Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Anna and the French Kiss

Book #134 (Unique books)
Book #7 in 2011
Anna and the French Kiss
by Stephanie Perkins
"When Anna's romance-novelist father sends her to an elite American boarding school in Paris for her senior year of high school, she reluctantly goes, and meets an amazing boy who becomes her best friend, in spite of the fact that they both want something more."

March 31st to April 5th - 6 days - 372 pages

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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

James and the Giant Peach

Book #133 (Unique books)
Book #6 in 2011
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
"A little magic can take you a long way...

When James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree, strange things start happening. The peach at the very tip of the tree starts growing, and growing, and growing... until it's as big as a house! When James crawls inside, he meets a houseful of oversized friends-- Grasshopper, Centipede, Earthworm, and more. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the adventure begins!"

March 3rd to March 30th - 28 days - 126 pages

Thursday, March 3, 2011

The Red Pony

Book #132 (Unique books)
Book #5 in 2011
The Red Pony
by John Steinbeck
"Tells a story of a young boy and life on his father's California ranch, raising a sorrel colt."

February 23rd to March 3rd - 9 days - 120 pages

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

The Witches

Book #131 (Unique books)
Book #4 in 2011
The Witches
by Roald Dahl

" 'A REAL WITCH is easily the most dangerous of all the living creatures on earth.'

That's a pretty horrifying thought. More horrifying still is that real witches don't even look like witches. They don't ride around on broomsticks. They don't even wear black cloaks and hats. They are vile, despicable, scheming harridans who disguise themselves as nice, ordinary ladies.

So how can you tell when you're face to face with one? Read this story and you'll find out all you need to know. You'll also meet a real hero, a wise old grandmother and the most gruesome, grotesque gang of witches imaginable!"

February 21st to February 22nd - 2 days - 208 pages

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♥ ♥ ♥
Love this book.

Haven't read it since I was little. In probably about ten years. Mommy read it to me last in about one sitting when I was super sick. First time I've ever read it on my own.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

One Bloody Thing After Another

Book #130 (Unique books)
Book #3 in 2011
One Bloody Thing After Another
by Joey Comeau
"Jackie has a map of the city on the wall of her bedroom, with a green pin for each of her trees. She has a first-kiss tree and a broken-arm tree. She has a car-accident tree. There is a tree at the hospital where Jackie’s mother passed away into the long good night. When one of them gets cut down, Jackie doesn’t know what to do but she doesn’t let that stop her. She picks up the biggest rock she can carry and puts it through the window of a car. Smash. She intends to leave before the police arrive, but they’re early.

Ann is Jackie’s best friend, but she’s got problems of her own. Her mother is chained up in the basement. How do you bring that up in casual conversation? “Oh, sorry I’ve been so distant, Jackie. My mother has more teeth than she’s supposed to, and she won’t eat anything that’s already dead.” Ann and her sister Margaret don’t have much of a choice here. Their mother needs to be fed. It isn’t easy but this is family. It’s not supposed to be easy. It’ll be okay as long as Margaret and Ann still have each other.

Add in a cantankerous old man, his powerfully stupid dog, a headless ghost, a lesbian crush and a few unsettling visits from Jackie’s own dead mother, and you’ll find that One Bloody Thing After Another is a different sort of horror novel from the ones you’re used to."

February 17th to February 19th - 3 days - 165 pages

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Me Talk Pretty One Day

Book #129 (Unique books)
Book #2 in 2011
Me Talk Pretty One Day
by David Sedaris
"Me Talk Pretty One Day, published in 2000, is a bestselling collection of essays by American humorist David Sedaris. The book is separated into two parts. The first consists of essays about Sedaris’ life before his move to Normandy, France including his upbringing in suburban Raleigh, North Carolina, his time working odd jobs in New York City, and a visit to New York from a childhood friend and her rather bumpkinish girlfriend. The second section, "Deux" tells of Sedaris’ move to Normandy with his partner Hugh, often drawing humor from his efforts to live in France without speaking the French language and his frustrated attempts to learn it. Prior to publication, several of the essays were read by the author on the Public Radio International program, This American Life."

January 13th to February 17th - 36 days - 272 pages

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Will Grayson, Will Grayson

Book #128 (Unique books)
Book #1 in 2011
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
by John Green and David Levithan
"When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both."

January 2nd to January 13th - 12 days - 310 pages

Thursday, December 30, 2010

My Name Is Memory

Book #127 (Unique books)
Book #29 in 2010
My Name Is Memory
by Ann Brashares
"Daniel has spent centuries falling in love with the same girl. Life after life, crossing continents and dynasties, he and Sophia (despite her changing name and form) have been drawn together-and he remembers it all. Daniel has "the memory", the ability to recall past lives and recognize souls of those he's previously known. It is a gift and a curse. For all the times that he and Sophia have been drawn together throughout history, they have also been torn painfully, fatally, apart. A love always too short. Interwoven through Sophia and Daniel's unfolding present day relationship are glimpses of their expansive history together. From 552 Asia Minor to 1918 England and 1972 Virginia, the two souls share a long and sometimes torturous path of seeking each other time and time again. But just when young Sophia (now "Lucy" in the present) finally begins to awaken to the secret of their shared past, to understand the true reason for the strength of their attraction, the mysterious force that has always torn them apart reappears. Ultimately, they must come to understand what stands in the way of their love if they are ever to spend a lifetime together. A magical, suspenseful, heartbreaking story of true love, My Name is Memory proves the power and endurance of a union that was meant to be."

December 22nd to December 30th - 8 1/2 days - 324 pages

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex

Book #126 (Unique books)
Book #28 in 2010
Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex
by Eoin Colfer
"Teenaged criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl must save the underwater fairy metropolis of Atlantis from danger, while battling a psychological affliction known as the Atlantis Complex."

December 3rd to December 21st - 19 days - 357 pages

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Re-read)

Book #27 in 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J.K. Rowling
"Burdened with the dark, dangerous, and seemingly impossible task of locating and destroying Voldermort's remaining Horcruxes, Harry, feeling alone and uncertain about his future, struggles to find the inner strength he needs to follow the path set out before him."

November 11th to November 19th - 9 days - 759 pages