I'm back...

Hey I'm back with sports. Its been awhile and I want to talk about the NFL and NBA season so far. In the NFL, it is winding down to Week 16. Teams are fighting for playoff spots, and its ugly. Some of the toughest battles are AFC North and the AFC West. In the AFC North the Steelers and Ravens have already clinched a playoff spot, but their tied at 11-4 to clinch the division. The Cincinnati Bengals are fighting for a playoff spot, and with a win against the Ravens, their in. Many people think the 9-6 Bengals can pull through against the 11-4 and Ravens. Honestly I think they can do it too. They're confident, good, and pumped up after Jerome Simpson did a front flip over a defending Arizona Cardinal for a TD (seen here), and he landed it! On to the NBA. The Lakers have started the season 1-2, which doesn't surprise me because Andrew Bynum is suspended, Kobe Bryant is hurt, and Lamar Odam got traded to Dallas. The Miami Heat are undefeated with rookie Norris Cole stepping up in the fourth quarter yesterday against the Celtics. One good thing came from the loss, Miami cant play against the zone defense. One thing is sure... Play zone against the Heat and maybe, maybe you'll defeat the big 3.

This World We Live In

This World We Live In by Susan Pfeffer is the last book of The Last Survivors Series.

Told in Miranda's point of view via her diary entries again, this book starts of almost a year after the meteorite hit the moon, causing catastrophe worldwide. There's hardly anyone left in Howell, the climate is unpredictable, and food supply is low. She, Matt, and Jon spend their time scouring through homes looking for supplies; heaters, toiletries, and if they're lucky, food. Their mother stays home, trying to act as though things are normal, but everyone knows nothing will ever be normal again. Things are about to change as Matt brings a girl into his life, and on top of that, Miranda, Matt, and Jon's father and step-mother arrive with a new baby and three other strangers, Charlie, Alex, and Julie. They have no idea what complications are coming; from feelings, to plans for the future, to new disasters.

10/10 I loved this book. Absolutely loved it. I'm talking it's up there on my absolute favorite books with The Hunger Games Trilogy. I'm about to talk a lot about this amazing book, but...
[FROM THIS POINT ON THERE WILL BE SPOILERS] so beware.

First of all, I really like how Pfeffer pulled Alex's life into Miranda's. Of course, me being a romantic, I loved how they fell in love and how Jon and Julie grew fond of each other as well. On the other hand, this book was incredibly sad. I thought Syl or baby Gabriel were going to die in the end, not Horton (well to be honest, I didn't quite consider him), Charlie, and the most devastating to me, Julie.

As for characters, I really liked Matt for some reason in Life as We Knew it, and Briana in The Dead and the Gone, but she died. In This World We Live In, I can't really say who my favorite character. I suppose it would be Julie, who, of course dies. I think I liked Matt because I felt like he really made an effort to protect Miranda and his family, but in This World We Live In, his focus shifted to Syl, and in my opinion, he turned into kind of a jerk. I can't totally blame him for falling in love though.

Sigh...once again we have, what I call an open ending. This reminds of Forever by Maggie Stiefvater when the story basically ends with the main character saying something right before a big event that, depending on how it turns out, could either make or break their future. Though this is even more open ended than Forever. I want to know what happens to Miranda and Alex once he finds out the truth. I want to know about Jon and everyone for that matter now that they've lost Julie and Charlie. I want to know about Matt and Syl's future. I want to know what happens to baby Gabriel. I want to know where they go next. I want to know what life will be like as it goes on.

Well, I thought I had found my answer. The Shade of the Moon, aka the fourth book of the series, was due to come out next fall, but on a post on Pfeffer's blog (yes, I read authors' blogs) that was posted only about 9 days ago saying that she and the publishing company decided against a fourth book. I was heartbroken (FYI, figuring out about the fourth book and figuring out it wasn't going to exist happened in about 2 hours). Then I started thinking. It was probably meant to be. And, when I thought about it more, real life is like this too; a mystery. You don't know what's going to happen next in your life, as we don't know what's going to happen to Miranda and her family.

In my mind, they all make it to a safe town, but either Miranda's mother, Syl, or Lisa die along the way somehow. Once at the safe town, Alex finds out the truth, and eventually forgives Miranda, but only after a few months. Baby Gabriel grows up healthy. The climate gets somewhat back to normal, and one day they see sunlight again, but it still isn't back to normal. Electricity is more reliable, but not consistent. Phone and Internet services are still out. Food is less scarce, but they still have to be conservative. Matt and Syl (assuming she's still alive) would have a baby boy (maybe named Lucas), and Alex and Miranda would eventually get married and have a baby girl, Rachel. Jon would meet a girl (maybe named Talia), but will still have grief over Julie's death.

