Ghost Rider by Neil Peart

Ghost Rider is not about a real ghost at all and it is NOT a horror book at all. It is about this family Neil, Jakie and Selena. Neil an Jakie kissed there nineteen year old daughter goodbye beacuse she was heading to a University for three years. They soon found out Selena was in a horrible car crash and died. Jakie and Niel were filled with emotions as soon as they got the news. Neil was doing his best to comfort his wife. After having her heart broken for months, Jakie had horrible back pains and had a horrible noctunal coughing, months later, Jakie was still sick and had back pains. Niel took her to the doctor and Jakie was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Can't wait to get to the next chapter!

MAUS 2 By Art Spiegelman

A memoir of Vladek Spiegleman, a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe, and about his son, a cartoonist who tries to come to terms with his father, his story, and history. Cartoon format portrays Jews as mice, Nazis as cats. Using a unique comic-strip-as-graphic-art format, the story of Vladek Spiegelman's passage through the Nazi Holocaust is told in his own words. Acclaimed as a "quiet triumph" and a "brutally moving work of art," the first volume of Art Spiegelman's Maus introduced readers to Vladek Spiegelman. The story succeeds perfectly in shocking us out of any lingering sense of familiarity with the events described, approaching, as it does, the unspeakable through the diminutive. As the New York Times Book Review commented, "[it is] a remarkable feat of documentary detail and novelistic vividness...an unfolding literary event." This long-awaited sequel, subtitled And Here My Troubles Began, moves us from the barracks of Auschwitz to the bungalows of the Catskills. Genuinely tragic and comic by turns, it attains a complexity of theme and a precision of thought new to comics and rare in any medium. Maus ties together two powerful stories: Vladek's harrowing tale of survival against all odds, delineating the paradox of daily life in the death camps, and the author's account of his tortured relationship with his aging father. Vladek's troubled remarriage, minor arguments between father and son, and life's everyday disappointments are all set against a backdrop of history too large to pacify. At every level this is the ultimate survivor's tale--and that too of the children who somehow survive even the survivors.

The Shack by Wm. Paul Young

Makenzie Allen Philips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep i the Oregon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God inviting him back to that shack for a weekend.

Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change Mack's world forever.

In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant The Shack wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?" The answers Mack gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as it did him.

Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder

While Laura Ingalls grows up in a little house on the western prairie, Almanzo Wilder is living on a big farm in New York State, where he and his brother and sisters work at their chores from dawn to dinner most days-no matter what the weather. There is still time fro fun, though, especially with horses, witch Almanzo loves more than anything.

I like this book because it has great detail and I just can't put the book down! I think Laura did an excellent job writing this book.

Let the Mountains Talk, Let the Rivers Run by David Brower

As a climber, David Brower scaled many previously "insurmountable" mountains. As a conservationist, Brower has bought a mountaineer's determination and reverence for nature to his efforts to protect the earth and educate its human’s inhabitants. He has kept dams out of Grand Canyon and loggers out of Olympic National Park, established the National Wilderness Preservation System, added seven new regions to the National Park System, and helped to foster a mind-set that questions careless growth. 

In Let the Mountains Talk, Let the Rivers Run, the "archdruid" of modern environmentalism, the man The New York Times designated the most effective conservation activist in the world, offers a tough, witty, and impassioned game plan "for those who would save the earth." Now eighty-two years old, Brower also recounts the highs and lows of his controversial career, sparing no politician or public figure, least of all himself. He frankly discusses his mistakes, such as compromising on the construction of Glen Canyon Dam, and the strategic flourishes that have earned him both fans and foes, including  the full-page, in-your-face national newspaper ads that helped save the Grand Canyon by asking "Should we also flood the Sistine Chapel so that tourists can get a better look at the ceiling?"

Ranger's Apprentice:The Emperor of Nihon-Ja by John Flanagan

Months have passed since Horace departed for the eastern nation of Nihon-Ja on a vital mission. Having received no communication from him, his friends fear the worst. Unwilling to wait a second longer, Alyss, Evanlyn, and Will leave their homeland behind and venture into an exotic land in search of their missing friend.

When they finally catch up with him, they find Horace entangled in a military coup. Determined to protect the imperial throne, Will and his band of Araluens must piece together and train a force in order to fend off the master Senji warriors intent on overthrowing the emperor.

Ranger's Apprentice: Halts Peril by John Flanagan

The renegade outlaw group known as the Outsiders may have been chased from Clonmel, but not before killing Halt's only brother. Now Rangers Halt and Will, along with the young warrior Horace, are in pursuit. The Outsiders have done an effective job of dividing the kingdom into factions and are looking to overtake Araluen. It will take every bit of skill and cunning for the Rangers to survive. Some may not be so lucky.

The international bestselling Ranger's Apprentice series turns up the tension in John Flanagan's latest epic of battles and bravery.

ERAGON

One boy..... one dragon.....A world of adventure. When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is lucky discover of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. but when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy neary as old as the Empire itself. Overnight his has simple life is shattered, and he is thrust into a perilous the new world of destiny, magic, and power. with only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and the fledging dragon must navagat the dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bonds. can Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of the Empire may rest in his hands.

Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen

This book is an alternate ending to Paulsen's Hatchet. In Hatchet Brian is rescued before winter. In this alternate ending story Brian is not rescued, and begins realizing he must survive the winter.

The Fall Of Atlantis

A Atlantean prince is the leader of the light and they fight against the dark. The battle of dark and light take place at Atlantis. There are two sisters in this story Deoris and Domaris. There lives are changing from the powerful magic of Atlantis. The dark wants to crash a big and powerful wave over Atlantis to kill everyone and drown the light city of Atlantis.

Outcast of Redwall By: Brian Jaques

Veil, The Outcast

         Abandoned as an infant by his father, the evil warlord Swartt Sixclaw, Veil is raised by the kindhearted Bryony.  Despite concerns from everyone as Redwall, Bryony is convinced that Veil's goodness will prevail. But when Veil commits a crime that is unforgivable, he is banished from the abbey forever. Then Swartt and his hordes of searats and vermin. attack Redwall, and Veil has to decide: Should he join Swartt in battle against the only creature who has ever loved him? Or should he turn his back on his true father?

The River by Gary Paulsen

Two years ago, Brian Robeson was stranded alone in the wilderness for fifty-four days with nothing but a small hatchet. He survived. Now the government wants him to do it again-to go back to the wilderness so that  astronauts and the military can learn the survival techniques that kept him alive. But this time he won't be alone a your government psychologist will be coming with him. But who knows if the will come back alive.

Tucker Peak by Archer Mayor

To its visitors, the resort area Tucker Peak is Vermont personified: small, thinly populated, a fun place to ski all day and party all night. To its beleaguered owners, it is a resort on the ropes, undersized, underdeveloped, and hemorrhaging money. Their plan: expand and spend a fortune on the gamble. But two problems quickly arise when environmentalists rally to protest the development and the slope-side condo owners suffer a rash of seemingly unsolvable burglaries. Enter Joe Gunther and the newly minter Vermont Bureau of Investigation. Summoned by the embattled local sheriff, Joe doesn't take long to find out that the most likely thief has mysteriously vanished- leaving behind his dead girlfriend- or to discover that some of the protesters may have more on their agenda than protecting the environment.

The Mark of Athena By: Rick Riordan

      Annabeth is terrified. just when she is about to be reunited with Percy after six months of being apart, thanks to Hera- it looks like Camp Jupiter is preparing for war. As Annabeth and her friends Jason, Piper, and Leo fly in on the Argo II, she can't blame the Roman demigods for thinking the ship is a Greek weapon. With its steaming bronze dragon masthead, Leo's fantastical creation doesn't appear friendly. Annabeth hopes that the sight of their praetor Jason on deck will reassure the Romans that the visitors from Camp Half-Blood are coming in peace.

       That's only one of her worries. In her pocket Annabeth carries a gift from her mother with an unnerving demand: Follow the Mark of Athena. Avenge me. Annabeth already feels weighed down by the prophecy that will send seven demigods to find- and close- the Doors of Death. What more does Athena want from her?

       Annabeth's biggest fear, though, is that Percy might have changed. What if he's now attached to Roman ways? Does he still need his old friends? As the daughter of the goddess of war and wisdom, Annabeth knows she was born to be a leader, but never again does she want to be without Seaweed Brain by her side.

