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

books i've read september 2010

9.4.10

• May Bird Among the Stars by Jodi Lynn Anderson (Y)
• Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love by Chris Roberson & Shawn McManus (GN)
• Brains for Lunch: A Zombie Novel in Haiku?! by K.A. Holt & Gahan Wilson (Y)

9.6.10

• Just Grace by Charise Mericle Harper (Y)

9.7.10

• Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renee Russell (Y)

9.10.10

• Sweethearts by Sara Zarr (YA)

9.11.10

• She's So Dead to Us by Kieran Scott (YA)

9.13.10

• Gender Studies: Terms and Debates by Anne Cranny-Francis, Wendy Waring, Pam Stavropolous, & Joan Kirby (A-NF)
• Lucky Man by Michael J. Fox (A-NF)

9.14.10

• Undone by Rachel Caine (A)

9.17.10

• Guardians of Being by Eckhart Tolle & Patrick McDonnell (A-NF)
• Creepiosity: A Hilarious Guide to the Unintentionally Creepy by David Bickel (A-NF)

9.18.10

• Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer (Y)
• Nibbles: A Green Tale by Charlotte Middleton (PB)
• Seasons by Blexbolex (PB)
• Todd's TV by James Proimos (PB)
• Flight of the Dodo by Peter Brown (PB)
• InDognito: A Book of Canines in Costume by Karen Ngo (A-NF)

9.19.10

• Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist, Book Two: The Basilisk's Lair by R.L. LaFevers (Y)
• The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade (YA)

9.20.10

• Mortified: Real Words. Real People. Real Pathetic. edited by David Nadelberg (A-NF)

9.23.10

• South by Patrick McDonnell (PB)

9.24.10

• The Treehouse Book by Candida Collins (A-NF)
• The Freak Observer by Blythe Woolston (YA)

9.25.10

• Yucky Worms by Vivian French & Jessica Ahlberg (PB)
• Good Night, Commander by Ahmad Akbarpour & Morteza Zahedi (PB)
• The Secret Lives of Princesses by Philippe Lechermeier & Rebecca Dautremer (YA)
• Playing in Traffic by Gail Giles (YA)

9.26.10

• The Selby Is In Your Place by Todd Selby (A-NF)
• Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl by Rachel Renee Russell (Y)

9.27.10

• Wolf Wanted by Ana Maria Machado & Laurent Cardon (PB)
• An Inner Silence: The Portraits of Henri Cartier-Bresson collected by Agnes Sire & Jean-Luc Nancy (A-NF)
• The Popularity Papers by Amy Ignatow (Y)

9.29.10

• Burned by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (YA)

09.10 total: 34

8 youth fiction; 1 graphic novel; 7 young adult fiction; 9 adult non fiction; 1 adult fiction; 8 picture books

books i've read august 2010

8.3.10

• Un Lun Dun by Chine Mieville (YA)

8.5.10

• Dragon's Keep by Janet Lee Carey (YA)
• Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel (PB)
• Stinky by Eleanor Davis (GN)
• The Truth About Princesses by Nancy Kelly Allen & Youngsun Kim (PB)
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future...: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned by Michael J. Fox (A-NF)

8.6.10

• Impulse by Ellen Hopkins (YA)

8.7.10

• The Wild & Weedy Apothecary by Doreen Shababy (A-NF)

8.8.10

• May Bird and the Ever After by Jodi Lynn Anderson (Y)

8.9.10

• Daphne's Book by Mary Downing Hahn (Y)

8.11.10

• Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (Y)
• Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (A)

8.12.10

• He Came with the Couch by David Slonim (PB)
• Thesaurus Rex by Laya Steinberg & Debbie Harter (PB)
• All Around the Seasons by Barney Saltzberg (PB)
• I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew by Dr. Seuss (PB)
• Tough Chicks by Cece Meng & Melissa Suber (PB)
• Skelly & Femur by Jimmy Pickering (PB)
• The Searcher and Old Tree by David McPhail (PB)

8.14.10

• Aunt Epp's Guide for Life: Miscellaneous Musings of a Victorian Lady by Elspeth Marr & edited by Christopher Rush (A-NF)
• Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology edited by Amy Sonnie (YA-NF)

8.15.10

• Spooky Little Girl by Laurie Notaro (A)

8.17.10

• The Incorrigible Children of Aston Place: The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood (Y)

8.21.10

• Where Is Catkin? by Janet Lord & Julie Paschkis (PB)
• Tutus Aren't My Style by Linda Skeers & Anne Wilsdorf (PB)
• Here Comes the Bride by Beatrice Masini & Anna Laura Cantone (PB)
• Dog Loves Books by Louise Yates (PB)
• Calvin Can't Fly: The Story of a Bookworm Birdie by Jennifer Berne & Keith Bendis (PB)
• Sugar's Yummy Fall by Ellie O'Ryan & Jason Fruchter (PB)
• It's a Book by Lane Smith (PB)
• The Turning: What Curiosity Kills by Helen Ellis (YA)
• Dear Vampa by Ross Collins (PB)

