426" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgaE5KZvwa8YrEd5M-65597h-5Xw1BXgNJDNXVWH5LrzMtNyr4EcA0hGhyphenhyphenz6uJee3VLXZDeatUZWSKxLv5ktd5QB9WSjfgc2R5sCXGAqBy-JAkL7zlMaXmOdj2NOx9OHgE5VnBtI_-DU/s200/behindthecurtain.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHi7wuBP2Lor4460x6fSuAHYBKXItyb29cRsqOzQ4uWpdcCQ9dFcYRQPMpTV_Ndn-7qZVk4pjUtJc67GU3ELDmrPmjCwOIBots1L1fFw-gDDKtU4ISxr7cMnKZTrlGPjKzqB-pDkAa2s/s1600-h/n241590.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205016980709082738" style="WIDTH: 86px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" height="171" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHi7wuBP2Lor4460x6fSuAHYBKXItyb29cRsqOzQ4uWpdcCQ9dFcYRQPMpTV_Ndn-7qZVk4pjUtJc67GU3ELDmrPmjCwOIBots1L1fFw-gDDKtU4ISxr7cMnKZTrlGPjKzqB-pDkAa2s/s200/n241590.jpg" width="96" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong></strong></div></div>Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-73767654886750131452008-05-21T12:30:00.000-07:002008-05-21T13:01:46.079-07:00I Heart You, You Haunt Me<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BYQCk1R6Jo9FyxDxeL83rTXf4Wn_24t-m9CdRsg9OFTmU7QKpOOUV9km1uSGl7HOlC2Qs53ZdnMw7WLbDRrlgDrZRKXy3cm1toCgfMiuEuxAhHAEjc4yxR63J8n4zflNciiePSRNm6g/s1600-h/41zDsWxXMcL__SL500_AA240_.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202916360503982274" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BYQCk1R6Jo9FyxDxeL83rTXf4Wn_24t-m9CdRsg9OFTmU7QKpOOUV9km1uSGl7HOlC2Qs53ZdnMw7WLbDRrlgDrZRKXy3cm1toCgfMiuEuxAhHAEjc4yxR63J8n4zflNciiePSRNm6g/s200/41zDsWxXMcL__SL500_AA240_.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>I Heart You, You Haunt Me</strong><br />Author: Lisa Schroeder<br /><a href="http://www.lisaschroederbooks.com/books.html">http://www.lisaschroederbooks.com/books.html</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/writerlisa">http://www.myspace.com/writerlisa</a><br /><a href="http://lisa-schroeder.livejournal.com/">http://lisa-schroeder.livejournal.com/</a><br />Reviewer: Kurtis<br /><br />Imagine,<br />the love of your life<br />dying<br />right before your eyes.<br /><br />You think:<br />I’ll never get<br />to tell him<br />what I wanted.<br /><br />There’s so many things<br />I wanted to do.<br /><br />It’s as if<br />your life…<br />will never be the same.<br /><br />Then,<br />he comes back.<br /><br />This is exactly what happens to Ava in Lisa Schroeder’s I HEART YOU, YOU HAUNT ME. This was a particularly interesting story, creatively told in verse. It’s the story of a girl who struggles to move on from her dead boyfriend, Jackson. Of course, who wouldn’t have a hard time forgetting when he is there every day to remind her. It becomes even harder when she meets a “real” boy and Jackson becomes overly jealous for her attention. Her only way to move on from this ghastly situation is to let go and not blame herself for his death. But she can’t bring herself to do it.<br />I HEART YOU, YOU HAUNT ME, is a gripping story of love and remorse. I would definitely recommend this one.<br /><br /><p></p><p><strong></strong></p><br /><br /><strong>I Heart You, You Haunt Me Book Trailer</strong><br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0cx4mnk1BUo&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0cx4mnk1BUo&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><strong>Lisa reads from I Heart You, You Haunt Me on her official release day.</strong><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/whZMO8ww6Ic&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/whZMO8ww6Ic&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-32174404829180779742008-05-20T12:32:00.000-07:002008-05-20T13:09:20.401-07:00The Battle of the Labyrinth<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_iBJ-rbRhvNWEtuDBOzxnYH2QUbojbbw_7J6_Vx6rRv50qu2bA8zL2wZ66DHX8P6Br8c2h8txiboDLoIQfCVqFMAmXfglQDHztEWIvFb5IvQX_ENACG_LTjUlAwfcs_EivBBxDJCGGg/s1600-h/PJ%25204%2520Bat%2520Lab.