What We Read Last Week – August 3
Last week I read Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit, the English translation of the first book of an enormously popular series of Japanese fantasy novels. Enjoyed it a lot–really interesting world (based loosely on medieval Japan), good characters. A lot of interesting fantasy and sci-fi gets published all over the world in many different languages, but not too much of it gets translated into English unfortunately. đ
For the anime fans, this series is a big enough deal that it was made into a TV series a few years back. Here's the opening and ending:
Alan H is a web librarian at Toronto Public Library. He reads all over the place.
What did you read last week? Let us know by commenting!
94 thoughts on “What We Read Last Week – August 3”
YAY firt post, well wow this anime looks pretty cool, and i know my sister will lvoe it ’cause over this summer she’s beome a huge anime fan, and the song is nice
YAY firt post, well wow this anime looks pretty cool, and i know my sister will lvoe it ’cause over this summer she’s beome a huge anime fan, and the song is nice
That is true, ther are so many amazing animes and manga’s out there but we canadian may never see them becuase there’s very little chance of them getting translated to english. and even if they were it’d take a very long time sometimes i’d even stop. but this anime looks very intresting indeed so thanks for posting it i might jsut watch it myself
That is true, ther are so many amazing animes and manga’s out there but we canadian may never see them becuase there’s very little chance of them getting translated to english. and even if they were it’d take a very long time sometimes i’d even stop. but this anime looks very intresting indeed so thanks for posting it i might jsut watch it myself
One question is the short one a girl or a boy
One question is the short one a girl or a boy
I always love japanese singing it’s so beautiful and strong, and has such great meaning
I always love japanese singing it’s so beautiful and strong, and has such great meaning
Wow this looks like an amazng anime. i’ll make sure to put it into my must watch list of animes for the summer time
Wow this looks like an amazng anime. i’ll make sure to put it into my must watch list of animes for the summer time
Well i’m pretty sure the short one is a boy. in the ending theme he looks like a boy.
Well i’m pretty sure the short one is a boy. in the ending theme he looks like a boy.
Though i think i might have mentioned this already since it’s almost school time and i’m getting furhter in high school. i’m reading more non-fiction books about class and leadership, and pretty much textbooks. and i have ti say when you read this stuff on your own time with no pressure it’s actually more fun than you’d think it’d be
Though i think i might have mentioned this already since it’s almost school time and i’m getting furhter in high school. i’m reading more non-fiction books about class and leadership, and pretty much textbooks. and i have ti say when you read this stuff on your own time with no pressure it’s actually more fun than you’d think it’d be
I mean last week i was reading this book on business at my work place and my friend was like is that a textbook and i said no. but then she pointed that there are question and since i’m answering them it’s a textbook. So pretty much this summer i’ve been reading class related books even MATH
I mean last week i was reading this book on business at my work place and my friend was like is that a textbook and i said no. but then she pointed that there are question and since i’m answering them it’s a textbook. So pretty much this summer i’ve been reading class related books even MATH
wow looks good…
right now, i’m reading “the pillars of creation” by terry goodkind…. it’s really good…
wow looks good…
right now, i’m reading “the pillars of creation” by terry goodkind…. it’s really good…
OMG you’re reading those too awesome. i’m not sure if i’ve passed that one or if i’ms till on it.
OMG you’re reading those too awesome. i’m not sure if i’ve passed that one or if i’ms till on it.
But i’m still on it. and i really wanna try and finsish the series. Just seems that i never have time though. but i’ll try as soon as i can
But i’m still on it. and i really wanna try and finsish the series. Just seems that i never have time though. but i’ll try as soon as i can
Oh and last week i read an updated manga called onidere. It’s about a couple where the girl is the deamon head of the school (top gangster) and her guy is just a normal dude and them trying to work te realtionship around that and her crew
Oh and last week i read an updated manga called onidere. It’s about a couple where the girl is the deamon head of the school (top gangster) and her guy is just a normal dude and them trying to work te realtionship around that and her crew
Hmm ahh last week i finished reading Maldehere. i think that’s how you spell it. but it’s a book about the war years ago following the life of one young soldier. and seeing everything he lost and gained from the war. it was really sad and emotional but very well written
Hmm ahh last week i finished reading Maldehere. i think that’s how you spell it. but it’s a book about the war years ago following the life of one young soldier. and seeing everything he lost and gained from the war. it was really sad and emotional but very well written
This anime is lovely. what i really like about it though is the Music. truly lovely
This anime is lovely. what i really like about it though is the Music. truly lovely
Hm……I went to Ottawa this long weekend and when i was coming back i started reading a book called ‘Blue Bloods’ by Melissa de la cruz. Its all about how every one is turning into a vampire. I soooo need to get the 2nd book in this sequel i want to know what happens. ANd by the time i reached home I only had 20 pages left to read. That’s how intresting it is. I just couldn’t put it dowm or stop reading.
