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Friday, November 30, 2012

GIVEAWAY! Christmas Books Hop! WIN Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan







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Poseidon and the Sea of Fury 

A young Poseidon must triumph over aquatic terrors in this Heroes in Training adventure. The merciless Cronus and his Titan buddies are in hot pursuit of Zeus, Hera, and Poseidon, who plan to travel across the treacherous boiling sea in order to save a fellow Olympian. They have a boat, but they also have a problem: Poseidon can’t swim and is terrified of the water (well, really of the creatures that lurk in its depths). The group faces danger after danger as they battle singing sirens, a fishy and ferocious Titan named Oceanus, and people-eating monsters sent by Cronus himself. Can Poseidon overcome his fears and help his fellow heroes escape Cronus and his cronies?






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Heroes in Training by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams
Authors Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams deliver fun, adventures, and a few surprises as ten-year-old Olympians go on a journey of a lifetime to discover their true identities and defeat their Titan enemies.


Praise for Heroes in Training
"Readers will gobble this down and look for more, make no mythtake."
~ Kirkus

“This is a fun read, casting Zeus in the role of relatable kid, and there is a nice balance between his primary goal of survival and his sense of destiny and adventure. . . Share this title, and likely more to come, with those still too young for Percy Jackson’s adventures.”
~ School Library Journal



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#3 Hades and the Helm of Darkness
#4 Hyperion and the Great Balls of Fire

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Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom (Book 1)


After pulling a magical thunderbolt from a stone, ten-year-old Zeus goes on the adventure of a lifetime in this thrilling start to a brand-new series! The terrible Titans--merciless giants who enjoy snacking on humans--have dominated the earth and put the world into chaos. But their rule is about to be put to the test as a group of young Olympians discover their powers and prepare to righteously rule the universe....
   
     Ten-year-old Zeus is mystified (and super-annoyed) by the fact that he keeps getting hit by lightening. Every. Single. Year. He also longs for adventure, as he has never been far from the cave where he grew up.

     Zeus gets his wish--and a lot more than he bargained for--when he is kidnapped by dangerous, giant Titans! In self-defense, he grabs the first thing he sees--an actual thunderbolt he pulls from a stone that is covered in mysterious markings. Zeus is the only one who can decipher the markings, and sets off on a quest to rescue his youthful fellow Olympians from the evil Cronus. Armed with his trusty thunderbolt (named Bolt, of course), Zeus is on an adventure of a lifetime--and a journey to fulfill his destiny as King of the Gods.



Hades and the Helm of Darkness (Book 3 coming April 2013)


The Heroes in Training are entering the Underworld—if Hades can conquer his canine fears, that is.

The Underworld usually isn’t really meant to be a fun place—but tell that to Hades! He loves the dark and the stinky smell of sulfur. However, there is one thing that Hades is not a fan of: dogs. And when Zeus and his fellow Olympians encounter Cerberus—a snarling, three-headed dog—Hades must conquer his fears and tame the hound so everyone can continue into the Underworld and deposit their Titan prisoner, Oceanus, back where he belongs!

But with magical water that causes forgetfulness, hot beds of lava, and another epic battle with two more Titans standing in their way, will Zeus and his heroes make it out of the Underworld with everyone intact?



Author Suzanne Williams

Suzanne Williams is the award-winning author of nearly 40 books for children, from picture books and easy readers to chapter books and middle grade fiction series. A former elementary school librarian, she lives near Seattle. Her picture book Library Lil (illustrated by Steven Kellogg) won the New Mexico children's choice award in 2000 and was on several other state award lists. She is co-author (with Joan Holub) of the popular Goddess Girls series(for ages 8 - 12) and Heroes in Training (ages 6 - 11). Other series include Fairy Blossoms and Princess Power.








Author Joan Holub

I graduated from college in Texas with a fine arts degree, and then freelanced as an art director at a graphic design firm for eight years. I dreamed of working in children's books, so I moved to New York City and became associate art director in Scholastic trade books, where I designed books for children and worked with editors and illustrators. It was a great job.

