Scott Pilgrim rocks!

I rented Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World the other day to watch again and it just reminded me how much I love Scott Pilgrim! So...I borrowed all the books that I don't have (all but #6) from the library and I think tonight, I'm going on a Scott Pilgrim binge. I'm going to read all 6. And it will be the first time I'll have read #6. YAY! :)

Sadness...with challenges

I hate it when I don't bring enough to read with me. :( Granted, I did think that I would spend more time doing other things and I did think that the book I brought would not be such a quick read... But still!

Okay, I've got two new challenges for myself:

1) Read some of my OWN books during the winter break from school. That way I can build up paperbackswap points by getting rid of the ones that I'm not absolutely committed to keeping. This should include some of the young adult books I got b/c I had to have them to read ASAP (and still haven't read them months or even over a year later) and some of my manga that I'm still behind on (I had an earlier challenge about this).

2) Reread all the Harry Potter books before the second part of Deathly Hollows comes out (which might be in July 2011?).

Also, I am working on a book project that is related to my counseling. I'm trying to gather some young adult books with supernatural themes that deal with grief issues to provide a bibliotherapy list. I submitted a proposal to a conference to do a presentation on this, but I still haven't heard if it's been accepted. If it doesn't get accepted, I might make it into an article. :)

Library book sale!!!

I went to the Friends of the Library book sale today. We went last year and picked up a lot of books, but they were super expensive (which we didn't realize until we went to pay). This year, the prices were much cheaper--yay!

It's odd, sort of, how things happen. Both my supervisor and one of my professor suggested that I look for this book called Radical Acceptance and wouldn't you know it? There it was at the book sale for $1!

I was also able to get two Serendipity books. One of my personal book challenges is to read all the Serendipity books (well, and the Little Mr. and Little Miss books too).

I got some other books too--a couple that I think are on my to read list. And some fun looking picture books. AND a book for one of my nephews for Christmas.

And I spent less than $11. Go me! ;)

books i've read october 2010

10.2.10

• The Space Between Trees by Katie Williams (YA)
• Salem Brownstone: All Along the Watchtowers by John Harris Dunning & Nikhil Singh (GN)
• The Accidental Sorcerer by K.E. Mills (A)

10.3.10

• Picture the Dead by Adele Griffin & Lisa Brown (YA)

10.5.10

• The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar (A)

10.9.10

• This Little Piggy Went to Prada by Amy Allen & Eun-Kyung Kang (A)
• Scumble by Ingrid Law (YA)

10.10.10

• Celtic Maidens by Ceri Norman (A)
• Cum Laude by Cecily von Ziegesar (YA)
• Rare: Portraits of America's Endangered Species by Joel Sartore (A-NF)

10.12.10

• Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer (YA)

10.16.10

• Undead and Unfinished by MaryJanice Davidson (A)
• Girl Zines: Making Media, Doing Feminism by Alison Piepmeier (A-NF)

10.18.10

• One Bloody Thing After Another by Joey Comeau (A)
• Sweater Quest: My Year of Knitting Dangerously by Adrienne Martini (A-NF)

10.19.10

• The Poison Diaries by Maryrose Wood & the Duchess of Northumberland (YA)

10.22.10

• Elliot Allagash by Simon Rich (YA)

10.23.10

• How to Be a Zombie by Serenna Valentine (YA-NF)
• Double Take by Kevin Michael Connolly (A-NF)

10.25.10

• How Rocket Learned to Read by Tad Hill (PB)
• Art & Max by David Wiesner (PB)
• Blood Feud by Alyxandra Harvey (YA)

10.29.10

• Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus by R.L. LaFevers (Y)

10.10 total: 23
8 young adult fiction; 1 graphic novel; 6 adult fiction; 4 adult non fiction; 1 young adult non fiction; 2 picture books; 1 youth fiction