Save the Date

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part One) comes out November 19th! Get readyyy.

books into movies

Now Playing:

* Flipped 

* Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (was previously a comic book)

* The American (based off the book A Very Private Gentleman)

* Eat Pray Love

Upcoming:

* Its Kind of a Funny Story (looooved the book)

wtf.... the barnes and nobel two blocks away from me is closing.

"There are so many 

fragile things, after all. 

People break so easily. 

So do dreams and hearts."

-Neil Gaiman  

everyone loves archieヅ

HUNGER GAMES

AHHHH. OUT OUT OUT. This book is has finally come out! I don't want to give anything away so all I'm going to say is that this series is one of the greatest things I've ever read. It is just quality writing and a unbelievable story. I recommend it to everyone.

"I had this feeling that 

he and I , in this moment, 

were a car crash, 

and instead of putting 

on the brakes, I was 

hitting the accelerator."

— Maggie Stiefvater

"Getting lost is just 

another way of saying 

'going exploring'." 

-Justina Chen Headly

Secret Life of Bees

Looking for a book that will impress parents, teachers, friends... and is still good? Well this inspiring historical fiction novel is the perfect book. Though it is used in many schools as summer reading I absolutely loved it. AND could relate to it since the narrator is a fourteen year old girl. Kind of a heavy book so if you read gossipy types of books then I wouldn't suggest this.

This is the story of a young girl in South Carolina who runs away from an abusive father and a harsh past. Along with black housekeeper Rosaleen, she adventures off to find out about her deceased mother's past. Woven into the time of 1964, we see racism and segregation through a young girls eyes. As she meets the Boatwright family, she begins to find faith and love in places she never thought she would.

So summers almost over..... I don't even want to think about the fall.

Aloha Hawaii!

"I'm leavin' on a jet plane, dont know when I'll be back again...." JK. I'll be back in a couple of weeks;) but this means no posts for a while...... sorry! But when I get back I'll have a ton of things to blog about. Keep reading and if you need more recommendations scroll through my old posts. MISS YOU!

Recently Out...

Linger - The sequel to Maggie Stiefvaters book Shiver.

BN Synopsis: In Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other. Now, in Linger, they must fight to be together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping a very dangerous secret about her own well-being. For Sam, this means grappling with his werewolf past . . . and figuring out a way to survive into the future. Add into the mix a new wolf named Cole, whose own past has the potential to destroy the whole pack. And Isabelle, who already lost her brother to the wolves . . . and is nonetheless drawn to Cole. At turns harrowing and euphoric, Linger is a spellbinding love story that explores both sides of love - the light and the dark, the warm and the cold - in a way you will never forget.

Kissed by an Angel

Kissed by an Angel is the perfect mix of a love story and a mystery novel. The book itself is made of three books, which seems intimidating and long, but is perfect for days at the beach and time consuming plane rides. This story also takes a mystical turn since it involves angels, a lot of angels. There are some creepy moments as well, so if you get scared easily I would reccomend you not to read this book at night when your home alone;) All in all, I thought this book was pretty darn good and couldn't put it down. 

Ivy had finally found the perfect guy when she met Tristan. Living in a daze, she thanked her angels for sending her such a great guy. But their blooming love blinds Ivy from reality, someone is out her. Later, a car accident devastatingly takes Tristan away, as well as her faith in angels just when she needs them most. Something's lurking in the shadows, and this time Ivy is the target. 

Shout out: BECCA SNOW, you've gave me like what? a bajillion recommendations? All of them have been great. Including this one ^. Thanks for helping me fill up my blog:) Love you tons. xx

"There is nothing better 

 

than a friend, unless it is 

 

a friend with chocolate."
 

— Charles Dickens 

 

 BTW, me and my girl Marjorie made these brownies, how scumdiliumcious??? Check her blog out at bal.tumblr.com

Eclipse the Movie

 I am assuming by now that pretty much everyone has seen this movie already. ESPECIALLY you Twihards. But if you have not then head over to the movie theater right now. If you haven't read the books and frankely don't even like the movies or Rob Pats hobo hair then let me tell you - go anyway! Its worth the money just to see Taylor Lautner's hot bod. Eclipse also happens to be my favorite book of the series so this was uber exciting. My favorite scene in the series is the tent scene, which I think they did a great job of recreating on the big screne. I was cracking up!
Cant wait for the next one!

