November Reads

Books that I read in November
Extras (#4) by Scott Westerfeld
The Vampire Diaries: The Fury (#3) by L.J.Smith
The Vampire Diaries: Dark Reunion (#4) by L.J.Smith
Hex Hall (#1) by Rachel Hawkins
Paranormalcy (#1) by Kiersten White
The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
Firespell (#1) by Chloe Neill
Wake (#1) by Lisa McMann
The Summer I Turned Pretty (#1) by Jenny Han
The Way We Fall by Megan Crewe
Shadowfever (#5) by Karen Marie Moning
The Secret Circle: The Initiation (#1) by L.J.Smith
The Secret Circle: The Captive (#2) by L.J.Smith
The Secret Circle: The Power (#3) by L.J.Smith
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Favorite Book(s) of the Month
Shadowfever (#5) by Karen Marie Moning and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Thankful for... Harry Potter

Some of the books that I am most thankful for is the Harry Potter series. This probably sounds so cliche, but it is the truth. Harry Potter changed the world of reading for me and so many other readers out there. Readers could have new imagination and creativity, while they followed Harry, Ron, and Hermione on all of their adventures. Not only were these stories well written, but they had something in them for everyone. Young, old, boy, girl, adult, teenager, anyone could find something to enjoy in these books. While we grew up with Harry, so did he. Lessons were learned and we the readers learned from these lessons as well. It would be impossible not to find some kind of theme or message that this story does not cover.

I think reading Harry Potter sparked my love for reading. I started when I was in elementary school and I really wasn't that exposed to fantasy. I read Nancy Drew or the random girly books. After finishing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone I remember thinking, "Wow this is a whole new genre that I have been missing out on." Even my classmates who were not bookworms were reading Harry Potter. I really believe that this series has changed kids and their interaction with books. I know it did with me.



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October Reads

Read in October

Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
Uglies (#1) by Scott Westerfeld
Pretties (#2) by Scott Westerfeld
Specials (#3) by Scott Westerfeld
City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Dreamfever (#4 Fever) by Kareb M. Moning
Bumped by Megan McCafferty

Books of Shadow (#1 Sweep) by Cate Tiernan

Favorite book of October

Lola and the Boy Next Door OR Dreamfever. They were both wonderful!



Favorite Cover

Lola and the Boy Next Door OR City of Ember