Hm……I went to Ottawa this long weekend and when i was coming back i started reading a book called ‘Blue Bloods’ by Melissa de la cruz. Its all about how every one is turning into a vampire. I soooo need to get the 2nd book in this sequel i want to know what happens. ANd by the time i reached home I only had 20 pages left to read. That’s how intresting it is. I just couldn’t put it dowm or stop reading.
OOOOOO I got the last dance at the frosty queen. And i just started reading it and so far its soooo …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. soo…. touching and ……..um…… dramatic!!!!!
OOOOOO I got the last dance at the frosty queen. And i just started reading it and so far its soooo …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. soo…. touching and ……..um…… dramatic!!!!!
interesting =)
cool
interesting =)
cool
Japan has a interesting way of telling stories.
Japan has a interesting way of telling stories.
Moribito:Guardian of the Spirit must be a really good book enough to make it into t.v! Unfortunetly, i couldn’t be able to watch the series (abovee)/ One of the books i read last week was “Wicked” by Sara Shepard. Aria, Emily, Spencer, Hanna and Alison have been best friends since the third grade. They go everywhere together. If anyone is the ringleader of their group it is Alison, and the other girls but tell all their secrets to her.
One night, during a sleepover, Alison goes missing.Her body is never found. The girls are sadden by her death, but move apart after time, assuming their secrets have disappeared with Alison too. Three years later and Aria is having an affair with her teacher, Emily is questioning her love life, Hanna is a thief and is bulumic ,and Spencer is flirting with her sister’s hubby which leads to family troubles.They all think their secrets are safe, until they start receiving messages from a person who calls themselves “A” …. who knows exactly what they are all up to, and is threatening to spill all their secrets. So you see, they are all a mess! I’m not giong to ruin the ending but it is a series the first book is called “Pretty Little Liars” the second book is called “Flawless” the third book is called “Perfect” and the fourth book is called “Unbelivable” which reveleves who “A” is but it contuines because there is another “A”… i know lots of drama! The Fifth book is called “Wicked” which i just read and the Sixth book is called “Killer” which just came out and the Seventh and Eighth book never came out yet. So yea there are eight books in the series! So i recommded this juicy series to everyone WORD OUT MEMBERS!!!!
Moribito:Guardian of the Spirit must be a really good book enough to make it into t.v! Unfortunetly, i couldn’t be able to watch the series (abovee)/ One of the books i read last week was “Wicked” by Sara Shepard. Aria, Emily, Spencer, Hanna and Alison have been best friends since the third grade. They go everywhere together. If anyone is the ringleader of their group it is Alison, and the other girls but tell all their secrets to her.
One night, during a sleepover, Alison goes missing.Her body is never found. The girls are sadden by her death, but move apart after time, assuming their secrets have disappeared with Alison too. Three years later and Aria is having an affair with her teacher, Emily is questioning her love life, Hanna is a thief and is bulumic ,and Spencer is flirting with her sister’s hubby which leads to family troubles.They all think their secrets are safe, until they start receiving messages from a person who calls themselves “A” …. who knows exactly what they are all up to, and is threatening to spill all their secrets. So you see, they are all a mess! I’m not giong to ruin the ending but it is a series the first book is called “Pretty Little Liars” the second book is called “Flawless” the third book is called “Perfect” and the fourth book is called “Unbelivable” which reveleves who “A” is but it contuines because there is another “A”… i know lots of drama! The Fifth book is called “Wicked” which i just read and the Sixth book is called “Killer” which just came out and the Seventh and Eighth book never came out yet. So yea there are eight books in the series! So i recommded this juicy series to everyone WORD OUT MEMBERS!!!!
Looks good! I just started out here. Anyway I am a huge twilight and vampire knight fan:)
And I really agree with Shel (commenter)!
Looks good! I just started out here. Anyway I am a huge twilight and vampire knight fan:)
And I really agree with Shel (commenter)!
OK omg i jsut finsihed an amzing book the i started last week called lover Avenged by J.R Ward AMAZING i just loved it and wished there could have been more in the already 430pg book
OK omg i jsut finsihed an amzing book the i started last week called lover Avenged by J.R Ward AMAZING i just loved it and wished there could have been more in the already 430pg book
I also just started reading this excellent book last week called scent of darkness. though i’m not finished it’s very good so far
I also just started reading this excellent book last week called scent of darkness. though i’m not finished it’s very good so far
Last week I read two of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries- The Study in Scarlet and The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. They were amazing.
Last week I read two of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries- The Study in Scarlet and The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. They were amazing.
My name is Japanese. lol. and I’m not Japanese! I’d love to visit Japan though.
My name is Japanese. lol. and I’m not Japanese! I’d love to visit Japan though.
