It's always trouble to pick a title out of the 1,000 story library of the world, but sometimes you have to anyways. This month I chose the book, "Showoff" by Gordon Korman.
This book is actually the most recent of the series written staring "The Man With The Plan," Griffin Bing and his top-notch team consisting of the narcoleptic Ben, dog-whisperer Savannah, the shy technology wizard Melissa, climber Pitch, and actor Logan. Griffin is known for his crazy, out of the world plans from book 1, "Swindle."
Summary:
Griffin Bing and his friends are back - and this time, things have gone to the dogs!
After former attack dog Luthor goes berserk at a dog show, he's accused of ruining the career of the three-time national champion. Griffin has always wondered whether you could teach such a vicious dog new tricks . . . but he also smells a setup of some kind. He feels bad for Luthor - bad enough to spring him from the pound.
The only way for Luthor to make everything right is to do the unthinkable. . . and become the new national champion. Can Griffin Bing, The Man With The Plan, turn this beast into a beauty? Very soon, the whole world will want to know the answer.
Don't miss any antics of The Man With The Plan, from Gordon Korman:
"Swindle"
"Zoobreak"
"Framed"
Tip: This book is best understood after reading the whole series.
Recommended For:
Mystery Lovers, Adventure Seekers, nd Dog Lovers
More Info:
Showoff
Gordon Korman
Mystery
248 pages
Monday, July 9, 2012
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Make It in America by Story Sharer
~Prologue~
I review the lyrics, over and over, still not believing my fate. Who knew a song by that TV brat, "Victoria Justice," could change my life forever?
• • •
America Cherry is your average, 15 year-old, American rich chick, going to a big school, has rich parents, and annoying, stuck-up enemies.
But her whole life changes when she hears a song that may be surprising and fun. When America hears it, this is serious. Not only is it a song that gets you to party, but a song with lyrics that may not make sense.
As America faces her hardships a year has passed and it dawns on her that the lyrics aren't just written for show.
The lyrics are her life story.
I review the lyrics, over and over, still not believing my fate. Who knew a song by that TV brat, "Victoria Justice," could change my life forever?
• • •
America Cherry is your average, 15 year-old, American rich chick, going to a big school, has rich parents, and annoying, stuck-up enemies.
But her whole life changes when she hears a song that may be surprising and fun. When America hears it, this is serious. Not only is it a song that gets you to party, but a song with lyrics that may not make sense.
As America faces her hardships a year has passed and it dawns on her that the lyrics aren't just written for show.
The lyrics are her life story.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Recommended Book of The Week
This week's book is called, "Little Blog on the Prairie,"by Cathleen Davitt Bell.
Summary:
Thirteen-year-old Genevieve, or Gen, Welsh has no idea what her family is getting in to when they spend the summer at Camp Frontier in Wyoming. Gen, her parents, and her younger brother, Gavin, relenquish all their electronics, toiletries, clothing, and all other modern conveniences to live in a small cabin designed to reflect frontier life in 1890. Three other families live near them, doing the same thing, along with the camp owners and their teenage daughter, Nora. But as Gen learns to churn butter and milk a cow, she also sends texts to her friends back home on the new cell phone her parents promised her if she gives Camp Frontier a chance. One friend turns her texts into a popular blog, and the modern world meets 1890 in surprising, hilarious ways.
Look for this book at your local library and get ready to become a tired, little pioneer out in the wilderness!
Recommended for wilderness lovers, bookworms, bloggers, and texters.
More Info:
Little Blog on the Prairie
Cathleen Davitt Bell
Contemporary
Grades 4-7
276 pages
Summary:
Thirteen-year-old Genevieve, or Gen, Welsh has no idea what her family is getting in to when they spend the summer at Camp Frontier in Wyoming. Gen, her parents, and her younger brother, Gavin, relenquish all their electronics, toiletries, clothing, and all other modern conveniences to live in a small cabin designed to reflect frontier life in 1890. Three other families live near them, doing the same thing, along with the camp owners and their teenage daughter, Nora. But as Gen learns to churn butter and milk a cow, she also sends texts to her friends back home on the new cell phone her parents promised her if she gives Camp Frontier a chance. One friend turns her texts into a popular blog, and the modern world meets 1890 in surprising, hilarious ways.
Look for this book at your local library and get ready to become a tired, little pioneer out in the wilderness!
Recommended for wilderness lovers, bookworms, bloggers, and texters.
More Info:
Little Blog on the Prairie
Cathleen Davitt Bell
Contemporary
Grades 4-7
276 pages
Friday, May 18, 2012
The Brittle Battle For Queen of Hearts Part 1
By M2
Ansley stood there in a dreaming trance, looking at the Valentine Dance poster.
