Ghost Boy By: Iain Lawrence

Ok, its the last day of the month. I may as well get my rear in gear, and post another reveiw....
Ghost boy is about an Ablino boy who cant see very well because his eyes twitch around in their sockets so much. He cant heelp it. they just do. The only things he can actually see are very brightly colored, and even then he has problems sometimes focusing on them. He lives wiht his mother, ans his Stepfather, and waits anxiously for his older brother to come home from War. (Assumedly, his brother, who besides his dog is the only one he has ever met who truly understands him, is dead) When the circus comes to town, he tries to run away to join it, but they move on too fast. he decides to follow them because he cant stand the thought of one more day of cruel ridicule from the children in town. The rest of the book follows his life in the circus as he graduates from a freakshow attraction to an elephant trainer.
This book was depressing, and frankly, I hated it. True, it does have an interesting storyline, but the fact that it was so over the top all the time turned me off right away. i finished it, because it DID hold the attention really well. i would never read it again though. (Sorry to all of you who loved this, please don't kill me. It si only an opinion.)

Here I go again.

Oh boy. Another fencing tournament on the ninth of may! wish me luck! (hopefully I wont need it, and I can give it back to you generous people.)

Two girls of Gettysburg By: Lisa M. Klein

Two girls of Gettysburg was places in the civil war and told from the POV of two cousins, one on the north, and one from the south. The cousin from the south goes back to her home in Virginia, and her cousin stays in gettysburg. The entire story leads up to the meeting again after the battle of gettysburg. Amazing story, I would give it about fifty stars. (sorry about the short posts lately, I am diong and impression of epic failure at the moment...)

*GASP! WHEEZE*

The above title is the sounds my poor brain has been making all week. I think I may have truely killed it by now however. I thought all those upperclassmen telling me that World History AP was murder were trying to intimidate the strange freshie. Heh. Right. No. They were dead serious. its now last quarter, and I have to attempt to survive another seven weeks of school with only one break for girls camp (far all you non lds people out there, its a completely,totally,extraordinarilly AWESOME camp for LDS girls.) Yep, dont be suprised if I am a corpse writing reveiws from beyond the grave before long.

Aurelie : a faerie tale By: Heather Tomlinson

Aurelie is another retold fairy tale (I tend to read a lot of those...wonder why?) Its about a princess named Aurelie who used to be friends with a faerie, but then one of her other two friends who, like her, was friends with the fairy and could therefore see them, addressed a fully grown water fairy in public, and waas blinded. Shortly after that Aurelie's mother died, and one of her best friends is called back to his country because his country and Aurelie's are now at war.

Great story with just the right ammount of CLEAN romance (yes, of course its clean Ive thrown a book in the pool before because it was dirty...my mom has too. it may be a family trait) Anyways, if you like magical mysteries and retold fairy tales READ THIS!

The House of the Scorpion By: Nacy Farmer

Ok, this was a book that I read a LONG time ago, but thats ok. Late is better than never right? Anyway this book is about a boy who is a clone, and his journey to become a real boy. (wow...put that way he sounds like pinnochio..) But anyway, it is placed in the future and has really interesting new ways of veiwing racism (cloneism?) and lots of new technologies. I loved every moment of it and now give it five stars (ooh in public too!)

The Naming By: Alison Croggon

Ok, this book (and likely those that follow, once I get to the library to rescue them from the hold shelf) is now officially tied for my third favorite series (hey, third id high up on the list!)
Anyhoo, this was an amazing story about a girl named Maerad (MY-rad) who has an extraordinary gift with music. She is a slave in a hidden stronghold, and is rescued by a man who is in a group of magicians known as Bards. I cant say any more, because if I did, you all would be chasing after me with pitchforks and torches. (heh, silly me. if anyone actually bothers to read this blog, other than family *love you guys* I would be amazed) One BIG warning though, do NOT read this book when you are going to possibly be busy for the next day or so (if you read as fast as I do) because this is one of the best books in the world, andt putting it down for something as trivial as oh, say, homework, will make you very very grumpy. Ok. Thats it I guess. Anya Luvs You all!

Ok... yet ANOTHER random happening that I could have MENTIONED earlier.

Ok...as promised this is really random (and, no, it does not have anything to do with conference, though it should.) I found a baby hummingbird that looked a lot like this (sorry its so small, just click on the picture to see a larger version.)
Note: this is not the one I found. It is a lot less terrified looking. Hey, you'd be terrified too if one second you were in your nice warm nest, and the next, someone's phycho (but strangely not out to kill you) Basset was barking at you as ssoon as you landed! Anyhoo, my mom and I found a place near our house that rescues birds, so it was a happy ending! YAY ^_^

Alrighty, not that this really MATTERS, But...

Ok, I lied. It matters to me. I will try to say this calmly.
I WON MY FIRST EVER FENCING TOURNAMENT!!!!!
Ok, looks like I lied about saying it calmly as well. Wow, I am on a roll today! Ah well, now the happy tide is over. Back to normal now. (This term 'normal' begs the question: is Anya EVER normal? Acording to my friends, the answer is no. Hmmm.)

I am the Great Horse By: Katherine Roberts

Ok, you know those books that are history told by animals? This was that times about ten million. Its the story of Alexander the Great's conquest of most of the known world told through the eyes of his trusty horse Bucephalus. (No, I do NOT know how to pronounce that so do not ask!) This book was admittedly slow at times, and really, its not my type of book (I've had bad experiences with books told by animals). However, this was DEFINATLY the exeption to the rule, and I LOVED it! Best like in the world was in this book in fact (well, best line that I remember reading recently at least): "Lets get away from these idiots, shall we?" LOVE IT! How can you see that and NOT read it? I defy all of you who do not! You are Definatly missing out!