Maybe I should write this one day. Haha.

If you read this far, wow. This was really long.

♥Skittlez

CЯOSSED

CЯOSSED by Ally Condie is the second book of the Matched Trilogy.

The future is now completely at question. Cassia goes to the Outer Provinces hoping to find Ky, only to find that he's missing. She ventures into the Carving with her new found friend, Indie, in search of him, encountering things he had left behind that could lead her to him. Along the way, secrets about the Society, Ky and Xander, and herself rise. The love triangle continues. While Cassia is looking for Ky who is an invitation for rebellion and who she believes she wants a future with, Xander may have the key to the rebellion--and her heart. Nothing is as expected on the edge of Society, where crosses and double crosses make the path more twisted than ever.

8/10 Well, I must say that this was definitely worth the wait, but I liked Matched better. To be honest, I thought that the story was kinda slow until . Anyway, I liked how Ally Condie wrote this in both Cassia's and Ky's perspective. It was really interesting seeing Ky's thoughts and stepping into his shoes. I will definitely be on edge waiting for the third book coming out in November 2012.

♥Skittlez

Don't Look Behind You

I had to read this for Writing, but it was actually a really good book, by Lois Duncan. 

April Corrigan thinks her life is over when she discovers her father works undercover for the FBI and she and her family must go into the Federal Witness Protection Program. Now, since they have new names, new looks, a new house, nobody should be able to find them, right? Wrong. Mike Vamp, a killer, is tracking down the family. They are put into horrible danger by one silly mistake that April makes, and they must try to protect themselves, and protect each other. 

