Books = Moves again

Since I do not have any books to review at this moment, I am now into seeing which movies are based on books! Other than the great Harry Potter or Narnia. Now I have mentioned Tangled and Ramona and Beezus. Now the one I want to talk about is Charlie St. Cloud. I haven't seen it but I hear it's based on the book: The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood. It was published 6 years ago!
 
Has anyone read the book or seen the movie? Is the book better? The trailor almost made me tear up. As I mentioned before there is also coming to the theaters another Narnia (along with Harry Potter), I'm not sure if I want to see it. I was a big fan of the books for sure. I liked them. Anyways, I hope to have some books to review soon! Sorry, we haven't got in to town yet so I haven't been to the library. :( Well, thanks for reading, I really appreciate it!



Contest At Amanda's Writings!

Yes, another contest but this one is quite unique! It's over at my Amanda's Writings, here's the link:
http://manda-b.blogspot.com/2010/11/giveaway.html Why is it unique? Because she lets you pick from two books, which one you want! Either, Sea Change or Sisters Red! So go go go!

Also the video clip for Ramona and Beezus that I didn't know how to display but Bea told me how..Thanks Bea...is posted below! Thanks for reading everyone!

Ramona And Beezus Trailer - Official (HD)

Books = Movies!

Hey, so there have been many books that get turned in to movies. Now here is one that I personally want to see (besides Tangled) it was released in July...it's called Ramona and Beezus. Ever heard of it? It's based on the books from the Beverly Cleary's series...now I have never read them but this movie appealed to me. It seems to have adventure and a fairy tale sort of look... l am mostly interested because it has Selena Gomez in it! :) Lots of my friends don't like her but I do! She is a great actor and singer...anyways I hope, soon, like maybe by the end of this week, I'll get my hands on this movie. And just maybe Tangled as well! Did any of you see either of these movies? Are they any good? Thanks for reading!

P.S. Can anyone tell me how to show a youtube video in a post? So that the viewer can click play and see it, not just a link...I did it once but I forgot! Thanks so much!

Review for 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson

"13 Little Blue Envelopes"

Author: Maureen Johnson
Publisher: Harper Collens
Source: Public Library
320 pages

When Ginny receives thirteen little blue envelopes and instructions to buy a plane ticket to London, she knows something exciting is going to happen. What Ginny doesn't know is that she will have the adventure of her life and it will change her in more ways than one. Life and love are waiting for her across the Atlantic, and the thirteen little blue envelopes are the key to finding them in this funny, romantic, heartbreaking novel. -Summary from Goodreads

   I enjoyed reading this book. But I did have a few problems with it. First off, Ginny's character needed more thoughts. The books contains her actions mostly. Also there was barely any background information about her. But I did appeal to her character even if it wasn't much to work with. Second, the plot is brilliant but I wish it had been executed a bit better. Maybe more exciting instructions? I was expecting more wild and crazy dares so to speak. These were just two things I picked out, but don't shove this book away! It may have some flaws but by the end I was a little touched. There was a bit of humor and a few twists inside there. It was a nice read and I do recommend you look into it! I gave this book 3 stars!

Excerpt:

Dear Ginger,

I have never been a great follower of rules. You know that. So it's going to seem a little odd that this letter is full of rules I've written and that I need you to follow.
"Rules to what?" you have to be asking yourself. You always did ask good questions.
  Remember how we used to play the "today I live in" game when you were little and used to come visit me in New York? (I think I liked "I live in Russia" best. We always played that one in winter. We'd go to see the Russian art collection at the Met, stomp through the snow in Central Park, then go to that little Russian restaurant in the Village that had those really good pickles and that weird hairless poodle who sat in the window and barked at cabs.)
   I'd like to play that game one more time—except now we're going to be a little more literal. Today's game is "I live in London." Notice that I have included $1,000 in cash in this envelope. This is for a passport, a one-way ticket from New York to London, and a backpack. (Keep a few bucks for a cab to the airport.)
   Upon booking the ticket, packing the backpack, and hugging everyone good-bye, I want you to go to New York City. Specifically, I want you to go to 4th Noodle, the Chinese restaurant under my old apartment. Something is waiting there for you. Go to the airport right from there.
   You will be gone for several weeks, and you will be traveling in foreign lands. These are the aforementioned rules that will guide your travels:
Rule #1: You may bring only what fits in your backpack. Don't try to fake it out with a purse or a carry-on. Rule #2: You may not bring guidebooks, phrase books, or any kind of foreign language aid. And no journals.
Rule #3: You cannot bring extra money or credit/debit cards, traveler's checks, etc. I'll take care of all that.
Rule #4: No electronic crutches. This means no laptop, no cell phone, no music, and no camera. You can't call home or communicate with people in the U.S. by Internet or telephone. Postcards and letters are acceptable and encouraged.

That's all you need to know for now. See you at 4th Noodle.
Love,
Your Runaway Aunt

Book Blogger Hop and Follow Friday!

So this weeks Book Blogger Hop question:

....comes from Sarah who blogs at Writer, Reader, Dreamer:

 

 "What is your favorite book cover?"

My answer: I can think of numerous book covers that I love but the one that is most prominent is for Matched. Isn't it beautiful?


Happy Follow Friday! There is no question this week :( But next week I hope to answer my first one!
Thanks for reading everyone! Have a great weekend!

 

 

Interview with Amanda!

Hi everyone! Here is my interview with a fellow blogger, Amanda at Amanda's Writings. Why am I interviewing someone other than an author (though she might be the next great author in short time!)? Well, I wanted to get to know a little about her, you know, get to know some of my fellow book bloggers!....So here is how it went down :)

Me: When did you start reading?

Amanda: I actually started reading in Kindergarten. Junie B. Jones and stuff like that. The first real book I read, though, was in first grade. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling.

Me: What made you decide to come to this wonderful world of blogging?

Amanda: When I started blogging, my blog was actually a writing blog, hence the name "Amanda's Writings.' I posted my stories and writing advice. I still do sometimes. But anyway, I wanted people (other than family) to read my stories and tell me how to fix them. I was surfing the blog world when I came across some book blogs and I decided I wanted to do that too.

Me: How long have you been blogging?

Amanda: I've been blogging since July this year.

Me: If you were only allowed one book to keep, which one would it be?

Amanda: If I could only keep one book it would be Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In my opinion it is one of the best books ever written.

Me: Who's your favourite author?

Amanda: My favorite author? Obviously J.K. Rowling.

Me: What are you reading right....now?

Amanda: Right now I am reading City of Glass by Cassandra Clare. I have maybe four chapters left. When I finish, I'm going to read Clockwork Angel by the same author ;)

Me: In the future do you want a career involving books, if not what do you want to be?

Amanda: Yes of course I want to be something to do with books. I think I could be an author (I'm definitely trying to be one), or maybe a literary agent.

Thank you Amanda for bearing through my first interview ever! It was great to get to know a little about you! So, if you haven't checked out her site yet, go, now! :D Have a great day everyone! Thanks for reading!

 

Book report! Interviews in the future!

I have not made too much progress on "13 Little Blue Envelopes" due to school work. But don't dispair I will finish! I also wanted to mention that I will be posting an interview soon. I decided to interview a good blogger friend, maybe you know her? Amanda at Amanda's Writings! I thought it would be interesting to get to know a little bit about a fellow blogger! I am hoping to do more interviews in the future...So stay tuned. This is an awfully short post but don't worry I'll have more up. As you can also see I have changed the look of my blog...I'm experimenting. And I thought this look was nice. What do you guys think? I would love to know! Thanks for reading......