November 2006 Book List
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hestergrayGirl, Nearly 16, Absolute Torture by Sue Limb
Sequel to Girl, 15, Charming But Insane. It's about Jess who lives in England and is kind of dramatic about her life as a teenager. In the sequel, she wants to spend the summer hanging out with her new boyfriend, but her mom takes her on a driving trip to visit her dad instead. (Her parents are divorced.) So Jess is upset that she has to leave poor Fred behind. It's entertaining.
Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card
A re-read for me, the last book in Ender's Saga. Now that I'm done re-reading Ender's books, I think I've decided that I like Bean's books better. I love Ender, of course, but I don't know. Maybe it just shows how the more books OSC writes, the better he gets. And since he was awesome when he started, he can only get more awesome.
Journey to Love and Dreams Beyond Tomorrow by June Masters Bacher
These fall into the genre of Pioneer Christian Fiction, like Janette Oke. In fact, if I didn't know otherwise, I'd think Janette Oke had written them. It's about a girl whose father is ready to marry her off to the wealthiest man who makes an offer, so she runs away and joins up with a wagon train headed for Oregon. Apparently, she can only go with them if she marries this one guy right away, so she does. They have hardships, but of course live happily ever after. There are two more books in the series, but I don't have a burning desire to read/listen to them.
Everyday Faith by Terry Pluto
I picked this one off the library shelf because I knew that Terry Pluto is a sports writer for the local newspaper. I didn't know he was a Christian. This book is a collection of his columns that have appeared in the faith section of the newspaper. He had some good insights, and he used quotes from local clergymen to augment his writing. It was interesting to read what they thought about certain topics.
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
This is a sad book which made it difficult to listen to, because it's true. It's the diary of a teenager in the 1960s (I think) who became addicted to drugs. She ran away from home and everything was just a downward spiral. She made it back home a couple of times and I thought maybe things would be happy, but it didn't last. It's a good book, just very sad.
Princess in Training by Meg Cabot
It had been a while since I'd checked up on the Princess Diaries series. This is the sixth book. Lilly nominates Mia for class president and Mia has many dramatic break-downs. It's funny.
The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
This is about a woman who is kind of a hermit. She thinks that her mother's death when she was a kid was her fault, and she's never really gotten over it. Then she moves to Florida to an area where a lot of people have been hit by lightning, and of course, she gets hit by lightning. She is mostly depressed, but she gets on with her life. Eventually. It was an interesting book.
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
This is a lot like The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, if anyone remembers that one. Virginia doesn't look at all like her tall, blonde family, and she feels like she doesn't belong. She doesn't have friends at school either because her best friend is away for the year. She really looks up to her big brother who is in college, but everything changes when he is suspended from school for date rape. But things get better for Virginia, and I really liked this book. Also, she lives in New York City and she makes references to "a certain green-eyed shortstop" who plays for the Yankees. I'm amused that because I am now a baseball fan, I know she must be talking about Derek Jeter.
The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore
BOOK OF THE MONTH AWARD
Christopher Moore is bizarre. And hilarious. And sometimes vulgar. This is his "heartwarming tale of Christmas terror." Basically, an angel has come to earth to grant a child's Christmas wish. So he's in a charming little town in California, looking for a child who has a wish. In that town, a woman accidently kills her ex-husband, who is dressed like Santa, with a shovel. A child sees it, and wishes for Santa to be alive again. A bunch of stuff happens and the angel ends up raising the dead who are buried in the cemetery behind the church, by accident. The zombies then try to suck the brains of the living. Terrible, but funny.
Sequel to Girl, 15, Charming But Insane. It's about Jess who lives in England and is kind of dramatic about her life as a teenager. In the sequel, she wants to spend the summer hanging out with her new boyfriend, but her mom takes her on a driving trip to visit her dad instead. (Her parents are divorced.) So Jess is upset that she has to leave poor Fred behind. It's entertaining.
Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card
A re-read for me, the last book in Ender's Saga. Now that I'm done re-reading Ender's books, I think I've decided that I like Bean's books better. I love Ender, of course, but I don't know. Maybe it just shows how the more books OSC writes, the better he gets. And since he was awesome when he started, he can only get more awesome.
Journey to Love and Dreams Beyond Tomorrow by June Masters Bacher
These fall into the genre of Pioneer Christian Fiction, like Janette Oke. In fact, if I didn't know otherwise, I'd think Janette Oke had written them. It's about a girl whose father is ready to marry her off to the wealthiest man who makes an offer, so she runs away and joins up with a wagon train headed for Oregon. Apparently, she can only go with them if she marries this one guy right away, so she does. They have hardships, but of course live happily ever after. There are two more books in the series, but I don't have a burning desire to read/listen to them.
Everyday Faith by Terry Pluto
I picked this one off the library shelf because I knew that Terry Pluto is a sports writer for the local newspaper. I didn't know he was a Christian. This book is a collection of his columns that have appeared in the faith section of the newspaper. He had some good insights, and he used quotes from local clergymen to augment his writing. It was interesting to read what they thought about certain topics.
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
This is a sad book which made it difficult to listen to, because it's true. It's the diary of a teenager in the 1960s (I think) who became addicted to drugs. She ran away from home and everything was just a downward spiral. She made it back home a couple of times and I thought maybe things would be happy, but it didn't last. It's a good book, just very sad.
Princess in Training by Meg Cabot
It had been a while since I'd checked up on the Princess Diaries series. This is the sixth book. Lilly nominates Mia for class president and Mia has many dramatic break-downs. It's funny.
The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
This is about a woman who is kind of a hermit. She thinks that her mother's death when she was a kid was her fault, and she's never really gotten over it. Then she moves to Florida to an area where a lot of people have been hit by lightning, and of course, she gets hit by lightning. She is mostly depressed, but she gets on with her life. Eventually. It was an interesting book.
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
This is a lot like The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, if anyone remembers that one. Virginia doesn't look at all like her tall, blonde family, and she feels like she doesn't belong. She doesn't have friends at school either because her best friend is away for the year. She really looks up to her big brother who is in college, but everything changes when he is suspended from school for date rape. But things get better for Virginia, and I really liked this book. Also, she lives in New York City and she makes references to "a certain green-eyed shortstop" who plays for the Yankees. I'm amused that because I am now a baseball fan, I know she must be talking about Derek Jeter.
The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore
BOOK OF THE MONTH AWARD
Christopher Moore is bizarre. And hilarious. And sometimes vulgar. This is his "heartwarming tale of Christmas terror." Basically, an angel has come to earth to grant a child's Christmas wish. So he's in a charming little town in California, looking for a child who has a wish. In that town, a woman accidently kills her ex-husband, who is dressed like Santa, with a shovel. A child sees it, and wishes for Santa to be alive again. A bunch of stuff happens and the angel ends up raising the dead who are buried in the cemetery behind the church, by accident. The zombies then try to suck the brains of the living. Terrible, but funny.
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Date: 2006-12-01 05:30 pm (UTC)Good list!
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