Have you guys seen The Sound of Music? If you have then you know the song where Julie Andrews belts out "These are a few of my favorite things..." In it, she goes on and on describing the little things in life that make her happy - "girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes" is one. I have to admit IN PRINT that I love that movie and that song. It IS the little things in life that make me happy. The perfect pen; bubble gum with a fountain Coke; a clean house; the smell of freshly cut grass; a new magazine in the mail; an unexpected note from a friend... I could go on & on like Julie Andrews, but don't worry, I won't sing about them. EVER. (Sorry, Ruba!)
My MOST favorite thing though is finding that book. You know, the one that you absolutely, positively cannot put down. It's been quite sometime since I found one of those books. The last one was Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, but that was nearly a year ago! I've read a ton since then - mostly young adult stuff - but I FINALLY found one yesterday that I could not tear myself away from: Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. YOU HAVE GOT TO READ IT!
I started it at school. While y'all were watching A Midsummer Night's Dream, I read a bit. And then I picked the book up at lunch and read at the table with my homeroom. When I got home it was the first thing I did - after I let Cooper do his thing! I didn't put the book down until 9:45 and only then did I put it down because I FINISHED IT! It was that good!
Now Mrs. Bailey wants to read it because it's go the science stuff - the moon & gravity. Ms. Tuggle wants to read it because she & I like the same stuff (Lonesome Dove and Twilight). There's only one copy in the media center though, so you might have to fight over this one! If you're still looking to hit your 25 books, this one MUST be one you use to get there!
About Me
- Ms. McNeeley
- I LOVE TO READ! It was something that I once "lost" & am so happy to have found again. This is where I hope we can all share a LOVE OF READING! Tell me & each other about your books - the ones you adore, the ones you hate, the ones that have bored you to death, brought you to tears, and the ones you could not put down for anything! Get excited! Go to town! HAVE FUN!!!!
65 comments:
i saw in your post that you mentioned something about twilight. everyone always said it was good, but of course i was the slow one and never got around to reading it. after looking through your post (and noticing the twilight mention), i decided i should finally start reading it. it's AMAZING! i ♥ it!! i'm almost done, and i can't wait to read the second and third book.
see you monday(:
-mollie
hey you should so read the book- like water for chocolate- it is soooooooooo good!!!!
I disagree. really really really hate Twighlight, New Moon and all of that series... It's ummm... not my sort of thing. I guess I'm more of an odd book reader. I don't like reading books that I know someone else will like because to me it's like sharing a best friend- I just can't do it. If someone else ends up loving the book I love or has already loved it then it's not my cup of tea. But the point is- YES I'M NEARLY DONE YAPPING- that the book is way too cheesy, corny, lovey-dovey romantic for me. I mean... a VAMPIRE??? You're kidding me right? I read that and had to reread it until it sunk in that this book was dumb. (Ainee lended it to me- big mistake.) That's it. Sorry if anyone wants to give me a black eye right now, I'm available after class if you want to come by and do so.
-laura(pat)
my favorite book that i have read this year is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. its a classic but most definantly a guy book. T=the book is funny and has a good message. it also has pictures that the narrators has drawn that are really funny. i recommned it to guys.
I have to agree with Mollie. Twilight is a book i had heard of a lot. I am glad i got around to reading it. It's really not a book i would be interested in with the whole vampire thing but i liked it a bunch! I read New Moon and i enjoyed it also but not as much as Twilight. It took me longer to read it. I kind of don't want to read Eclipse because i don't want to not like it, but I'm working on getting to it. I want to see the movie of Twilight I'm sure it won't be too great but i still want to see it.
oops tht last comment was from me. -susana
I have been waiting soooooooo long to read Twilight and I finally have it!!!! I'm going to go read it now, and I'll tell you how I like it when I'm done! I'm sick, but I think I'll be back in school tomarrow. See you then!
: ) Alexa
Hey I am on what do I do now??
I just bought Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. I can’t wait to read it! It looks and sounds good.
i am not really sure if i want to read the twilight series i just don't think that it sounds that interesting but i guess i might should give it a try(?) maybe...
i bought that book 2 (life as we knew it) also it sounds good.
