Posts by Holland73

Before I die by Jenny Downham (Audiobook)   16 year old Tessa has been battling leukemia since she was 12.  The book covers her final year of life and the list of things she wants to do before she dies.   A...

4. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins   On to the one that I struggled to finish, Mockingjay.  I must admit, I am still a little less inclined to read it again.  I don't like what they do to one of my favorite...

I've had my Nook Color since Xmas 2010 and love it!  Haven't had any problems with it and use it daily, especially for school.  I love how I can highlight parts & write notes throughout the book and my Nook keeps it all...

3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins   I read this book (and the 2nd book) last summer while traveling through Europe with ds and loved it.  I'm loved it even more the second time around!  Anyway, I wanted to read...

2. Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta     Quote: At age eleven, Taylor Markham was abandoned by her mother. At fourteen, she ran away from boarding school, only to be tracked down and brought back by a mysterious...

I'm going to try to remember to number my books this year.    1.  Right Behind You by Gail Giles   Quote:   After setting his seven-year-old neighbor in Alaska on fire, Kip...

Happy New Year, All!    Started the January thread:   http://www.mothering.com/community/t/1340514/january-2012-book-challenge

Quote: Originally Posted by Igraine  69) One last one for me too, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by  Stieg Larsson. I am probably one of the last people to read this! It has been so popular, which...

Happy New Year, Everyone!    So, just by way of clarification (for comers both new and old), guidelines for the Book Challenge Thread are as follows: 1) Post the books you read ... or not 2) Post a...

It's a long time between now and this summer, so I wouldn't worry about anything right now.  If, in a couple of months, she has followed through with her plan to save the money for this proposed trip, then start considering the...