Holiday Break Reading Challenge #7

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Today's challenge is titled "Busting Bookshelves" the assignment is to take pictures of our bookshelves and to tell what type of system we use to organize our shelves.

Here are my shelves:

There are 4 bookshelves in my livingroom(these pictures kind of overlap). I have them lining the wall behind 2 recliners. My husband felt a little claustrophobic at first, but he is getting used to them. There is no room in any other room of the house! I arrange my books alphabetically by author...because I am anal like that!  Here is my "To Be Read" shelf:



I found out with my last years challenge that the TBR pile is never going to shrink! But it does change quite often. I weed out those that don't look interesting anymore and then of course I am always adding to it!

I have a bookshelf in another room that has childrens books in it and then I have another bookshelf in my daughters room that has books that we both enjoy reading that I couldn't fit on the shelves in the livingroom and her closet is full of books! Ack! I have passed on my addiction to both daughters!

Holiday Break Reading Challenge #6

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Today's Holiday Break Challenge is a Waiting on Wednesday post. Choose a book that you are waiting to come out and post a picture.

Here is a book that I am waiting for: Scorpia Rising by Anthony Horowitz. It is coming out March 2011. This is the latest installment of the Alex Rider series. It is a fun series about a young boy that is kind of like James Bond. I'm really looking forward to it. I'm sure there are other books coming out that I'm sure I would love to read, but this is the one that comes to mind when I think of books that are coming out in the new year.  

Holiday Break Reading Challenge #4

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Today's activity is to find a new blog. Here is one that I found recently that has become one of my favorites:



http://edgyinspirational.blogspot.com/

This blog is run by Joy Tamsin David. I love her reviews, they are informative and catch your interest. I am a fan of all types of genre when I read, but one of my favorite genre's is Romance. Here on Joy's blog I can find good, clean-yet-edgy romance to read.

I know you only asked for one, but I have to do two! This second blog that I found is run by 5 ladies. I started following them when they introduced a holiday Santa's Sac Scavenger hunt. It was fun each day to search for the present and collect the word for the day. They had a daily winner and then wrapped it up with a large prize package give-away. I won a book on the last day of the Scavenger Hunt! I always think it is a bonus when I win! Here is their site:



http://www.bewitchedbookworms.com/

The Treasure Map of Boys by E. Lockhart

Ruby Oliver is a junior in high school. apparently the year before she had a pretty traumatic time(described in The Boyfriend List ), she lost her best friends, lost her boyfriend and had to start in therapy. Continuing on with that theme Ruby is down to pretty much 2 friends Nora and Meaghan. Ruby is still seeing a therapist, still having friend problems and still having boy issues.

Ruby is still pining away for her ex-boyfriend Jackson. When Jackson and Kim(ex best friend) break up Jackson starts flirting with Ruby. Noel is Ruby's Chem partner and guy friend. But their friendship is a bit awkward because Noel had wanted to kiss Ruby and she had told him no. Now she is wishing that she had kissed him. The problem is that Nora likes Noel and has asked Ruby to not act on her feelings for him. Then there is Gideon who is Nora's hunky older brother. There seems to be some chemistry between he and Ruby.

Things seem to go downhill for Ruby her junior year. She has a knack for drama in her life! She loses her job at the zoo, has multiple panic attacks during the week, has to get a job at a shoe store(many stinky feet), gets caught kissing Noel so consequently loses her friend Nora, she meets her therapists boyfriend while working at the shoe store which causes awkward moments during her sessions.

This was kind of a  hard book for me to get through. I guess I have forgotten all of the angst that teens go through with their boy/girl relationships. Ruby's life got a bit tedious for me. No wonder she was in therapy! There was a bit of language which usually I can overlook, but the F-word was sprinkled throughout. So when you look at the cover of the book it kind of looks like an innocent read, but the subject matter is more mature. I'll not be reading the other books in the series. BUT, if you enjoy teen drama there was plenty of that and at times humorous situations so try it!

Holiday Break Reading Challenge #2

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For Activity 2 we are to put the current book we are reading into pictures. So here goes:

The Treasure Map of Boys by e. lockhart 

Ruby Oliver is in her junior year of high school  

She is currently in noboyfriend mode because the year before she had gotten the reputation of being a slut and had lost several of her best friends.

She is seeing a therapist for panic disorders brought on from all of the angst going on with her relationships with boys and girlfriends. Her therapist assigns her the chore of making a treasure map of what her relationships are about. All Ruby can think about is her relationships with boys.



Noel is one of her best guy friends plus her Chem partner. Their relationship is a bit weird because he had asked to kiss her and she said no. She is now discovering that she really likes Noel but her friend Nora likes him and has asked her not to like him. Then there is Jackson who is Ruby's ex-boyfriend, the reason she is no longer friends with Kim. Kim stole him from Ruby. But now Kim and Jackson have broken up and Jackson is once again flirting with Ruby. And then there is Gideon, Nora's hunkey college brother. Ruby really likes him and thinks there may be some flirting going on between them. But she is still tempted by Noel.

When she is caught kissing Noel she once again is the topic of all the rumors in school and it looks like her friendship with Nora may be over

That's as far as I have gotten in the book. I'm getting pretty tired of the rollercoaster high school emotions that are going on.

Holiday Break Reading Challenge #1

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Today's Challenge is to set goals for the Christmas Break. Here are a few of mine:

1. Finish reading the Trixie Belden series. I have 10 more to go!
2. Wrap up a contest that Edifying and Edgy is having(check it out: http://www.edifyingandedgy.com/2010/11/edifying-challenges-edgy.html)
3. Enjoy family and friends!!

What are your goals? Hop on over to the Holiday Break Reading Challenge and share...it's FUN!

Holiday Break Reading Challenge

My friend Karin is hosting a Holiday Break Reading Challenge. Go sign up to participate. A winner every day.



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