I illustrated my first published children's book in 1992 and soon began illustrating full time. I began completing manuscripts and mailing them out to publishers in the early 1990s. In 1996, I sold my first two manuscripts -- Boo Who? A Spooky Lift-the-Flap Book (Scholastic) and Pen Pals (Grosset & Dunlap). Yippee!

Now I write full time and have written and/or illustrated over 130 children's books. Creating books that entertain, inform, and interest children (and me) is a fabulous job that I truly love.





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Thursday, November 29, 2012

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Book Description

August 7, 2012

A teen embarks on the road trip of a lifetime in this authentic, beautifully written debut novel.Lemon grew up with Stella, a single mom who wasn’t exactly maternal. Stella always had a drink in her hand and a new boyfriend every few months, and when things got out of hand, she would whisk Lemon off to a new town for a fresh beginning. Now, just as they are moving yet again, Lemon discovers that she is pregnant from a reckless encounter—with a guy Stella had been flirting with.
     On the verge of revisiting her mother’s mistakes, Lemon struggles to cope with the idea of herself as a young unmarried mother, as well as the fact that she’s never met her own father. Determined to have at least one big adventure before she has the baby, Lemon sets off on a cross-country road trip, intending not only to meet her father, but to figure out who she wants to be.
     Lyrical and moving prose from an original voice whose writing Judy Blume calls “luminous” deftly depicts the nuanced conflicts of early motherhood and the search for identity.




About the Author
Kristen-Paige Madonia is the recipient of the Sewanee Writers’ Conference Tennessee Williams Scholarship and the New Orleans Literary Festival/Tennessee Williams Fiction Prize. She is a graduate of the California State University, Long Beach MFA program, and her short fiction has been published in New Orleans Review, American Fiction: Best Previously Unpublished Short Stories by Emerging Writers, and Sycamore Review, among others. She has been awarded fellowships from the Vermont Studio Center, the Juniper Summer Writing Institute, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Hedgebrook Writers’ Retreat, the Millay Colony for the Arts, and the Studios of Key West. She currently lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she teaches creative writing. Visit her at KristenPaigeMadonia.com.


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MY THOUGHTS
ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT

Lemon was born to her single mother when Stella was only seventeen. The two have been a team since her birth, always drifting from one town to another when her mother decided she had enough with where they were living or a bad breakup with a current boyfriend.  Her unusual name came about because of her mother's artistic inclinations and how she gets hooked on a new color each month. As Lemon drifts through life she decides that she needs to experience sex and her first encounter is with the local stoner boy at her last school.  She finds nothing life altering in the act and thinks maybe another encounter would make her "feel".  As Lemon picks possibly the worst choice, a 27 year old tattoo artist that she meets when Stella wants new ink, she becomes pregnant.  

Lemon and Stella move to a new town in West Virginia for her senior year and there Lemon at least makes a friend, Emmy, who will support and encourage her.  For all of the hopelessness of Lemon's life, she never seems feel sorry for herself.  Instead, she always has a book in her hand and finds the good in small things.  She accepts responsibility for the pregnancy and tries to make realistic plans for her and the baby.  This baby makes her think about her own father and she wants to make peace with him and that part of her life before moving forward with her own.  Emmy and Lemon make plans to go to San Francisco on an adventure and Lemon has hope that she can find her father.  

As Lemon pages through a maternity book from her mother, she finds a small note with her father's address and finds him once they arrive.  Staying at a dive, Lemon also makes contact with Aiden, a boy who cares for her and treats her how she should be treated.  The meeting with her father, Ryan, is a turning point for Lemon as she finds traits in herself that are directly from her father.  Her love of reading has always been a mystery to her, since her mother never cared much for books.  The moment when Lemon discovers books inscribed by her mother to her father is a turning point for her.  

The growth in character and determination is just wonderful. Her relationship with her mother turns into respect when Lemon realizes that her mother isn't as flighty as she first thought.   Emmy sticks by her and never faults her for getting pregnant.  Even when Emmy must cut the trip short because her father is wounded in the Afghanistan war, the pair support each other.  Lemon finding that she is indeed worthy of love and that her mother has always tried to do the best for her was a true revelation.  This is just such a beautifully written story that most teens will enjoy.  Parents:  there is some drinking, language and discussions of sexual situations, but nothing graphic.  