       Narrated by four different demigods, The Mark of Athena is an unforgettable journey across land and sea to Rome, where important discoveries, surprising, and unspeakable horrors await. Climb Aboard the Argo II, if you dare...

Werewolves Dead Moon Rising

In the book there are several short stories written by all different authors,; but they all revolve around werewolves. In one of the short stories called skin belt by William R. Halliar, the main character has been changing into a werewolf on the full moon. He decides to get help and finds an old man. The old man gives him something that will stop his changes, and it works! But the old an wants it back, and is willing to do almost anything to get back his creation. What will the main character do?! I really like this book because of all the different writing styles put together into one book. All of the writing styles gives new side or idea to the werewolf legends, and the fresh new takes makes me want to read more. Also most of them go really far into characters like their looks and feelings, especially when they transform, which gives it really good imagery. I recommend this book highly; but not to younger kids. It has some inappropriate references and some foul language.

The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting

Violet Amberose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability. While the sixteen-year-old is confused by her new feelings for her bet friend since childhood, she is more disturbed by her "power" to sense dead bodies--or at least those that have been murdered. Since she was a little girl, she has felt the echoes the dead leave behind in the world... and the imprints that attach to their killers.

Violet has never considered her strange talent to be a gift; it mostly just led her to find dead birds her cat left for her. But now that a serial killer is terrorizing her small town, and the echoes of the local girls he's claimed haunt her daily, Violet realizes she might be the only person who can stop him.

Despite his fierce protectiveness over her, Jay reluctantly agrees to help Violet find the murderer--and Violet is unnerved by her hope that Jay's intentions are much more than friendly. But even as she's falling intensely in love, Violet is getting closer and closer to discovering a killer... and becoming his prey herself.

The Complete Compilment of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galexy Chronicles by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the GalaxySeconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide. Together they stick out their thumbs to the stars and begin a wild journey through time and space.

The Restaurant at the End of the UniverseFacing annihilation at the hands of warmongers is a curious time to crave tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his comrades as they hurtle across the galaxy in a desperate search for a place to eat.

Life, the Universe and EverythingThe unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky– so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals can avert Armageddon: mild-mannered Arthur Dent and his stalwart crew.

So Long, and Thanks for All the FishBack on Earth, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription conspires to thrust him back to reality. So to speak.

Mostly HarmlessJust when Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life, all hell breaks loose. Can he save the Earth from total obliteration? Can he save the Guide from a hostile alien takeover? Can he save his daughter from herself?

How to train your dragon by: Cressida Cowell

How to train your dragon is a great book. I love it. Its very exciting and thrilling and i cant take my eyes off of it. my favorite part is when hiccup (thew main character) gets thrown into the mouth of a dragon. the setting is in viking time with dragons. My favorite character is hiccup and his dragon toothless. The whole reason Hiccup, Fishlegs, Dogsbreath the duh brain, and Snotlout, get a dragon is because they have to or they will get shipped off to cannibal island. I like Hiccup and his dragon because they both are extraordinary and have fun adventures, while toothless is just adorable.

StarWars Assault At Selonia by Roger Macbride Allen

Imprisoned on the planet Corella, Han Solo finds himself at the mercy of his evil cousin, Thracken Sal-Solo. Thracken plans to restore the imperial system and seize total power no matter what the cost. Han has one chance to stop him. But to do so he must turn his back on his human cousin and join forces with a female alien. Dracmus was arrested as a  ringleader in a plot against the corrupt Human League. Now she and Han  will attempt a daring escape to selonia in time to warn Leia, Luke Skywalker, and Lando of Thracken's plan. But can Han trust the alien to keep her word?

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

A classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene, The Things They Carried is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling. 

The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O’Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three.

Taught everywhere—from high school classrooms to graduate seminars in creative writing—it has become required reading for any American and continues to challenge readers in their perceptions of fact and fiction, war and peace, courage and fear and longing. 

Here There Be Dragons by James A. Owens

An unusual murder brings together three strangers, John, Jack, and Charles, on a rainy night in London during the first World War. An eccentric little man called Bert tells them that they are now the caretakers of the Imaginarium Geographica -- an atlas of all the lands that have ever existed in myth and legend, fable and fairy tale. These lands, Bert claims, can be traveled to in his ship the Indigo Dragon, one of only seven vessels that is able to cross the Frontier between worlds into the Archipelago of Dreams.

Pursued by strange and terrifying creatures, the companions flee London aboard the Dragonship. Traveling to the very realm of the imagination itself, they must learn to overcome their fears and trust in one another if they are to defeat the dark forces that threaten the destiny of two worlds. And in the process, they will share a great adventure filled with clues that lead readers to the surprise revelation of the legendary storytellers these men will one day become.

Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce

Young Daine's knack with horses gets her a job helping the royal horsemistress drive a herd of ponies to tortall. It soon becomes clear that Daine's talent, despite her struggles to hide it, its downright magical. Horses and other animals not only obey the mysterious girl, they come to her and seem to listen to her words. But Daine will have to learn to trust humans before she can come to terms with her powers, her past, and herself.

Set in Tortall during the reign of King Jonathan III and Queen Thayet, Wild Magic is the first book of the immortals series, which chronicles the time when the world is invaded by immortal creatures and a girl is born with a magical power that could restore the very balance of nature.

Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander

Jason's cat has nine fantastic lives--and he's taking Jason along for the ride!
Gareth is definitely not an ordinary cat. For one thing, he can talk.  For another, he's got the power to travel through time. And the instant he tells this to Jason, the two of them are in ancient Egypt, on the first  of nine amazing adventures Jason will never forget.

Know it all, The Little Book of Essential Knowledge

Know it all will give you the edge  you need, providing general knowledge that covers all the bases in a nutshell---intriguing, useful facts about the universe, Planet Earth, life in all forms... the birth of agriculture and rise of civilizations ... invention and discoveries and artistic endeavors. For example did  you know...

• Alfred Nobel became famous not as a giver of prizes but as the inventor of dynamite?
•  The spices in your recipes once caused nations to go to war?
• That Alexander the great never lost a battle?
• The inner atmosphere is 78.08 percent nitrogen 

All these facts facts and more are available in KNOW IT ALL.

Mattimeo by Brian Jacques

Slagar the fox hated Redwall Abbey- it's peaceable creatures, it's fearless mouse warrior Matthias.  He blamed Matthias for the injuries he'd suffered . . . but his quest for vengeance would have to be a cunning one, for he knew the power of the legendary Redwall sword.

Above all, he knew, the Redwallers cherished their young.  So Slagar would steal them from under their very noses- and the greatest prize of all would be Matthias's headstrong son, Mattimeo . . .

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

Young Henry Fleming had always dreamt of performing heroic deeds in battle. But as a raw recruit in the american civil war, the  reality is one of mental and physical torment. Throughout his first ordeal in action, Henry experiences both rear ans self-doubt, and has no idea whether war will make him a coward - or a hero.

Amazonia by James Rollins

The Rand scientific expedition enter the lush wilderness of the Amazon and Never returned. Years later, one of its members has stumbled out of the world's most inhospitable rain forest-a former Special Forces soldier, scarred, mutilated terrified, and mere hours from death, who went in with one arm missing... and came out with both intact. Unable to comprehend this inexplicable event, the government sends Nathan Rand into this impenetrable secret world of undreamed-perils, to follow the trail of his vanished father...toward mysteries that must be solved at any cost. But the nightmare that is awaiting Nate and his team of scientists and seasoned U.S Rangers dwarfs any danger the anticipated; an ancient, unspoken terror-a power beyond human imagining-that can forever alter the world beyond the dark, lethal confines of... Amazonia

Farmer Boy by: Laura Ingalls Wilder

This book is about a boy named Almanzo Wilder. The part i like in this book is when Almanzo gets the colt of his dreams. This is the most surprising part to me is because i would not think that he would actually get a colt at the age of 11. My favorite character is Almanzo because he is always doing something interesting in the book.

Serpent's Shawdow by Rick Riordan

I almost done with the book but a lot is happening.Carter, Sadie and there dad hoped on a boat and started paddeling away from the Serpent. Suddenly they found themselvs in the middle of danger. They saw the Serpent's Shadow. It was right in front of them.