"Ans? Earth to Ansley?" one of Ansley's best friends, Lia Simone called. "C'mon! We just GOTTA go to our seats at the dock. I'm dying to see my Justin!" she said love-struck.
Ansley smiled. "Of course! Only your POPULAR Justin, Kia's POPULAR Cale and my POPULAR Joshie would be on the dock! We ALL are popular!"
Ansley was so caught up on boasting about how popular she was that she hadn't noticed a runaway corn dog stand hurdling toward her.
Luckily, her boyfriend, Josh Dweller, pushed her out of the way. Unfortunately for her, the chili sauce on the cart tipped over, and landed right on her designer, chic, white blouse and splattered a smaller portion on Lia and Kia.
A boy her grade came running over. "Man, my cart!" he exclaimed pulling it upright to it's normal position.
"That's YOUR cart!?" Ansley screeched looking at the disaster on her clothes as the boy nodded. "YOU, YOU GEEK! DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU DID TO MY SHIRT?! THIS IS GENUINE!"
"Look, dork face." Josh reached for a napkin on the cart and tried to help his shrieking girlfriend. "Just take your dumb corn dog cart away, and you are forbidden from coming to the 'popularity dock' ever."
Shame-faced boy picked up his cart, and walked away.
Ansley stood there in a dreaming trance, looking at the Valentine Dance poster.
"Ans? Earth to Ansley?" one of Ansley's best friends, Lia Simone called. "C'mon! We just GOTTA go to our seats at the dock. I'm dying to see my Justin!" she said love-struck.
Ansley smiled. "Of course! Only your POPULAR Justin, Kia's POPULAR Cale and my POPULAR Joshie would be on the dock! We ALL are popular!"
Ansley was so caught up on boasting about how popular she was that she hadn't noticed a runaway corn dog stand hurdling toward her.
Luckily, her boyfriend, Josh Dweller, pushed her out of the way. Unfortunately for her, the chili sauce on the cart tipped over, and landed right on her designer, chic, white blouse and splattered a smaller portion on Lia and Kia.
A boy her grade came running over. "Man, my cart!" he exclaimed pulling it upright to it's normal position.
"That's YOUR cart!?" Ansley screeched looking at the disaster on her clothes as the boy nodded. "YOU, YOU GEEK! DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU DID TO MY SHIRT?! THIS IS GENUINE!"
"Look, dork face." Josh reached for a napkin on the cart and tried to help his shrieking girlfriend. "Just take your dumb corn dog cart away, and you are forbidden from coming to the 'popularity dock' ever."
Shame-faced boy picked up his cart, and walked away.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Sound Effects Part 4 - Requested By: ---
Ivy quickly scanned the area. That's what the Gossip Groups were there for, ya know.
She saw the helpless Selene Violet in the corner, Ashton Kent being worshipped by denial populars, Mason Williamson, also a mega popular, flirting with Claire Grae, who, although had a boyfriend, seemed to adore the attention, and soon-to-be all star musician, Nick Vista, playing a few piano notes on his laptop.
Lastly, Ivy couldn't help keep glancing back at Makenzy Norse, the girl she was sure going to be caught up in the Clearest, Clairest Tide of the Popular Ocean.
Makenzy was different; like none other. The drained little girl at home was a confident young woman at school. Her outfit was stunning, but not expensive enough to be as high as Claire. Her shiny brown hair straightened, but the most perfect curls at the end. Her eyes cunning, but the sweetest ever seen.
'This is the final test, the major of majors,' Ivy thought. Makenzy had just grabbed her lunch when she came to a pitchfork in the road divided by the many expensive, chestnut tables.
Makenzy could choose to be a popular, on the left, where Ivy would know she would totally make it in, or, to the right, and sit with the musicians, the actors, the nerds, and the nobodies.
Ivy was sure she would pick left, but wiped her out in surprise when she went right. She took a total detour avoiding eyes, oblivious to stares, and sent her genuine smiles in many directions.
And she sat right next to Selene. The whole cafeteria must have gone quiet; Ivy realized that everyone had been watching Makenzy to make sure she joined the populars.
Everyone had been wrong.
She saw the helpless Selene Violet in the corner, Ashton Kent being worshipped by denial populars, Mason Williamson, also a mega popular, flirting with Claire Grae, who, although had a boyfriend, seemed to adore the attention, and soon-to-be all star musician, Nick Vista, playing a few piano notes on his laptop.
Lastly, Ivy couldn't help keep glancing back at Makenzy Norse, the girl she was sure going to be caught up in the Clearest, Clairest Tide of the Popular Ocean.
Makenzy was different; like none other. The drained little girl at home was a confident young woman at school. Her outfit was stunning, but not expensive enough to be as high as Claire. Her shiny brown hair straightened, but the most perfect curls at the end. Her eyes cunning, but the sweetest ever seen.