SO, I’m not a fan of anime, but that’s because I’ve never really been introduced to this kind of literature properly. I mean I don’t know which ones would be good to read, especially as this would be my first time. Could anyone suggest anything?
SO, I’m not a fan of anime, but that’s because I’ve never really been introduced to this kind of literature properly. I mean I don’t know which ones would be good to read, especially as this would be my first time. Could anyone suggest anything?
I’m currently reading Jane Austen(!) and charles Dickens(!!). I wanted to see if I can actually read these books, and since these authors have been so famous there must surely be something engrossing or captivating in their writing. And there is! Charles Dickens writes really, really well-I’m reading a story called “A Christmas Carol.” It is taking me a really long time to read though, it seems as if my reading speed has slowed down to clearly understand their version of English. Pride and Prejudice is really good too!
I’m currently reading Jane Austen(!) and charles Dickens(!!). I wanted to see if I can actually read these books, and since these authors have been so famous there must surely be something engrossing or captivating in their writing. And there is! Charles Dickens writes really, really well-I’m reading a story called “A Christmas Carol.” It is taking me a really long time to read though, it seems as if my reading speed has slowed down to clearly understand their version of English. Pride and Prejudice is really good too!
Read the book “Oh.My.Gods.” by Tera Lynn Childs. Its funny, and satisfying to read if your bored. Not a masterpiece, but enough to quell boredom!
Read the book “Oh.My.Gods.” by Tera Lynn Childs. Its funny, and satisfying to read if your bored. Not a masterpiece, but enough to quell boredom!
Hey Oshin, if you want to try another classic, take a look at “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte. That one’s my favourite. “Pride and Prejudice” comes in second though! đ
…I have read that Charlotte Bronte really didn’t like Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” though, which I find somewhat interesting.
Hey Oshin, if you want to try another classic, take a look at “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte. That one’s my favourite. “Pride and Prejudice” comes in second though! đ
…I have read that Charlotte Bronte really didn’t like Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” though, which I find somewhat interesting.
Anime? Love it. Fantasy? Love it. Mixed together? Magic.
Anime? Love it. Fantasy? Love it. Mixed together? Magic.
I read “Be Strong and Curvaceous”. Good book. Kinda like Ally Carter’s books but not so top secret. đ
I read “Be Strong and Curvaceous”. Good book. Kinda like Ally Carter’s books but not so top secret. đ
well last week i read burden truths, an inspiritational novel about how though the turth may set you free it could shackels others around you
well last week i read burden truths, an inspiritational novel about how though the turth may set you free it could shackels others around you
I read Mother’s day/Way it was hilarous. it was a light novel on a mom trying to get er children married off no matter the circumstances
I read Mother’s day/Way it was hilarous. it was a light novel on a mom trying to get er children married off no matter the circumstances
But now i just have to wait a bit for my other books to come mostly gordon korman, and wake and other good books
But now i just have to wait a bit for my other books to come mostly gordon korman, and wake and other good books
Last week I started reading Dracula. I got the recommendation from a friend. I’m not very far in but it is already quite the interesting book. I also just finished reading Terrier written by Tamora Pierce. Terrier is a kind of Mystery novel in the form of a police case. it keeps you in suspense untill the very end. I would definatly recommend it to anyone, especially girls who like mystery/action novels.
Last week I started reading Dracula. I got the recommendation from a friend. I’m not very far in but it is already quite the interesting book. I also just finished reading Terrier written by Tamora Pierce. Terrier is a kind of Mystery novel in the form of a police case. it keeps you in suspense untill the very end. I would definatly recommend it to anyone, especially girls who like mystery/action novels.
omg..i read the book!!!!
ballet shoes!!!
Ballet Shoes tells the story of Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil, who were adopted as babies by Great Uncle Matthew (or “Gum”). Pauline was the only survivor from a shipwrecked boat, Petrova the orphaned child of a Russian couple, and Posy the daughter of a widowed ballet dancer. They are looked after by Gum’s great-niece, Sylvia, and her old nurse, Nana.
When Gum goes away on an extended journey, money becomes tight, and Syliva decides to take in boarders. Two of the boarders, Doctor Smith and Doctor Jakes, take over the education of the children (much to the relief of Sylvia, who had been teaching them herself when she could no longer afford to send them to school.)
Doctor Jakes tells Pauline that “the three of you might make the name of Fossil really important, really worth while, and if you do, it’s all your own.” As a result of this, the three sisters make a vow: “We three Fossils vow to try and put our names in history books because it’s our very own and nobody can say it’s because of our grandfathers.”
Another boarder, Theo Dane, is a ballet teacher at The Children’s Academy of Dancing and Stage Training. After seeing Posy dance, she arranges for the head of the school, Madame Fidolia, to train them free of charge. This means that as each child reaches the age of twelve, she will be able to work professionally on the stage.