The Shadow in the North

The year is 1878, and the spirited Sally Lockhart, once again defying Victorian sensibilities, has gone into business herself. When one of her clients loses a large sum of money in the unexpected collapse of a British shipping firm, Sally sets out to investigate. But as she delves deeper into the identity of  the wealthy and elusive industrialist who owns the doomed company, she uncovers a plot so diabolical that it could eventually subvert the entire civilized world--and if Sally's enemies have their way, she won't live long enough to see it happen.

Alex Rider: Scorpia Rising by Anthony Horowitz

Scorpia has dogged Alex Rider for most of his life. They killed his parent, they did their best to con Alex into turning traitor, and they just keep coming back with more power. Now the world's most dangerous terrorist organization is playing with fire in the world's most combustible land: the Middle East. No one knows Scorpia like Alex. And no one knows how to get to Alex like Scorpia. Until now.

This is the latest book in the Alex Rider series, but I've only read this one and the first one in the series but I'm looking forward to reading the other ones.

Continuity of the ATA Literature blog

Good morning,

I would like to let you all know why I keep sticking my nose into Missy's class 'business' i.e. the Lit Blog. A blog, like anything else on the Internet, is permanent and lasting.

I do encourage every Instructor to customize their class, and make it all their own, we do have guidelines for assignments, and assessment, etc., but they are actually really just guidelines!

I've noticed how proprietary I feel about the blog.  (Should that be proprietorially?)  I want to leave this behind us, much like our Legacy projects.  That is why I keep going back to the "rules".  

Now, I also have to remember, that like any other good piece of writing, or tangible item, our blog needs to be "living" to stay relevant while it lasts.  Constitutional Scholars say that the United States Constitution is a "living document", it changes as the needs of the people change and the law allows for such changes under very specific circumstances.  Sometimes those changes are not as great in hindsight as they were up front!  (The 18th Amendment for example!)

It is for the everlasting-ness that I am constantly referring to the rules of posting (and have now put that up as part of the header).  Since this blog has been through 5 different ATA English Instructors, if it is going to be continuous, I feel the format needs to remain consistent.

So, if we as a group decide the format of the blog needs to be changed, we certainly will address that.  However, until we decide that as a group (and ATA Instructors get veto power like the President, and I get the power of the Judiciary!), the format will remain.

Thank you, and please take pride in what you leave behind!  I know that I take pride in this blog and what you all leave behind.

Amanda

STARWARS THE PHANTOMMENACE

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, an evil legacy long believe dead is stirring. Even the jedi are caught by surprise, thare attention focused on the political unrest between the trade focused and republic. now the dark side of thr force threatens to overwhelm the light, and only an ancirent jedi prophecy stands between hope and doom for the entire galaxy. on the desert world of tatoonine, far from the concerns of the republic, a slave boy works by day and drams by night-of being a jedi khight and one day traveling the stars to worlds he's only heard of in stories...of finding a way to win freedoom from enslavement for himself and hi's beloved mother. His only hope lies in his extraordinary instincts and his strange gift for understanding the ''rightness'' of things, talents that allow him to be one of the best podracers on the planet.

Room by Emma Donoghue

To five-year-old-Jack, Room is the world. . . . It's where he was born, it's where he and his Ma eat and sleep and play and learn. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits.

Room is home to Jack, but to Ma it's the prison where she has been held for seven years. Through her fierce love for her son, she has created a life for him in this eleven-by-eleven-foot space. But with Jack's curiosity building alongside her own desperation, she knows that Room cannot contain either much longer.

Room is a tale at once shocking, riveting, exhilarating—a story of unconquerable love in harrowing circumstances, and of the diamond-hard bond between a mother and her child.

Once again, the earth in under attack. Aliens "buggers" are poised for a final assault  The survival of the humans species depends on a military genius who can defeat the buggers.

Pendragon: The Merchant of Death D.J MacHale

Bobby Pendragon is a seemingly normal fourteen-year-old boy. He has a family, a home, and even Marley, his beloved dog. But there is something very special about Bobby.
He is going to save the world.
And not just Earth as we know it. Bobby is slowly starting to realize that life in the cosmos isn't quite what he thought it was. And before he can object, he is swept off to an alternate dimension known as Denduron, a territory inhabited by strange beings, ruled by a magical tyrant, and plagued by dangerous revolution.
If Bobby wants to see his family again, he's going to have to accept his role as savior, and accept it wholeheartedly. Because, as he is about to discover, Denduron is only the beginning....

I was hoping that this series would be about the Arthurian legend, but it is a good sci-fi/fantasy book if slightly confusing

The Serpent by Clive Cussler

On the bottom of the icy sea off Nantucket lies the battered remains of the Italian luxury liner, Andrea Doria. But few know that within its bowels rests a priceless pre-Columbian antiquity-- a treasure that now holds the key to a puzzle that is costing people their lives
For Kurt Austin, the leader of a courageous National Underwater Marine Agency (NUMA) exploration team, the killing begins when he makes a daring rescue of a beautiful marine archaeologist. The target of a powerful Texas industrialist named Halcon, Nina Kirov was attacked off the coast of Morocco after her discovery of a carved stone head that may prove to be Christoper Columbus was not the first European to discover America. Soon Kurt and Nina embark on a deadly mission to uncover Halcon's masterful plan-- an insidious scheme that would have him carve out a new nation from the southwest United States and Mexico, and ride to power on a wave of death and destruction.
With Austin's elite NUMA crew attacking the murderous conspiracy from different sides, an extraordinary truth emerges: that Columbus may have made a fifth, unknown voyage to America in search of a magnificent  treasure. And that the silent. steel hull of the Andrea Doria not only holds the answer to what the explorer may have found--but thee fate of the United State itself.

Inheritance by Christopher Paolini

This is the 4th book in the Inheritance series. Previous to this I read the first three books then stopped. I knew the 4th one had come out, but for some reason I did not get my hands on it and read it. AS i recall I hardly finished the 3rd one. Now I have given in, and I am enjoying this book very much. Thanks Dustin for letting me borrow your copy.

The Serpent's Shadow By Rick Riordan,

Carter and Sadie just found there dad. But now they have to get out of egypt before The evil ghost of egypt finds them.

A Compendium of Indispensable Facts

A Compendium of Indispensable Facts boast's a huge area of factiods*

Factoid: Factoid is not a real word.

Including but not limited to:

• Six actors played The Three Stooges
•  Peladophobia is a fear of bald people
• Quarks(Sub-atomic particle and bottle top:) come in six flavors
• There are seven types of sea serpent
• St.Clotilde is the patron saint of disapointing children

And many, many more funny, satirical, and interesting facts, in this Compendium of Indispensable Facts!

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

One of the great novelist's most popular works, Oliver Twist is also the purest distillation of Dickens' genius. Abandoned at an early age, Oliver Twist is forced to live in a dark and dismal London workhouse lorded over by awful Mr. Bumble who cheats the boys of their meager rations! Desperate but determined, Oliver makes his escape. But what he discovers in the harsh streets of London's underworld makes the workhouse look like a picnic. Penniless and alone, he is lured into a world of crime by the wily Fagin--the nefarious mastermind of a gang of pint-sized pickpockets, runs away to London where he is captured by thieves and finally escapes...

The Hunger Games Book 2: Catching Fire By: Suzanne Collins

Sparks are igniting
Flames are spreading
And the Capitol wants revenge

           Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive.  Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale.  Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be.  Gale holds her a an icy distance. Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol-A rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create.

        Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest shes's afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her even more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try.  As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever.  If they can't prove, without a shadow of doubt, that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.

1984 BY GEORGE ORWELL

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. And big brother is watching..... THOUGHT POLICE. BIG BROTHER. ORWELLIAN. well i don`t like it at all because how he put it in words. so its a vary confusing book For me.

Redwall by Brain Jacques

Welcome to Mossflower Wood, where the gentle mice have gathered to celebrate a year of peace and abundance.  All is well. . . until a sinister shadow falls across the ancient stone abbey of Redwall.

