What book are you reading???

I've finished the first 2 books from the "Twilight" series by Stephanie Meyer. I'm starting the 3 book today. Twilight-Half Moon-Eclipse are the 3 books. I love these and they are they type you can't put down. They are about a young girl in love with a vampire. If you like the Stephanie Plum series, you should like these too.
Link: http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/

[font face="script" color=magenta size=+3]*~Dallys~*[/font]

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Dallys,
My friend read the "twilight" series and absolutely loved it! I think I might have to order it on amazon!
 
A second vote for the Twilight series! I'm currently reading Eclipse-the third in the series and I loved the first two. I'm also reading Ann Tyler's Digging to America for my book club. It's pretty good-about two families who adopt daughters from Korea.
 
I started reading A Mango Shaped Space but have gotten stalled. I really can't read for pleasure these days. :( At the moment, I have to read professional material for a new certification I'm working toward.

[font face="heather" font color=black size=+2]~Cathy[/font]
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I just read "Zippy" it was a memoir about a young girl growing up in a small town in Indiana. It was really sweet:).

I LOVED Water for elephants as well!!!
 
I'm reading the Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper. I heard it was a good thing to read if you like Harry Potter (it's also a juvenile fantasy-type series). I'm on the second book and really enjoying them.

I'm also interested in the book Beavs is reading--my stepfather was in the Korean War and he passed away a couple months ago. He hardly ever talked about his time as a soldier, so I'd like to know more about that time (he died a couple years ago about this time of year so I'm thinking about him a lot lately).

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I'm halfway through "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand...and dipping into "Challenge Yourself" by Clarence Bass.


MG
 
I'm reading 2 Timothy as my devotional reading every morning.

I'm also reading Beowulf in preparation for teaching it to my 8th grade son. I'm really bummed that the movie just released is sooooo far from the original story, because I had been looking forward to it for months.

I'm also reading aloud to the younger kids: The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Winnie the Pooh (the real one), and a collection of myths and legends, where they will be exposed to a condensed but accurate and well-told version of Beowulf.

Muscleguy--I enjoyed both the Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, even though as a Christian I disagree with much of her philosophy. They were both interesting reads.

Maggie:)
 
Too funny - Ayn Rand is referenced so much in "Boomsday" - it's been awhile since I've read "The Fountainhead," but I may need to check it out again.

Maggie: I also teach Beowulf to my seniors and I, too, am feeling a little apprehensive about the new movie (what's up with the kiss??). My seniors tried to convince me that we should take a field trip to go see it - yeah right! ;( I do, however, show them a few clips from the "Beowulf and Grendel" movie that came out a few years ago. No, it does not follow the original story very accurately, but there are moments that are worth showing (G's mother is fairly creepy - definitely not an Angelina Jolie!).

p.s. Someone needs to tell me how to type in italics because using quotation marks around these book titles is driving me crazy!}(
 
Belinda - the Great Gatsby is one of my all-time favourite books. I just love the mood of it.

I've just finished The Night Watch by Sarah Waters, a novel set in London during and after the war. I really liked it, it's told backwards from 1947 to 1941.

I've just picked up R is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton. I love those Kinsey Millhone books just as an easy read.

Got a biography of Jane Austen by Carol Shields next on the list.
 
If you liked "A Girl Named Zippy" then you should definitely try "The Solace of Leaving Early" by the same author - Haven Kimmel.

I just finished "Magical Thinking" by Augusten Burroughs and I loved it. If you survived an insane childhood then he may appeal to you - he's harsh but laugh-out-loud funny at the same time. Not for everyone.

I'm also reading "Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui" by Karen Kingston as recommended by flylady.com as part of my onging clean-up project.
 
Zora--Beowulf doesn't just kiss Grendel's Mare, he sleeps with her and she bears the dragon he later fights. Anyway, I just wish the storyline could have been adhered to better. At least Peter Jackson tried with LOTR.

Maybe your seniors could independently see the movie and write a paper comparing it to the original for extra credit. I'm considering this for my son, but dh and I will probably have to preview the movie first.

I'll have to check out Beowulf and Grendel.

Maggie:)
 
>p.s. Someone needs to tell me how to type in italics because
>using quotation marks around these book titles is driving me
>crazy!}(

Big smiles here from a reading teacher. :) :) :)

To use italics in a post, you'll need to put the following code in square brackets:

{i} book title {/b} (However, you'll need use the square brackets next to the letter P.)


[font face="heather" font color=black size=+2]~Cathy[/font]
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Walking on the Happy Side of Misery by Model T
(written by an Appalachian Trail thru-hiker)

and

Lord, Change My Attitude (before it's too late) by James MacDonald
 
GAtoME,

Have you read A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson? It's a hilarious account of his hike along the Appalachian.

[font face="heather" font color=black size=+2]~Cathy[/font]
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