Pauline soon shows talent as an actress, while Posy is clearly a gifted ballerina. Petrova, however, would rather spend time working with Mr Simpson (another of the boarders) in his garage. As the story progresses, first Pauline and then Petrova reach the age of twelve and get parts in various plays, while Posy becomes more and more focussed on her dancing.
sooooooo koooooooooolllll!!!
omg..i read the book!!!!
ballet shoes!!!
Ballet Shoes tells the story of Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil, who were adopted as babies by Great Uncle Matthew (or “Gum”). Pauline was the only survivor from a shipwrecked boat, Petrova the orphaned child of a Russian couple, and Posy the daughter of a widowed ballet dancer. They are looked after by Gum’s great-niece, Sylvia, and her old nurse, Nana.
When Gum goes away on an extended journey, money becomes tight, and Syliva decides to take in boarders. Two of the boarders, Doctor Smith and Doctor Jakes, take over the education of the children (much to the relief of Sylvia, who had been teaching them herself when she could no longer afford to send them to school.)
Doctor Jakes tells Pauline that “the three of you might make the name of Fossil really important, really worth while, and if you do, it’s all your own.” As a result of this, the three sisters make a vow: “We three Fossils vow to try and put our names in history books because it’s our very own and nobody can say it’s because of our grandfathers.”
Another boarder, Theo Dane, is a ballet teacher at The Children’s Academy of Dancing and Stage Training. After seeing Posy dance, she arranges for the head of the school, Madame Fidolia, to train them free of charge. This means that as each child reaches the age of twelve, she will be able to work professionally on the stage.
Pauline soon shows talent as an actress, while Posy is clearly a gifted ballerina. Petrova, however, would rather spend time working with Mr Simpson (another of the boarders) in his garage. As the story progresses, first Pauline and then Petrova reach the age of twelve and get parts in various plays, while Posy becomes more and more focussed on her dancing.
sooooooo koooooooooolllll!!!
i also read!!!!
hoot!!!
This is a story about a boy, Roy, who has just moved to Florida. His first day at school he gets called âTexâ and the nickname sticks and the harassment begins. Yet life is never as simple as being the new kid in school, trying to hang low and trying to just get by.
He meets many interesting characters in Florida:
Dana Matherson – The School Bully
Mullet Fingers â A Kid who lives in the forest
Beatrice Leep â Captain of the Soccer Team,
And Mulletâs Stepsister
But Mullet is on a mission. He is trying to save burrowing owls from being wiped out by the Mother Paulaâs Pancake House, which is supposed to be building a new restaurant.
i kinda liked it but not that much!!!!
i also read!!!!
hoot!!!
This is a story about a boy, Roy, who has just moved to Florida. His first day at school he gets called âTexâ and the nickname sticks and the harassment begins. Yet life is never as simple as being the new kid in school, trying to hang low and trying to just get by.
He meets many interesting characters in Florida:
Dana Matherson – The School Bully
Mullet Fingers â A Kid who lives in the forest
Beatrice Leep â Captain of the Soccer Team,
And Mulletâs Stepsister
But Mullet is on a mission. He is trying to save burrowing owls from being wiped out by the Mother Paulaâs Pancake House, which is supposed to be building a new restaurant.
i kinda liked it but not that much!!!!
wake is aesome…the book”wake” was sooooo good i didn’t wanna put it down!!!
Not all dreams are sweet.
For seventeen-year-old Janie, getting sucked into other people’s dreams is getting old. Especially the falling dreams, the naked-but-nobody-notices dreams, and the sex-crazed dreams. Janie’s seen enough fantasy booty to last her a lifetime.
She can’t tell anybody about what she does — they’d never believe her, or worse, they’d think she’s a freak. So Janie lives on the fringe, cursed with an ability she doesn’t want and can’t control.
Then she falls into a gruesome nightmare, one that chills her to the bone. For the first time, Janie is more than a witness to someone else’s twisted psyche. She is a participant….
so wicked!!!
lolz
wake is aesome…the book”wake” was sooooo good i didn’t wanna put it down!!!
Not all dreams are sweet.
For seventeen-year-old Janie, getting sucked into other people’s dreams is getting old. Especially the falling dreams, the naked-but-nobody-notices dreams, and the sex-crazed dreams. Janie’s seen enough fantasy booty to last her a lifetime.
She can’t tell anybody about what she does — they’d never believe her, or worse, they’d think she’s a freak. So Janie lives on the fringe, cursed with an ability she doesn’t want and can’t control.
Then she falls into a gruesome nightmare, one that chills her to the bone. For the first time, Janie is more than a witness to someone else’s twisted psyche. She is a participant….
so wicked!!!
lolz
another book that was good by the same author as wake is!!!!!”