THE DOOMSDAY KEY By James Rollins

At princeton University, a famed geneticest dies inside a biohazard lab. In Rome, a Vatican archaeolagist is found dead in St. Perers Basilica. In africa, a U.s. senators son is slain outside a Red Cross camp. The three murders on three contanents bear a horrifyig connection: all the victims are marked by a Druidei pagan cross vurned into their flesh.   I liked the book because it was a horror book!  The plot never stopped it just kept it constent. " he ran up a random guy in the mall and slit his throwt and that was the end of that guy"

The Serpent's Shadow By, Rick Riordan

This is a full series. This series has three books im on the last one. The books in this series are The Red Pyramid, The Throne of Fire, and The Serpants Shadow. The Serpent's Shawdow is about a brother and sister Carter and sadie who lost there dad to an evil accient egypt ghost. So there trying to find him. They know he's in Egypt. But they have to put there lives at risk trying to find there dad.It's getting really exciting. They didin't find there dad but the did find the ghost who has there dad kidnapped. The ghost of egypt is giving brother and sister Carter and Sadie Rittels to help them find there dad.

The Boxcar Children by Gertrude C. Warner

Hennery, Jessie Violet and Benny used to live  in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and are spending the summer on their own private island. Theres a stranger on the island who must keep his identity a secret. Thats not the only suprise in store for the Boxcar Children on Suprise Island.

Linger (Wolves of Mercy Falls, Book 2) by Maggie Stiefvater

the longing.
Once Grace and Sam have found each other, they know they must fight to stay together. For Sam, this means a reckoning with his werewolf past. For Grace, it means facing a future that is less and less certain.

the loss.
Into their world comes a new wolf named Cole, whose past is full of hurt and danger. He is wrestling with his own demons, embracing the life of a wolf while denying the ties of a human.

the linger.
For Grace, Sam, and Cole, life is a constant struggle between two forces--wolf and human--with love baring its two sides as well. It is harrowing and euphoric, freeing and entrapping, enticing and alarming. As their world falls apart, love is what lingers. But will it be enough?

Alex Rider Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

When his guardian dies in suspicious circumstances, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider finds his world turned upside down. Forcibly recruited into MI6, Alex has to take part in gruelling SAS training exercises. Then, armed with his own special set of secret gadgets, he's off on his first mission to Cornwall, where Middle-Eastern multi-billionaire Herod Sayle is producing his state-of-the-art Stormbreaker computers. Sayle has offered to give one free to every school in the country – but there's more to the gift than meets the eye.

The forever king

The forever king by Molly Cochran and Warren Murphy has many main characters. At the moment, there are only two. Their names are Hal Woczniak, and Saladin. Hal used to work for the FBI, but hes practically lost him self in beer and filth. But when he meets a strange old man weird things start happening...... Saladin is in a mental health 'prison', but what will happen when hes moved out of his cell? I am reading this book because it is interesting and finds a way at tugging on all of my emotion. Mostly suspense and intrigue.

Animal Farm

My favorite Character, Snowball has just gotten expelled by Napoleon, and the animals are starting to revolve around Napoleons evil plans.


I really like this book, I like how it relates to human nature.

A Young People's History of the United States: Columbus to the War on Terror by Howard Zinn

A Young People's History of the United States brings to US history the viewpoints of workers, slaves, immigrants, women, Native Americans, and others whose stories, and their impact, are rarely included in books for young people. A Young People's History of the United States is also a companion volume to The People Speak, the film adapted from A People's History of the United States and Voices of a People’s History of the United States.

Beginning with a look at Christopher Columbus’s arrival through the eyes of the Arawak Indians, then leading the reader through the struggles for workers’ rights, women’s rights, and civil rights during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and ending with the current protests against continued American imperialism, Zinn in the volumes of A Young People’s History of the United States presents a radical new way of understanding America’s history. In so doing, he reminds readers that America’s true greatness is shaped by our dissident voices, not our military generals.

I love this book and others by Howard Zinn, his writing style is so intense, gripping, and detailed that you can't put the book down.

In One Person

The book I'm reading now is "In One Person," by John Irving, who's written a lot of books I really like, including "Cider House Rules" and "The World According to Garp."  I like it so far, but it seems a lot like my favorite Irving book, "A Prayer for Owen Meany"; the setting and a number of the characters are very similar-- too similar for my taste, since I don't think any book can compare to "Owen Meany."  I hope I start seeing differences between the two novels, but I'll finish this one anyway even if I don't because I am enjoying the plot so far.

The Great Gatsby is the book I have been reading for history. I'm reading it because this is the book he recommended to me and gave me to read.So far I find it a little dull, but its not bad. This is what the back cover says: This is the definitive, textually accurate edition of a classic of the twentieth century literature, The Great Gatsby. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan has been acclaimed by generations of readers. But the first edition contained a number of errors resulting from Fitzgerald's extensive revisions and a rushed production schedule. Subsequent printings introduced further departures from the authors words. This edition based on the Cambridge critical text, restores all the languages of Fitzgerald's masterpiece. Drawing on the manuscript and surviving proofs of the novel, along with Fitzgerald's later revisions and corrections, this authorized text- the Great Gatsby as Fitzgerald intended it.

TIM TEBOW THROUGH MY EYES

tim tebow is one of the most accomplished players in college football history.
A two-time winner of the NCAA national football championship with the university of florida, tim is also the first-ever sophomore to win the heisman trothy. he is the foundation,which was started to bring fath, hope, and love to those needing a brihter day in their  darkest hour. in april 2010, tim was selected in the first round of the NFL draft by the denver broncos. he lives in colorado. you can learn more about him online at www.timtebow.com

Letters of the Dragon by: Bruce Lee

Letters of the Dragon Correspondence, 1958-1973 is a fascinating glimpse of the private Bruce Lee behind the public image-a man with the patience and concern to dedicate as much effort to crafting a thoughtful personal answer of the letter of a young fan as to those from his old friends and associates; an extremely active man never too busy to make time for an old family friend in need of simple companionships; a man who never wrote without careful thought, and never thought from the head alone, but always from the head and heart together. The letters in this inspiring book track Bruce Lee’s career and development from his decision, made while he was still in secondary school, to move to the U.S. to further his education, through the many setbacks, rededicated efforts, and triumphs of life that shaped his martial art and humanity, all the way to the last letter he ever composed, just hours before his sudden death. After absorbing the letters in this volume, the reader will inevitably find that the private Bruce Lee was every bit as great as the public Bruce Lee, and deeper and broader by far. Letters of the Dragon: Correspondence, 1958-1973 is conclusive evidence that a life lived well in never a life too short.

Empire by Orson Scott Card

The American Empire is growing too fast, and the fault lines at home are stressed to the breaking point.  The war of words between Right and Left has collapsed into a shooting war, though most people just want to be left alone.

The battle rages between the high-technology weapons on one side and militia foot solders on the other, devastating the cities and overrunning the countryside.  But the vast majority, who only want the killing to stop and the nation to return to more peaceful days, have technology, weapons, and strategic geniuses of their own.

When the American dream shatters into violence, who can hold the people and the government together?  And which side will you be on?

King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild

At the turn of the century, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium carried out a brutal plundering of the territory surrounding the Congo River. Ultimately slashing the area's population by ten million, he still managed to shrewdly cultivate his reputation as a great humanitarian. A tale far richer than any novelist could invent, King Leopold's Ghost is the horrifying account of a megalomaniac of monstrous proportions. It is also the deeply moving portrait of those who defied Leopold: African rebel leaders who fought against hopeless odds and a brave handful of missionaries, travelers, and young idealists who went to Africa for work or adventure but unexpectedly found themselves witnesses to a holocaust and participants in the twentieth century's first great human right's movement.

Storm of Steel by Ernst Junger

A memoir of astonishing power, savagery, and ashen lyricism, Storm of Steel illuminates not only the horrors but also the fascination of total war as seen through the eyes of an ordinary Ferman soldier.  Young, tough, patriotic but also disturbingly self-aware, Junger exulted in the war, which he saw not just as a great national conflict but-more importantly- as a unique personal struggle.  Leading raiding parties, defending trenches against murderous British incursions, simply enduring as shells tore his comrades apart, Junger keeps testing himself, braced for the death.  

Twinkle Twinkle Little Spy

A Russian Scientist defects believing that the in West he will he will more easily realize his dream of contacting planets in outer space. But British Intelligence and the CIA have more worldly plans for him and move quickly, relentlessly, leaving a trail of blood from the Sahara desert, to Manhattan, Paris, Dublin, and halfway back across Africa.

