http://lhsblog.edublogs.org The Livingston High School Reading Blog Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:43:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I love this series and im only on the third book. I got hooked after the first three chapters but the first book Working For The Devil, in a nut shell, its set in the future where a woman named Dante Valentine gets contracted by the devil to kill a escaped demon that ... http://lhsblog.edublogs.org/2009/10/08/the-dante-valentine-series/ [caption id="attachment_262" align="alignnone" width="93" caption="Cover Image"][/caption] Spanking Shakespeare by Jake Wizner (Read on the Kindle app on my iPhone) A modern-day Catcher in the Rye? Probably not. By Wizner’s Shakespeare Shapiro is certainly a direct descendant of Salinger’s self-absorbed protagonist. Shakespeare is whiny, petulant, pessimistic, and laugh-out-loud funny. He ... http://lhsblog.edublogs.org/2009/10/01/spanking-shakespeare-by-jake-wizner/ [caption id="attachment_253" align="alignnone" width="99" caption="Blackbringer cover image"][/caption] Blackbringer by Laini Taylor Fairies, and Imps, and Devils– oh my! Not my usual choice for reading material, but wow! This is a great fantasy read. It was an unsolicited donation from the publisher along with an advanced reader’s copy of the sequel, Silksinger (which ... http://lhsblog.edublogs.org/2009/10/01/blackbringer-by-laini-taylor/ I finished the e-book on my Blackberry. I am sold on the technology and am beginning to consider what my next phone will be. I am leaning toward the iPhone because of the Kindle software, the larger screen, wi-fi access, and compatibility with iTunes. I have a ... http://lhsblog.edublogs.org/2009/05/04/finishing-my-first-e-book/ Mobipocket still won't directly add books to my memory card but a work-around is to drag and drop the e-book files from the My Documents/My eBooks folder onto the phone's memory card. Mass storage cababilities have to be enabled in the phone's settings for this to work. Hopefully ... http://lhsblog.edublogs.org/2009/04/29/mobipocket-technical-problems-update/ I have been thinking about getting an e-book reader for a while now. The Amazon Kindle is very intriguing but the price is pretty steep so I have been holding off. Recently Amazon released Kindle software for the iPhone. Now the Kindle looks like something I could ... http://lhsblog.edublogs.org/2009/04/28/my-first-e-book-experience/ The Good: Since I don’t have a data plan with AT&T for my Blackberry the most important feature for an e-book reader for me is the ability to download e-books to my computer and send them to the phone. Mobipocket does that very well. You can browse several e-book ... http://lhsblog.edublogs.org/2009/04/28/mobipocket-reader-e-book-reader-for-blackberry-and-palm/ Andrés Segovia, named after the world-renowned classical guitarist, was a beautiful boy. But now he is an angry and sometimes violent man. His rage has landed him in jail and his lawyer has delivered him to the doorstep of therapist Grace Delgado. Like Andrés, Grace is haunted ... http://lhsblog.edublogs.org/2009/03/23/in-perfect-light-by-benjamin-alire-saenz/ Click to hear an excerpt. California Young Reader Medal Finalist 2009-2010 Ender Wiggins, Katsa, Iggy Corso, Sammy Santos, Ray-Ray, Miles Halter, Katniss Everdeen, Clay Jenkins, Melinda Sordino... these are a few of my favorite characters from YA literature (can you name the books?). Arnold "Junior" Spirit now takes his place very near ... http://lhsblog.edublogs.org/2009/03/06/the-absolutely-true-diary-of-a-part-time-indian-by-sherman-alexie/ Click to hear an excerpt California Young Reader Medal Finalist 2009-2010 Iggy Corso is one of my favorite characters in YA lit. His story is so heartbreaking that many readers may be moved to tears. Iggy has had many, many obstacles to overcome in his short life: born addicted to ... http://lhsblog.edublogs.org/2009/03/04/saint-iggy-by-kl-going/