Much of Cormier’s fiction poses a paradox: you are most alive just as outside forces obliterate your identity. Cormier’s protagonists want to be anonymous, and their wishes are fulfilled in nightmarish ways. In Fade , which encompasses three stories in three decades, 13-year-old Paul discovers an incredible secret gift: he can become invisible. His long-lost uncle appears, to tell Paul that each generation of the family has one fader, and to warn him of the fade’s dangers. Paul, however, abuses his power and quickly learns its terrible price. Twenty-five years later, Paul, a successful writer, confronts the next fader, his abused nephew Ozzie, whose power is pure vengeance. And 25 years after that, in 1988, Paul’s distant cousin Susan, also a writer, reads his amazing story, and must decide if Paul’s memoir is fact or fiction. Fade is an allegory of the writer’s life. Paul’s actions stem from his compulsion to understand the behavior of the people around him; Susan’s questions and her awful dilemma, which concludes the book, result from her near-pathological writer’s focus on other persons, a purpose her unreachable late cousin serves well. Omniscient powerPaul’s invisibility and Susan’s access to his unpublished workleads to identity-consuming responsibility. At its best, Fade is an examination of the writer’s urge to lose identity and become purely an observer. As in all Cormier’s novels, the protagonists are ciphers whose only affirming action seems to be to assert, however briefly, that they exist. The story is gripping, even when it approaches melodrama, and Cormier concentrates on each action’s inner meaning. Fade works better as allegory than as fantasy; this is Cormier’s most complex, artful work. He seems to challenge himself as a writer, and in doing so, offers a respectful challenge to his readers. Through him, they will discover the extremes of behavior in the quietest human soul.
another book that was good by the same author as wake is!!!!!”
Much of Cormier’s fiction poses a paradox: you are most alive just as outside forces obliterate your identity. Cormier’s protagonists want to be anonymous, and their wishes are fulfilled in nightmarish ways. In Fade , which encompasses three stories in three decades, 13-year-old Paul discovers an incredible secret gift: he can become invisible. His long-lost uncle appears, to tell Paul that each generation of the family has one fader, and to warn him of the fade’s dangers. Paul, however, abuses his power and quickly learns its terrible price. Twenty-five years later, Paul, a successful writer, confronts the next fader, his abused nephew Ozzie, whose power is pure vengeance. And 25 years after that, in 1988, Paul’s distant cousin Susan, also a writer, reads his amazing story, and must decide if Paul’s memoir is fact or fiction. Fade is an allegory of the writer’s life. Paul’s actions stem from his compulsion to understand the behavior of the people around him; Susan’s questions and her awful dilemma, which concludes the book, result from her near-pathological writer’s focus on other persons, a purpose her unreachable late cousin serves well. Omniscient powerPaul’s invisibility and Susan’s access to his unpublished workleads to identity-consuming responsibility. At its best, Fade is an examination of the writer’s urge to lose identity and become purely an observer. As in all Cormier’s novels, the protagonists are ciphers whose only affirming action seems to be to assert, however briefly, that they exist. The story is gripping, even when it approaches melodrama, and Cormier concentrates on each action’s inner meaning. Fade works better as allegory than as fantasy; this is Cormier’s most complex, artful work. He seems to challenge himself as a writer, and in doing so, offers a respectful challenge to his readers. Through him, they will discover the extremes of behavior in the quietest human soul.
I read a lot of manga and am an otaku. Manga is really great. I love naruto, gakuen alice, bleach, vampire knight, and many more. If you want to read manga, go to onemanga.com, it’s english
I read a lot of manga and am an otaku. Manga is really great. I love naruto, gakuen alice, bleach, vampire knight, and many more. If you want to read manga, go to onemanga.com, it’s english
omg..i read totaly joe!!!1
so kool
Meet Joe Bunch. Lovable misfit and celebrity wannabe from Paintbrush Falls, New York. Like his longtime best friends Addie, Skeezie, and Bobby, Joe’s been called names all his life. So when he’s given the assignment to write his alphabiography â the story of his life from A to Z â Joe has his doubts. This whole thing could be serious ammunition for bullying if it falls into the wrong hands.
But Joe discovers there’s more to the assignment â and his life â than meets the eye. Especially when he gets to the letter C, which stands for Colin Briggs, the coolest guy in the seventh grade (seriously) â and Joe’s secret boyfriend.
By the time Joe gets to the letter Z, he’s pretty much bared his soul about everything. And Joe’s okay with that because he likes who he is. He’s Totally Joe, and that’s the best thing for him to be.
Here is an exuberant, funny, totally original story of one boy’s coming out â and coming-of-age.
awesome!!!!
omg..i read totaly joe!!!1
so kool
Meet Joe Bunch. Lovable misfit and celebrity wannabe from Paintbrush Falls, New York. Like his longtime best friends Addie, Skeezie, and Bobby, Joe’s been called names all his life. So when he’s given the assignment to write his alphabiography â the story of his life from A to Z â Joe has his doubts. This whole thing could be serious ammunition for bullying if it falls into the wrong hands.