I've decided to reread a favorite book of mine, Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk.  I first read it to make sure a student who told me he was reading it was actually reading it and not just watching the movie ;), but I got so involved in it I read it all at once, in about 5 hours, which is quick for me.  I just love what Palahniuk does with language; in fact, I've read most of his books since this one.  He's really dark, but hilarious at the same time.  Here's an excerpt:  "You wake up at JFK.... the plane leans to one side and hangs in the decision to right itself or roll.  For this moment, nothing matters.  Look up into the stars and you're gone.  Not your luggage.... Not your bad breath.... A thud, and the second wheel hits the tarmac.  The staccato of a hundred seat-belt buckles snapping open, and the single-use friend you almost died sitting next to says:  I hope you make your connection" (p. 31).  Good stuff.

Embraced by the light by Betty J. Eadie

On the night of Novemner 19, 1973, following surgery, thirty-one-year-old wife and mother Betty J. Eadie died….  This is her extraordinary story of the events that followed, her astonishing proofof life after physical death.  She saw more, perhaps, than any other person has seen before and shares her almost photographic recollections of the remarkable details .  Compelling, inspiring, and infinitely reasurring, her vivid account gives is a glimpse of the peace and unconditional love that await us all.  More important, Betty’s journey offers a simple message that can trasnform our lives today, showing us our purpose and guiding us to live that way we were meant to- joyously, abundantly, and with love.

Thirst No.2 By christpher Pike

What Alisa has desired for five thousand years has finally come true—she is once again human. But now she is defenseless, vulnerable, and for the first time in centuries, emotional. As she attempts to reconcile her actions as a vampire with her new connection to humanity, she begins to understand the weight of life and death decisions. Can Alisa resolve her past and build a new identity, or is she doomed to repeat her fatal mistakes?

The Emperor of Nihon-Ja by John Flanagan

Months have passed since Horace departed from the Eastern nation of Nihon-Ja on a vital mission.  having received no communication, from him, his friends fear the worst.  Unwilling to wait a second longer, Alyss, Evanlyn, and Will leave their homeland behind and venture into an exotic land in search of their missing friend.

When they finally catch up with him, they find Horace entangled in a military coup.  Determined to protect the imperial throne, Will and his band of Araluens must piece together and train a force in order to fend off the Master Senji warriors intent  on overthrowing the emperor. 

 

Suspense and pulse-pounding action abound in this final adventure in the world wide phenomenon that is Rangers Apprentice.  

The Journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty

January 20, 1968

We're going to move out while it's still dark, try to get a jump on them. Everybody's  packing as much ammo as they can carry. Most of us even have LAW's-light anti-tank assault weapons. The terrain's too rough for tanks, but we can use the LAW's to take out bunkers. If we need them. Grenades, bandoliers filled with magazines for our M-16s..., extra belts of M-60 ammo for the Machine guns, bayonets, Kabar knives.... but it doesn't even feel like boys with Toys this time - it feels like Men with Weapons. Nervous men, but men. If they want to take us on, we'll be ready. I hope. Last night I wrote letters to everyone in my family, just in case.

THE FOREVER KING

THE FOREVER KING by Molly Cochran and Warren Murphy definitely gives off a suspenseful air to it, making you want to read more. I have read this once before, and I read it in one sitting.I loved how the writing flowed together perfectly, in such great detail that the images just flew into my mind. It surprised me how they wrote it, how they would make you think one thing would happen but then the exact opposite would instead.It is my all time favorite book. This is what the cover gives as a description; In a darkened house not far from the place where Camelot may once have stood, a man schemes. Once the cup that men call the holey grail was his. Soon it will be his again. The grail's protectors are few and weak:an alcohol soaked ex-FBI agent; a courtly old gentleman who one, long ago, held awesome power, and a ten year old boy. Arthur Blessing is no ordinary boy. The Grail was his by chance, this time,. but the power to keep it- a power as ancient as time itself- is his by right. Now he must stay alive long enough to use that power. Arthur needs a defender, a man of great strength, skill, purity, and faith. Fate has given him Hal Woczniak, a broken-down drifter plagued by nightmare- memories of a dead child. When Hal quit the FBI, he practically quit human race as well. Now, at the darkest time in his life, he is offered the chance to redeem himself. Once he failed to save a child. Once he failed to save a world. He will not fail again.

The Boxcar Children by: Gertrude Chandler Warner

One warm night four children stood in front of a bakery. No one knew them. No won knew where they had come from. Henry,Jessie,Violet,Benny are orphans. Determind to make it on their own, they set out to find a safe place to live. They discover an old, red boxcar that provides shelter from a storm. Against all odds, they make it into their home and become The Boxcar Children!

THE RUBY in the SMOKE by Philip Pullman

"BEWARE OF THE SEVEN BLESSINGS"
When she first utters these words, sixteen year old Sally Lockhart doesn't know there meaning. But when an employee of her late father hears them, he dies of fear. Thus begins Sally's terrifying journey into the seamy underworld of Victorian London, in search of clues that will solve the puzzle of her fathers death. Pursued by villains and cutthroats at every turn, she at last uncovers two dark mysteries. One involves the Opium trade; the other, a stolen ruby of enormous value. Sally soon learns that she is the key to both--and that it's worth her life to find out why.

Secrets and Shadows by Shannon Delany

Nothings simple when you run with werewolves. Jessie Gillmansen thinks she's seen it all, but her eyes are about to be opened to even more danger and a reality far more paranormal than she's ever suspected. Thanks to Jessie's starting revelation about the Rusakovas' mother, the group's choices become harder--and trust is more important than ever. But the dramatic change Pietr's going through may shake the trust he's built with Jessie to its very foundation. As the broken Rusakova family struggles to come together to face what may be their greatest challenge, the people Jessie believed were normal show themselves to be much, much more.........

STAR WARS LEGACY OF THE FORCE: SACRIFICE BY KAREN TRAVISS

Civil war rages as the galactic alliance led by Cal Omas and the Jedi forces of Luke Skywalker battles a confederation of breakaway planets that rally to the side of rebellious corellia. Suspected of involvement in an assignation plot against queen mother Tenet ka of the Hapes consortium , Han and Leia Solo are on the run , hunted by none other than there own son, Jacen, whose increasingly authoritarian tactics as head of GA security have led Luke and Mara skywalker to fear that there nephew may be treading perilously close to the dark side.

Children of the mind by Orson Scott Card

The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: the Pequeninos; a large colony of humans; and the Hive Queen, brought there by Ender.  But once again the human race has grown fearful; the Starways Congress has gathered a fleet to destroy Lusitania.

Jane, the evolved computer intelligence, can save the three sentient races of Lusitania.  She has learned how to move ships outside the universe, and then instantly back to a different world, abolishing the lightspeed limit.  But it takes all the processing power available to her, and the starways Congress is shutting down the Net, world by world.

Soon Jane will not be able to move the ships.  Ender's children must save her if they are to save themselves.

Shadows in flight by Orson Scott Card

Bean stole away from the wars of Earth with three of his children - the three who share his genetic mutation that gives brilliance and a short life.  A ship to the stars will give them a chance - a chance for the scientists of Earth to find a treatment, if not for him, then for his children.  As the long decades on Earth flash by in a moment on their near-lightspeed ship, they flee into the future.
         The three, called Ender, Carlotta, and Sergeant, work to learn enough to help in the effort.  But Earth holds no minds more brilliant than those of bean and his children, and there is no cure.  As the generations pass, there comes a time when no one on Earth remembers them, save as a voice on the ansible, a distant whisper from the stars.
         And then their ship's life support begins to fail, and Bean's children must save themselves.

Outcast of Redwall by Brian Jacques

Abandoned as an infant by his father, the evil warlord Swartt Sixclaw, Veil is raised by the kindhearted Bryony.  Despite concerns from everyone at Redwall, Bryony is convinced that Veil's goodness will prevail.  But when veil commits a crime that is unforgivable, he is banished from the abbey forever.  Then Swartt and his hordes of searats and vermin attack Redwall, and Veil has to decide: Should he join Swartt in battle against the only creature who has ever loved him?  Or should he turn his back on his true father?

