Showing posts with label Library Books Reading Challenge 2013. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Library Books Reading Challenge 2013. Show all posts

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Book Review: Power Play (Kingdom Keepers #4) by Ridley Pearson



Title : Kingdom Keepers IV: Power Play by Ridley Pearson
Author: Ridley Pearson
Publisher: Brilliance Corporation
ISBN: 161106970X
Release Date: April 5 2011
Pages: 448
Genre: YA
Format: Audio
Source: Library

GoodReads: Just when life for the five Kingdom Keepers is beginning to settle down, an intriguing video suddenly appears on Philby's computer at school. It's a call to action: it seems that the Overtakers, a group of Disney villains, are plotting to rescue their two captured leaders, who were hidden away by Disney Imagineers after a recent violent encounter at Disney's Hollywood Studios. A staged attack by some mysterious new Overtakers at DisneyQuest confirms the Keepers? fears. One of their own, Charlene, has been behaving oddly. Has she tired of her role as a Keeper, or is there something more sinister at play? When she's caught sneaking into Epcot as a hologram ? which is strictly against the group's rules ? Finn and Philby know the Keepers must act. The Keepers have so many puzzles to solve: has the impossible occurred? Have the Overtakers created their own holograms? Have they found a way to ?jump? from the Virtual Maintenance Network onto the Internet, and if so, what does that mean for the safety of the Parks, and the spread and reach of the Overtakers? Are they recruiting an army of kids for their evil purposes? Trouble looms as the Kingdom Keepers struggle to differentiate friend from foe and battle new and increasingly dangerous enemies, all the while knowing they may be nearing a point of no escape

Mine: Will the Keepers be able to defend against the overtakers? Finn and his friends are certainly going to try. The odd thing is that those closest to them seem to be affected by the Overtakers, including some of the Keepers. The green eyes are what are the enemy this time. Time will run out quickly if the Keepers can’t figure out how to keep the Overtakers leaders from escaping their jail.

The Keepers seem to always come to the rescue, but this time they must have the help of adults – some of their own parents are joining in to make it possible for the kids to win over evil or will they?

Reading Challenges:
101 Books in 1001 Days Challenge
150+ Reading Challenge for 2013
2013 Audio Book Challenge
2013 A-Z Reading Challenge
2013 Just For Fun Reading Challenge
2013 Mystery/Crime Reading Challenge
2013 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge
2013 Read-A-Latte Challenge
2013 Sequel Reading Challenge
2013 WHERE Are You Reading Challenge
2013 Young Adult Reading Challenge
50 States Challenge 2013
Book Around the States Challenge
Let Me Count the Ways Reading Challenge
Library Books Reading Challenge 2013

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Book Review: Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert





Title: Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z
Author: Lois Ehlert
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0152244352
Release Date: March 10, 1989
Pages: 40
Genre: Children’s
Format: Hardback
Source: Library

GoodReads: While teaching upper- and lowercase letters to preschoolers, Ehlert introduces fruits and vegetables from around the world. A glossary at the end provides interesting facts about each food.

Mine: What a wonderful and colorful way for children to learn the alphabet, while learning about fruits in veggies. I have to say most of my favorites were – YUM – fruits – Blueberry, Cherry, Grapefruit, Lime, Orange, Pomegranate, Raspberry and Strawberry
And - ICKKKK – veggies – Beets, Jicama, Parsnip, Turnip and x = Xigua (Chinese word for watermelon – too many seeds for me)

The illustrations are wonderful and very colorful and if you went to the supermarket/grocery store the items would be easy to spot based on the pictures.

I’m trying to read A-Z books this month. Some with be children’s which are always easy to find, but will be looking for A-Z books in all genres


Reading Challenges:
101 Books in 1001 Days Challenge
150+ Reading Challenge for 2013
2013 A-Z Reading Challenge
2013 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge
2013 Read-A-Latte Challenge
2013 What's in a Name Reading Challenge
Foodie's Read 2013 Challenge
Let Me Count the Ways Reading Challenge
Library Books Reading Challenge 2013

Monday, September 30, 2013

Library Books Reading Challenge 2013





January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013
Our love of reading can be expensive! Not only are we purchasing books but we also need space to keep them. I've started using the library (again) but couldn't find a challenge to help me. Here it is. There are a number of levels, for those who don't have a library card yet to those that live there. Enjoy!
Requirements:
• choose a level - you may move up as needed, just not down.
• check books out of the library
• books may overlap with other challenges
• any format allowed (print, ebook, audio)
• reviews are not necessary but a list of books read is.
• a blog is not necessary, just comment that you want to join in

Levels:
• board book - 3
• picture book - 6
• early reader - 9
• chapter book - 12
• middle grades - 18
• Young adult - 24
adult - 36 I'll be trying this level
• just insert IV - 50

This reading challenge is hosted by Book Dragon's Lair. For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.


1 A Century of Service: DAR Story by Ann Arnold Hunter
2 Angels at the Table by Debbie Macomber (Audio)
3 Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke (Audio)
4 Cream Puff Murder by Joanne Fluke (Audio)
5 Carrie and Me by Carol Burnett
6 Upcycling: Create Beautiful Things with the Stuff You Already Have by George Seo
7 Comeback Kings The San Francisco Giants' Incredible 2012 Championship Season by Bay Area News Group
8 Love, Lies and Liquor by M C Beaton(Agatha Raisin #17 ) (audio)
9 A Spoonful of Poison (Agatha Raisin, #19) by M C Beaton (Audio)
10 Disney in the Shadow (Kingdom Keepers #3)by Ridley Pearson (Audio)
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