But Joe discovers there’s more to the assignment â and his life â than meets the eye. Especially when he gets to the letter C, which stands for Colin Briggs, the coolest guy in the seventh grade (seriously) â and Joe’s secret boyfriend.
By the time Joe gets to the letter Z, he’s pretty much bared his soul about everything. And Joe’s okay with that because he likes who he is. He’s Totally Joe, and that’s the best thing for him to be.
Here is an exuberant, funny, totally original story of one boy’s coming out â and coming-of-age.
awesome!!!!
i also read “what i meant was”
I got a nice note from the author of this book recently sugesting I might enjoy it, and she was right. It’s a book that has a lot going on. There’s a cultural element (the main character’s father is Indian and her mother is American), there’s a boy/girl element, there’s a friend struggle, and there’s a bit of self realization happening as well.
Interestingly, I expected the boy/girl element to do something different than it turned out to, and I was quite pleasantly surprised to be surprised. What did happen that’s quite typical and annoying, but undoubtedly quite true to life, is that the girl went for the cute boy who’s pretty much a jerk. WHAT was she thinking? But anyway, she did finally figure that out.
The Indian culture part (you DO remember I was from India in a former life, right?) was, as always, fascinating. The Indian aunt in this story, though, was unbelievable. Not that I didn’t believe the writing, I just couldn’t believe the nonsense she was pulling AND getting away with! The dad was too, in some ways, although I’m typically going to believe an adult over a child (sorry, kids), too, so his was easier to believe. Plus Sang, the main character, did do some stupid stuff she shouldn’t have.
I felt really bad for Sang about the rift between her and her former bet friend. It was very strange, and sad, because her friend clearly needed someone, but she was hurting too much to really know what to do. At one point in the story Sang tells Gina’s paren’ts about something Gina has done, and Gina gets SUPER angry with Sang. But it was the right thing to do, and it took a lot of courage. Some really bad things might have resulted if she’d held back what she knew. Growing up can be really hard, because sometimes friends do things that might endanger themselves or others, and then you have to decided whether you can risk the friendship by telling. But really, you do, even if it’s hard.
I will be ordering this book for the library in the future. For now it’s available at the Multnomah County Library..
koollllllll!!!1
i also read “what i meant was”
I got a nice note from the author of this book recently sugesting I might enjoy it, and she was right. It’s a book that has a lot going on. There’s a cultural element (the main character’s father is Indian and her mother is American), there’s a boy/girl element, there’s a friend struggle, and there’s a bit of self realization happening as well.
Interestingly, I expected the boy/girl element to do something different than it turned out to, and I was quite pleasantly surprised to be surprised. What did happen that’s quite typical and annoying, but undoubtedly quite true to life, is that the girl went for the cute boy who’s pretty much a jerk. WHAT was she thinking? But anyway, she did finally figure that out.
The Indian culture part (you DO remember I was from India in a former life, right?) was, as always, fascinating. The Indian aunt in this story, though, was unbelievable. Not that I didn’t believe the writing, I just couldn’t believe the nonsense she was pulling AND getting away with! The dad was too, in some ways, although I’m typically going to believe an adult over a child (sorry, kids), too, so his was easier to believe. Plus Sang, the main character, did do some stupid stuff she shouldn’t have.
I felt really bad for Sang about the rift between her and her former bet friend. It was very strange, and sad, because her friend clearly needed someone, but she was hurting too much to really know what to do. At one point in the story Sang tells Gina’s paren’ts about something Gina has done, and Gina gets SUPER angry with Sang. But it was the right thing to do, and it took a lot of courage. Some really bad things might have resulted if she’d held back what she knew. Growing up can be really hard, because sometimes friends do things that might endanger themselves or others, and then you have to decided whether you can risk the friendship by telling. But really, you do, even if it’s hard.
I will be ordering this book for the library in the future. For now it’s available at the Multnomah County Library..
koollllllll!!!1
i even read “never to be told” again!!!!
The Story
A faint sound brushed her ear, and she heard a voice whisper death. She glanced around, astonished. A gentle breeze had picked up, rippling the long grass in the meadow. She frowned. There was no one else there, except Ira and Maddy, and the only sound was the rustling of the aspen leaves by the creek.
Asia has lived with elderly Ira and his wife Maddy for as long as she can remember. She loves their farm at Cold Creek, but when Ira has a heart attack, his interfering son Harry comes to visit and turns Asiaâs world upside down. Distraught at the possibility of losing the only family she has ever known, Asia is frightened but fascinated by the appearance of a ghost at an abandoned farm â a ghost only she can see and hear. Harry eventually ferrets out the truth about Asiaâs mother and Asia must confront a whole set of relatives she had no idea existed. When she is sent to live with her grandmother in West Vancouver, Asia solves both the mystery of the ghost at the Old Farm and the puzzle of her motherâs disappearance.
sad!! but happy in the end!!!
i even read “never to be told” again!!!!