Hey everyone! I just recently finished reading Inside Delta Force by Eric Haney... for the 4th time! It's an awsome book about the author - Eric Haney - going through the rigorous training to become a member of the elite anti-terrorist squad. I never knew how hard it would be to do the things he had to do! And that was just the Selection part. He had to run a total of 100+ miles carrying a 70+ lbs. rucksack and do a bunch of other stuff! It would have really sucked if he didn't make it into the squad. Well, anyways, I just want to tell you that you should definately read this book and respond saying what you thought about it! See everyone at school tomorrow! =P
- Hunter
By the way, has anyone read the Warriors series (Warriors; Warriors: The New Prophecy; and Warriors: The Power of Three)? I've read all 15 books 4-5 times each! They rock! Respond if you have read them. =P
- Hunter
Lonsome Dove was the best book i have read this year but The Grapes of Wrathwas good too but it had the wierdest ending in the world
Hey!! ^_^ This is Polly. I made an account during science pull-out, (which is where I am now...) so I'll probably post something when I get home today... or after I get home from practice. And I will be having an debate with Laura about the Twilight issue very shortly... if she's willing... otherwise it would just be a pointless rebuttle...lol. That does make me understand something about her though. It's a very unique point of view, which is respectable, but like the majority of those people who have read the Twilight series I have to disagree with you fully. I'll say why later. -adraene ^_^
To Susana:
I'm glad you liked Twilight and New Moon. I encourage you to read Eclipse because personally, I think that Eclipse is the best of the three books.
To the Twilight/New Moon/Eclipse fans:
The fourth book, Breaking Dawn, comes out August 2, 2008.
To Eragon/Eldest fans:
The third book, Brisingr, comes out September 20, 2008. Also, there will be a fourth book in the series even though it was originally going to be a trilogy.
Here's a good book: The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak.
I really don't know how to explain it--but it's one of "those" books. It's one of those books that leaves an impact on you. It's one of those books with a meaning. It's is one of those books that's a true original. ^^
The ending made me cry like crazy. I was listening to music(Tohoshinki =]) while I finshed this book--the feeling was just...powerful(??? Sry, I can't find a good word-_-)I think this feeling was one of those once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing.
In other words, I enjoyed this book very very much, and I hope you all will read it~~~~~~<3
-Yang
i love both books!!!! i didn't think that i'd finish "life as we knew it" over the weekend but it took me a little over a day! it's a page-turner (like twilight) and get you to think about the things we take for granted in everyday life! i would recommand it for everyone!!!
AH! I get online and realize a lot of CMS people have accounts already. Hmm. Maybe I should join. I could try and top the girl who breathes books. (I cannot remember her name.)I want to read "Life As We Knew It" very badly but someone has already beat me to it. It has been checked out from ARL. (You were right McN.!) I am going to place a hold on it but I think it will be a while....Did I mention that I am still waiting for "New Moon" to come in?
Omg!!! You guys have to read this book "So You Call yourself a man" by Carl Webber. Its a really great book but its kind of on a mature level! I like reading books with a-lot of drama invovled, so thats why i picked this one. So if you like reading books that concerns relationship problems, then you should totally read it!
i'm not sure what to say; but i see people recommending books, so i'll recommend "And then there were none" by Agatha Christi to the people who haven't read it.
(sanjay)
I just finished Lonesome Dove and have started Streets Of Laredo, the next in the series of four. Lonesome Dove was incredible but it ended rather quickly and I thought the loose ends might be answered in Streets Of Laredo, but so far they haven't after 60 pages?????? What happened to Clara and July? For those of you who have read the book. Any insight, and those who haven't it's incredible...
Also, Sarah Dessen's (one of my most favorite authors) LOCK AND KEY came out yesterday, on the 22nd. Ainee, Minjung and I are waiting to get our hands on the bk. We are the YAM Sarah Dessen <3 groupie~~~~~~^^
Gosh this is so cool! I think I am going to check out Lonesome Dove, since so many people have recommended it~!
