Book Crumbs

This week is Banned Books Week . Yesterday, I was looking at a particular list of "banned" books , and I was surprised at the book...

Last night, I went to see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs in 3D with a couple of friends. The movie is basically about a boy (Flint Lockwo...

Maya: thank you so much for being so hilarious every day, listening to my silly school stories all the time (and adding your own stories ...

The second Percy Jackson trailer is out! This one is even cooler than the first one . It looks so epic and I was basically hyperventilating ...

my reflection in this mirror is like the Gassan 121*, sparkling as the sun pours into the room and I watch drops of water roll down the glas...

Last Saturday, my mom, my sister, and I went to Janet Lee Carey's book release party for her new book, Stealing Death. The party was so...

Due to popular demand, I am posting up more of my Harry Potter fanfic from third grade. (You can read the first part here .) The writing is ...

by Christina Harner "All creatures born of human parents must be human and therefore must be ordinary." Even timid eighteen-year-o...

Using only books you have read this year (2009), answer these questions. Try not to repeat a book title. It’s a lot harder than you think! D...

by Suzanne Collins Suzanne Collins has done it again. After reading The Hunger Games , I didn't expect the sequel to have the same kind...

I am now the very gleeful and excited owner of Catching Fire . Eeek! I can't wait to start reading! **On a side note, I will be gone for...

by Mary E. Pearson The Miles Between is a lovely, touching, life-changing book. It's about the struggles of a teenage girl who feels th...

Author unknown I got this from Maya and found it pretty interesting: We’ll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes, But the plural of ox ...

by William Shakespeare Out of all the Shakespeare plays I've read so far, I think As You Like It was my favorite. It was funny, witty,...

I'd like to thank everyone who commented on my previous birthday post -- you guys are great and really brightened my day. I'd also l...