The Story
A faint sound brushed her ear, and she heard a voice whisper death. She glanced around, astonished. A gentle breeze had picked up, rippling the long grass in the meadow. She frowned. There was no one else there, except Ira and Maddy, and the only sound was the rustling of the aspen leaves by the creek.
Asia has lived with elderly Ira and his wife Maddy for as long as she can remember. She loves their farm at Cold Creek, but when Ira has a heart attack, his interfering son Harry comes to visit and turns Asiaâs world upside down. Distraught at the possibility of losing the only family she has ever known, Asia is frightened but fascinated by the appearance of a ghost at an abandoned farm â a ghost only she can see and hear. Harry eventually ferrets out the truth about Asiaâs mother and Asia must confront a whole set of relatives she had no idea existed. When she is sent to live with her grandmother in West Vancouver, Asia solves both the mystery of the ghost at the Old Farm and the puzzle of her motherâs disappearance.
sad!! but happy in the end!!!
i also also read……
charlottes web…..for fun!!!
Saving a Pig’s Life
In Charlotte’s Web, a spider saves a pig from slaughter. In real life, the author had tried to save a pigâand failed. A few years before Charlotte’s Web, White wrote an essay about caring for a dying pig at his farm. Even though White had raised the pig to make bacon, at the end he found himself desperately trying to save the pig’s life, “cast suddenly in the role of pig’s friend and physician.”
Although farm pigs are, in a sense, born to dieâbeing destined for the butcherâWhite had always had mixed feelings about this fact of farm life. “One day when I was on my way to feed the pig, I began to feel sorry for the pig because, like most pigs, he was doomed,” he recalled. “This made me sad. So I started thinking of ways to save a pig’s life.” Soon the story of Wilbur was born.
Inspired by Spiders
Charlotte A. Cavatica, the heroine of the book, was also born of observations in White’s barn. “I had been watching a big, gray spider at work and was impressed by how clever she was at weaving,” he remembered. But what would happen if a clever spider could weave not only webs, but words? Charlotte’s Web explores this possibility.
A Change of Scene
During the 1920s, White was a successful essayist and poet in New York City. In 1939, however, he moved with his family to a farm in quiet North Brooklin, Maine. “I can’t claim to be a real farmer,” White said, “but we do farm and I like to work outside.” The Whites had sheep, chickens, and pigs, as well as rambling gardens.
Surrounded by mountains and sea, White lived on his farm until he died in 1985. He wrote his children’s novels at an old typewriter in ths boathouse. When not writing or doing farm chores, White would ride his bike long distances, even in bad weather.
i also also read……
charlottes web…..for fun!!!
Saving a Pig’s Life
In Charlotte’s Web, a spider saves a pig from slaughter. In real life, the author had tried to save a pigâand failed. A few years before Charlotte’s Web, White wrote an essay about caring for a dying pig at his farm. Even though White had raised the pig to make bacon, at the end he found himself desperately trying to save the pig’s life, “cast suddenly in the role of pig’s friend and physician.”
Although farm pigs are, in a sense, born to dieâbeing destined for the butcherâWhite had always had mixed feelings about this fact of farm life. “One day when I was on my way to feed the pig, I began to feel sorry for the pig because, like most pigs, he was doomed,” he recalled. “This made me sad. So I started thinking of ways to save a pig’s life.” Soon the story of Wilbur was born.
Inspired by Spiders
Charlotte A. Cavatica, the heroine of the book, was also born of observations in White’s barn. “I had been watching a big, gray spider at work and was impressed by how clever she was at weaving,” he remembered. But what would happen if a clever spider could weave not only webs, but words? Charlotte’s Web explores this possibility.
A Change of Scene
During the 1920s, White was a successful essayist and poet in New York City. In 1939, however, he moved with his family to a farm in quiet North Brooklin, Maine. “I can’t claim to be a real farmer,” White said, “but we do farm and I like to work outside.” The Whites had sheep, chickens, and pigs, as well as rambling gardens.
Surrounded by mountains and sea, White lived on his farm until he died in 1985. He wrote his children’s novels at an old typewriter in ths boathouse. When not writing or doing farm chores, White would ride his bike long distances, even in bad weather.
i even read scent of darkness!!
Ann Smith loves her handsome, dynamic boss, Jasha Wilder, but her daring plan to seduce him goes awry when she encounters a powerful wolf who-before her horrified eyes-changes into the man she adores. She soon discovers she can’t escape her destiny, for she is the woman fated to break the curse that binds his soul.
it was really creepy!!!!
i even read scent of darkness!!