Don't Look Behind You is action packed, and you will not want to put it down. I loved this book. 9 out of 10 stars from me. 

~~~Jellybeans~~~

The Giver

Okay so I had to read this for language arts, but surprisingly, this was actually a good class novel.

Jonas lives in a society with no color, music, emotion, pain, hatred, war, and choice. You are assigned a spouse, then can be assigned no more than two children; one boy and one girl. He lives with his mother and father and sister, Lily, but one day his dad, who works as a nurturer, brings home a newchild whom they name Gabriel.

When children turn twelve in the society, they are assigned a job. Jonas is assigned to be the Receiver. He spends a lot of his time with the previous Receiver, "The Giver", learning how to deal with the memories that are sent to him, as no other citizens are allowed to have these memories. Along the way finds out a lot of disturbing secrets about himself, his family, and the society.

7/10 As I said before, this book was pretty good as far as class novels go. It was interesting reading a utopian novel instead of a dystopian novel. I have to say, I still prefer dystopian novels, but I haven't really read many utopian novels. It was so weird thinking about a world without music and color and weather, etc. I think I would die...then again, you don't really miss things you never knew, so maybe I'd be okay...

♥Skittlez

Forever

Forever by Maggie Stiefvater is the last book of The Werewolves of Mercy Falls series. (Do not read if you haven't read the first two)

Grace is a wolf, and apart from Sam, just when things are getting worse. Grace's absence is known by just about everyone in Mercy Falls, and people start speculating that Sam had killed her. Even Grace's parents and close friend, Rachel, are suspicious of Sam. Cole is trying to figure out ways to stimulate shifting from human to wolf while other members of the pack are separated. Worst of all, the wolves are being hunted.

7/10 This book was a disappointment. I don't know; part of it may be that it took me a while to read this because of homework and such and I kinda lost some of my interest. Another thing, I really dread the concluding books of any series because it means all of these characters that I have come to love have to come to an end. Also, the ending of this book didn't really satisfy me. It's too open-ended for my liking. I know, "endings that don't give you a direct answer gives you the opportunity to interpret what you think happened" and whatnot, but I would've liked to know what happened in the end. I liked Shiver the best out of the three, probably because the main conflict was Sam trying to be with Grace. I like the idea of the whole "wolf hunt" conflict, but I would've been more engrossed if it included more action. Shiver was a love story. Linger was a mix of both, incorporating Grace and Sam's love, but also sort of introducing new problems concerning the pack. Then there's Forever, which, in my opinion, needed to focus more on Sam and Grace being in love, because that's where the trilogy started. Overall, I really did like this trilogy. Though there are some things I disliked, I really enjoyed the story and the characters and am sad that it has to come to a close.

Wow that was a long review.

Coming soon...
-The Giver by Lois Lowry
-I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
-The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore
-CЯOSSED by Ally Condie
-The Maze Runner by James Dashner
-This World We Live in by Susan Pfeffer

♥Skittlez

OMGEEEEE

HEY SKITTLEZ HERE EATING SOME SKITTLES. I JUST HAD TO POST HOW EXCITED I AM!!! KNOW WHY??? OMGEEE CROSSED IS COMING OUT TOMORROW!!!! YAY!! :DDDDDDDDDDD

♥SKITTLEZ

The Dead and the Gone

The Dead and the Gone by Susan Pfeffer is the second book of The Last Survivors series.

Alex is a seventeen-year-old boy living in New York City. When the asteroid hit the moon, causing world-wide chaos and hardships, Alex's parents don't return. His father, Papi, was in Puerto Rico for a funeral when the asteroid hit and his mother was working her job in a hospital. With his parents gone, Alex has to take care of his younger sisters, Julie and Bri. Food is scarce, there are many floods, volcanic ash pollutes the air. People are dropping like flies. Alex is forced to do things for the best, whether he likes it or not.

8/10 This book was even more depressing than Life as we Knew it. It was still really good though. The Dead and the Gone is also told in diary entries, but from a third person omniscient point of view. This confused me at first, but when I Googled the book, it says that Susan Pfeffer couldn't imagine a seventeen-year-old boy keeping a diary. I can't say I can argue. Another thing to mention is that this book isn't a follow up to Life as we Knew it. It tells another person's life after the asteroid hit the moon. I really liked this book nonetheless.

♥Skittlez

Th1rteen R3asons Why (Jellybean Review)

So, Skittlez just did a review on the book Th1rteen R3asons Why, by Jane Asher. She said that she thought the book was OK. 

I beg to differ.

My name is Jellybeans, and I loved this book. 

Ok, I have a confession. The book was kind of slow at times. I admit that. 

The thing is, I liked this book because of the types of books I tend to read. I have no idea why, but I love books when people die, and somebody, like a teenager, is dealing with all the changes that come with the death. I like more books with the siblings who die, and the other still live sibling doesn't realize what they had until it's gone. Or when someone is in a coma. That's always interesting. Now, I'm not some psychopath, I just like reading about that. 

Anyhoo. 

So this girl committed suicide, and now you get to figure out why. She is telling the reasons in her own words, and I have never read a book like that. It's always somebody assuming something, or searching about why, but here, this was different. 

