January’s book was Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
February’s book is Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale.
March’s book is Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.
{January 17, 2009} 2009 reading list so far…
{July 27, 2008} Updated Reading List
At the July meeting the reading list was slightly changed and is now completed to the end of the year.
August: 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher (audio version)
September: Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
October: Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
November: Any vampire book you want to read
December: Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt
{July 27, 2008} Previously, on YaLitLovers…
Finally, listing books from May’s meeting. Get reading!
The Host by Stephenie Meyer 
The Clumpets Go Sailing by Jan Wahl
The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes (Sandpiper Books) by Dubuse Heyward
House of Night by PC & Kristin Cast
The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt; review by Book Dweeb
Taste for Rabbit by Linda Zuckerman, review by Book Dweeb
Where’s My Cow by Terry Pratchett, , and Pratchett web site
Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett, and teacher’s guide (pdf)
Boy Toy by Barry Lyga
Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, movie, book, NPR report on the effect of the film on the family and the reading guide
{June 10, 2008} As You Wish…
The discussion of Princess Bride was very good. I think everyone agreed the male relationships; friendship, and father/son were very well written. Male-female relationships not so much. And, Buttercup is basically a tool. A plot tool, that is. The movie went with the book very well, although we could have used more fight scenes.
In light of our great discussion, we planned the next books until November. And, they are:
July – My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger
August – TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY (audio version) by Jay Asher (request now on interlibrary loan)
September – Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
October – Teen Read Month in Oklahoma! Read any vampire book you want. Books with Bite, Bay-beeee! [Teen Read Week 2008 | Books with Bite @ your library].
November – Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt Book Review by the New York Times
{May 14, 2008} Stardust
We read Stardust by Neil Gaiman for May’s book/movie. We liked the movie and the changes that were made from the book only enhanced the story. I finally finished the book, and I do like the movie ending much better (yeah, non-cheesy happy endings get me every time). And, having the dead brothers comedy routine was a very good addition.
June’s book is The Princess Bride by William Goldman. Everyone has seen the movie many, many times, but there are a few who hadn’t read the book yet. As good as the movie is, the book is sooo much better. <ReadingGroupGuides.com – The Princess Bride by William Goldman>
See you in June!
{April 8, 2008} More Than Words
Want to increase your vocab and feed the world?
Try:
Good for you and everybody else. A definite win-win.
{April 6, 2008} Reading List up to June 2008
We met in the usual place at the usual time with old and new faces! Very happy to see everyone.
The March book was Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore.
The April book was Life As We Knew It: Susan Beth Pfeffer and it’s companion, The dead and the gone: Susan Beth Pfeffer . You can find discussion questions at the Rhode Island Teen Book Award, and made it on to 2009 Young Adult Sequoyah Masterlist. (See what Susan Beth Pfeffer thinks about that.) Kids grades 6 – 8 will be reading and will vote for the winner next spring.
Upcoming books for discussion are:
- May: Stardust by Neil Gaiman (this is the book and the movie)
- June: Princess Bride by William Goldman – quite possibly the most quotable movie ever (this is open for discussion). Harcourt discussion questions.
Other books, movies and web sites that came up:
- Just in Case by Meg Rosoff
- Y: The Last Man, Volume 1: Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra
- The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg
- The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean
- Shopaholic & Baby by Sophie Kinsella
- Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
- Waitress (the movie)
- Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway
- The Secret of Lost Things by Sheridan Hay
- Alive : Sixteen Men, Seventy-two Days, and Insurmountable Odds–the Classic Adventure of Survival in the Andes (P.S.) by Piers Paul Read (the book and Alive (the movie)
- The Laments: A Novel by George Hagen
- How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
- The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
- Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (the book) and Into the Wild (the movie)
- From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
- The Long Winter (Little House) by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts (the book) and Where the Heart Is (the movie)
- Runaway by Wendelin Van Draanen
- Cynthia Voigt’s Tillerman Series
- The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
- The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate Dicamillo
- John Green’s Paper Towns
- Brotherhood 2.0: Nerdfighters
- ALA | Newbery Medal Winner: Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!