8.22.10

• Brigid of Kildare by Heather Terrell (A)
• Through the Lens: National Geographic Greatest Photographs edited by John Fahey & Paul Martin (A-NF)

8.23.10

• Dad and Pop: An Ode to Fathers & Stepfathers by Kelly Bennett & Paul Meisel (PB)
• Black Magic by Dinah Johnson & R. Gregory Christie (PB)
• Paulie Pastrami Achieves World Peace by James Proimos (PB)
• Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (GN)

8.26.10

• Me & Death: An Afterlife Adventure by Richard Scrimger (YA)

8.27.10

• Patricia von Pleasantsquirrel by James Proimos (PB)

8.28.10

• The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs (A)

08.10 total: 41

5 young adult fiction; 21 picture books; 2 graphic novels; 4 adult non fiction; 4 youth fiction; 4 adult fiction; 1 young adult non fiction

ReadaThing Readathon!

My library is on LibraryThing. I never really got into any of the groups because, quite honestly, I wasn't interested in what other people had to say about books so much. I like to make my own decisions and such. But one day, I saw a blurb about the ReadaThing group and I looked it up. They do Readathons! How cool.

So, I just signed up for the August Readathon! It's on August 22nd and they were scheduling people so that someone (or several someones) around the world is reading for every hour of that day. I signed up for 12:00 am & 1:00 am EST (which is actually 10 & 11 pm the day before for me here in MST). But that's cool.

The theme is Reading in Public. I think I'll head out to the local Denny's and read for two hours on that day. :) I even have a sign to print out for it. FUN!

A new favorite word

I discovered this word a few weeks ago while reading Foyle's Philavery and thought it was a pretty cool word. But then...I found this word in a youth book about cats, Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel. How cool is that?

Anyway, the word is crepuscular. It means active at twilight (dawn and dusk).

:)

books i've read july 2010

7.4.10

• Captivate by Carrie Jones (YA)
• Why the Cheetah Cheats: And Other Mysteries of the Natural World by Lewis Smith (A-NF)

7.5.10

• Whip Smart by Melissa Febos (A-NF)
• Total Oblivion, More or Less by Alan DeNiro (A)

7.9.10

• The Global Forest by Diana Beresford-Kroeger (A-NF)

7.12.10

• Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know by Alexandra Horowitz (A-NF)

7.13.10

• Dead to Me by Anton Strout (A)

7.14.10

• Classic by Cecily von Zeigesar (YA)

7.15.10

• Curse of the ChupaCabra by Rudolfo Anaya (YA)
• Ender's Game: Battle School by Orson Scott Card, Christopher Yost, Pasqual Ferry, & Frank D'Armata (GN)

7.16.10

• ChupaCabra and the Roswell UFO by Rudolfo Anaya (YA)

7.19.10

• Peter & Max by Bill Willingham & Steve Leialoha (A)

7.20.10

• 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot by Richard Wiseman (A-NF)
• Irving Penn Portraits by Magdalene Keaney (A-NF)
• Bleach #31 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Night Vision: The Art of Urban Exploration by Troy Paiva (A-NF)
• Facehunter by Yvan Rodic (A-NF)

7.21.10

• Seth Baumgartner's Love Manifesto by Eric Luper (YA)
• Zombie-Loan #9 by Peach-Pit (M)

7.22.10

• The Purple Kangaroo by Michael Ian Black & Peter Brown (PB)
• Lawn to Lawn by Dan Yaccarino (PB)
• Ollie's Easter Eggs by Olivier Dunrea (PB)

7.24.10

• Hope on a Tightrope by Cornel West (A-NF)
• Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce (YA)

7.26.10

• How I Learned to Snap: A Small Town Coming-Out and Coming-of-Age Story by Kirk Read (A-NF)

7.27.10

• Bittle by Patricia MacLachlan, Emily MacLachlan, & Dan Yaccarino (PB)
• Succulent Container Gardens: Design Eye-Catching Displays with 350 Easy-Care Plants by Debra Lee Baldwin (A-NF)

7.28.10

• The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club by Laurie Notaro (A-NF)

7.29.10

• Prejudice: A Story Collection edited by Daphne Muse (YA)
• The Ghosts of Ashbury High by Jaclyn Moriarty (YA)

7.30.10

• Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready (YA)

7.31.10

• Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel (Y)
• Zombiekins by Kevin Bolger & Aaron Blacha (Y)
• How to Ride a Dragon's Storm by Cressida Cowell (Y)

07.10 total: 34

9 young adult fiction; 12 adult non fiction; 3 adult fiction; 1 graphic novel; 2 manga; 4 picture books; 3 youth fiction