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202549819405006978" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_iBJ-rbRhvNWEtuDBOzxnYH2QUbojbbw_7J6_Vx6rRv50qu2bA8zL2wZ66DHX8P6Br8c2h8txiboDLoIQfCVqFMAmXfglQDHztEWIvFb5IvQX_ENACG_LTjUlAwfcs_EivBBxDJCGGg/s200/PJ%25204%2520Bat%2520Lab.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>The Battle of the Labyrinth</strong><br />Author: Rick Riordan<br /><a href="http://www.percyjacksonbooks.com/">http://www.percyjacksonbooks.com/</a><br /><a href="http://www.rickriordan.com/">http://www.rickriordan.com/</a><br /><a href="http://rickriordan.blogspot.com/">http://rickriordan.blogspot.com/</a><br />Reviewer: David<br /><br /><strong>Note: If you haven’t read “The Lightning Thief,” </strong><br /><strong>this review contains spoilers. And why haven’t you read it yet? </strong><br /><strong>It’s awesome. Go get it. NOW!</strong><br /><br />“The Battle of the Labyrinth” written by Rick Riordan is a very hooking and comic adventure. This fourth establishment in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, that started with “The Lightning Thief,” is definitely one of my favorite books and one of the best at mixing comedy with action/adventure. In the middle of the most serious circumstances, the author will crack a really funny joke that isn’t corny. This series reflects on a modern day world with the Greek gods. The main character, Percy, is a half-blood. That means that his dad (Poseidon) was a god and that is mom was a regular mortal. During this series the titans are back and are trying to take over Mt. Olympus.<br />This epic starts with a surprise attack on Percy by a demon-cheerleader while at a summer orientation for a new school that he is trying to go to the next year. He luckily escapes, and meets up with his friend Annabeth (also a half-blood). They go to Camp Half-blood and real adventure starts. They discover that Luke (a half-blood who betrayed the gods, and joined the titans in an earlier book) and his army of monsters and evil half-bloods, is trying to attack the camp through a nearby entrance to the Labyrinth. So, together with his friends Annabeth, Grover (a satyr), and Tyson (a cyclops), they enter the labyrinth.<br />This odyssey is amazing and is a must-read!! This adventure shows the theme of having great friends that you trust to the death. Their friendship prevails no matter what the odds are. If you like mythology and action/adventure books like “Lord of the Rings,” then this book is definitely right for you. If you are looking for a great book that will keep you on the end of your seat throughout the story, then this is the next book for you. So, read this book!!!!!!<br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NBgL-5qm_4Q&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NBgL-5qm_4Q&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vp7aodvB1p4&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vp7aodvB1p4&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">The first three of this four book series:</div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWUx8fXmhZ_rzC15iG4Yy-hX8sZ8tMmdXDXcYaQ4Szu2DOIdDupYfLzLK0A-BlsIS-5JWuN04ILC7OImeIhQ1Tji4wHyWOhQ8dN8LjsBfoeP3RKwrpXLeBNDm17HGJbvrDLppU4QxQrs/s1600-h/Lit%2520Thief_new.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202552164457150610" style="CURSOR: hand" height="129" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWUx8fXmhZ_rzC15iG4Yy-hX8sZ8tMmdXDXcYaQ4Szu2DOIdDupYfLzLK0A-BlsIS-5JWuN04ILC7OImeIhQ1Tji4wHyWOhQ8dN8LjsBfoeP3RKwrpXLeBNDm17HGJbvrDLppU4QxQrs/s200/Lit%2520Thief_new.jpg" width="93" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHGL-ez7Q8Ml4uK_Pb-QEStaXry8a0YOia7dEIJyxS_P2boPbRBjIQupWJw3joy9YMGxmT_ozC2TuMfQM-CcxcF7n8B5G0tC-2hBjH3YN2N5R0Z79mjlGJGsDe5vqGSsieAZ6y4USUa8/s1600-h/SeaMonsters.