Details

  • Reading level: Ages 14 and up
  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (August 7, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1442429208
  • ISBN-13: 978-1442429208





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Kristen-Paige Madonia is the recipient of the Sewanee Writers’ Conference Tennessee Williams Scholarship and the New Orleans Literary Festival/Tennessee Williams Fiction Prize. She is a graduate of the California State University, Long Beach MFA program, and her short fiction has been published in New Orleans Review, American Fiction: Best Previously Unpublished Short Stories by Emerging Writers, and Sycamore Review, among others. She has been awarded fellowships from the Vermont Studio Center, the Juniper Summer Writing Institute, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Hedgebrook Writers’ Retreat, the Millay Colony for the Arts, and the Studios of Key West. She currently lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she teaches creative writing.


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What is the first book you remember reading by yourself as a child?

I can’t say for certain which was the very first book, but the first one I remember reading by myself repeatedly was Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends. I’m a firm believer that authors should write to be heard not just read, that it’s crucial to pay attention to the rhythm and sounds of our words, and I’m guessing it was Silvertein’s work that initially instilled that awareness in me.


What are you reading right now?

I tend to read three books at once – a collection of stories, a novel, and a nonfiction book on writing or the publishing industry. So right now the three on my nightstand are Antonya Nelson’s Nothing Right, The Lost Saints of Tennessee by Amy Franklin-Willis, and The Half-Known World: On Writing Fiction by Robert Boswell.


How does your garden grow?

My husband and I plant a vegetable garden every year, and in the spring we enjoy tons of fresh greens in our homemade salads. But sadly, in the summer, my garden typically grows with lots of bug-appeal. We often get aphids and fat black worms that eat all the squash and zucchini leaves. I don’t use any chemicals, so I spend a lot of time in the summer plucking bugs from the plants and vegetables.


What is the last thing you Googled?

I just Googled the 2013 lineup for FloydFest, a summer music festival in Virginia my husband and I go to every year. They announced the initial bands and put tickets on sale this morning!


What makes you cringe? 

The sound of bubble gum snapping – it’s funny, when I was a kid my mom used to tell us not to pop bubbles when we chewed gum, and I thought it was so silly that it bugged her. Now it drives me crazy, too.






Book Description

August 7, 2012

A teen embarks on the road trip of a lifetime in this authentic, beautifully written debut novel.Lemon grew up with Stella, a single mom who wasn’t exactly maternal. Stella always had a drink in her hand and a new boyfriend every few months, and when things got out of hand, she would whisk Lemon off to a new town for a fresh beginning. Now, just as they are moving yet again, Lemon discovers that she is pregnant from a reckless encounter—with a guy Stella had been flirting with.
     On the verge of revisiting her mother’s mistakes, Lemon struggles to cope with the idea of herself as a young unmarried mother, as well as the fact that she’s never met her own father. Determined to have at least one big adventure before she has the baby, Lemon sets off on a cross-country road trip, intending not only to meet her father, but to figure out who she wants to be.
     Lyrical and moving prose from an original voice whose writing Judy Blume calls “luminous” deftly depicts the nuanced conflicts of early motherhood and the search for identity.

Details

  • Reading level: Ages 14 and up
  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (August 7, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1442429208
  • ISBN-13: 978-1442429208






Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday FORETOLD by JANA OLIVER @crazyauthorgirl @StMartinsPress


"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at  Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:



Book Description

December 11, 2012 Demon Trappers (Book 4)


In the fourth Demon Trappers novel, Riley faces the final battle for humanity and Beck's heart—and Hell is the least of her problems

Now that Riley’s managed to (just barely) fend off Armageddon, everything’s changed. Well . . . most things. After their passionate kiss before the big battle in the cemetery, Beck is back to treating her like a little girl, as if nothing ever happened. While she’d love to just tell him off and move on, Riley vowed to take care of Beck the way he’s taken care of her since her father’s death—but she’s about to get a whole lot more than she bargained for. When she’s commissioned to go with Beck to his hometown and help him care for his dying mother, they stumble too close to a dark and murderous secret, one that Beck fears will drive Riley away from him forever. As chaos breaks loose, Riley may be Beck's only hope for redemption . . . and survival.

