Meet young reader Liz Golay.
Liz is a founding member of Watermark's Young
Reader's Advisory Group. She attends Resurrection Catholic School and loves good fiction and fantasy. What does she like best about reading? "You never
want to stop!" she says. Her favorite snacks are ice cream and fruit snacks,
("But not
together!") and her goal in life is to always look good!
Currently reading
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.
I started reading my mom's very old and brittle copy of Pride and
Prejudice. But since the binding's starting to come apart, I asked if
she could buy a new copy for me to read. She brought home the complete set
of Jane Austen's novels in one volume. So now I'm starting at the front of
the book and working my way back! Mr. Darcy will just have to wait.
100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson.
August 2008
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton
Lee Stewart.
Loved it, too!
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart.
Loved it!
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer.
I read somewhere that Stephenie Meyer said everybody should read New
Moon twice: once to get over the fact that Edward's not around for a
while, and once again to see what you missed the first time because you were
too busy wondering when Edward was coming back.
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.
I can't help myself. My mom's getting mad at me, too.
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer.
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.
My friend returned it it me so I read it again... because it was there. I
love to reread how it all started!
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer.
July 2008
Flipped by Wendelin Van Drannen.
Fate by Jennifer Lynn Barnes.
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.
Read it again... to get ready for Breaking Dawn!
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar.
The ABCs of Kissing Boys by Tina Ferraro.
Death by Latte by Linda Gerber.
Aphra is excited and on her way to find her mom; too
bad her mom isn't so excited. When Seth shows up and asks Aphra to give back
the ring he gave her (because the Agency has his dad and he needs to trade
the ring in). She would willingly give it to him, but it was taken from her!
Will they find the ring in time to save his dad? This book was same as the
first: awesome!
Death by Bikini by Linda Gerber.
One of the best books ever! This is just a good
book with no facts, perfect for people who like Nancy Drew. Death by Bikini
is about a girl named Aphra Connolly. She lives and helps run a beach resort
on an island with her dad. It's their off season, and only two villas are
filled, until a mysterious family, the Smiths, arrive. WhenAphra falls in
love with "Adam Smith," a.k.a. Seth Mulo, she can't help but dig into the
Mulo mystery, but the deeper she goes, the more lives are at
stake--including her own.
What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell.
When Evie's step-father Joe returns home from the war,
everything is supposed to go back to normal, but things are far from normal.
Joe keeps getting phone calls from "ex-GI's" who want jobs. Or at least
that's what he says. One night, when Joe takes a call, he wants to go on a
trip to Florida, so they leave the next morning. When they arrive,
everything is normal, until a "friend" of Joe's from the war comes along,
and Evie finds herself falling in love with him.
Paisley Hanover Acts Out by Cameron Tuttle.
Paisley Hanover is a normal 10th grader with normal
problems: your crush doesn't know you exist, you never see your best friend
anymore (she's with her new boyfriend), and there's too many kids in
Yearbook so you get stuck in Drama... not to mention your new locker
stalker.
Kiki Strike: The Empress's Tomb by
Kirsten Miller.
The Willoughbys by
Lois Lowry.
Masquerade by Melissa de la Cruz.
Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City by
Kirsten Miller.
June 2008
Tantalize by
Cynthia Leitich Smith.
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare.
Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz.
Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter.
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd
Have to Kill You by Ally Carter.
Switch by Carol Snow.
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare.
Dead is the New Black by Marlene Perez.
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer.
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer.
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.
May 2008
Mei Fuh: Memories from China by Edith
Schaeffer.
April 2008
The One Left Behind by Willo Davis
Roberts.
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
December 2007
November 2007
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine
Paterson.
October 2007
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have
to Kill You by Ally Carter.
September 2007
August 2007
July 2007
June 2007
The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene.
The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn
Keene.
Just saw the Nancy Drew movie, so
I thought I'd try the books!
May 2007
The English Roses: The New Girl by
Madonna.
"The New Girl" is the third book in
Madonna's "The English Roses" series. It is about a girl named Nichole
who meets a girl named Leslie while on vacation. Leslie lives in New
York while Nichole lives in London. The only way they connect is by
e-mail. In an e-mail Nichole gets from Leslie she finds out Leslie is
going to live in London for a few months! Nichole it excited, but the
first day of school with Leslie didn’t go so great her friends. The
English Roses hated her because she was different than them with her
(American ways.)
Now let's get back to The English Roses. They are a group of five girls
who are all best friends. They do everything together! And I mean
EVERYTHING! No they are not a club at school just a bunch of friends.
And as I have already told you they dislike Leslie, one of Nichole's
best friends. And Nichole starts ditching The English Roses to spend
time with Leslie. Can The English Roses keep their five? Our will they
allow six?
The only way to find out... is to read the book!
April 2007
March 2007
Sky Memories by Pat Brisson.
As I write this
I am four pages away from being done, but here's what happened so
far! When this young girl Emily goes out, she and her mom make sky
memories. But then she finds out her mom has cancer and was sad and
found out that it's so bad no cure can fix it.
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt.
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer
Choldenko.
February 2007
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen.
Coralline by
Neil Gaiman.
This one isn't new... but I read
it for school.
Coraline is a
fun tale where this girl moves into a home and when she goes into here
drawing room there’s this door when she opens it she enters a world just
like ours but she has other parents. Her other mother wants to sew
button eyes on Coraline because the other parents have buttons for eyes
too. Coraline had fun at this other world but she missed her real
parents after a day, so she decided to go back home. But when she went
home her parents where gone! She knew who had taken them when she went
back here other mother locked her in a closet, but in the closet were
children’s bodies but not their souls. Their souls were hidden. Can
Coraline find the souls of the locked children can she save her parents
in time? You will have to read to find out.
January 2007
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry.
December 2006
Chasing Vermeer by
Blue Balliett.
November 2006
little fur: A Fox Called Sorrow by
Isobelle Carmody.
October 2006
Babymouse #5: Heartbreaker by
Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm.
This story is
about well a girl who can’t find anyone to go to the dance with, and she
gets so tired of waiting she starts asking the boys. So this book is
kind of like a comic book, and it's also interesting.
I finished this
in a day because I just wanted to read, but anyone could finish this in
a day. First you need to have time (I was sitting at my mom’s work,)
second, it is very interesting and you won't want to put it down.
The recommended
ages who would be interested would be 7-10 year olds so... that can help
parents pick out the book for the right age!
Kids get ready
for an adventure!
September 2006
The President's Daughter by
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
.
This one was for school. It was about Ethel
Roosevelt, Teddy's daughter, in the White House.
August 2006
Toys Go Out by
Emily Jenkins.
In this book, the toys are alive. Well,
everything is pretty much alive, but the humans don't know it. There are a
bunch of problems such as having to go to the creepy scary washer, to not
being able to swim. This book was very interesting and I would recommend it
to people who like make-believe.
July 2006
Get Organized Without Losing It by Janet S. Fox.
This book wasn't part of the Young Reader's
Advisory Group, but I had to read it cause I can be a messy kid! This book
can help any unorganized kid! Read my review
here.
June 2006
Grace Notes by
Dandi Daley Mackall.
This is a story about a girl who has a new
step-family, and she can't figure out what to do with her life. She just
lets all of her thoughts out by blogging.
Grandfather's Dance by Patricia
MacLachlan.
This is the fourth book in the Sarah Plain
& Tall series. Anna's getting married! Grandfather is worried that
he won't be able to attend Cassie's wedding. And so they have her wedding in
the barn. And guess who she's marrying? Her dog! (It's not a real wedding.)
Be warned: You'll need a tissue for the ending.
