Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Starting now...what I'm reading

This blog will be about books that I have read or listened to recently.
Right now I am reading Scrambled Eggs at Midnight by Brad Barkley and Heather Hepler and listening to Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot at work as well as doing a part-time reading of Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys by Stephen James and David Thomas.
I am thinking about listening to Midnight for Charlie Bone in the car but haven't started it yet. I am waiting for Brisingr by Christopher Paolini on audio too.

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Reviews by Author OLD PAGE

A

Abdel-Fattah, Randa
     Does My Head Look Big in This?
Abrahams, Peter et al
     Up All Night short story collection
Allison, Jennifer
     The Dead Drop
Armstrong, Kelley
     The Summoning 
Atwood, Margaret
     The Year of the Flood
Austen, Jane
     Pride and Prejudice

B

Balliett, Blue
     The Calder Game
Baum, Frank L.
     The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
     Tattoo
Barrett, Judi and Ron
     Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Baskin, Nora Raleigh
     The Truth about My Bat Mitzvah
     Anything But Typical 
Beck, Nina
     This Book Isn't Fat, It's Fabulous
Benjamin, Melanie
     Alice I Have Been
Brande, Robin
     Evolution, Me and Other Freaks of Nature
Bray, Libba
     Going Bovine 
Burnett, Frances Hodgson
     A Little Princess
Butler, Octavia E.
     Bloodchild

C

Cabot, Meg
     Airhead series
          Being Nikki
Card, Orson Scott
     Ender in Exile 
     A War of Gifts
Carroll, Lewis
     Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
     Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There
Carter, Ally
     Gallahger Girls series
          Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover
     Heist Society series
          Heist Society
Cashore, Kristen
     Seven Kingdoms Trilogy
          Graceling
                Graceling audio book
          Fire
Chan, Queenie
     The Dreaming v.1-3
Childs, Tera Lynn
     Forgive My Fins
Clearly, Beverly
     Sister of the Bride
Cohn, Rachel
     Very LeFreak
Colfer, Eoin
     And Another Thing
Collins, Suzanne
     Hunger Games series
          The Hunger Games
          Catching Fire
Cornish, D.M.
     Monster Blood Tattoo series
          Foundling
Cushman, Karen
     The Loud Silence of Francine Green


D

Dahl, Roald
     James and the Giant Peach
Delany, Shannon
     13 to Life
Dessen, Sarah
     This Lullaby
Dickens, Charles
     A Christmas Carol
Duey, Kathleen
     Skin Hunger
Durst, Sarah Beth
     Into the Wild

E

Enhrenhaft, Daniel
     Dirty Laundry
Evanovich, Janet
     Stephanie Plum series
          One for the Money
          Twelve Sharp
          Plum Lovin'
          Lean Mean Thirteen
          Plum Lucky
          Fearless Fourteen
          Plum Spooky
          Finger Lickin' Fifteen

F

Ferris, Jean
     Once Upon a Marigold
Fforde, Jasper
     Shades of Grey series
          Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron
Fitzhugh, Louise
     Harriet the Spy
Fitzpatrick, Becca
     Hush, Hush
Flinn, Alex
     Beastly
     Breathing Underwater
Fitzgerald, John
     The Great Brain
Francis, Anthony
     Frost Moon
Frazier, Angie
     Everlasting
Freita, Donna
     The Possibilities of Sainthood

G

Gaiman, Neil
     The Graveyard Book
Gallico, Paul
     Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
Garcia, Kami and Margaret Stohl
     Beautiful Creatures
Godbersen, Anna
     The Luxe series
          The Luxe 
          Rumors
          Envy
          Splendor 
Grab, Daphne
     Alive and Well in Prague, New York
Grahame-Smith, Seth and Austen, Jane
     Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Grant, Michael
     Hunger: A Gone Novel 
Gratz, Alan
      Horotio Wilkes Mysteries
          Something Rotten
          Something Wicked
Green, John
     An Abundance of Katherines
     Will Grayson,Will Grayson (with David Levithan)