Meanwhile, up in Atlanta, it’s quickly becoming clear that Heaven may have won a battle, but the war is far from over. Riley and Beck face a stormy future, as Lucifer's ex-right-hand-man, Sartael, proves himself to be more resilient than anyone thought. He has Atlanta in his grip and is about to begin a brutal war with the prince of Hell. As the seconds tick down toward a final confrontation, it's up to Riley and the man she loves to finally defeat their old enemy, or lose everything they've fought for.


About the Author
JANA OLIVER is also the award-winning author of the Time Rovers series. She lives in Atlanta, GA with her husband and is happiest when she’s researching outlandish urban legends, wandering around old cemeteries and dreaming up new stories.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Giveaway First Time: The Legend of Garison Fitch by Samuel Ben White WIN $50 to Amazon #BookBlast


First Time: The Legend of Garison Fitch

"What if history didn't happen that way ... the first time?"

Garison Fitch was one of the most revered scientists in the Soviet Americas until he left fame behind to work on a secret project in his log cabin in the mountains of Marx.

But something went wrong. Instead of traveling interdimentionally, Garison has traveled through time ... twice.

Now, he's in something called "The United States of America" and a woman he's never met before is calling herself his wife. It it a hoax? Or, has he somehow changed history?

If so, can he return the world to what he believes is "normal", or must he live in this strange world he created?



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Praise:

"Sam continues to weave his magic as a storyteller. I always find myself anxious to find out what will happen next and what kind of twist will befall the adventurers. It helps to be familiar with the places that the heroines go, which adds to the story."
~Labdaddy, Texas

"I've had a few very unproductive but enjoyable days thanks to Samuel Ben White. If you haven't read Sam's books you have been missing a treat. These were funny, suspenseful, spiritual and kept you turning the pages."
~Karen S.

"Just wanted to say how much I have enjoyed your books. I have a Kindle and I have purchased all of the Garison Fitch novels. I am in Saudi Arabia and your books have really helped take me away from here."
~Scott, Saudi Arabia


Also Part of the Series:


Saving Time

Two years ago Garison Fitch traveled through time and rewrote history. An accident in the eighteenth century created a whole new world, and even gave Garison a wife he had never met before. Now, he’s got a daughter and he’s coming to enjoy this world he created. Until he’s attacked by men masquerading as Indians, and a funeral procession from out of the past enlists his help, and a tree grows from sappling to full-grown in a matter of minutes, threatening his daughter’s very life. Time itself is unraveling and Garison’s trips through time seem to be the cause. Garison must go back in time once again and keep himself from making the original trip that started the problem. But he can’t use his time machine to go back. How does one sew up a rip in time?





Lost Time

Jason Kerrigan and Brownwyn Dalmouth are pilots with the Republic of Texas Army Air Corps. A world war is going on and bombs have just brought an end to Crockett Air Field in south Texas. Jason and Bronwyn, though, are called away from the battle to be test pilots for a new aircraft that-they're told-will bring the war to an end. The experimental craft lives up to expectations in early tests, but then it lands them somewhere it never should have sent them. Another place? Another time? Another dimension? Somehow, they've taken a trip to the future and changed the past. Or did they? The answer to their change of reality may be known to a Justice of the Peace in Colorado named Garison Fitch. To figure it out, though, Garison may have to team up with his least favorite person: Bat Garrett.





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Author Samuel Ben White

Samuel Ben White (“Sam” to his friends) is the author of the national newspaper comic strip “Tuttle’s” (found at www.tuttles.net) and the on-line comic book “Burt & the I.L.S.” (found at www.destinyhelix.com). He is married and has two sons. He serves his community as both a minister at a small church and a chaplain with hospice. In addition to his time travel stories, Sam has also written and published detective novels, a western, three fantasy novels and four works of Christian fiction.