For those of you who need a good book to read to fill up your reading list, I HIGHLY recomend that you read Maximuim Ride The Angle Experiment. this book starts fast and never slows down. It's a great book about six mutant kids who can fly! While they try to find out about who they are and live their lifes these, wolf like man creatures are chasing them trying to bring them back to the dreaded school.
I loved this book, and i'm already on the 2nd one. trust me its REALLY GOOD!
I can't wait to read Life as We Knew It I heard it was good book from many of you including Ms. McNeeley. BTW would anyone like to explain how to make italics/bold/underline on this blog thing because this is my first time with a blog? I ♥ the Twilight saga and can't wait for Breaking Dawn. I think I will also read Lonesome Dove because it sounds like a good book.
-Twin of Mika ♫♪
hi hiiiiii~ this is ainee ^0^
Anyways, it seems that everyone wants to read Life As We Knew It and so do I~! But right now, I'm reading New Moon, the second book in the Twilight series. I don't really like reading a different book while reading one...but New Moon is just going a bit too slow for me...so far? It may get better, but I still need to reach my 25 books, and I'm sorry New Moon, you're not helping me muchiies -__-; However, I LOVED Twilight!!! It was a book that was hard to put down and I really enjoyed it, unlike some people [pat. >.<] I mean, yeah it's highly unlikely anyone will fall in love with a vampire...but that's what's the fun is~ Books help you find, imagine, and enjoy another, different world, no matter how realistic or weird it is. I don't find it "corny" at all. hmph. haha~
♥ ainee~
ha ha!! IM ON!!! Well hello everyone... lol well i have read this book by the name of Speak, by Laurie Hales Anderson. This is the best book that has come across me this year! Well gtg but if you like books that start you off clueless and then give you clue on the way to the end of the book.... this is the one! Bye
Right now i am very disappointed in new moon because it is moving so s.l.o.w!!! so i have put it down for awhile and i read sula, which was incredible!! it was so different from anything i have read before, which is what kept me interested along with the characters and the plot.... definitely a must-read for all! i just started uncle tom's cabin yesterday, and i am on the 4th chapter or so and have already started to see what ms.tuggle was saying about the characters being "flat," but thats only a few of them and actually the book is really good. i think the author might have done that on purpose to make the reader pay more attention to the overwhelming message in the beginning of the book, which is that although some slaves were treated better than others, they were still treated as slaves. even the more reasonable plantation owners still had the mindset that they owned someone. another really good book is "the davinci code"!!!! its so suspenseful and a book for guys OR girls. i have read it 3 times and its still really awesome!
by the way, have any of you read "a member of the wedding"? its a book on our college bound reading list. i read it for the second quarter abstracts and i want to get someone elses take on it because i'm not quite sure what to make of it.
Hi everyone! I recommend East of Eden by John Steinbeck. It's the best book of all time!!!
i would absolutely LOVE to read Life As We Knew It! If only i can get my hands on the book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but, the book i'm reading now is called One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones. the so-called "chapters" are short but, it's hilarious and a great book to read!
