May 2012 ~ Shannon's Book Bag

A diva kitty's love is irreplaceable!
Love is...a good book and a sleeping kitty!
Reading keeps me up at night!

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Crushes...

A fellow blogger, Ophelia London, reviewed the book I Think I Love You by Allison Pearson today and then asked.... "Who was your teenage crush? I told you mine. . . . ." So, picture this... There you are (or I am), all 13 years and raging 'hermones'... Standing in front of the record...

Heaven Is Here - Nielson

By Shannon 10:48 AM // No comments

I In Heaven is Here: An Incredible Story of Hope, Triumph, and Everyday Joy, Stephanie Neilson tells the story of her near-perfect life. She has a very close family, has met the love of life, and is building what promises to be a wonderful life with him and her four children. She looks forward...

Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud - Foer

By Shannon 10:36 AM // No comments

Most everyone has heard by now that Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud is the story of a boy dealing with the grief of losing his father in the horrific events of September 11, 2001. But it is more that, it is the story of tragedy passed down through generations and...

Teaser Tuesday - 05/29/12

By Shannon 2:59 PM // 1 comment

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: -Grab your current read -Open to a random page -Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that...

Sunday Salon - 05/27/12

By Shannon 9:10 PM // 1 comment

If you are interested in other Salon posts, visit the Facebook page to get links. Thank goodness for long weekends! Outside my window: Beautiful, sunny warm (but not stifling hot or humid) day today. Currently, getting dark out. I am listening to: The hubby watching reruns of Smallville,...

We The Animals - Torres

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We The Animals, Justin Torres' debut novel is an autobiographical, coming-of-age story like no other. At a very short 145 pages, this book tells the story of three brothers who share a desperate, wild childhood. Life is crazy, chaotic, unstable and violent. The boys share their world with Ma (a...

The Orchard - Weir

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Theresa Weir is a street-smart bar tender when she first meets Adrian Curtis, the son of a prominent apple farming family. Despite both family's concerns, Adrian and Theresa fall in love and marry after only three months. Little discussion is needed, it is understood that the couple will return to...

Teaser Tuesday - 05/22/12

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Saturday Snapshot - 05/19/12

By Shannon 10:34 PM // 1 comment

Saturday Snapshot is hosted by: http://athomewithbooks.blogspot.com/ More pics from the lake near my house: Another beautiful sunset... Baby geese and a cute bunny are just some of the awesome nature to be seen during a walk around the lake! They started...

Library Loot - 05/16/12

By Shannon 1:12 PM // 3 comments

Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire and Marg that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time during the week. And of course...

Wonder - Palacio

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R. J. Palacio's Wonder, August Pullman, was born...different. With an extra large forehead, eyes that are lower than normal, a mouth that always hangs open and ears that are underdeveloped and cauliflower-shaped, he draws attention wherever he goes. But August Pullman is not so different. He...

The Golden Hat - Winslet

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Kate Winslet is known for her acting, most notably for her role as Rose in 1997's Titanic. But few people know Kate as a mother and humanitarian. In The Golden Hat: Talking Back to Autism, Kate tells briefly the story of meeting Margaret and Keli, a mother and son pair, who live daily with the trials...

Teaser Tuesday - 05/16/12

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Salon Sunday - 05/13/12

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It's been quite a while since I've done a Sunday post, but now is as good a time as any! After completing the A to Z Challenge in April, I was all psyched to blog...but life (read that WORK) got so busy, with graduation coming up this weekend and all the business of the end of the budget year,...

Teaser Tuesday - 05/08/12

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A journey through the top 100 books ever written - 05/1/12

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Reading the top 100 Novels Together! I'm joining in... What can I say, I'm a "joiner". Jacob over at Reading The Best has started a blog/journey/book club/challenge-of-sorts to read all 100 of the Best Novels of All Time. Turns out many of those books are already on my TBR list, but I always conveniently put them aside for other reading opportunities. But if I have reading partners...

The Help - Stockett

By Shannon 2:49 PM // 1 comment

"Do not make the mistake of thinking that a worker is a slave and that he holds his job by his employer's permission. He does not hold it by permission - but by contract, that is, by a voluntary mutual agreement. A worker can quit his job; a slave cannot." ~Ayn Rand Set in...

April is over, now what...

By Shannon 10:36 AM // 2 comments

The A to Z Challenge is over... It was literally a challenge, but it was fun too! I found a bunch of new sites to follow. I gathered a few new followers myself, welcome! And I got some great ideas for my blog moving forward. One great idea that came about was from my Q post, quotes. I have...

April 2012 ReCap...

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Source: http://www.chaoticcompendiums.com/ April 2012 Update April was a better month for reading. Not sure why exactly, but I was more productive. I had some really great reads this month and am looking forward to the summer when things are a bit calmer and I can perhaps enjoy some time outside...