Its Late...

So, as you guessed it, its late. I am probably at least a little bit loopy, due to lack of sleep. But, I would like to tell you guys/girls that there might not be that many reviews or posts this week. I have two projects due in the next two weeks, and I have a feeling that I'm going to have a lot of homework. But, then again I will probably procrastinate and their might be a huge load of posts (that will probably happen). So if you don't hear from me, I'm not dead or sick or anything, I'm just busy.

Thanks and Best Wishes!
Zoe

Cornelia Funke Challenge

SO, I have finally decided to host a challenge. It is the Cornelia Funke Challenge. It starts on December 1 , 2008 and ends March 1, 2009. Cornelia Funke has written numerious books, one of which is currently becoming a movie.Here are the rules:

1. You must read at least three books that are written by Cornelia Funke (i.e. Inkheart, Inkspell, Inkdeath, etc.)

2. When you join, please leave a comment on this post, with a link to where you posted which Cornelia Funke books you are going to read.

3. You can join at any time between today and March 1, 2009.

Thanks, everyone!

New Books (2)

I got very few new books in the past week or two, but I'd thought I would share them with you:

Wide Awake by David Levithan

Once again, David Levithan amazes me. Here is the summary (taken off of David Levithan's website):

In the not-too-impossible-to-imagine future, a gay Jewish man has been elected president of the United States. Until the governor of one state decides that some election results in his state are invalid, awarding crucial votes to the other candidate, and his fellow party member. Thus is the inspiration for couple Jimmy and Duncan to lend their support to their candidate by deciding to take part in the rallies and protests. Along the way comes an exploration of their relationship, their politics, and their country, and sometimes, as they learn, it's more about the journey than it is about reaching the destination.Only David Levithan could so masterfully and creatively weave together a plot that's both parts political action and reaction, as well as a touching and insightfully-drawn teen love story.

Every book I read of David's gets better and better. They are all surprising and cute and totally worth reading. One part, I admit isn't really suitable for "younger" readers, but the overall message of this book is something all readers no matter what age should be taught. It teaches us to accept others, no matter their religion, skin color, or which gender they find attractive. We are all humans, who live on this earth, and we need to learn to accept people for who they are. I think this message is heavily discussed in this book. You should read it at one point in time, if you haven't already.


Silence is silver, but Books are golden...

Hey Everyone (an update)

Hey Everyone,

I would just like to tell you that I am going to post a review of Wide Awake by David Levithan tomorrow, it was a really good book and like I have said many times, he is a really good author. Tonight I will be writing some more on my novel and possibly reading more books, I will be doing this from 3pm to 9am, though. I most likely will only be able to go on the internet until 6pm. If I am pleased by what I managed to write on my novel, I might post the first part of it (the first few chapters), because I am still in the beginning stages of writing it. I will miss the blogging world tonight, and I will hopefully be getting reading for a loaf more posts. "See" you all later!

Love,
Zoe

Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan

Wow, I am speechless. This book was so amazing. Here is a summary of it ( taken off the authors website) :

This is the story of Paul, a sophomore at a high school like no other: The cheerleaders ride Harleys, the homecoming queen used to be a guy named Daryl (she now prefers Infinite Darlene and is also the star quarterback), and the gay-straight alliance was formed to help the straight kids learn how to dance.

When Paul meets Noah, he thinks he's found the one his heart is made for. Until he blows it. The school bookie says the odds are 12-to-1 against him getting Noah back, but Paul's not giving up without playing his love really loud. His best friend Joni might be drifting away, his other best friend Tony might be dealing with ultra-religious parents, and his ex-boyfriend Kyle might not be going away anytime soon, but sometimes everything needs to fall apart before it can really fit together right.

This is a happy-meaningful romantic comedy about finding love, losing love, and doing what it takes to get love back in a crazy-wonderful world.

I loved this book so much. I found myself slowly melting into the story, wishing it wouldn't stop. This was David Levithan's first novel ( at the time) and it was magnificent. When/If you read it, you might feel that one of the characters (Noah), is very uneasy and not so willing to be in a relationship with Paul, I realized that. And, I loved the kind-of-tension that that brought. After reading this, I seriously was speechless, it was such a great novel that I was blown away and just wouldn't speak to anybody for a few hours ( which is very unusual for me). I strongly recommend this book, it is one of my favorite books that I have read this year.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Hey everyone! I would like to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks you to everyone who reads this blog, you don't know how much it means to me that you read and comments my reviews on books.

I know have to get back to cooking, cleaning, reading, and procrastinating! So I will "see" you all soon! I am also going to post a book review of Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan soon (it was the most awesome book I have read in a while).

Happy Thanksgiving!

Contest...

Hey everyone, Bookluver-Carol is having a contest (it is only open to people in the US). I encourage you all to go check it out! Thanks, and there are going to be more reviews coming soon...