Ann Smith loves her handsome, dynamic boss, Jasha Wilder, but her daring plan to seduce him goes awry when she encounters a powerful wolf who-before her horrified eyes-changes into the man she adores. She soon discovers she can’t escape her destiny, for she is the woman fated to break the curse that binds his soul.
it was really creepy!!!!
Moribito:Guardian of the Spirit must be a really good book enough to make it into t.v! Unfortunetly, i couldn’t be able to watch the series (abovee)/ One of the books i read last week was “Wicked” by Sara Shepard. Aria, Emily, Spencer, Hanna and Alison have been best friends since the third grade. They go everywhere together. If anyone is the ringleader of their group it is Alison, and the other girls but tell all their secrets to her.
One night, during a sleepover, Alison goes missing.Her body is never found. The girls are sadden by her death, but move apart after time, assuming their secrets have disappeared with Alison too. Three years later and Aria is having an affair with her teacher, Emily is questioning her love life, Hanna is a thief and is bulumic ,and Spencer is flirting with her sister’s hubby which leads to family troubles.They all think their secrets are safe, until they start receiving messages from a person who calls themselves “A” …. who knows exactly what they are all up to, and is threatening to spill all their secrets. So you see, they are all a mess! I’m not giong to ruin the ending but it is a series the first book is called “Pretty Little Liars” the second book is called “Flawless” the third book is called “Perfect” and the fourth book is called “Unbelivable” which reveleves who “A” is but it contuines because there is another “A”… i know lots of drama! The Fifth book is called “Wicked” which i just read and the Sixth book is called “Killer” which just came out and the Seventh and Eighth book never came out yet. So yea there are eight books in the series! So i recommded this juicy series to everyone WORD OUT MEMBERS!!!!
Moribito:Guardian of the Spirit must be a really good book enough to make it into t.v! Unfortunetly, i couldn’t be able to watch the series (abovee)/ One of the books i read last week was “Wicked” by Sara Shepard. Aria, Emily, Spencer, Hanna and Alison have been best friends since the third grade. They go everywhere together. If anyone is the ringleader of their group it is Alison, and the other girls but tell all their secrets to her.
One night, during a sleepover, Alison goes missing.Her body is never found. The girls are sadden by her death, but move apart after time, assuming their secrets have disappeared with Alison too. Three years later and Aria is having an affair with her teacher, Emily is questioning her love life, Hanna is a thief and is bulumic ,and Spencer is flirting with her sister’s hubby which leads to family troubles.They all think their secrets are safe, until they start receiving messages from a person who calls themselves “A” …. who knows exactly what they are all up to, and is threatening to spill all their secrets. So you see, they are all a mess! I’m not giong to ruin the ending but it is a series the first book is called “Pretty Little Liars” the second book is called “Flawless” the third book is called “Perfect” and the fourth book is called “Unbelivable” which reveleves who “A” is but it contuines because there is another “A”… i know lots of drama! The Fifth book is called “Wicked” which i just read and the Sixth book is called “Killer” which just came out and the Seventh and Eighth book never came out yet. So yea there are eight books in the series! So i recommded this juicy series to everyone WORD OUT MEMBERS!!!!
Hey! Wow Shahla Smith a.k.a Shahla L. long post.. i noticed something strange that your post.. you copyed and pasted one of Hamdi’s post about “Pretty Little Liars” and “Moribito
:Guardian of the Spirit” and put it under your name but you also copyed other people’ comments.. so i just wanted to point out that.And you also wrote a long post in just one minute which is strange.It’s either that you have fast finger’s, or you copyed it from a website which is not the point of this contest. The point is to write your own comments. So that is a bit strange i don’t want to cause trouble but i just want to point it out.
Hey! Wow Shahla Smith a.k.a Shahla L. long post.. i noticed something strange that your post.. you copyed and pasted one of Hamdi’s post about “Pretty Little Liars” and “Moribito
:Guardian of the Spirit” and put it under your name but you also copyed other people’ comments.. so i just wanted to point out that.And you also wrote a long post in just one minute which is strange.It’s either that you have fast finger’s, or you copyed it from a website which is not the point of this contest. The point is to write your own comments. So that is a bit strange i don’t want to cause trouble but i just want to point it out.
Wow, that’s a really well-observed observation Jess, props to you.
I just wanted to reply to “Shahla Smith a.k.a Shahla L.” comments about these books. They seem really neat, but isn’t it kind of predictable who this “A” person is? Although I must say the characters seem to be intriguing in a bizarre type of way.
Wow, that’s a really well-observed observation Jess, props to you.
I just wanted to reply to “Shahla Smith a.k.a Shahla L.” comments about these books. They seem really neat, but isn’t it kind of predictable who this “A” person is? Although I must say the characters seem to be intriguing in a bizarre type of way.