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202552177342052514" style="CURSOR: hand" height="128" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHGL-ez7Q8Ml4uK_Pb-QEStaXry8a0YOia7dEIJyxS_P2boPbRBjIQupWJw3joy9YMGxmT_ozC2TuMfQM-CcxcF7n8B5G0tC-2hBjH3YN2N5R0Z79mjlGJGsDe5vqGSsieAZ6y4USUa8/s200/SeaMonsters.gif" width="87" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEASbHGDZYUFAeY4q59GKj9Ar3lTLdt9T7wpzsPfSf4qFJ4BjqkCav2UT9xYsN-xjlwXUXdet_VOm59Ui-_15iB7oT7vhT87yjB5_DzXr2XtsT0HS9kfwswPraqN4SPT4BOIRRjyjDQtU/s1600-h/Titan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202552181637019826" style="WIDTH: 90px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 127px" height="124" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEASbHGDZYUFAeY4q59GKj9Ar3lTLdt9T7wpzsPfSf4qFJ4BjqkCav2UT9xYsN-xjlwXUXdet_VOm59Ui-_15iB7oT7vhT87yjB5_DzXr2XtsT0HS9kfwswPraqN4SPT4BOIRRjyjDQtU/s200/Titan.jpg" width="92" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="left">TheLightning Thief</div><div align="left">The Sea of Monsters</div><div align="left">The Titans Curse</div>Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-78485513057312161782008-05-09T11:36:00.000-07:002008-05-09T11:43:30.421-07:00Teen, Inc. - Stefan Petrucha<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_F346arHafRYrf8-vjgZns0tuGdjPhGsvqshcJZdXIDIOsCZCCyJRmbKzcfDb791Ua9dzb5Jmt_i0iv1vSdyYIUoyOWM87kGIH5YGQ72abk_kZgvZijNhgx45-maUyTt5_kWaX_POhEY/s1600-h/teeninc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198449373728423554" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_F346arHafRYrf8-vjgZns0tuGdjPhGsvqshcJZdXIDIOsCZCCyJRmbKzcfDb791Ua9dzb5Jmt_i0iv1vSdyYIUoyOWM87kGIH5YGQ72abk_kZgvZijNhgx45-maUyTt5_kWaX_POhEY/s200/teeninc.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Teen, Inc.</strong><br />Author: Stefan Petrucha<br /><a href="http://www.petrucha.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.petrucha.com/</a><br />Reviewer: Jason<br /><br />Jaiden Beale lived an ordinary life…Well, as ordinary as it gets if you’re worth forty million dollars and you’re adopted by NECorp, a multimillion dollar company. With all of his decisions being made by the company, Jaiden is forced to live a life in secrecy. No one knows of his identity of the boy adopted by a company. Teen, Inc. delivers a fast paced adventure about Jaiden and his discoveries about the horrible crimes that NECorp has been hiding. But Jaiden’s hardest decision in this story is between whether he chooses the only “family” he has ever really had, or what he thinks is right and ultimately betraying NECorp. Stefan Petrucha’s Teen, Inc. is a wonderful read and I would highly recommend it to any adventure loving readers.Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066993710941993308.post-13448830275872767952008-05-07T07:13:00.003-07:002008-05-07T07:51:06.692-07:00Big Slick- Eric Luper<a href="http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t283/goadingthepen/?action=view&current=imagesslick.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t283/goadingthepen/imagesslick.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Big Slick</strong><br />Author: Eric Luper<br /><a href="http://www.ericluper.com/">http://www.ericluper.com/</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/ericluper">http://www.myspace.com/ericluper</a><br /><a href="http://eluper.livejournal.com/">http://eluper.livejournal.com/</a><br /><br />A while back Eric Luper had a contest. He needed a book trailer for his book Big Slick.<br />Our very own Kurtis was instrumental in assisting in the production of the winning video.<br />If you haven't already read it, this book is highly recommended!<br />Don't take our word for it. Watch the video then go check it out for yourself!<br /><br /><br /><center><br /><a href="http://s265.photobucket.com/albums/ii222/BWF-Productions/?action=view&current=LuperVideo.flv" target="_blank"><br /><img height="297" src="http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii222/BWF-Productions/th_LuperVideo.jpg" width="297" /></a><br /></center><br /><br />Keep your eyes open, there are more books to come from this awesome author!Goadingthepenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03526478304739804326noreply@blogger.com3