I read a bunch of books while vacationing. Nothing is better than lounging on a beach chair with a lovely view of the ocean...and the occasional whale, with a drink, the right amount of sun and shade and a great book. Since I don't do goodreads I thought I would given you my book review here.
Okay For Now. By Gary D. Schmidt
This was my favorite book...and "I'm not lying" :). I like the way the author writes, I like that the character is a 8th grade boy and the setting is back in the 1960's. Doug, the main character has a terrible father and mean older brothers but when if family relocates he is embraced (slowly) into the town/people which changes his life forever. This book made me feel really angry, grateful, happy and it even had me laughing out loud. If you are going to read just one book-read this, don't be a "chump" :)
Matched. By Ally Condie
This book reminded me of The Hunger Game series, with a mix of The Giver and a little bit of Twilight. This is easy to read, the character is a17 year old female and of course there is a love triangle. This is the first book of the Trilogy, written by an author from SLC...maybe LDS?. This is another young adult fictional novel. If you are interested, put it on hold at the library and you can decide if you want to read it in 3 months when it's available.
Anne's House of Dreams. By L.M. Montgomery
This is the 5th book in the Anne of Green Gable series. I must admit that I like the first 4 books better. Maybe it's because Anne Shirley is grown up, or maybe it's because she and Gilbert are "old married" folks or maybe I just needed a change for a while but either way I do really like the series and if you haven't read them before I would a least give Anne of Green Gables a try.
The Entitlement Trap. By Richard and Linda Eyre
My grandparents gave Bart and I this book for Christmas. This book talks in depth about our society of "entitled" children and how we can raise children who don't feel entitled and have respect and ownership for their own life. If any of you parents out there are interested in a "self help"/parenting/finances book I would recommend that you get this. The authors (a husband and wife team) have been writing and lecturing on family and children for 30+ years. I would offer you my copy to read as long as you don't steal it :) because Bart and I plan on reading it again.
I think I read another book or 2 but I can't remember them, so they must not have been memorable or I am just forgetful. I would love to hear of any good books that you guys have read recently. My next book will be The Wednesday Wars. By Gary Schmidt.
Okay For Now. By Gary D. Schmidt
This was my favorite book...and "I'm not lying" :). I like the way the author writes, I like that the character is a 8th grade boy and the setting is back in the 1960's. Doug, the main character has a terrible father and mean older brothers but when if family relocates he is embraced (slowly) into the town/people which changes his life forever. This book made me feel really angry, grateful, happy and it even had me laughing out loud. If you are going to read just one book-read this, don't be a "chump" :)
Matched. By Ally Condie
This book reminded me of The Hunger Game series, with a mix of The Giver and a little bit of Twilight. This is easy to read, the character is a17 year old female and of course there is a love triangle. This is the first book of the Trilogy, written by an author from SLC...maybe LDS?. This is another young adult fictional novel. If you are interested, put it on hold at the library and you can decide if you want to read it in 3 months when it's available.
Anne's House of Dreams. By L.M. Montgomery
This is the 5th book in the Anne of Green Gable series. I must admit that I like the first 4 books better. Maybe it's because Anne Shirley is grown up, or maybe it's because she and Gilbert are "old married" folks or maybe I just needed a change for a while but either way I do really like the series and if you haven't read them before I would a least give Anne of Green Gables a try.
The Entitlement Trap. By Richard and Linda Eyre
My grandparents gave Bart and I this book for Christmas. This book talks in depth about our society of "entitled" children and how we can raise children who don't feel entitled and have respect and ownership for their own life. If any of you parents out there are interested in a "self help"/parenting/finances book I would recommend that you get this. The authors (a husband and wife team) have been writing and lecturing on family and children for 30+ years. I would offer you my copy to read as long as you don't steal it :) because Bart and I plan on reading it again.
I think I read another book or 2 but I can't remember them, so they must not have been memorable or I am just forgetful. I would love to hear of any good books that you guys have read recently. My next book will be The Wednesday Wars. By Gary Schmidt.
5 comments:
Oh, to be reading books on the beach! Thanks for the suggestions.
Thanks for the good suggestions! Colin and I will definitely be reading the entitlement trap when we have the chillins! I liked matched but the second book crossed wasn't nearly as good. You should definitely read divergent. It is along the lines of matched and hunger games but I actually liked it more than either of them!
I needed this! I'll be checking one of these out my next library trip for sure. ps I'm coming to utah in late march for my grandparents mission farewell so pen (not pencil) me in :)
Love all of the Hawaii pictures. You're looking cute! If you're like me it won't seem like it now but you'll see it when you look back after the baby is born:) I'll have to check out the entitlement book. We also really liked Babywise and Love and Logic (we meaning me and Brian after I summarized;) Our Dr recommended that we wait to implement the crying it out during nap portion until London was 5 months. We did and she sleeps great and seems to be well adjusted.
I love when you blog about books, b/c I always need new books to read. Thanks!
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