I know I've been all messed up posting here lately, but I've been crazy-busy with regular work. My daughter is also attending a day camp this week, which has kept me busy driving her back and forth. I'm glad I don't have to do that every day during the school year like so many parents! I'm a little upset because I can't remember the font I have always used for these quotes. Oh well. I hope I can get back to regular posting next week. I don't have any crazy plans... yet. Anyway, here is a … [Read more...]
Apr 30, 2012
Review: The Last Summer (of You and Me) by Ann Brashares
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Book: The Last Summer (of You and Me) Author: Ann Brashares Year Published: 2008 Genre: YA/Adult Overall Rating: 3 stars Target Audience: Teen girls/young women Romance/Sex: The book is actually all about romance, but I think any sex is un-descriptive and rather clean. Setting: Fire Island off of Long Island in New York. Characters: Alice and Riley, two sisters, and their childhood friend, Paul Plot: A few years after graduating from high school, Alice, Riley, and Paul visit the island … [Read more...]
Apr 9, 2012
Review: Any Red-Blooded Girl by Maggie Bloom
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I read this book because it was free. Now that I have read it, I'm glad it was free. Book: Any Red-Blooded Girl Author: Maggie Bloom Year Published: 2011 Genre: YA Overall Rating: 1 star Target Audience: Teen girls Romance/Sex: Lots of kissing, some references to sex, but no actual sex Setting: I think a campground in Pennsylvania or New York Characters: Flora, her boyfriend Mickey, her brother, her parents, and Mickey’s two stupid cousins. Plot: Flora’s family decides to … [Read more...]
Feb 14, 2012
Book Vs Movie: 2011 Jane Eyre
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So recently, I watched the 2011 Jane Eyre movie. Everyone raved about it and it was supposed to be so amazing. Did I also think it was amazing? Read my summary and find out! Jane Eyre Plot: Jane Eyre book: Orphan Jane is mistreated by family, goes to a bad school, which eventually turns into a good school, becomes a governess for a rich French girl, falls in love with her employer, has her heart broken, leaves the area, finds some long-lost cousins or something, sets up a little school, … [Read more...]
Jan 9, 2012
Review: Villette by Charlotte Bronte
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Book: Villette Author: Charlotte Bronte Year Published: 1840s? Genre: Romance Overall Rating: 3 stars Target Audience: Women Romance: Mild Setting: 1820s, maybe. Some time around there anyway. Characters: Lucy Snowe, Graham Bretton, Mrs. Bretton, Polly Home, Paul Emmanuel, and other minor characters. Plot: Lucy Snowe looses her family at a young age. For a few months while she is 14, she lives with her god-mother Mrs. Bretton and her son Graham. While she stays there, she meets a … [Read more...]
Jun 7, 2011
Book vs Movie: The Spiderwick Chronicles
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The Spiderwick Chronicles Books vs The Spiderwick Chronicles Movie Plot: Book: Two twins and their big sister move into an old house in the country. They discover a field guide to magical creatures. The children don’t believe they are real until they discover a talking brownie in their house. They also discover a seeing stone to see the magical creatures and end up in a battle against goblins and other magical creatures. Movie: The movie combines many of the plot elements from all five of … [Read more...]
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