Sure, like Skittlez, I also enjoy reading about romances, and action, but I also love... (death? dead?)... books. Don't ask me why, because I don't know. 

Okkkkk, that's why I BEGGED TO DIFFER. 

K bye! 

~JELLYBEANS!!!!!~

Th1rteen R3asons Why

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher follows Clay Jensen as he receives a mysterious box with his name on it. Inside the box are seven cassette tapes. When he listens to the first one, he finds out that these tapes were recorded by Hannah Baker, a girl that was one of his classmates...before she committed suicide. In each of the tapes Hannah talks about the thirteen people who had a part in her decision. The tapes are sent to those people to hear how they caused Hannah's suicide.

5.5/10 This book was okay. To be honest, I got kinda bored after a while. I don't think it's a bad book, but it just personally wasn't one I really liked. There wasn't really any action and any romance was really short term.

♥Skittlez

Life As We Knew It

Life As We Knew It is the first book of The Last Survivors series.

Life As We Knew It is told through entries from the diary of sixteen year old Miranda as her, and everyone else in the world's life is turned upside down. It all started on May 18th. Astronomers had been predicting a meteor hitting the moon, big enough to see a crater. But the meteor caused much more. The moon was knocked closer to the Earth triggering tsunamis, volcano eruptions, and other chaos all around the world. The power isn't at all dependable, food and water supplies are diminishing, dozens of people die everyday. Sure, summer is rough without any air conditioning, but winter is an even bigger threat. With so many tragic events, it's getting harder and harder for Miranda to remember life as she knew it.

8/10 I really loved this book. For one thing, I liked the format; how it was in diary entry form. I guess I enjoy books about survival. Oh and this has officially changed my perspective on science fiction. I can't wait to read The Dead and the Gone.

♥Skittlez

Linger

Linger by Maggie Stiefvater is the second book of The Werewolves of Mercy Falls series (Don't read if you haven't read the first book)

Sam is cured, Jack is dead, Olivia is a wolf until spring comes. Sam and Grace believe that they can now both live as humans with no werewolf complications. But when a new wolf, Cole, marches into their lives things only get harder. Cole is convinced that if he can just stay a wolf, all the problems of his past will be solved. Isabel, who has lost her brother, is drawn to Cole, but Cole can't exactly say he feels the same way. Beck is a wolf now, and there's a good chance he'll stay that way, so Sam is now pretty responsible for the pack. Grace and Sam fight to stay together, even if Grace has to defy her parents, who have found out about Sam's nightly stays. But Grace has been getting sick a lot lately, and she and Sam try not to believe their worst fear of what it may mean. Did Grace being locked in a car really cure her? Is Sam really cured?

7.5/10 I like Shiver better than this, but Linger was still good. I did like how the story was told in not only Grace and Sam's point of view, but Isabel's and Cole's too.

♥Skittlez

Shiver

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater is the first book of The Werewolves of Mercy Falls series.

Grace is a seventeen year old girl, but when she was younger, she was attacked by the wolves who lived in the forest behind her house and was bitten. There and then was the first time she saw the wolf with the yellow eyes. Her wolf. She watches him everyday from her window in the winter, but he disappears in the other seasons.

Sam is an eighteen year old werewolf. He changes into a wolf every winter and changes back in the spring, but his years as human are numbered, as are the rest of the pack's. He watched Grace from the forest.

When a classmate of Grace's, Jack, is said to have been killed by the wolves, hunters are sent to kill the wolves. This is when Grace and Sam meet. Both human. When the werewolves change, they keep their eyes. Grace and Sam fall in love, but under harsh boundaries. As winter inches closer, Sam could change any time. And he may not change back in the spring. Meanwhile, Isabel, Jack's sister, suspects that Jack didn't die but was also bitten and turned into a werewolf. One of Grace's friends, Olivia, gets in a fight with her, and don't talk. When they do, Olivia acts strange, but Grace doesn't have an idea what may be going on. There's also the mystery of Grace. She was bitten, but never changed. Maybe there's a cure. And if there is, Sam and Jack want it.

9/10 I totally loved this book and am reading the sequel. It isn't for everyone though. It has a lot of romance, more than there is suspense, so if you're not a romance lover (like myself) you might find it boring. Also, if you're not a fan of fantasy creatures like werewolves, this may not be for you either, but I'm usually not one to read fantasy or science fiction and loved this.

♥Skittlez

Only the Good Spy Young

Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter is the fourth book of the Gallagher Girls Series.

After another busy semester as a junior at the Gallagher Academy, Cammie Morgan is with her friend, Bex, and her parents in London. Now that the Circle of Cavan, a terrorist group, is after her, she has strict security surrounding her. Cammie encounters Zach at an ice skating rink and he asks her if she's seen Mr. Solomon. She hasn't and then Zach leaves. Soon after, the lights go out and Mr. Solomon appears and tells Cammie to run. They end up on the tower bridge and Bex's parents tell Cammie he is a threat. Mr. Solomon makes Cammie promise to "follow the pigeons" then jumps off the bridge. Cammie is then interrogated by Agent Edward Townsend and later, she and Bex's family are sent to a safe house.