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Review LULLABY by AMANDA HOCKING @MacKidsBooks @amanda_hocking


Book Description

November 27, 2012 Watersong Novels (Book 2)

Harper only wanted a safe, normal life. But when her younger sister Gemma runs off with a dangerous clique of beautiful girls, Penn, Thea, and Lexi, everything changes. Vowing to get her sister back no matter what the cost, Harper must face dangers unlike any she's ever experienced. Fortunately, she has Daniel by her side, a gorgeous guy who's devoted to helping her find her sister—and who's immune to the girls' dark powers. 

While Harper searches for her sister, Gemma struggles to adjust to her new life.  Gemma's powers are growing by the day, and the longer she lives with her new "sisters," the harder it is to resist entering their magical world.  It's a realm both dark and beautiful, and where she's plagued by strange hungers and unspeakable needs.  Just as she's drifting far away from her old life,  Harper and Daniel find her...but no one can deny how much she's changed.  All she wants is to return to her family and the mortal world, but how can she do that when she's become something else entirely—and will they still love her once they learn the truth?

Prepare to fall under the spell of Lullaby, the second book in the Watersong series from New York Times bestselling author Amanda Hocking.

About the Author
AMANDA HOCKING is the New York Times bestselling author of the Trylle trilogy and a lifelong Minnesotan. After selling over a million copies of her books, primarily in eBook format, she became the exemplar of self-publishing success in the digital age. This is the second book in her new Watersong series with St. Martin's Press.

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MY THOUGHTS 
LOVED IT

****spoilers if you haven't read Wake****

This book picks up right after the ending of Wake.  Gemma has gone with the other three sirens since their leader, Penn, has threatened harm to her family and friends.  The story centers much more around her older sister, Harper, and Harper's quest to find Gemma and bring her to safety.  This one alternates between Harper and Gemma's point of view.  Penn is probably the most evil mean girl I have ever read about and again this story continues with  the Slasher Movie goodness.  There were a lot of "don't do it" and "something bad is going to happen here" type shouts from me.   I read this quick and easy read in about 3 hours, so yes, it really kept my attention!

I am glad I got to know Harper a bit better and Hocking does a wonderful job filling out her character.  Like all second books in a series, this one is a bit more quiet and not so full of action until I was left hanging at the end of the book.  Of course, that is just to keep me reading the rest of the series.
Even Gemma becomes more authentic in this installment. The boys surrounding the girls, Alex and Daniel try their best to help Harper out getting Gemma back home.  They may have a few gifts of their own that might help Gemma but those are only alluded to towards the end of the book.  


I also loved Marcy, Harper's coworker at the library and her snarky comments. Not everything works like she thinks it should and that is part of Marcy's charm.  Now, if Harper can get over the fact that she can't be responsible for Gemma any more than this series will take off.  I did miss Nathalie, the girls' mother, not having that strong in this one. I hope she makes more of an appearance in the next.   I think I enjoyed this one more than the first since the writing seemed to flow a bit better and it was as cartoony as the first.  Parents there is some heavy petting, mentions of alcohol, although no drinking and some violence.  


 Details

  • Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (November 27, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1250005655
  • ISBN-13: 978-1250005656

Monday, November 26, 2012

GIVEAWAY Dreaming of Summer Blog Hop WIN *Signed* Moonglass by Jessi Kirby






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BookHounds Review STEREOTYPICAL FREAKS by HOWARD SHAPIRO - JOE PEKAR


Book Description

November 14, 2012

Four disparate high school seniors come together to compete in their school's battle of the bands. Sharing a love for playing rock and roll, the members name the band "The Stereotypical Freaks" because they feel stereotyped by their classmates - smart kid, geek, star athlete and quiet weirdo… when in fact they know they are much more than those labels that have been placed on them. When one member reveals life altering news, winning the competition takes on more of a meaning to each member. Scared and angry, upset and yet still with a lot of resolve they set out to win one for the good guys… will they?