I thought I would be able to get on the computer yesterday, but I didn't get to since I got home later than I thought I would. (Wow...way too many "I"s in that sentence...) Ok, so...for the argument against Laura. Yay! Ainee is on the same track I am. In what way, may I ask, is Twilight CORNY?!!!! I found it to be slightly strange in the beginning...but different in an intriguing way. I kept thinking, "this is boring...sounds like other books to me..." at first...until the Cullens came into the picture. I thought, "Is this going to be like the popular people or something?" and then I figured out that they were some type of paranormal creatures...after she had that dream and all the foreshadowing and everything...and just to say, Bella's dreams were really interesting...and they gave hints about Jacob becoming...uhh...what happens in the second book. (almost ruined it!! but didn't...phew...) Anyway...I just thought the book was really, really good. It was like so many other boy-meets-girl stories...but so incredibly different. Stephenie Meyer is an awesome writer. She plays up foreshadowing in small ways, but in very clever ones; and her wordings actually sound like my own thoughts. It's just.....wow! But if you say you don't like things after so many other people like them...does that mean you'll stop liking The Bell Jar just because so many other people are reading it and falling in love with it now??? I don't get it. I like your need to be different...but really? Obssessive much? I am just really...ticked....that you don't like it. Have you never even heard anything about Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice??? (Which by the way, if you liked Twilight book, Interview is very similar...but she's a horror writer so...not for people like ainee.) IT'S THE EXACT SAME THING ABOUT A VAMPIRE AND A MORTAL!!! AND AGGHHHH!!!!!....You have good taste in literature most of the time...but I just disagree FULLY. I'm going to find a way to convince you that you like this book in the most civilized way possible...but please, tell me, in what way was it any of the horrible adjectives you used? It's not that lovey-dovey whatever you said it is. It's suspenseful and actiony...(well it was in my mind)...GRR! I want to say why it's so good but I don't want to ruin it for people that haven't read it. The only thing I wish she hadn't done, although it made me pick it up immediately, is told us that Edward was a vampire on the back cover, ("How could someone fall in love with a vampire?")...it would've made it even more a page-turner because you had no clue what he was...then she does all that research and then you find out...so...yeah. She could've said something else...but whatever. Point taken?
Im reading Lonesome Dove right now, its really long but not boring at all. Everyone seems to be obsessed with the twilight series and life as we knew it so I might look into those...
-Blaine
Hi!!! I have been hearing so much about Twilight and I think I might want to read it! I hear that it is about someone falling in love with a vampire??? I don't really think I'm in to those sorts of things but it's worth a try! I agree with Rache' I like a lot of mature books that deal with relationship problems. I would recommend anyone to read "Living Consequences" By Brittany Holmes. I also would like to read "And Then There Were None" and "Life as We Knew It". There are so many books that i really want to read!!! I know what I will be doing a lot of this summer!
- Morgan Johnson
Hey, the 5 question marks are me, James, Clint, Eddie, Santiago, whatever Moore, so don't get frieked out.
i also read twilight in about a day and LOVED IT! i read the entire series (all 1650 pages) in one week. i love a lot of other fantasy books, too. (for example, i'm practically addicted to harry potter [just ask my friends, they'll tell you the same thing.]) other books i read are usually realistic fiction. i just finished speak by...crap, i can't remember her name. oh well, i really liked it.
i hope this is good enough ms. mcneeley.
-mary winn
What is Twilight about?
The book ive most liked this year has to be twilight! I didnt think i wuld actually like it. And i just started New Moon. I hope i like it!
will i get a grad e 4 this 1 sentence? no but ive heard about the Twilight book and the sequel, but it doesn't seem like something i would like 2 read. I also trying 2 get Life As We Knew It from James.
-Corey
I loved the book about Derek Jeeter. he is a roll model on and off the field.
-baimodi ( logged on as Corey)
I'm just going to recommend the last book I read. Death in Venice by Thomas Mann. Some would call it creepy for it was mostly to do with a young 14 year old boy being obssessed about by an aging writer.
I myself thought it was unbelievably...umm...descriptive? but yeah. that'd be my recommendation...
by the way typing with two crippled thumbs hurts..
>.<
Hola! I just finished reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (yes Sanjay, I’m already aware that multiple trees grow in Brooklyn...), which was a very good book. The plot is very simple, but the way that the author writes makes it a lot more interesting. Right now I'm reading Life of Pi which is kind of boring (repetitive), but still very good- I went through the beginning of the book thinking that Richard Parker was a man, not the tiger! One of my most favorite books ever is Trickster's Choice...it is probably a very good book for both guys and girls (everyone seems to love the Twilight series- they were great! - but they seem a little bit on the girlie side).
- Katie R
never mind. Life of Pi is extremely not boring. the guy is sitting there in the boat, ripping the head off of turtles and birds and other animals (and he's supposed to be vegetarian!)while a huge tiger is living with him. lots of blood, guts and other gory details. definatly a book for both genders.