     Let It Snow
Grisham, John
     Skipping Christmas

H

Hale, Shannon and Dean
     Rapunzel's Revenge
Hardy, Mark
     Nothing Pink
Hines, Jim C.
      Princess Novels
          The Stepsister Scheme
          The Mermaid's Madness
High, Linda Oatman
     Planet Pregnancy
Horowitz, Anthony
     The Gatekeepers series
          Raven's Gate
          Evil Star
          Nightrise
           Necropolis
Horner, Emily
     A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend
Horvath, Polly
     Everything on a Waffle

I

J

James, Rebecca
     Beautiful Malice
Jinks, Catherine
      The Reformed Vampire Support Group
Johnson, Maureen
     Let It Snow (with John Green and Lauren Myracle)
     Scarlett (Hopewell) series
          Suite Scarlett
          Scarlett Fever
Jones, Carrie
     Need series
          Need
Juby, Susan
     Another Kind of Cowboy

K

Keene, Carolyn
     Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
          The Secret of the Old Clock #1
          The Hidden Staircase #2
          The Bungalow Mystery #3
          The Mystery at Lilac Inn #4
          The Secret of Shadow Ranch #5
          The Secret of Red Gate Farm #6
          The Clue in the Diary #7
          Nancy's Mysterious Letter #8
          The Sign of the Twisted Candles #9
          Password to Larkspur Lane #10
          The Clue in the Broken Locket #11
          The Message in the Hollow Oak #12
          The Mystery of the Ivory Charm #13
          The Whispering Statue #14
          The Haunted Bridge #15
          The Clue of the Tapping Heels #16
          The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk #17
          Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion #18
          The Quest of the Missing Map #19
          The Clue in the Jewel Box #20
          The Secret in the Old Attic #21
          The Clue in the Crumbling Wall #22
          Mystery of the Tolling Bell #23
Kertz, Anna
     The Mealworm Diaries
King, A.S.
      The Dust of 100 Dogs
Kimmel, Eric
     Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
Klein, Lisa
     Ophelia
Koja, Kathe
     Buddha Boy
Konigsburg, E.L.
     From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Knowles, Jo
     Lessons from a Dead Girl
Kohner, Frederick
     Gidget

L

Lamb, Wally
     Wishin' and Hopin'
Larbalestier, Justine
     Liar
Levine, Gail Carson
     Fairest
     The Wish
Levithan, David
     Boy Meets Boy
     Will Grayson,Will Grayson (with John Green)
Livingston, Lesley
      Wondrous Strange
Lockhart, E.
     The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
     Ruby Oliver series
          The Treasure Map of Boys 
Lo, Malinda
     Ash
Lovelace, Maud Hart
     Betsy Tacy series
          Betsy-Tacy
Lowry, Lois
     The Giver Trilogy
          The Giver
          Gathering Blue
          Messenger

M

Madison, Bennett
     The Blonde of the Joke
Maguire, Gregory
     Wicked
Mantchev, Lisa
     The Theatre Illuminata 
          Eyes Like Stars
          Perchance to Dream
Marr, Melissa
     Wicked Lovely series
          Ink Exchange
         Fragile Eternity
Matheson, Richard
     I Am Legend
McGowan, Keith
     The Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children
McMann, Lisa
     Dream Catcher series
          Wake
          Fade
Medina, Nico
     The Straight Road to Kylie
Miller, Wiley
     Ordinary Basil series
          The Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Basil
          Attack of the Volcano Monkeys
Mitchard, Jacelyn
     Midnight Twins series
          The Midnight Twins
Moser, Barry
     Good and Perfect Gifts
Myracle, Lauren
     Kissing Kate
     Let It Snow (with John Green and Maureen Johnson)