Xenocide

     On Lusitania, Ender found a world where humans and pequininos and the Hive Queen could all live together, where three very different intelligent species could find common ground at last.  Or so he thought.
     But Lusitania also harbors the descolada, a virus that kills all humans it infects, but which the pequininos require in order to transform into adults.  The Starways Congress so fears the effect of the descolada, should it escape from Lusitania, that they have ordered the destruction of the entire planet, and all who live there.  The fleet is on it's way, and a second Xenocide seems inevitable.
     Until the fleet vanishes.
     The task of discovering how the ships were made to disappear falls to Gloriously Bright, the most brilliant analytical mind in a world of people bred to superintelligence.  There is little doubt that she can solve the puzzle; but will she choose life or death for the three races that live on Lusitania?

Hush, Hush fans?

Has anybody read the Hush, Hush books by Becca Fitzpatrick?  I first found out about them when I saw a publicity poster for the first book at the school here in Turkey; they must be pretty popular if they're being translated into Turkish.  I don't know much about them, beyond Amazon blurbs, but they look similar to the Twilight series, at least in that they're about love and non-human beings.  Any takers?

Re-Reading. Should books be re-read?

This post in particular is not about any one book, but whether or not books should be re-read.  Do you re-read books?  Why or why not?

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

I just started reading these books because everyone is raving about them. Sadly I don't have them with me today so I can't give the plot synopsis.

Sweep, Book of Shadows by Cate Tiernan

Something is happening to me that

I don't understand.

I see things, feel things in a new way.

I can do things normal people can't do.

Powerful things. Magickal things.

It scares me.

I never chose to learn witchcraft.

But I'm starting to wonder if witchcraft

is choosing me.

Dragon Art

Dragon Art, how to Draw Fantastic Dragons and Fantasy Creatures by J "NeonDragon" Peffer is a drawing book that teaches you how to draw dragons mostly, and a few other magical creatures. As the back of the book says: How to Draw a Dragon: "Cautiously approach the dragon, offer it a piece of candy or a little sister, and draw while it happily munches away." I like this book because it has allot of great artistic ideas.

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit who wanted to be left alone in quiet comfort. But the wizard Gandalf came along with a band of homeless dwarves. Soon Bilbo was drawn into their quest,  facing evil orcs, savage wolves, giant spiders, and worse unknown dangers. Finally, it was Biblo- alone and unaided- who had to confront the great dragon Smaug, the terror of an entire countryside!

Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary By: Josefa Heifetz Byrne

This fascinating work is a dictionary of  unusual, obscure, and preposterous words.  It contains thousands of the weirdest words in the English language, but the definition of each each word has been written clearly and directly.  And, incredible as it may seem, every entry in this book, even the most ludicrous, has been accepted as a formal or legitimate English word by at least one major dictionary.

Although Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary has enough humor in it to reward casual browsers, it is intended to serve as a supplement to a desk dictionary.  Such words as heredipety (legacy hunting), nikin (a very soft creature), noctuary (a diary of nighttime activities), pantophobia (fear of everything, cowardice), and saginate (to fatten, pamper) may soon be given general conversational currency.


Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary is the most helpful reference for students, writers, or anyone unable to locate just the right expressive word in a standard dictionary.

Girl Overboard by Justina Chen Headley

Everybody thinks Syrah is the golden girl. After all, her father Ethan Cheng, billionaire,and she has everything any kid could possibly desire: a waterfront mansion, jet plane, and custom-designed snowboards. But most of what glitters in her life is fool's gold. Her half-siblings hate her, her best friend's girlfriend is ruining their friendship, and her own so-called boyfriend is only after he for her father's name. When he broken heart results in a snowboarding accident that exiles her from the mountains- the one place where she feels free and accepted for who she is, not what she has- can Syrah rehab both her busted-up knee and her bruised heart?

Sword of Shannera by:Terry Brooks

This book is about two young boys an old man a dwarf and many other mystical creatures. When the two young boys go on an adventure to find the sword of shannera Shea the youngest of the brothers/young boys meets the old man named allonahn he finds out about the sword of shannera.

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community.
When Jonas turns twelve he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now it's time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.

The Rogue Crew by Brian Jacques

Redwall Abbey has never seen a creature more evil or more hideous than Razzid Wearat. Captain of the Greenshroud, a ship with wheels that can sail through water as well as the forest, this beast is a terror of both land and sea, traveling Mossflower Country, killing nearly everything-and everyone-in his path. And his goal? To conquer Redwall Abbey.
From Salamandastron to the High North Coast, the brave hares of the Long Patrol team up with the fearless sea otters of The Rogue Crew to form a pack so tough, so rough, only they can defend the Abbey and defeat Razzid Wearat once and for all.

Unfortunately this is last book Jacques would ever wright, a couple of weeks before this book was published.

Lord Brocktree By Brian Jacques

"In which the mighty badger warrior Lord Brocktree- with the help of the spirited young haremaid Dotti- must reclaim the mountain land of salamandastron from the army of a villainous wildcat...

Catching fire by Suzanne Collins, book two in the Hunger Games

Against all odds Katniss has won the Hunger Games.  She and fellow district 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive.  Katniss should be relieved, happy even.  After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, gale.  Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be.  Gale holds her at an icy distance.  Peeta has turned his back on her completely.  And there are whispers of a rebellion against the capitol--A rebbelion that katniss and peeta may have helped create.

Much to her shock, she has fueled an unrest she's afraid she cannot stop.  And what scares her even more is that she's not entirely sure she should try.  As time draws near for Katniss and peeta to visit the districts on the capitols cruel victory tour, the stakes are higher than ever.  If they can't prove, without a shadow of doubt, that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.

The zombie survival guide

Right now I am in a section about sending scouts out of you're base to see if all the zombies have been demolished. It gives three scenarios in which could happen; 1: the zombies are still roaming the Earth and almost all people have been whipped out 2: only a few zombies every hundred miles and 3: no zombies and humans are regaining control. In all cases it tells you what you should do: Stay in hiding untill you are PSOITVE they are ALL dead.

Star Wars Shield of lies

As Leia must deal with a new threat to the fragile alliance that binds the New Republic, Lando becomes a prisoner aboard a runaway spacecraft of unknown origin. Luke continues his quest to learn more about his mother among the Fallanassi, where his every belief about the use of the force is about to be challenged. And while Leia ponders a diplomatic solution to the aggression of the fierce Yevetha space and faces a vast fleet of warships under the command of a ruthless leader- a fleet more than a match for the New Republic's forces.

Maximum Ride, The Angel Experiment

Do not put this book down.

I'm dead serious.

Your life could depend on it. I'm risking everything by telling you-but you need to know. --Max

Her full name is Maximum ride. And the girl can fly. In James Patterson's blockbuster series, fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride, better known as Max, knows what it's like to soar above the world. She and all the members of the "flock"--Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel--are just like ordinary kids--only they have wings and can fly. It may seem like a dream come true to some, but their lives can morph into a living nightmare at any time...like when Angel, the youngest member of the flock, is kidnapped and taken back to the "School" where she and the others were experimented on by a crew of wack jobs. Her friends brave a journey to blazing hot Death Valley, CA, to save Angel, but soon enough, they find themselves in yet another nightmare--this one involving fighting off the half-human, half-wolf "Erasers" in New York City. Whether in the treetops of Central Park or in the bowels of the Manhattan subway system, Max and her adopted family take the ride of their lives. Along the way Max discovers from her old friend and father-figure Jeb--now her betrayed and greatest enemy--that her purpose is save the world--but can she?

VT Drivers Manual

I was wondering if I could start a blog on the Vt Drivers Handbook. This especially apply to people that are getting ready to take their permit test. My thought was everyone can post on here things they are having trouble remembering or things that are unclear to them. Of course it will only work right if people actually participate and read the book.

The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card

Danny North knew from early childhood that his family was different, and that he was different from them. While his cousins were learning how to create the things that commoners called fairies, ghosts, golems, trolls, werewolves, and other such miracles that were the heritage of the North family, Danny worried that he would never show a talent, never form an outself.

He grew up in the rambling old house, filled with dozens of cousins, and aunts and uncles, all ruled by his father. Their home was isolated in the mountains of western Virginia, far from town, far from schools, far from other people.

There are many secrets in the House, and many rules that Danny must follow. There is a secret library with only a few dozen books, and none of them in English — but Danny and his cousins are expected to become fluent in the language of the books. While Danny’s cousins are free to create magic whenever they like, they must never do it where outsiders might see.

Unfortunately, there are some secrets kept from Danny as well. And that will lead to disaster for the North family.

Life of Pi

When sixteen-year-old Pi Patel finds himself stranded in a lifeboat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with only a menacing 450-pound Bengal tiger for company, he quickly realizes that the only way he will survive is if he makes sure the tiger is more afraid of him than he is of it. Finding strength within himself, he draws upon all of his knowledge and cunning, battles for food and shelter, overcomes storms and disasters, and, in the end, makes a peace of sorts with both tiger and ocean.

The shadow world

In the magical world of Eidolon, the evil Dodman has begun his reign of terror. Amassing an army of trolls and giants, ghost-dogs and goblins, he is determined to lay waste to the Secret Country- and destroy its Queen forever. Now Isadora must return to her own world, leaving her family behind, and lead her people against the evil Dodman.

Horrified at being left behind, Ellie follows her mother into Eidolon- and walks straight into danger.
Captured and held hostage by the Dodman, only Ben and Iggy can save her- and protect the Secret Country from becoming enslaved once more...

The exiting sequel to The Secret Country.

The house of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

Matteo Alacrán was not born he was harvested. His DNA came from El patrón, lord of the country called Opium--a strip of poppy fields lying between the United States and what was once called Mexico. Matt's first cell split and divided in a petri dish. Then he was placed in the womb of a cow, where he continued the miraculous journey from embryo to fetus to baby. He is a boy now, but most consider him a monster--except for El Patrón. El Patrón loves matt as he loves himself, because Matt is himself.

As Matt struggles to understand his existence, he is threatened by a sinister cast of characters, including El Patrón's power hungry family, and he is surrounded by a dangerous army of bodyguards. Escape is the only chance Matt has to survive. but escape from the Alácran Estate is no guarantee of freedom, because Matt is marked by his difference in ways he doesn't even suspect.

The zombie survival guide

Top 10 lessons for surviving a zombie attack: 1. organize before they rise 2.They feel no fear, why should you? 3. Use you're head: cut off theirs 4. Blades don't need reloading 5. Ideal protections = tight clothes, short hair 6. Get up the stair case, then destroy it 7. get out of you're car and onto a bike 8. Keep moving, keep low, keep quiet, keep alert! 9. no place is safe, only safer 10. the zombie may be gone, but the threat lives on. This book was written by Max Brooks.

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it. It takes readers to the roots of human behavior to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, humor and pathos.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before -- and survival.

Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter

The last thing Cammie Morgan remembers is leaving the Gallagher Academy to protect her friends and family from the Circle of Cavan--an ancient terrorist organization that has been hunting her for over a year. But when Cammie wakes up in an Alpine convent and discovers that months have passed, she must face the fact that her memory is now a black hole. The only traces left of Cammie's summer vacation are the bruises on her body and dirt under her nails, and all she wants is to go home.

Once she returns to school, however, Cammie realizes that her Gallagher Academy now holds more questions than answers. Cammie, her friends, and mysterious spy-guy Zach must face their most difficult challenge yet as they travel to the other side of the world, hoping to piece together the clues that Cammie left behind. It's a race against time. The Circle is hot on their trail and will stop at nothing to prevent Cammie from remembering what she did last summer.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility.

All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley- a great big swollen spoiled bully. Harry's room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in eleven years.

But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to an incredible place that Harry- and anyone who reads about him- will find unforgettable.

For it's there that he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic in everything from classes to meals, but a great destiny that's been waiting for him... if Harry can survive the encounter.

The Little Book of Scientific Principles, Theories, & Things by Surendra Verma

A refreshing walk through science...

The Little Book of Scientific Principles, Theories, & Things explains 175 laws, principles, equations, theories and things that form the foundations of science. It features all the great names in science, including Pythagoras, Galileo, Newton, Darwin, and Einstein, as well as more recent contributors such as Rachel Carson, James Lovelock, and Stephen Hawking.

This little book presents serious science simply, answering questions like:

• What is the Pythagorean Theorem?
• What is the difference between circadian rhythms and the popular concept of biorhythms?
• What is Hawking's Black Hole Theory?
• Who developed the World Wide Web?

Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter

The last thing Cammie Morgan remembers is leaving the Gallagher Academy to protect her friends and family from the Circle of Cavan- an ancient terrorist organization that has been hunting her for over a year. But when Cammie wakes up in an Alpine convent and discovers that months have passed, she must face the fact that her memory is now a black hole. The only traces left of Cammie's summer vacation are the bruises on her body and dirt under her nails, and all she wants is to go home.

Once she returns to school, however, Cammie realizes that the Gallagher Academy now holds more questions than answers. Cammie, her friends, and mysterious spy-guy Zach must face their most difficult challenge yet as they travel to the other side of the world, hoping to piece together the clues that Cammie left behind. It's a race against time. The circle is hot on their trail and will stop at nothing to prevent Cammie from remembering what she did last summer.

The Crucible by Arthur miller

The place is Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, an enclave of rigid piety huddled on the edge of a wilderness. It's inhabitants believe unquestioningly in their own sanctity. But in Arthur millers edgy masterpiece, that very belief will have poisonous consequences when a vengeful teenager accuses a rival of witchcraft and then when those accusations multiply to consume the entire village.

The Shadow World by Jane Johnson

In the magical world of Eidolon, the evil Dodman has begun his reign of terror. Amassing an army of trolls and giants, ghost-dogs and goblins, he is determined to lay waste to the Secret Country- and destroy its Queen forever. Now Isadora must return to her own world, leaving her family behind, and lead her people against the evil Dodman.

Horrified at being left behind, Ellie follows her mother into Eidolon- and walks straight into danger.
Captured and held hostage by the Dodman, only Ben and Iggy can save her- and protect the Secret Country from becoming enslaved once more...

The exiting sequel to The Secret Country.

Enders Shadow by Orson Scott Card

Bean's past was a battle just to survive on the streets of Rotterdam. He was a tiny child with a mind leagues beyond anyone else's. Bean's desperate struggle, and his remarkable success, brought him to the attention of the Battle School's recruiters, those people scouring the planet for leaders, tacticians, and generals to save Earth from the threat of alien invasion. Bean was sent into orbit, to the Battle School. And there he met Ender....

farmer boy by: Laura ingalls wilder

Laura ingalls wilder was born in 1867 in a log cabin described in little house in the big woods. as her classic little house books tell us she and her family traveled by covered wagon across the Midwest. she and her husband almanzo wilder made thier own covered wagon trip with thier daughter rose,to Mansfield Missouri.  there Laura wrote her story in the little house books, and lived until she was 90 years old. for million of readers, however she lives forever as the little pioneer girl in the beloved little house books.

The Secret Country by Jane Johnson

Benjamin Christopher Arnold has been saving all year for the Mongolian Fighting Fish at Mr Dodds Pet Emporium but he got a cat, it wasn't his fault; the cat insisted. After that he discovered the Other World, the Shadow World, the Secret Country.

Ben in fact is the Prince of Eidolon. The author does an excellent job of combining humor, adventure and mystery.

Extraordinary by Nancy Werlin

Phoebe finds herself drawn to Mallory, the strange new girl at school. The two become as close as sisters...until Mallory's strange magnetic older brother, Ryland, appears. Ryland has an immediate, exciting hold on Phoebe. But it's a dangerous hold, for it makes her question her feelings about her best friend and, worse, about herself.

Then Phoebe discovers the shocking, fantastical truth about Ryland and Mallory, and about an age-old debt they expect Phoebe to pay. Will she be strong enough to resist? Will she be special enough to save herself?

Intensely page-turning, this follow-up to Nancy Werlin's best selling novel Impossible links the real and otherworldly in a story that is magical, suspenseful, and utterly alluring.

The Demon King By: Cinda Williams Chima

When 16-year-old Han Alister and his Clan friend Dancer encounter three underage wizards setting fire to the sacred mountain of Hanalea, he has no idea that this event will precipitate a cascade of disasters that will threaten everything he cares about.