-Katie R
To Clint: OH MY......GOD...please help this poor little soul whom does not know about Twilight. May God bless thee, unfortunate fellow....LOL. Um...so...the back of the book!!
"About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him--and I didn't know how dominant that part might be--that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was undconditionally and irrevocably in love with him."
That pretty much tells you what it's about...or all you need to know for starters. What I would tell you is... (*thinks*)...so...it's about this girl who moves from arizona to forks, washington, (near seattle) and goes to a new, smaller school. Things are pretty boring until she sees this group of very...might you say...beyond-belief-looking teens. A range of ages and all look completely different, yet so much the same--they're all VERY beautiful--and (The main character's name is Bella, by the way,) Bella finds out from a new friend of hers...(whose name escapes me at the moment...)that they are the Cullens and she gives them background. And then she eats lunch...blah, blah. There was one of them that stood out the most to Bella though and the friend (AH! her name was Jessica) told her that his name was Edward and he was in their grade. It gets increasingly interesting after that. People say it's really girlie, blah, blah...romantic lovey-dovey, and corny (from Laura)but I don't think it is. It IS romantic but it's a darker, more serious, life-threatening, exciting, dramatic, actiony, teenage-angst and problem-ridden...WOW kind of romantic. I love it...but Laura hates it. I guess it's one of those books that you either completely fall in love with or you absolutely hate.
Ms. McNeeley!
I FIGURED IT OUT!
Well, I would have to say that I have two favorite books. Like every other girl one is Twilight...!
I LOVED IT! It got to the point where I couldn't read fast enough and I would accidentally skip a part from going so fast. But I'm sure someone's already said that.
My second favorite book would have to be When We Meet Again!
It was SO sad but yet SO happy! I think I cried at the end. I want to find another book just like it.
See ya <3-Abbi
i vote lauratheexplora to teach ms. mac how to do bold/italicize stuff... !!!
p.s. answering ris leilani must (?) like water for chocolate was ODD! I liked its susinctness (splg.) and i enjoyed all of the recipes (i suggest it if you like to cook) but there were def parts that i didn't get AT ALL
back to the subject o" you cant tear me away" books, ive found that the maximum ride serise is yes a easy read but also is very interesting, fun, and is a fantasy of mine. i mean being free to fly where ever, when ever. um yes please.
ps: sorry for grammer and spelling mistakes
\_+_/ nico \_+_/
kittens,
i agree forever and ever. and then there were none was the most amazing book of my life.
i love agatha christie so read something she wrote if you are trying to find a book =)
OH MY GOSH!!!!!!! ^_^
Sorry...I'm excited. I was reading things on the net and discovered that one of my favorite artists, Chris Clouse, did my current favorite song!!!!! ELEANOR RIGBY by THE BEATLES
click the link to see something hear something really cool (in my opinion the beatles are like the bestest thing ever!!!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4QH7Rrod84&feature=related
ok so my favorite book that i have read is by far Warcraft: the demon soul. it is about the angelic hosts of time and the greater demon lords fighting over the mortal world.
Polly we we gota copy and pasta the site into search bar then hit enter. it wont let us click the link. ( or maby im crazy and it won't work for just me)
Ok...sorry...but anyway. I thought that was cool. I just wrote the introduction to my blog!!! WHOO-HOO!!! It's some crazy essay about flowers and opinions and reading and sharing ideas and stuff...but still pretty cool. And pretty pointless...lol. But I will post blogs about books I read now.
Here it is:
http://thewhiterose315.blogspot.com/
hi guys!
this blog is funny, some books have been talked about a buzilliongagilliontrillion times, (twilight & life as we knew it,) so i believe i will have to read them. they can't be TOO bad if all y'all are so obsessed!
books i like:
-well, there not as intense(brain wise) as a lot of these other meaningful books, but i really liked the uglies series, and it wasn't just a chick or teen, meaningless series (in my opinion...) there were some morals hidden (exciting!)
