I randomly love walking through the library and pulling random books of the self. I will read whatever I happen to find. I found a book last week, that I just finished reading, and lets just say: I don't know what to think. If anyone has a chance to read this, I would love to be able to discuss this book with someone. It is Called
Kate's Story
By Christopher Leach
It's copy right date is 1968
Just as a warning, this story is about the life of a girl, who is adopted and doesn't find out until she is a teenager, and she lets it destroy relationships and rule her world. It's very interesting. If you get a chance to read this just let me know!
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Saturday, April 12, 2008
New Moon
OK, New Moon was awesome too! I finished it last night and started Eclipse last night too! How is everyone else doing with it?
Oh and one of these days I swear I am going to add to the story! I just need to make the time and do it. I think I am a little intimidated though because I am not as creative you ladies!
Oh and one of these days I swear I am going to add to the story! I just need to make the time and do it. I think I am a little intimidated though because I am not as creative you ladies!
Friday, April 4, 2008
A MacCabe Sisters Original . . .
Okay, girlies . . . here we go. I'm going to start a story here. Just one or two paragraphs at a time. And someone else needs to write the next few paragraphs, and so on, until our lovely story has been drawn out long enough to make everyone groan. Deal?!? Feel free to go out of turn and take a second or third turn, if you feel so inclined. First come, first served! (And silliness is highly appreciated.)
(Jennifer)
Once upon a time, there was a lovely young girl who dreamed of lovely things. But she was very poor and lovely things were confined soley to her wisftful imaginings. She was happy, nonetheless, and believed wholly that goodness made the earth a heavenly place. And so she tried desperately hard to be good.
One day, as she carried a basket of eggs to the village market, she heard a strange noise in the woods. She stopped, startled for a moment, and listened carefully. The noise was not a frightful one, but rather an interestingly sweet one. She took a step nearer the trees and paused, taking in the pleasant sound. So intrigued was she, that fear completely lost itself in the dusty road beneath her feet and she stepped into the darkness of the trees. A soft glow illuminated the small clearing ahead. She felt suddenly warm as she drew nearer, slowly tiptoeing in the crackly leaves.
(Katie)
The sound suddenly stopped, as if it had heard the leaves crackling under her feet. She stopped, and held completely still, she didn't even breath, for fear that the it would hear her, and she would never discover the source of the noise, and the soft glow. Finally the noise continued, and she slowly began to creap forward. Finally she reached the clearing. The basket of eggs dropped to the forest floor as she stood there with her mouth wide open. The source of the noise turned and looked her, she couldn't move, she just stood there with her mouth opened, frozen as if in a trance.
(Merilee)
What she saw was a small, potato-shaped child. She stared, still wondering where the noise and glow were coming from. Then, with a start, she realized that the noise was coming from the potato-shaped child, only, not from its mouth. It seemed to be emanating directly from its bumpy, strange skin. The glow was coming from the child as well, though she could not tell from where it was originating.
Upon further scrutiny, she saw by the expression on the potato-child’s face that it had been crying. Now, being a believer in goodness, she was concerned and wondered if maybe the child had been calling for help. She reached out her hand to it. It jumped high into the air and turned its back. Then, the noise became louder and harsher. She became frightened, but didn’t leave.
She shouted, trying to yell over the noise. She screamed, “My name is Lyla. What’s your name? What’s the matter with you?”
The potato-child turned. The noise stopped and it said, “You’ll never believe what happened to me.”
(Jennifer)
Suddenly, a large young man crashed through the bushes behind them, wearing nothing but spandex bicycle shorts. "Aha!" he cried, pointing to the small child. He flexed his muscles with a large grunt and cracked his knuckles as the potato child erupted into the screaming noise again. Lyla felt suddenly brave . . . a feeling she had never before encountered. She faced the burly man, who had noticed her and stopped short in his crusade. "Uh, hi," he said, suddenly sheepish. The screaming stopped. And Lyla whirled around to see the potato-child disappearing into the woods. With a start, Lyla realized she was alone with Spandex Man and her courage suddenly fled. She felt a tap on her shoulder . . .
(Katie)
"Do you have any bubble gum?" The spandex man asked. His voice was very high pitched and sounded like nails on a chalk board. His teeth were pink and looked like they were made of Bubble gum. He stood a good five feet taller than Lyla, and his arms were three times thicker than her waist.
"um, I'm sorry, I don't have any bubble gum." The Spandex man started to growl. "But this is so good to chew!" She bent down and picked up the first thing her fingers touched. It was the tail of a snake that had been passing through the clearing. She pulled the tail of the snake up to her mouth, and pretended to be licking it.
Spandex man grabbed the snake from her and sat down in the spot that was once occupied by the potato child, and shoved the whole snake in his mouth and began to chew...
(Merilee)
Lyla took the opporunity to escape while Spandex man was occupied with the snake. She quickly walked into the woods, following the path of the potato child. She began to run when she heard the high-pitched voice scream from behind her.
"LIAR!!" - she heard Spandex man crashing through the woods behind her. She ducked behind a tree and waited for him to pass. She heard him come closer and closer. She saw him stop a few feet in front of her. She quietly tip-toed around to the other side of the tree, hoping he wouldn't see her. Spandex man looked around for a moment, then took off in the direction that he thought she had gone. Lyla was about to come out from behind her hiding tree when she heard Spandex man cry, "Ouch, darn tree!"
(Jennifer)
Lyla peeked to see Spandex Man tangled up. And tangled good! The branches of the tree curved down, enveloping him in a mass of limbs. The thorns of the branches held fast to his spandex and the great big tree up above him winked at Lyla, encouraging her. She smiled in relief and thanks and turned, running after the potato child.
It didn't take long to find the child, as it was not particularly fast . . . sort of rolling and running in slow-motion frustration. "It's me," she cried, when she was right behind it. The potato child stopped, breathless. "Are you alone?" it gasped. "Yes," answered Lyla, growing curiouser and curiouser. They stood silently for quite some time, listening for confirmation of their solitude. And then the potato child began to tell it's story . . .
(Merilee)
"It wasn't too long ago that it all began, but it seems like a lifetime and then some."
Lyla listened intently as the potato child's melodic voice drifted through the tall forest trees.
"I had decided to leave my home to find my own fortune. I've always wanted so much more than was presented to me and I though that I had the right to find it. I began my journey, not sure of where to go, but I knew that I needed to find 'her,' and the funny this is that I'm not even sure who 'she' is. It could be you for all I know."
"Me?" Lyla asked with both shock and curiosity dawning her eyes.
"Yes, you. You see, the person I am looking for will lead me to my destiny. The girl I am looking for will make my dreams possible. The girl I am looking for will be my mentor, my friend, my life and I will owe her nothing less than that." The potato child stopped and stared at Lyla.
Then, with a startled look on its face, the potato child jumped. The strange, floaty noise began again, only this time, the noise wasn't pleasant, and Lyla didn't feel very warm...
(Katie)
The potato child grabbed Lyla's ankle and started to bite.
"Ouch!! What are you doing?" Lyla cried as she shook her leg in the air trying to fling the strange potato child off of her. It didn't really hurt because the potato child had a mouth about the size of a nostril, and no teeth, it was the fact that she was being attacked by the little potato child.
Finally Lyla reached down and grabbed the potato child and pulled it off of her leg. She said "What are you biting me for?"
"Please don't put me on the ground," the potato child panted, "I wasn't trying to bite you, just please don't put me on the ground!" All of a sudden the noise started again. It scared Lyla so much that she dropped the potato child, and in a blink of an eye, the potato child was gone. In it's place was a rather large plant. The kind that grows from the top of Carrots. Lyla stood there and looked at this plant for a while. She noticed that it moved slightly. She reached down and pulled it up. Hanging from the plant was the biggest Carrot Lyla had ever seen. She couldn't believe it! She turned it around and there in the carrot was a face.
"Thanks for not leaving me in the ground" the carrot said. The voice sounded like that of the potato child. "It was horrible when I was a radish, Some rabbit tried to dig me up to eat me! Do you mind not pulling my hair? It kinda hurts!"
Lyla's eyes were huge and her mouth was wide open. She gently put the once potato child, now carrot child on the ground and slowly backed away.
"Wait, don't go," Said the carrot child. "My friends all call me Pea."
(Jennifer)
Once upon a time, there was a lovely young girl who dreamed of lovely things. But she was very poor and lovely things were confined soley to her wisftful imaginings. She was happy, nonetheless, and believed wholly that goodness made the earth a heavenly place. And so she tried desperately hard to be good.
One day, as she carried a basket of eggs to the village market, she heard a strange noise in the woods. She stopped, startled for a moment, and listened carefully. The noise was not a frightful one, but rather an interestingly sweet one. She took a step nearer the trees and paused, taking in the pleasant sound. So intrigued was she, that fear completely lost itself in the dusty road beneath her feet and she stepped into the darkness of the trees. A soft glow illuminated the small clearing ahead. She felt suddenly warm as she drew nearer, slowly tiptoeing in the crackly leaves.
(Katie)
The sound suddenly stopped, as if it had heard the leaves crackling under her feet. She stopped, and held completely still, she didn't even breath, for fear that the it would hear her, and she would never discover the source of the noise, and the soft glow. Finally the noise continued, and she slowly began to creap forward. Finally she reached the clearing. The basket of eggs dropped to the forest floor as she stood there with her mouth wide open. The source of the noise turned and looked her, she couldn't move, she just stood there with her mouth opened, frozen as if in a trance.
(Merilee)
What she saw was a small, potato-shaped child. She stared, still wondering where the noise and glow were coming from. Then, with a start, she realized that the noise was coming from the potato-shaped child, only, not from its mouth. It seemed to be emanating directly from its bumpy, strange skin. The glow was coming from the child as well, though she could not tell from where it was originating.
Upon further scrutiny, she saw by the expression on the potato-child’s face that it had been crying. Now, being a believer in goodness, she was concerned and wondered if maybe the child had been calling for help. She reached out her hand to it. It jumped high into the air and turned its back. Then, the noise became louder and harsher. She became frightened, but didn’t leave.
She shouted, trying to yell over the noise. She screamed, “My name is Lyla. What’s your name? What’s the matter with you?”
The potato-child turned. The noise stopped and it said, “You’ll never believe what happened to me.”
(Jennifer)
Suddenly, a large young man crashed through the bushes behind them, wearing nothing but spandex bicycle shorts. "Aha!" he cried, pointing to the small child. He flexed his muscles with a large grunt and cracked his knuckles as the potato child erupted into the screaming noise again. Lyla felt suddenly brave . . . a feeling she had never before encountered. She faced the burly man, who had noticed her and stopped short in his crusade. "Uh, hi," he said, suddenly sheepish. The screaming stopped. And Lyla whirled around to see the potato-child disappearing into the woods. With a start, Lyla realized she was alone with Spandex Man and her courage suddenly fled. She felt a tap on her shoulder . . .
(Katie)
"Do you have any bubble gum?" The spandex man asked. His voice was very high pitched and sounded like nails on a chalk board. His teeth were pink and looked like they were made of Bubble gum. He stood a good five feet taller than Lyla, and his arms were three times thicker than her waist.
"um, I'm sorry, I don't have any bubble gum." The Spandex man started to growl. "But this is so good to chew!" She bent down and picked up the first thing her fingers touched. It was the tail of a snake that had been passing through the clearing. She pulled the tail of the snake up to her mouth, and pretended to be licking it.
Spandex man grabbed the snake from her and sat down in the spot that was once occupied by the potato child, and shoved the whole snake in his mouth and began to chew...
(Merilee)
Lyla took the opporunity to escape while Spandex man was occupied with the snake. She quickly walked into the woods, following the path of the potato child. She began to run when she heard the high-pitched voice scream from behind her.
"LIAR!!" - she heard Spandex man crashing through the woods behind her. She ducked behind a tree and waited for him to pass. She heard him come closer and closer. She saw him stop a few feet in front of her. She quietly tip-toed around to the other side of the tree, hoping he wouldn't see her. Spandex man looked around for a moment, then took off in the direction that he thought she had gone. Lyla was about to come out from behind her hiding tree when she heard Spandex man cry, "Ouch, darn tree!"
(Jennifer)
Lyla peeked to see Spandex Man tangled up. And tangled good! The branches of the tree curved down, enveloping him in a mass of limbs. The thorns of the branches held fast to his spandex and the great big tree up above him winked at Lyla, encouraging her. She smiled in relief and thanks and turned, running after the potato child.
It didn't take long to find the child, as it was not particularly fast . . . sort of rolling and running in slow-motion frustration. "It's me," she cried, when she was right behind it. The potato child stopped, breathless. "Are you alone?" it gasped. "Yes," answered Lyla, growing curiouser and curiouser. They stood silently for quite some time, listening for confirmation of their solitude. And then the potato child began to tell it's story . . .
(Merilee)
"It wasn't too long ago that it all began, but it seems like a lifetime and then some."
Lyla listened intently as the potato child's melodic voice drifted through the tall forest trees.
"I had decided to leave my home to find my own fortune. I've always wanted so much more than was presented to me and I though that I had the right to find it. I began my journey, not sure of where to go, but I knew that I needed to find 'her,' and the funny this is that I'm not even sure who 'she' is. It could be you for all I know."
"Me?" Lyla asked with both shock and curiosity dawning her eyes.
"Yes, you. You see, the person I am looking for will lead me to my destiny. The girl I am looking for will make my dreams possible. The girl I am looking for will be my mentor, my friend, my life and I will owe her nothing less than that." The potato child stopped and stared at Lyla.
Then, with a startled look on its face, the potato child jumped. The strange, floaty noise began again, only this time, the noise wasn't pleasant, and Lyla didn't feel very warm...
(Katie)
The potato child grabbed Lyla's ankle and started to bite.
"Ouch!! What are you doing?" Lyla cried as she shook her leg in the air trying to fling the strange potato child off of her. It didn't really hurt because the potato child had a mouth about the size of a nostril, and no teeth, it was the fact that she was being attacked by the little potato child.
Finally Lyla reached down and grabbed the potato child and pulled it off of her leg. She said "What are you biting me for?"
"Please don't put me on the ground," the potato child panted, "I wasn't trying to bite you, just please don't put me on the ground!" All of a sudden the noise started again. It scared Lyla so much that she dropped the potato child, and in a blink of an eye, the potato child was gone. In it's place was a rather large plant. The kind that grows from the top of Carrots. Lyla stood there and looked at this plant for a while. She noticed that it moved slightly. She reached down and pulled it up. Hanging from the plant was the biggest Carrot Lyla had ever seen. She couldn't believe it! She turned it around and there in the carrot was a face.
"Thanks for not leaving me in the ground" the carrot said. The voice sounded like that of the potato child. "It was horrible when I was a radish, Some rabbit tried to dig me up to eat me! Do you mind not pulling my hair? It kinda hurts!"
Lyla's eyes were huge and her mouth was wide open. She gently put the once potato child, now carrot child on the ground and slowly backed away.
"Wait, don't go," Said the carrot child. "My friends all call me Pea."
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Confessions of a Twilight Lover
Ok, so, I read the whole dang series. Yeah, its good. I loved it. But don't worry, because while you all read it, I'm going to take Jennifer's suggestion and read The Princess Bride, and then I'm going to read the Twilight series again while I go to Israel. At least then, I will have something to look forward to on those 7 lonely arabian nights. So, you all have time to catch up, is what I'm hinting at. Those books go really fast, mostly because if you are doing anything besides having a conversation with anyone, you are reading the book. So, cooking, driving, bathing, getting dressed - the book is in your hands. I'm not kidding. Jenny, did you finish it? Ok, love you all. READ THESE BOOKS!!
And I pictured Bella looking more like Nora Zehetner than anyone else. She doesn't need to look so harsh. Anyway...if only I were in charge.
Oh, and about that cast, I don't like it very much. I know, you all are about to think I'm really dumb, but that kid plays Cedric Diggory in the Harry Potter movies and he just isn't how I pictured Edward. I thought of him more like Wentworth Miller from Prison Break.
And I pictured Bella looking more like Nora Zehetner than anyone else. She doesn't need to look so harsh. Anyway...if only I were in charge.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Love Twilight!
OK, so I started reading this book about two weeks ago and haven't been able to put it down since! OK I have like when I have to go to work or go to the bathroom or when I have to sleep and stuff. OK so I have put it down a lot more than I am letting on but so far it is really good. I don't have anything particularly deep to say about it. It's kind of cheesy but as you are reading you can really envision the characters which I like. I know exactly what I think they are supposed to look like. Anyway I recommend that any of you who haven't started it yet to do so, it's a good one.
I am glad we talked about it Merilee and that you like it as much as I do!!!
They are making a movie from the book and here is the cast:
I am glad we talked about it Merilee and that you like it as much as I do!!!
They are making a movie from the book and here is the cast:
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Twilight!!!
Ok ladies, lets start Twilight. I'm going to have to wait to get it because there is a huge waiting list at our lame library. So lets start reading it and maybe we can come up with a better way to comment and chat about the books. Maybe have a reading schedule? So that we are all reading at the same rate? What do you think? I love you all!
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Twilight Series?
I've heard so much about the "Twilight" books . . . has anyone read them? Maybe we could read the first one as one of our selections in the coming months.
Friday, February 15, 2008
The Goose Girl: What a wonderful tale!
I just finished this book this morning and thought it was a wonderful story, fascinatingly written. This is going in my collection of favorites and one I would recommend to anyone. Not only was it entertaining, it was addicting (as Katie said) and I read it in two days. I thought the transformation of the princess throughout the book and who she eventually becomes was an important lesson . . . that despite hardship and trials we may go through, we can come out stronger and wiser than before and that life is not always hard, but has its rewards for those who are faithful to who they are and what they believe in. I loved her relationship with the animals and nature, and it was a reminder to me that sometimes we have too much "noise" going on in our lives: TV, music, shopping, silly books, blah, blah, blah, and a preoccupation with unimportant things. I love the idea of spending more time LISTENING to what is really going on around you and learning from it. Bottom line: I loved it!