N

Ness, Patrick
     Chaos Walking series
          The Knife of Never Letting Go
Nimmo, Jenny
     Charlie Bone series post 1
     Charlie Bone series post 2
Nix, Garth
     The Old Kingdom series
          Sabriel 
          Lirael 
          Abhorsen 
          Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case
     The Keys to the Kingdom series
          Mister Monday
          Grim Tuesday
          Drowned Wednesday
          Sir Thursday
          Lady Friday
          Superior Saturday 
          Lord Sunday
North, Pearl
      Libyrinth
Noël, Alyson
     The Immortals
          Evermore
          Blue Moon

O

O'Brien, Caragh
     Birthmarked

P

Paolini, Christopher
      Brisingr 
Peck, Richard
     A Year Down Yonder
Peterfreund, Diana
     Killer Unicorn series
          Rampant
Peters, Julie Anne
     Between Mom and Jo
Pfeffer, Susan Beth
     The Last Survivors series
          Life As We Knew It
          The Dead and the Gone
Pike, Aprilynee
     Wings

Q

Quick, Barbara
     A Golden Web

R

Raskin, Ellen
     The Westing Game
Rees Brennan, Sarah
     The Demon's Lexicon
Rennison, Louise
     Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me? The Final Confessions of Georgia Nicolson
Riordian, Rick
      The Last Olympian
Robinson, Barbara
     The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Rowling, J.K.
     Harry Potter series
          The Sorcerer's Stone
Ryan, Carrie
     Zombie series
          The Forest of Hands and Teeth
           The Dead-Tossed Waves

S

San Souci, Robert and Catrow, David, ill.
     Little Pierre
Schmidt, Gary
     The Wednesday Wars
Scrimger, Richard
     Me and Death
Selfors, Suzanne
     Saving Juliet
Shakespeare, William
     The Taming of the Shrew
Shepherd, Jean
     A Christmas Story
Shulman, Polly
     Enthusiasm 
Simner, Janni Lee
     Bones of Faerie
Smith, Cynthia Leitich
     Tantalize series
          Tantalize
          Eternal
Snow, Carol
     Switch 
Soren, Sasha
     Random Magic
Stiefvater, Maggie
     The Wolf of Mercy Falls series
          Shiver
Summy, Barrie
     I SO Don't Do Mysteries

T

U

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W

Waters, Daniel
     Generation Dead series
          Generation Dead 
          Kiss of Life
Werlin, Nancy
     Impossible
Westerfeld, Scott
     Midnighters series
          The Secret Hour
          Touching Darkness
     Leviathan series
          Leviathan
Willis, Connie
      D.A.

X   Y   Z

2009 Reviews by Title

A

Abhorsen Garth Nix
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll
An Abundance of Katherines John Green
Another Kind of Cowboy Susan Juby
Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me? The Final Confessions of Georgia Nicolson Louise Rennison
Ash Malinda Lo

B

Beastly Alex Flinn
Beautiful Creatures Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Being Nikki Meg Cabot
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Barbara Robinson
Between Mom and Jo Julie Anne Peters
Blue Moon Alyson Noël
Boy Meets Boy David Levithan
Brisingr Christopher Paolini

C

The Calder Game Blue Balliet
Catching Fire Suzanne Collins
Charlie Bone series post 1 Jenny Nimmo
Charlie Bone series post 2 Jenny Nimmo
A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens
A Christmas Story Jean Shepherd
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Judi and Ron Barrett

D

D.A. Connis Willis
The Dead and the Gone Susan Beth Pfeffer
The Dead Drop Jennifer Allison
Dirty Laundry Daniel Ehrenhaft
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks E. Lockhart
Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover Ally Carter
The Dreaming Queenie Chan
Drowned Wednesday Garth Nix
The Dust of 100 Dogs A.S. King

E

Ender in Exile Orson Scott Card
Enthusiasm Polly Shulman
Eternal Cynthia Leitich Smith
Evermore by Alyson Noël
Everything on a Waffle Polly Horvath
Evil Star Anthony Horowitz
Eyes Like Stars Lisa Mantchev


