2007

I Have a Bed Made of Buttermilk Pancakes

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In the spring of 2006 Sassymonkey started talking about I Have a Bed Made of Buttermilk Pancakes. She talked about it so much that I wanted to read it but it was Canadian or something and of course not available at my library. So, sassymonkey gifted me with it. And it’s been on my TBR pile ever since. I added it to my A to Z list challenge because I thought that would encourage me to get it read… and it did. I finished it last night.

But not before I griped about reading it. (and no I’m not sharing the video TW made of me griping about reading it)

The first 150 pages or so were so confusing and just a little slow. I just could not get into it and could not see why Sassymonkey had been talking about that book. And, I could NOT figure out how or why this was re-titled and published as YA in the US. (The Spell Book of Listen Taylor)

About half-way through, I figured out why Sassymonkey (and TW) enjoyed the book. I am here, grudgingly, to say that it WAS a good book. And it was interesting and different and if I’d have been Cath, I’d have killed the entire Zing family. Dead. OK not Cassie (or Taylor, part of the extended Zing family) ’cause they were kids and not involved. The rest – DEAD, completely DEAD.

I’m still not sure I like the idea of this being a YA book and I’m pretty sure there are huge groups of rabid, over-protective mommies who would hate the idea even more than I do. I just don’t see any of the YAs in my world ever sitting through the first 150 pages of this book, Coyote F*** or no Coyote F***.

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Elissa’s Quest

2007, Books in Bed, Children's Literature, Fiction, Sci Fi and Fantasy, Young Adult /

It took me a very long time to read Elissa’s Quest and it should only have taken a day. It’s a very young book and a very easy to read book but I was distracted by kid activities and a heavy workload. Too bad – otherwise I’d have hopped over to the library to see if the sequels were available. I want to know what happens to Elissa next.

Very nice little girl’s adventure book.

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Chicks with Sticks

4 Comments / 2007, Books in Bed, Chick Lit, Favorites, Young Adult /

Bah, just lost my post which was no doubt much better than the one I’m about to recreate now. Hmph…

Anyway, I was telling you that I stumbled across a YA book on audio called Chicks With Sticks: Knit Two Together when Prince J and I went to the library a couple of weekends ago. I grabbed it to make TW smile, which it did. It also has made us both smile for the last two weeks when we listened to it in the car.

It’s a fun book and I’m betting a fun series. YA, chick lit, yarny goodness (do I sound all knitty?) with a lot of blogging and social networking high schooly stuff thrown in for good measure.

I need to figure out what “Yarn Over” means though.

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Rejuvenile

2 Comments / 2007, A to Z Challenge, Books in Bed, Favorites, Non-Fiction /

So, I’m a Rejuvenile, sort of. Not as hardcore as some people, (like TW – I don’t skip), but definitely a Rejuvenile. My desk is full of toys. I have toys on my Christmas list. I cannot imagine joining a kick ball league or taking up roller skating again, though.

As I was reading the book, it brought lots of people to mind – TW for her love of skipping (and about an hour after I read that particular chapter, some 40 year old dude was skipping through Target on Black Friday, sheesh), Ken ’cause of his toy collection, my dad and his war game thingies. This brought me to a conclusion – I’m not sure I know anyone who is NOT a Rejuvenile.

Interesting book. I’m glad I finally made time to read it (and that I had it on my A to Z list.)

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The Queen of Cool

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Again with the YA and again with a book from my A to Z challenge. This one was considerably better than the last one particularly if you like mindless YA chick lit where the cool kids go geek and the geek kids gain some cool cred and they all live happily ever after – except for the cool kids who aren’t smart enough to go a little geek.

The Queen of the Cool: Fun. Easy. Mindless. Typical. Not bad at all.

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Hero

2007, Books in Bed, Children's Literature, Favorites, Fiction, Queer, Sci Fi and Fantasy, Young Adult /

It’s all YA all the time for me. It seems like every book on my TBR pile is YA. Weird, but I like it except that it makes me want to do a year long YA challenge or something. Anyway, the YA I’m blogging about right now is QUEER YA! Hero was pretty darn amusing and that’s high praise because I don’t really love comic book heroes and that’s what this story is about.

A boy, who happens to be gay also happens to have super powers. He struggles with a dad who doesn’t have super powers but used to be a super hero and who doesn’t want his son to be gay. He struggles with a mom who left him when he was young and, well… I won’t give away more of the plot line.

There’s a very happy ending though not everyone lives happily ever after – which is as it should be in the world of comic book super heroes and families, right?

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The Off Season

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I was a little wary of The Off Season. I liked Dairy Queen pretty well but I was worried about the sequel. There were a lot of “issues” brought up in Dairy Queen and I just wasn’t sure the sequel would handle them the way I wanted it to. If anything, The Off Season was better than Dairy Queen.

I was particularly pleased with the relationship between DJ and Brian and how that entire thing played out. I was even more impressed with the handling of Amber & Dale’s relationship and how DJ adjusted to that. (Very very amused by the end, when the women were cleaning up Thanksgiving dinner to a cd by “Melissa something”. Ha. Excellent.)

I’d love to say “I can’t wait for the next book” but I’m worried. The curse of the third book might strike here. I’m thinking Murdock should quit while she’s ahead with DJ and family.

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