About the Author

HOWARD SHAPIRO lives in Pittsburgh, PA with his wife and two sons. The Controller for the Pittsburgh-based Visual Effects firm, Animal Inc., he has also written four children s books and The Stereotypical Freaks will be his debut Graphic Novel. His 2008 book, Hockey Player for Life, has been the number one downloaded children s hockey e-book on Amazon s Kindle chart since its arrival as an e-book in November of 2011. His, Hockey Days book was the only book featured in the December 2007 Sporting News Annual Gift Guide as a Best Buy Gift for Children. Through a corporate sponsorship program he set up (and maintains), since the 2010-11 season, both of his children s hockey books have been given to NHL teams (over 2,500 copies to date) for use in their community and educational initiatives. Since 2006 his annual charity raffle, which he matches dollar for dollar donated, has raised funds for several hockey-related charities including the Mario Lemieux Foundation, Hockey Fights Cancer and the Keith and Lisa Primeau Scholarship Fund. For more information, please log on to howardshapiro.net


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MY THOUGHTS
ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT

Tom and Dan fool around in the basement playing along to their favorite music.  While Tom (smart kid) can sing and play keyboards, Dan (geek) is a kick ass bass player, but they are missing a guitar player and drummer.  Tom's dad sits in with them every once in awhile but with a battle of the bands coming up at the high school, they really want to get their act together and perform.  Tom's best friend while growing up is an excellent guitar player but he is busy trying to get a football scholarship.  When Tom starts to tutor Marcell, now known as Mark (jock), he reconnects with him and convinces him to play.  Jacoby (quiet weirdo), a new kid at the school, loves to play drums, but he has scheduling conflicts that prevent him from practicing.  

The group really starts to come together and each member seems to have a secret reason for wanting this band to succeed.  The story covers a range of emotions and attitudes, from bullying, secret crushes and illness.  When Jacoby admits he is suffering from incurable cancer, the guy really rally around him and don't realize how much the performance means to him until they visit him at home right before he passes away.  (Big Sob).  The whole story is very sweet without being saccharine.  It is the type of book that gets the point about how we should treat each other and doesn't get all preachy.  I loved the graphics that went along with the story and you get an even better feel for the characters.  I don't think the story would have worked as well had it not been manga.  

I was fascinated with the excellent choice of music that Shapiro put together with each chapter.  It really captured the mood and setting. The author is kindly letting me list the music here so you can get a feel of the range of emotions the story covers.  


Recommended Listening

Chapter 1:
"Subdivisions" Rush 
"When It Began" The Replacements 
Chapter 2: 
"Ruby Soho" Rancid 
"On My Way Home" 3 
"Tin Foil" Urge Overkill 
Chapter 3: 
"Tangled Up In Blue" Bob Dylan 
"Promises Broken" Soul Asylum 
Chapter 4: 
"Baba O'Riley" The Who 
Chapter 5: 
"The Entire "Gentlemen" album by the Afghan Whigs 
"In The Evening" Led Zeppelin 
Chapter 6: 
"Jet City Woman" and "Another Rainy Night" Queensryche 
Chapter 7: 
"No Surrender" Bruce Springsteen 
"Blood Brother" Bruce Springsteen 
"Hold On" Triumph 
Chapter 8: 
"A Friend Is A Friend" Pete Townshend 
Chapter 9: 
"Rave On" Buddy Holly 
"I Hear The Call" The Unforgiven 
Chapter 10: 
"Whatsername" Green Day 
Chapter 11: 
"Neruda" Tom Cochrane and Red Rider 
"Sinking Like A Sunset" Tom Cochrane 
Chapter 12: 
"Digital Black Epilogue" Urge Overkill 
"The End" The Beatles




Details

  • Paperback: 140 pages
  • Publisher: Animal Media Group (November 14, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0578112175
  • ISBN-13: 978-0578112176






Sunday, November 25, 2012

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving!




We are cooking today!  I am trying Alton Brown's roast turkey recipe.  Getting THAT started was a true comedy of errors.  I turned the ice maker OFF instead of on, so at the last minute I had to rush to the store to buy ice for the brine.   I can't tell you how wonderful the brine smells! Schatze will be nearby to clean up any messes in case I drop the turkey.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day filled with thanks, gratitude and family!  I am so thankful for all of the wonderful people I have met online and share my love of reading.

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