F

Fade Lisa McMann
Fairest Gail Carson Levine
Foundling D.M. Cornish
Fragile Eternity Melissa Marr
The Forest of Hands and Teeth Carrie Ryan


G

Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Generation Dead Daniel Waters
Gidget Fredrick Kohner
The Giver Lois Lowry
Good and Perfect Gifts Barry Moser
Graceling Kristen Cashore
The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman
Grim Tuesday Garth Nix

H

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins Eric Kimmel
Hunger: A Gone Novel Michael Grant
The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins

I

I Am Legend Richard Matheson
I SO Don't Do Mysteries Barrie Summy
Impossible Nancy Werlin
Ink Exchange Melissa Marr

J

James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl

K

Kiss of Life Daniel Waters
Kissing Kate Lauren Myracle

L

Lady Friday Garth Nix
The Last Olympian Rick Riordian
Lessons from a Dead Girl Jo Knowles
Let It Snow John Green, Maureen Johnson, Lauren Myracle
Libyrinth Pearl North
Life As We Knew It Susan Beth Pfeffer
Little Pierre Robert San Souci and David Catrow, ill.
Lirael Garth Nix
The Loud Silence of Francine Green Karen Cushman
The Luxe Anna Godbersen

M

The Mealworm Diaries Anna Kertz
Messenger Lois Lowry
Mister Monday Garth Nix
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris Paul Gallico

N


Necropolis Anthony Horowitz
Need Carrie Jones
Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case Garth Nix
Nightrise Anthony Horowitz

O


Once Upon a Marigold Jean Ferris
Ophelia Lisa Klein

P

The Possibilities of Sainthood Donna Freitas
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Jane Austen, Grahame Smith

Q

R

Random Magic Sasha Soren
Raven's Gate Anthony Horowitz
The Reformed Vampire Support Group Catherine Jinks
Rumors: A Luxe Novel  Anna Godbersen
Rupunzel's Revenge Shannon and Dean Hale

S

Sabriel Garth Nix
Saving Juliet Suzanne Selfors
The Secret Hour Scott Westerfeld
Sir Thursday Garth Nix
Skin Hunger Kathleen Duey
Skipping Christmas John Grisham
Something Rotten Alan Gratz
Something Wicked Alan Gratz
The Stepsister Scheme Jim C. Hines
The Straight Road to Kylie Nico Medina
Suite Scarlett Maureen Johnson
The Summoning Kelley Armstrong
Superior Saturday Garth Nix
Switch Carol Snow

T

The Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare
Tantalize Cynthia Leitich Smith
Tattoo Jennifer Lynn Barnes
This Book Isn't Fat, It's Fabulous Nina Beck
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There Lewis Carroll
Touching Darkness Scott Westerfeld
The Treasure Map of Boys E. Lockhart


U

V

W

Wake Lisa McMann
A War of Gifts Orson Scott Card
The Wednesday Wars Gary Schmidt
Wings Aprilynne Pike
The Wish Gail Carson Levine
Wishin' and Hopin' Wally Lamb
Wondrous Strange Lesley Livingston



X Y Z

About the Little Bookworm


I was having trouble remembering what I'd read and one day I thought, hey a book blog would be fun.  So I made one and here I am.  Book blogging is fun and is a good outlet for me.  I'm an academic librarian who read mostly young adult books.  I've never been a young adult or teen librarian, but I've been a reference librarian who did young adult programming.  When I was a teen, there wasn't the abundance of reading geared toward that age group so I read a lot of adult books.  Now that I'm an adult, I read a lot of teen books. Funny how that happens.

I hope you enjoy my blog. I enjoy having you here.

Unless otherwise stated, all my books come from the public library or I bought them.  In addition, I will only give fair and unbiased review of books.  So if you send me a book and I don't like it, I may just say so.