After watching the movie "I Am Number Four" I thought it might be a pretty good book to read. I put my name on the hold list at the library and there were 96 active requests before mine! It has been 3 months since then. Now I AM number four on the waiting list. I hope it's worth the wait.
I thought it might be fun to list some of the best books I've read recently. I'd love to hear some of your recommendations too!
Moon Over Manifest. Young Adult. I loved it!
Flecks of Gold. Young Adult. Completely entertaining and fun! It's like watching a romcom.
The Annotated Persuasion. Brings the story alive with all the notes explaining the time period.
Savvy. Children's/Young Adult. Great coming-of-age story of a 13 year-old with a quirky family.
The Forgotten Garden. Adult Fiction. Intriquing story. Didn't want to put it down.
Candy Bomber: The story of Berlin's Airlift's Chocolate Pilot. Children's non-fiction. Filled with pictures I loved reading this to my children.The Doll Shop Downstairs. Historical Children's Fiction. A great read-aloud for my daugthers.
Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust. Adult Non-Fiction. How could she discover God during a holocaust? After reading it, I believed she and I both did.
Nothing to Envy. Adult Non-Fiction. Amazing stories of people who escaped North Korea. Hard read but something everyone should read.
These is My Words. Adult Fiction. A classic for me!
My Fair (and Unfair) Godmother. Young Adult. Pure silliness and fun.
It's always sad when bookstores go out of business but I had so much fun shopping the 70-90% off sales!!! I went to 4 different Border stores that were closing around the valley.
I love having books on my shelf that I haven't read yet. It's almost like a little present all wrapped up just waiting for me to open it up and be surprised!
4 comments:
I will be anxious to hear how the book is compared to the movie. I love books too. Tessa went to buy Flecks of Gold at Barnes and Noble and they do not have a copy unless you get it for the Nook. She went back and forth wondering what to do and finally purchased it for the Nook. I will wait until there is a hard copy. :)
I think, Books feed the soul! Just let me know when you go book shopping again. I'll go with you! :)
Thanks for posting your book list! I love a good recommendation from someone I trust. Not surprised to see you on top of the Borders clearance sale, but I still marvel at your knack of knowing about these things, like store closing sales... it's amazing.
You can only go up with book after the movie when it comes to I Am Number 4. Not nearly as bad as a tragedy as the Twilight movies when it comes to the live action destroying a perfectly good story, but really... the book is much better!
I am not as big on books as you and Kate, but I love talking about the stories and what interests you about them. I had to comment and tell you that I think you are pretty great! The treats you brought over the other night were wonderful! You have an amazing ability to make someone feel calm, collected and needed. I will miss you and your sweet family more than you know. You have to come and stay with us sometime! Please!Love ya!
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