- Madeleine L’Engle
- Gary Gygax from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Real Genius (the movie)
- Heathers (the movie)
- Pixar Shorts
- founditemclothing.com – Shirts from movies, TV, and more.
Finally, Friday, April 4, 2008, found me at work answering the phone at work: “Galactica actual, Major B here”, when I had the nerve. Which was twice. I did count down the hours until the show came on. I also purchased a DVR from Cox just for BSG S4, to have and hold until the DVD’s comes out. I’m still mulling over the show. I’m way behind on Galactica Watercooler podcasts, but I’m catching up. I’ll get the newest one downloaded plus I’m waiting for Ron Moore’s Season 4 Podcast.
See y’all next month!
{January 6, 2008} February Book
We read Sharon Draper’s Coretta Scott King Award Winner Copper Sun for the January book. A good, but tough, read. [reading group guide]
For February we chose Boy Toy by Barry Lyga. The group agreed on this book from two other very excellent choices: P.C. Cast and Kristen Cast’s book Marked and Perry Moore’s Hero. [reading group guide]
{August 17, 2007} Podcasts – TV
Since I did bring this up in an earlier post, I will break down the list of podcasts, provide links and a short description of each. The list will be broken down by subject (I am a librarian), the descriptions are my own. Share your list!
Battlestar Galactica: Ron Moore. This is the best show on television. Moore walks you through each episode while the show is playing on his tv; talking about decisions made in the writing room, on the set, how shots were done, all the while puffing on a cigar and drinking scotch. It’s good to listen to if you’re moving about, but I sometimes prefer re-watching the show along with him. Most excellent.
Galactica Watercooler: Chuck Cage, Audra Heaslip and Sean O’Hara. The best place to go for BSG show and theory discussion, and humor. These three are very funny and smart. With BSG in hiatus until the movie this fall, and the fourth season (last one!) resuming in January, it’s so wonderful that they continue to do shows to fill in the time. I find myself responding to their comments and questions, almost forgetting they aren’t in the room/car with me. If you’re a BSG fan, read the comments on their site and listen to the podcasts. Oh, and they love their listeners.
ESPN:PTI: Tony Kornheiser and Mike Wilbon. I could never catch this show on t.v. I’m not a sports junkie by any means, I just like the discussion between the two professionals. It’s arguing without the put-downs. And, I’ve spoiled myself to just the two of them. If one or both are gone I move on until they both show up again.
Grey’s Anatomy: Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers. It’s just the show, only the show and thank goodness. Who needs controversy on a podcast? Rhimes and Beers are great together. They discuss the show, the writing, shooting, acting and editing of it.
The Planet: Elka and KC. [explicit] This is a podcast for the L Word. I got hooked on L Word two/three years ago. For some reason I started receiving Showtime free. There were no promotional ads shown, and I could watch anything at anytime. And, it just so happened that a new season of L Word was just starting. Elka and K.C. crack each other and me up when discussing the show. ITunes has this show as explicit and it is, so it’s not for the faint of heart.
Talking to Manatees: Scribe Girl and Anna. I was reading Scribe Girl’s weekly re-caps on L Word before I knew about the podcast. They talk about the show, give their thoughts on the plot, characters and all the twists and turns. This is a very nicely done podcast.
The10th Wonder: Graham Hancock and Tucker Colburn. Heroes fans unite! This is a very professionally done podcast. The show is divided into parts; they do a scene-by-scene discussion, overall plot, they include the online comic book, and theories. I like that they are so enthusiastic about the show.
KCRW Watching Television : Frazier Moore. Because of the L Word, I now know about KCRW. Moore is very good at deciphering today’s television viewing. Listen to his podcast about the return of the final season of The Soprano’s. It’s refreshing to listen to a non-jaded reviewer who doesn’t hate everything. I’m sure it will happen, but I haven’t disagreed with him yet.
SCIFI Dig : Aaron Macom. I love a good rant, and Aaron’s are the best. Especially when it concerns Fox Television and any producer/writer/director from Buffy or dial-up (from his early shows). Macom is very funny on his own and with guests. He loves scifi tv, movies and books and it comes across very well.