When they return to the Gallagher Academy, they find that security has been higher. All of the secret passageways have been blocked, except one only leading to the kitchen. Agent Townsend is now the new CoveOps teacher as Mr. Solomon can no longer be trusted. Cammie has also found it harder to trush Zach. She and her friends, Bex, Liz, and Macey have to figure out what Mr. Solomon meant on the bridge and if he really is a member of the Circle of Cavan and tie up many other loose ends. However, with answers comes dangerous missions.

10/10 I totally loved this book! It is my favorite in the series. There's a lot of suspense and mystery and romance. I would've never guessed what was going to happen next. I'm on edge waiting for the next book in the series, Out of Sight, Out of Time, which is coming out on March 20, 2012.

♥Skittlez

Don't Judge a Girl by her Cover

Don't Judge a Girl by her Cover by Ally Carter is the third book of the Gallagher Girls Series.

Cammie Morgan is about to start her junior year at the Gallagher Academy. But before school starts, she visits her friend, Macey McHenry, in Boston because her father is going to accept his nomination for vice president of the U.S. Soon though, Macey and Cammie find themselves in the midst of a kidnapper's plot with only their espionage skills to save them.

The Gallagher Academy doesn't feel that its students are safe since the incident in Boston. Shocking secrets and old flames seem to be lurking around every corner of the mansion. But Cammie and her friends, Liz, Bex, and Macey stuggle to answer questions. Who is after Macey? How can they keep their classmates safe?

9/10 This is my second favorite. I love all the spy work and suspense in this one, and a little romance as well. The books just keep getting better and better.

♥Skittlez

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter is the second book of the Gallagher Girls Series.

Cammie is back for another semester at the Gallagher Academy after winter break. But first, Cammie is to be debriefed about her relationship with Josh in a secret location in an underground location in the middle of the Smithsonian. When she returns to school, she is happy to see Liz, Bex, and Macey again, but are annoyed because the East Wing has been off limits, adding ten minutes to the walk to their rooms. While snooping, Cammie and her friends find a picture of Mr. Solomon in a Blackthorne Institute for Boys t-shirt, which clears explains what he was saying when they overheard him say "black thorn" in the library.

On a CoveOps mission at the National Mall, they have to reach the ruby slippers exhibit by five-o-clock while practicing counter-surveillance. Cammie fails, like all her classmates except one, when Zach, a boy she believes to be normal, follows her to the exhibit. After the mission, fifteen boys, Zach included, and their teacher, Dr. Steve from the Blackthorne Academy For Boys take residence in the East Wing, which was, after all, not contaminated by fumes.

At a CoveOps/Culture and Assimilation exam, Cammie and Zach dance together. She has a slight clothing malfunction however, and tries to escape through a passageway and is surprised to find Zach waiting there. A Code Black occurs and Cammie gets blamed as Zach had mysteriously vanished when the alarms went off. On a Saturday trip to Roseville, Cammie sees Josh and DeeDee who is now his girlfriend. Zach tries to kiss Cammie, knowing Josh and DeeDee would be watching, but Cammie doesn't let him once he sees that Josh looks hurt. When they return to the school, someone had stolen the disk with information about all the alumni of the Gallagher Academy.

8.5/10 I love this one because it's Zach's first appearance. I like the budding romance and the suspense that still comes with the missions.

♥Skittlez

I'd Tell You I Love You, But then I'd have to Kill You

I'd Tell You I Love You, But then I'd have to Kill You by Ally Carter is the first book of The Gallagher Girls Series.

Cameron "Cammie" Morgan is a student at the Gallagher Academy For Exceptional Young Women, an all girl private boarding school for "gifted girls" but is really for espionage spies in training. Cammie and her friends, Rebecca "Bex" Baxter, and Elizabeth "Liz" Sutton, are going into their sophomore year at the academy. Then there's Macey McHenry. She goes to enroll at the Gallagher Academy as her last chance to enter a school, as she'd been kicked out of all of the other ones she attended. Macey is beautiful and rebellious and isn't really accepted by Cammie, Liz, and Bex, who have to share a room with her, at first.

In sophomore year, the girls have to take Covert Operations (CoveOps) which is taught by Joe Solomon, a new, hot teacher, but is also strict and tough. On their first mission, Cammie meets a regular boy named Josh. In order to not blow her cover, she tells Josh that she is home schooled, has a cat, and has lived in foreign countries. Josh and Cammie soon develop a steady relationship. Cammie lies to Josh to keep her cover, and sneaks out of school to go on dates. How long can she keep up the act without Josh, her mother, who is also the headmistress of the Gallagher Academy, or anyone else finding out?

7/10 This book was really good, but the reason that it isn't higher is because the other books I liked better. In my opinion, they showed Cammie's spy life better and have more suspense. But overall, I really loved this book, and it did get me reading the rest of the series.

♥Skittlez

Collage

Hey I made this random collage of my four favorite book series.



Books included:

-The Gallagher Girls Series by Ally Carter

• I'd Tell You I Love You, But then I'd have to Kill You
• Cross my Heart and Hope to Spy
• Don't Judge a Girl by her Cover
• Only the Good Spy Young
• Out of Sight, Out of Time (March 20, 2012)

-The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins

• The Hunger Games
• Catching Fire
• Mockingjay

-The Werewolves of Mercy Falls Series by Maggie Stiefvater

• Shiver
• