The Condie Times: how was our winter break you ask?

Sunday, December 26, 2010

how was our winter break you ask?

oh we were just hanging around, literally. classic parenting i know.

2011 Books

The Uglies- Scott Westerfeld. I was very hesitant to read because it seemed weird. its about a society that at 16 makes everyone "pretty" kinda like Hunger games and Enders game. Its from the prospective of a 15 yr old who wants to be pretty but then changes her mind when she meets people from "the Smoke"
Christmas Jars- Jason F. Wright. Great christmas story about giving and hope. I bought the Kid version for the kids and we have started our own jar.
Dexter in The Dark- Jeff Lindsay. book 3. it wasnt as quick as the other 2. I like the story line and dexters voice, but when IT talks i dont like the writing. But I do like Dexter and his sense of humor. Still bad language though.
Dearly Devoted Dexter- Jeff Lindsay. Same story different murder. just as good as read
Darkly Dreaming Dexter- Jeff Lindsay. About a cop who kills criminals that can't get caught. It was a good muder book, had some bad language. It wasnt to graffic so that was good. I liked it
Moloka'i-Alan Brennert true story of the leprosy island. It was a good book, kinda sad but overall happy and informative
The Corner of Bitter and Sweet- Henry Lee Ford . Historical fiction baswed around WWII when the japanese were put in camps. About a Chinese boy and a Japanese girl.
The Gurnsey Literary and Potato Pie Society-Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Historical fiction about gurnsey. Kinda boring, easy to put down, but it was still a good read.
The Good Wife Strikes Back- Elizabeth Buchan. Ficton. about a 40-50 something wife who tries to decided "why" she is sticking in her marriage. It was funny and a light easy read
Little White Lies- Gemma Townley. A girl moves out to London to change things up. Mail for the previosu tenant is delivered and she opens it up and takes on the life she imagines this previosu tenant would have had. Funny, british author. light read, easy and quick. mindless but kept my attention

2010 Books I've read

The Help- Kathryn Stockett
Twenties Girl- Sophie Kinsella
Mocking Jay- Suzanne Collins
1776- David McCullough
Between the Lines- Erin Klinger
The Wednesday Letters- Jason Wright
the Glass Castle- jeannette Walls
The Curse of the Titans- Rick Riordan
The Hourglass Door- Lisa Mangum
The Sea of Monsters- Rick Riordan
Dandelion Wine- Ray Bradbury
The LIghtning Thief- Rick Riordan
Girlfriends guide to Pregnancy-Vicki Iovine
Lovely Bones-Alice Sebold
River Secrets- Shannon Hale
Enna Burning- Shannon Hale
Unfinished Life JFK- Robert Dallek
Slummy Mummy- Fiona Neill
Princess Academy- Shannon Hale
The Women Who Wrote the War- Nancy Caldwell Sorel
The Secret Speech- Tom Rob Smith
Three Against Hitler- Rudolph Wobbe

2009 books

The Lost Symbol- Dan Brown
Twice Upon a Marigold- Jean Ferris
Dragon Flight- Jessica Day George
Dragon Slippers- Jessica Day George
Once Upon a Marigold-Jean Ferris
Alive in Christ- Robert Millet
Each Little Bird That Sings-Deborah Wiles
Love in the Time of Cholera- Gabriel García Márquez
Catching Fire- Susan Collins
Real Life and Liars- Kristina Riggle
Shadow of the Hegemon- Orson Scott Card
The Cross- James Patterson
John Adams- David McCullough
The Quickie- James Patterson
The Hunger Games- Susan Collins
Amazing Grace- William Wilberforce
Child 44- Tom Rob Smith
Enders Shadow - Orson Scott Card
God of Small Things-Arundhati Roy
The Gatecrasher- Madeleine Wickham
I am Messanger- Markus Zusak
Princess Sultana's Circle- Jean Sasson
Princess Sultana's Daughters- Jean Sasson
A Thousand Splendid Suns- Khaled Hosseini
The Book Thief- Markus Zusak
Three Cups of Tea- Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
The 19th Wife- David Ebershoff

2008 Books i've read

Toss the guilt catch the joy-Merrilee Boyack
Savannah Blues- Mary Kay Andrews
The Goose Girl- Shannon Hale
Water for Elephants- Sara Gruen
The Catcher in the Rye- JD Salinger
Princess a true story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia- Jean Sasson
Cocktails for Three- Madeleine Wickham
And Then there were None- Agatha Christie
When the bough breaks - Kay Lynn Magnum
These is my words - Nancy E. Turner
Breaking Dawn - Stephanie Meyers
The Undomestic Goddess-Sophie Kinsella
Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
Whistling In the Dark - Lesley Kagen
The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle
The Hiding Place- Corrie Ten Boom
Secret Life of Bees- Sue Monk Kid
Remember Me - Sophie Kinsella
Portraits of a Whiteman- Keith Basso
Motherhood the Second Oldest Profession - Erma Bombeck
Miracle of Forgiveness - Spencer W Kimball
Language Shock - Michael Agar
Keeping Faith- Jodi Picoult
Enders Game -Orson Scott Card

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