-i really like to kill a mockingbird, which im sure everyone knows, if they haven't read it, because the character's, especially scout, are awesome, & i'm really interested in law & court cases/lawyers, so that was particularly interesting
-i really liked catcher in the rye and farenheit 451. i think catcher in the rye was a book you like or totally hate, because of the narraration. farenheit 451 was great, and it had real meaning.
-and there was one book on the cbrl that i really really liked about a boy in the south, and his family and their relationships. i think it was set in commerce?? it was really fun to read, set in the old south in the summer. i read it by the pool, it went quick. :) cant wait for summer!!!!!!!!!
well, map tomorrow, what great fun! good luck.
only 18ish days left!!
<3, kate (:
p.s.
-the book i couldn't remember the name of was: cold sassy tree by olive ann burns (:
EVERYONE READ THIS!
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I finished reading life as we knew it in two days! my god it was amazing and that's pretty much all i blog about! it was soooooooo good recommend it to every one seriously!
p.s.
look at my interesting blog page thingy...
P.s. my computer got fixed at about 3ish soo i just started bloging freaking ideit computer people came yesterday and said that they needed a plug and that they would come back tomorrow soo yea its fixed now yay! anyways i forgot to mention that TWILGHT is amazing i cant wait to see the movie but doubt it will be as good as the book, but ummm i put 2 copies of breaking dawn on hold sooo i have one extra do you want it perhaps??
I think its really funny how Laura dissed the book everyone is in love with.
You would, Lauratheexplora.
Eli was so right about East of Eden. She stalked me for about a week while and after she was reading the work of art trying to get me to pick it up. Finally, I started it and was like "Hey this is actually decent." John Steinbeck is fabulous- and that Cathy girl needs to get gone, she just ruins everybody's life.
shalom,
Katie Downs
hey y'all!!!!
I'm finally writing a comment.
Well i want to tell y'all about the Gemma Doyal Trilogy I fell in love with these books.i felt like an addict who couldn't get enough.seriously these books are addicting i was instantly sucked into another world, which i couldn't nor did i want to get out of. but ANYWAY.....
This Trilogy was totally COOL BEANS
i recomend these books to everyone reading this but it might be a little girly for those of you who don't like those types of books!!
See y'all around!!!!!!!!!!
Okay! Yesterday I finally got my hands on "Life as We Knew It." I found it at ARL. The instant I saw it, I grabbed that book off the shelf. It was mine! Besides that, I am still waiting on "New Moon." It turns out that the system that ARL is based on a program that is even slower that before! I have been told that I may have to wait up to four months to get it.........I'll be waiting.......
My favorite book is The Stranger. It is action-packed filled with many thrilling events. ..."I could put this down!"
-busted knee girl (Ariel)
Uh...
no offense but you sound like us, little middle schoolers.
this is pretty cool these blogs i guess i am obliged to make one myself.
by the way i am reading "life as we knew it". it is purrty good.
My favorit book has to be Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli.... Although it took me a long time to finish it because of the Elizabethen Project (AAHHH!!!) I finished it. It really showed how the "bad boys" survived the Holocaust.... This is a good book
hey!
i can't believe i forgot to mention some of the best books i've ever read on the blog.
i HIGHLY suggest you all read the Uglies,Pretties,Specials,and Extras books, all by Scott Westerfeld. the books are so so so interesting and the plot is done so well. the story is set in the very far future, but it's unpredictable and not your average story. the whole series is absolutely wonderful, but i think my favorite would have to be Pretties.
these books are definitely quick reads if anyone is looking to fill out their booklist!
-mollie
hey Ms. McNeeley!!! I'm really excited for summer because I already have TONS of books I want to read. Some of them are:
Life as We Knew It
Lord of the flies
all of the twilight series
Holes
Pride and Prejudice
and some other books also!!!
Hey! I finally got it!!!! I finally got Life As We Knew It and it is SOOOO good so far!!
-yasmine
i have to give props to yang for her post about The Book Theif. The way she described it as being one of "those" books and her crying pulled me in and i REALLY want to read it! good job, yang!
-mollie(:
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