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Bea's Book Blog: October 2010
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Sunday, October 31, 2010. Book Review: Not That Kind of Girl. Not That Kind of Girl. 2010) by Siobhan Vivian. So many other bloggers have highlighted the best parts of this book more eloquently than I can, so I'll keep it short. The best thing about this book is the way it explores the complexity of feminism and empowerment. I really like the concept for the novel and enjoyed it as a story, but I honestly wasn't that moved by it. I bought it expecting to really like it- a lot-. Not That Kind of Girl.
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Bea's Book Blog: 2011 YA Reading Challenge
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Saturday, January 1, 2011. 2011 YA Reading Challenge. Ushering us in to 2011 is For the Love of YA,. Who is hosting the 2011 Young Adult Reading Challenge. I'm committing to the "Jumbo" challenge, which is to read 40 YA books in a year, but you can go whole hog and do 50! Happily, you can also do as few as 12. Check out the link. January 1, 2011 at 9:48 PM. Ah, maybe i should try this. *lookingn from my school schedule to my laptop screen and back again*. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Bea's Book Blog: August 2010
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Saturday, August 28, 2010. 2006) by Polly Shulman. Jane Austen never had friends like this. There is little more likely to exasperate a person of sense than finding herself tied by affection and habit to an Enthusiast." Julie knows from bitter experience. Her best friend, Ashleigh, veers wildly from one obsession to the next, dragging Julie along on her crazy schemes. Ashleigh's current fancy is also Julie's own passion: Jane Austen's great love story Pride and Prejudice. Not that I've read them yet, or ...
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Bea's Book Blog: Rating Scale
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I rate books on a scale of 1-5. The higher the number, the better the book! 1: This book is bad. You should probably avoid it at all costs. 2: This book is not good. Read at your own risk. 3: This book is good. You won't regret the time spent, but probably won't re-read it. 4: This book is great. Well-written and memorable, this one's a keeper. 5: This book is superior! You will give it a special cozy and half the bed. What kind of books do I read and review? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Bea's Book Blog: Book Reviews
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The Best of the Best. By Ruben A. Gaztambide-Fernandez. The Book of Awesome. Catherine, Called Birdy. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things. By Wendelin Van Draanen. By John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle. Not That Kind of Girl. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. The Ruby Oliver Novels. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You. Summers at Castle Auburn. Tales from Outer Suburbia.
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Bea's Book Blog: Book Review: The V Club
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Friday, January 7, 2011. Book Review: The V Club. 2004) by Kate Brian. Are you in the club? Welcome to the V club- where members embrace abstinence, get off on civic duties, and heat up their chances to clinch the Treemont scholarship. What better way to prove purity than to pledge allegiance to the virginity flag? Besides, chastity belts are sooo 1300s. Or will they discover the true meaning behind Mrs. Treemont's famous last words? In this scene, purity-pledging hottie Riley Marx explains to Eva why he...
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Bea's Book Blog: Book Review: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
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Saturday, July 24, 2010. Book Review: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks. The Disreputable History of Frankie-Landau Banks. 2008) by E. Lockhart. Frankie Landau-Banks at age 14: Debate club. Her father's "bunny rabbit." A mildly geeky girl attending a highly competitive boarding school. Frankie Landau-Banks at age 15: A knockout figure. A sharp tongue. A chip on her shoulder. And a gorgeous new senior boyfriend: the supremely goofy, word-obsessed Matthew Livingston. Why it's so good:. Party...
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Bea's Book Blog: Thoughts and Rants: A Link
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Monday, January 3, 2011. Thoughts and Rants: A Link. After recently reviewing The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things. Which is about a "fat girl") by Carolyn Mackler, I came across a post from Natalie Wilson at Seduced by Twilight. That asks the question: Why are there no fat vampires? It's really interesting for both readers of Twilight. And those interested in the way weight, fat, health, and beauty are spoken about in general. Labels: Seduced by Twilight. January 4, 2011 at 12:00 AM. Under A S...
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Bea's Book Blog: November 2010
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Monday, November 29, 2010. Five Things I Learned From NaNoWriMo. Five Things I Learned from NaNoWriMo. 1 I mostly write about body parts. My Wordle. Basically consisted of "hand" and "hands." I'll leave you to decide how drrty my novel is.*. 2 Writing a complete first draft is both more difficult and much easier than I anticipated. 4 I am capable of writing 50,020 words but not a five-point list. 5 Oh, but I just remembered: I am capable of doing something for several hours every day if I enjoy it. Becau...
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Bea's Book Blog: Book Review: The Earth, My Butt, & Other Big Round Things
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Sunday, January 2, 2011. Book Review: The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things. 2003) by Carolyn Mackler. Virginia Shreves has a larger-than-average body and a plus-size inferiority complex. She lives on the Web, snarfs junk food, and obeys the "Fat Girl Code of Conduct." Then there are the other. This book is superb; there are so many things to like about it! Like E. Lockhart's Frankie. Thankfully, The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things.