Han takes an amulet from one of the wizards, Micah Bayar, to prevent him from using it against them. Only later does he learn that it has an evil history-it once belonged to the Demon King, the wizard who nearly destroyed the world a millennium ago. Moreover, the Bayars will stop at nothing to get it back.

Han’s life is complicated enough. He is the former streetlord of the Raggers—a street gang in the city of Fellsmarch. His street name, Cuffs, comes from the mysterious silver bracelets he has worn all his life—cuffs that are impossible to take off.

Now Han is working odd jobs, helping to support his family, and doing his best to leave his old life behind. Events conspire against him, however. When members of a rival gang start dying, Han naturally gets the blame.

Meanwhile, Princess Raisa ana’Marianna has her own battles to fight. As heir to the Gray Wolf throne of the Fells, she has just spent three years of relative freedom with her father’s family at Demonai Camp—riding, hunting, and working the famous Clan markets. Now court life in Fellsmarch pinches like a pair of too-small shoes.

Wars are raging to the south, and threaten to spread into the high country. After a long period of quiet, the power of the Wizard Council is once again growing. The people of the Fells are starving and close to rebellion. Now more than ever, there is a need for a strong queen.

However, Raisa’s mother Queen Marianna is weak and distracted by the handsome Gavan Bayar, High Wizard of the Fells. Raisa feels like a cage is closing around her—and an arranged marriage and eroded inheritance is the least of it.

Raisa wants to be more than an ornament in a glittering cage. She aspires to be like Hanalea—the legendary warrior queen who killed the Demon King and saved the world. With the help of her friend, the cadet Amon Byrne, she navigates the treacherous Gray Wolf Court, hoping she can unravel the conspiracy coalescing around her before its too late.

Narrative of the life of FREDERICK DOUGLASS

Former slave, impassioned abolitionist, brilliant writer, newspaper editor and eloquent orator whose speeches fired the abolitionist cause, Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) led an astounding life. Physical abuse, deprivation and tragedy plagued his early years, yet through sheer force of character he was able to overcome these obstacles to become a leading spokesman for his people.

Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

“I’ve left some clues for you. If you want them, turn the page. If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.”

So begins the latest whirlwind romance from the bestselling authors of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on a favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. But is Dash that right guy? Or are Dash and Lily only destined to trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations across New York? Could their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions? Or will they be a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions?

Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

“I’ve left some clues for you. If you want them, turn the page. If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.”

So begins the latest whirlwind romance from the bestselling authors of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on a favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. But is Dash that right guy? Or are Dash and Lily only destined to trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations across New York? Could their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions? Or will they be a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions?

The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking

Atlas of the world ninth edition by national geographics

This is by far the most enjoyable and informative visual guide i have ever read. Apart from the atlas section of it, it has so much information. One of my favorites was the the nations and the crucial information about every one for example the government, flag, population, agriculture, industry, and life expectancy. It also has the language of each nation along with some foreign terms and definitions. It has a whole section about space and planets for example distance from the sun, inner temp, outer temp, size, and orbit. And it has an entire metric conversions table with everything from weight to length.

Vermont wild volume 1 written by Megan Price stories by Eric Nuse

This book has hilarious stories about Vermont fish and game wardens. including stories like raccoon riot, bear where, too loose moose, and many more funny stories. as soon as i started reading it i could not stop. Each story funnier than the next. i think that anyone who is in to hunting and being out in the woods will love this book.

Inheritance by Christopher Paolini

Not so very long ago, Eragon-Shadeslayer,Dragon Rider-was nothing more than a poor farm boy, and his dragon, Saphira, only a blue stone in the forest. Now, the fate of an entire civilization rests on their shoulders.

Long months of training and battle have brought victories and hope, but they have also brought heartbreaking loss. And still, the real battle lies ahead: they must confront Galbatorix. When they do, they will have to be strong enough to defeat him. And if they cannot, no one can. There will be no second chance.

The Rider and his dragon have come farther than anyone dared to imagine. But can they topple the evil king and restore justice to Alagasesia? And if so at what cost?

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

You have in your hands the pivotal fourth novel in the seven-part tale of Harry Potter's training as a wizard and his coming of age. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup with Hermione, Ron, and the Weasleys. He wants to dream about Cho Chang, his crush (and maybe do more than dream). He wants to find out about the mysterious event that's supposed to take place at Hogwarts this year, an event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't happened for a hundred years. He wants to be normal, fourteen-year-old wizard. Unfortunately for harry potter he’s not normal even by wizarding standards.

And in case different can be deadly.

Evermore

After a horrible accident claims the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever Bloom can see peoples auras, hear their thoughts, and know someones entire lift story by touching them. Going out of her way to avoid human contact and suppress her abilities, she has been branded a freak at her new high school-- but everything changes when she meets Damen Auguste.

Damen is gorgeous, exotic, and wealthy. He is the only one who can silence the noise and random energy in her head-- wielding a magic so intense, its as if he can peer straight into her soul. AS Ever is drawn deeper into his enticing world of secrets and mystery, shes left with more questions than answers. And she has no idea just who he really is-- or what he is. The only thing she knows to be true is that shes falling deeply and helplessly in love with him.

The fellowship of the ring by j.r.r Tolkien

The four hobbits Frodo, Pippin, merry, and Sam have now come Bree and are taking the dangerous road through the old forest. Within a day they are lost within it. And are being attacked by trees and other things, and are fighting for survival, but there is slowly being less hope for the poor hobbits.

Tom Clancy Presents Act of Valor by Dick Couch and George Galdorisi

The Bandito Platoon SEAL Team Seven has been given a mission to stop a terrorist attack that will kill and wound thousands of Americans. Every time the Team accomplishes a mission a new piece of evidence is revealed and the plot keeps twisting. The SEAL Team Seven mission becomes larger and stretches across the entire world. The SEAL Team Seven needs to balance their commitments to their country, their Team, and their families throughout all these dangerous missions.

Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel

Pet owners beware! Bad Kitty really needs a bath. Unfortunately...

This is one of the funnier books that I have found recently. As I have never done such, I had no idea trying to give a cat a bath would be this bad! Bruel does a nice job of giving you some facts but still keeping it funny.

Star wars Red harvest by Joe Schrieber

The era of the old republic is a dark and dangerous time, as Jedi Knights valiantly battle sith lords and their ruthless armies. But the sith have disturbing plans and none more so than the fulfillment of darth Scabrous's fanatical dream, which is about to become a nightmarish reality.

Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

harry potter and the socerers stone by jk rowling

Military Mavericks by David Roony

What makes a maverick? Is it simply an unorthodox mind, or is it more than that, a flagrant disregard for convention? Is there a place for the maverick in a disciplined military hierarchy and if so, is the military maverick more likely to win, or lose, his battles?

In his absorbing study of heroes who broke the rules, David Rooney shows how it is so often the maverick that turns every challenge to triumph and wins the unwinnable. The contrary chaos of war can be so intimidating that perhaps victory can only belong to the maverick. Here are stories of twelve mavericks, from Alexander the Great and Stonewall Jackson, through Garibaldi and Lawrence of Arabia to the Second World War and more. It is a great book for information on these people.

The Body Finder

Sixteen-year-old Violet Amberose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her unusual so-called gift. While her confusing feelings for her best friend are new,she has been able to sense dead bodies--or at lease of those that have been murdered-- and the imprints that attach to their killers since she was a little girl. Violet has never considered her ability useful, but now that a serial killer has begun terrorizing her small town she realizes the might be the only person who can stop him.

Fiercely protective of her, Jay agrees to help Violet search for the murderer. But even as she's falling in love, Violet is getting closer to discovering a killer... and becoming his prey herself.

harry potter sorcerer's stone by:jk rowling

I really like this book because of the characters name for example a name is Malfoy,Herminey and Neville. The main charecters are Harry,Ron and last but not least Herminey. This book i9s also interesting because one of the teachers at Hogwarts (school for wiches and wizards)is trying to get past a three headed dog named fluuffy and fluuffy is gaurding the sorerers stone.

Welfare Brat by Mary Childers

I am about half way through this book and it is keeping me very interested. It drags a bit but no matter how boring the story can get it continues keep me wondering whats going to be the next event in their life. The thing I love about this book is that it's very real in an average persons life. It's not over exaggerated or unreal. I also love that it's not just in one point of view. They tell about how everyone in the family sees each other.