For those who have a chance to read it, let's talk about maybe doing a chat session through Gmail or something to discuss the book "in person." Or maybe we can do it the weekend of Leeann's wedding . . . just get together for a half-hour to talk about it. What do you think?
For those who have a chance to read it, let's talk about maybe doing a chat session through Gmail or something to discuss the book "in person." Or maybe we can do it the weekend of Leeann's wedding . . . just get together for a half-hour to talk about it. What do you think?
Monday, February 4, 2008
Part One
There are a few things that I would like to point out on this book. The last book that we read, started with a mouse who was born with his eyes open, and this book starts with a girl who kept her eyes closed for three days. I think that the next book we read should talk about a Elephant born with one eye open, and one eye closed.
I think my favorite character thus far into the book is Talone. I love the characters who are simple, He promised to server the Princess, and he does, no questions asked, there never is question with the loyal servents, and that is how I want to be.
Heads up for those who haven't started it yet, this book is addicting!!!
I think my favorite character thus far into the book is Talone. I love the characters who are simple, He promised to server the Princess, and he does, no questions asked, there never is question with the loyal servents, and that is how I want to be.
Heads up for those who haven't started it yet, this book is addicting!!!
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
New Book!!
The Goose Girl
By Shannon Hale
I don't know much about this book. I found it on the blogs belonging to two different Relief Society book clubs, so I thought it might be good. Lets start reading this one now!!
Here is the description from Amazon...
Ani, a crown princess, learns at an early age that her special gifts are not those valued by her queen mother and her future subjects. She is eventually sent to marry a prince in a different kingdom, but along the way is overthrown by her lady-in-waiting. Ani becomes a servant, tending geese, while she searches for a way to return to the marriage and throne that is rightfully her own.
Hale has reimagined the story in such a way as to give us a strong, if flawed, heroine with a conscience. In this book, the reader isn't left wondering how a princess could allow herself to be displaced so easily from her birthright. We are also given a magical reason for Ani's successful sojourn with geese. Ultimately, Hale's prose is the book's greatest asset. Ani and her world are vivid creations, ready to be shared during a long, quiet read.
If you enjoy fairy tale novelizations, such as those by Robin McKinley and Donna Jo Napoli, this book will make a great addition to your bookshelf. If you simply like historical fantasy, forget the fairy tale, this novel will also please. Royalty, deception, intrigue, treason, and redemption make up a story that doesn't obviously derive from a fairy tale.
One More on Despereaux
So, I loved the book. I love the writer. Jennifer and Jenny, you should still read this book if you ever get the chance. It was very good. Great choice Katie!!
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Time for a new Book!!!
Merilee,
It's your turn to choose a book for our book club!!!
I have also put so each of us gets an email when someone posts a comment, so let us know by commenting to come see the blog when you post!!!
Love you all!!!
It's your turn to choose a book for our book club!!!
I have also put so each of us gets an email when someone posts a comment, so let us know by commenting to come see the blog when you post!!!
Love you all!!!
I love this Story
I really like this book, I love fairy tales, and how everything can be... as the author says
"Powerful, wonderful and ridiculous"
I wish that I could write like her!! I love how she does capture the imagination, and I love how in this book, the knight in shining armor is very much not what you expect.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Writing....
I love this writer! I honestly wondered why this long book was in the children's section instead of the young adult, but the author is so amazing at capturing attention. I love how she tells her story, and I'm reading, and so captivated and the world around me doesn't exist, and then she calls the attention back and speaks directly to me. She is a great writer. I'm loving the book so far. I also love Despereaux. His little personality just speaks to me and though I am not a rebellious spirit like he is, I wish I had his ability to do what I wanted, regardless of what those around me think. I love him! I am loving this book so far!
Monday, January 14, 2008
The Tale of Despereaux:
"The world is dark, and light is precious.
Come closer, dear reader.
You must trust me.
I am telling you a story."
You must trust me.
I am telling you a story."
I love this quote, it's found in the beginning of the book! I think that you really can leave this world that isn't always nice, for a world written on paper! That is why I love books so much!! You get the chance to live a different life!! You can be a princess or a mouse, or anything you like. You can live in a magical world, or the future, or long long ago. I just really like this quote. Yet it has the feeling of something a little evil lurking in the darkness.
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