'This is the final test, the major of majors,' Ivy thought. Makenzy had just grabbed her lunch when she came to a pitchfork in the road divided by the many expensive, chestnut tables.
Makenzy could choose to be a popular, on the left, where Ivy would know she would totally make it in, or, to the right, and sit with the musicians, the actors, the nerds, and the nobodies.
Ivy was sure she would pick left, but wiped her out in surprise when she went right. She took a total detour avoiding eyes, oblivious to stares, and sent her genuine smiles in many directions.
And she sat right next to Selene. The whole cafeteria must have gone quiet; Ivy realized that everyone had been watching Makenzy to make sure she joined the populars.
Everyone had been wrong.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Sound Effects Part 3 - Requested by "Kit Kat"
"Hey, Ash!" Popularity prince Ashton Kent turned to find his girlfriend, (only because of the popularity that comes in) Claire, walk over and literally sit on his lap and claw at his shirt.
"Hey, baby!" Ashton said giving her a kiss. 'Ugh,' he thought, asking himself why he was torturing himself with her.
He saw his long time crush, Selene, make a face of disgust. He would be with her... Just like back in sixth grade where they were best friends... But ever since Claire turned on her, Selene was never able to stand up for herself. And he hated it.
The bell FINALLY rang, and Ms. Sinclair came in with a very red manila folder. He honestly loved Ms. Sinclair and her English class, but would NEVER admit it... Except maybe to Selene...
"Hello, class." Ms. Sinclair gave Claire a stern looking to, and she quickly hopped off Ashton's lap and into her seat. Ms. Sinclair shot him a sympathetic glance, and continued on with class.
"Hello, class"
"Hi, Ms. Sinclair," the class responded.
"It's May now, and I was trying to think of a good idea for a spring show. We never did anything volunteeringly, " Ms. Sinclair gave a very irresponsible student named Gulliver a sideways glance, "So I decided this year our spring show is going to be a TALENT show!!"
A wave of murmurs passed over the class as excitement filled the air. Ashton's stomach lurched; he saw a sparkle of hope in Selene's eye when he looked at her.
That is, until Claire nudged Ashton and made her "You Know What I Want, Just Give it to Me" look and pleaded for Ashton to join her and make a band.
"C'mon, Ash!! If we win, the popularity charts for us will instantly sky rocket!! And we both know you're awesome at the drums! And my voice must be INCREDIBLE!!" Claire whipped out an expensive Juicy Couture hand mirror and worshipped her reflection. "I can already see the headlines-"
"Alright, everybody, settle down!" Ms. Sinclair said, saving Ashton once again. "That will be your lunch time discussion. Now back to English."
The class groaned.
"Hey, don't make me cancel it!!" she warned.
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"Hey, baby!" Ashton said giving her a kiss. 'Ugh,' he thought, asking himself why he was torturing himself with her.
He saw his long time crush, Selene, make a face of disgust. He would be with her... Just like back in sixth grade where they were best friends... But ever since Claire turned on her, Selene was never able to stand up for herself. And he hated it.
The bell FINALLY rang, and Ms. Sinclair came in with a very red manila folder. He honestly loved Ms. Sinclair and her English class, but would NEVER admit it... Except maybe to Selene...
"Hello, class." Ms. Sinclair gave Claire a stern looking to, and she quickly hopped off Ashton's lap and into her seat. Ms. Sinclair shot him a sympathetic glance, and continued on with class.
"Hello, class"
"Hi, Ms. Sinclair," the class responded.
"It's May now, and I was trying to think of a good idea for a spring show. We never did anything volunteeringly, " Ms. Sinclair gave a very irresponsible student named Gulliver a sideways glance, "So I decided this year our spring show is going to be a TALENT show!!"
A wave of murmurs passed over the class as excitement filled the air. Ashton's stomach lurched; he saw a sparkle of hope in Selene's eye when he looked at her.
That is, until Claire nudged Ashton and made her "You Know What I Want, Just Give it to Me" look and pleaded for Ashton to join her and make a band.
"C'mon, Ash!! If we win, the popularity charts for us will instantly sky rocket!! And we both know you're awesome at the drums! And my voice must be INCREDIBLE!!" Claire whipped out an expensive Juicy Couture hand mirror and worshipped her reflection. "I can already see the headlines-"
"Alright, everybody, settle down!" Ms. Sinclair said, saving Ashton once again. "That will be your lunch time discussion. Now back to English."
The class groaned.
"Hey, don't make me cancel it!!" she warned.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Book Log
Just a heads up to tell me if you guys wanna read a certain book I'm writing. Some are exclusive so the answer differs.
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