"We'll be friends forever, won't we, Pooh?" asked Piglet.
 

"Even longer", Pooh answered.

 

-A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh)

"Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square hole. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do."

Hope Was Here

Greetings from the U.K! I finished this book on the flight here and I was so...... satisfied. A sweet and short book about hope, courage, death and politics in the small town of Wisconsin. As you can see there is a Newberry Award on the cover so I'm not lying;)

Hope Yancy and her aunt have moved many many times before: to Atlanta, New York and other big cities. But now she is moving to a small dairy town in Wisconsin. Her life has been pretty inconsistent without either a mother or father, and always leaving friends. But one thing that has been consistent throughout her entire life is her love for waitressing. Who new that this small town would be the home shes always dreamed for? With a little Hope spreading around, anything can happen.

Ayyyyy,

long time no see right?

I'm sorry about that....

between trips, friends, books and my new fedish/obsession 90210 season 2,  I havent had much time to blog. I know, I know, I'm a bad girl! I apologize! Anyway posts are soon to come. While your waiting though you can pass the time with a picture of my 90210 hunk Liam or *Matt Lanter*:)

"Don’t go around saying the 

world owes you a living. 

The world owes you nothing. 

It was here first." 

-Mark Twain

Recently Out...

 

 Classic: The 10th installment to the It Girl series by Cecily von Ziegesar, author of Gossip Girl. This book happens to be the final book to the series! Takes place during Valentines day... don't want to give anything else away:)

A novella by Stephanie Meyer about a newborn Vampire from Eclipse. For more information go to the past post about it, link here:

http://raysteenreads.blogspot.com/2010/03/short-second-life-of-bree-taner.html

"When I was 5 years old, my mom always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down “happy.” They told me I didn’t understand the assignment and I told them they didn’t understand life."

— Unknown

This goes out to my friend Sophie- her blog is ahhhmazing. Check it, and follow:

http://bitchnn.tumblr.com/ 

The Notebook

"If you're a bird, I'm a bird."

♥ The Notebook

This is a sob-story movie -I guess all of Nicholas Sparks's books-turned-movies are. I like this one especially because it takes place in the 50's... and I'm a sucker for old movie/books/things. Anyway if i had to explain it, I would say its a mix between The Last Song and Dear John. The movie is adorable and I pity you if you haven't seen it =P. If you want to read a different Nicholas Sparks book click the link below:

The Last Song Review

can't get enough:)

FASHION

Okayy guys so I have this awesome friend who just added my link to his blog. Anyway, here is his blog: its all fashion and amazingness.

styleguy.tumblr.com

And this is a great transition to something else:
so I have all these fashion photos and nowhere to put them so uhh here they are:

100!!

AHHH! Post # 100! Thanks for staying with me through them all! And get your friends to follow my blog! Now lets celebrate with some cuhh-utee online cupcakes!

 Aren't the yummalicious?

"How is a person supposed 

to prepare for what 

happens tomorrow when 

there's just no figuring 

out today?" -Jenny Han

P.S. photo was made by moi

Megan Meades Guide To The McGowan Boys

This book is adorable, though I thought it would be pretty flaky at first it turned out to be a really good read!  The concept of the book is new and original... the plot was creative. Anyway it was fun and fast and I think a lot of you would like it:)

Megan has grown up as an only child, with two parents in the army... always moving from place to place. But Junior year she's sick of it, when her parents tell her they are moving from the U.S. to South Korea she has just about had it, and refuses to go with them. Instead they leave her with family friends in Massachusetts. There are seven (hot) boys in this family. Finally, boy-shy Megan is getting the scoop on what boys are really like, and how to handle them. Having a girl in the household can only mean one thing- drama.

If I Stay

A touching novel about choices, life, death, music and love. Beautifully written and interestingly formatted. I'd say that anyone could love this book because it deals with all sorts of issues. Though the story deals with death I would like to note that it isn't in anyway scary, dont be worried, no nightmares ;)

Mia was just an average seventeen year old girl with dreams and promising future ahead of her. But all of a sudden their family gets into a car crash. A bad one... both her mom, dad, and brother are dead. Mia experiences the losses outside of her body. Her fate is ultimately decided by what she chooses. Can she bare to live as an orphan, to go on without her mom and dad? Can she leave behind her loving boyfriend and chance at Juliard. Faced with difficult decisions Mia revisits her past in order to decide her future.

"You know that place between 

 

sleeping and awake, that place 

 

where you can still remember 

 

dreaming? That's where I'll 

 

always think of you."

 

— J.M. Barrie

"Those who don't believe

in magic will never

find it." -Roald Dahl

"There is nothing to 

writing. All you do is

sit down at a typewriter

and bleed."

-Ernest Hemingway 

Teen Author Carnival

What: A fun night with your favorite YA authors.

(Activities, giveaways, Q&A's)

When: Monday, May 24th 2010. 

(5-8pm)

Where: Jefferson Market Branch Library, 

425 Avenue of the Americas (10th street)

Which Authors?

1. Heidi Kling - Website
2. Jeri Smith-Ready - Website
3. Holly Cupala - Website
4. Michelle Zink - Website
5. Stephanie Kuehnert - Website
6. Elizabeth Scott - Website
7. Judith Graves - Website
8. Alexandra Diaz - Website
9. Barry Lyga - Website
10. Jon Skovron - Website
11. Tonya Hurley - Website
12. Amy Brecount White - Website
13. Linda Gerber - Website
14. Melissa Walker - Website
15. Kieran Scott - Website
16. Courtney Sheinmel - Website
17. Michael Northrop - Website
18. Lauren Oliver - Website
19. Ned Vizzini - Website
20. Melissa Kantor - Website
21. Susane Colasanti - Website
22. Violet Haberdasher - Website
23. Eliot Schrefer - Website
24. Sarah Darer Littman - Website
25. Gayle Forman - Website
26. Sarah Ockler - Website
27. Sarah Mlynowski - Website
28. Maryrose Wood - Website
29. Kody Keplinger - Website
30. Simone Elkeles - Website 

 More Information:

http://teenauthorcarnival.blogspot.com/ 

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=110754765621543&index=1

Cant wait to go tomorrow! AHHH, already have a stack of books ready to be signed:) See you there!

3222.) I wish my life was exciting as the books I read. 

 (via blogconfession)

All My Sons

Well here you have it! My first post about a play. This play was written by the famous playwright Arthur Miller (who has also written The Crucible and Death of a Salesman). When we received the book in school I wasn't expecting anything extarodinary. But as I started reading I got hooked. I can surely say that this is my favorite piece of literature that I have read in school all year. The story takes place right after World War II, concerning a family, distressed from losing their sons. As you go along your mouth will start to hurt from all the jaw-dropping ;) This story also has one of the most intense and surprising endings that I have ever read. I would definitely recommend this quick, fast paced and thrilling three act play.

Tired...

^ This is how i feel right now... too tired to get in bed. Why am i tired? Oh, because i just spent two hours rearranging my bookshelf. No dont roll you eyes at this me, i had to go up my ladder and down my latter will holding around twenty books each "trip". ehhh. and in the process i broke around three glass animals that were on my bookshelf and then had two glue them back together (during this craziness i also happened to glue my fingers together). the things i do for books..... what a freak.

she doesn't believe in believing

miracles have died in her mind

she knows the world is deceiving

everything is wasting her time

-drake bell

To Reads...

So here you go... my own personal list of books that I have searched and want to buy. From the looks of these books they have promise (but don't be upset if you buy it and then don't like it, these are not my recommendations)

Going bovine
The Maze Runner
Anatomy of a Boyfriend
The Chosen One
Frozen Rodeo
The Fortunes of Indago Sky

The Nature of Jade

Life As We Knew It
A Walk to Remember
The Carrie Diaries
How to Build a House
Lonsome Dove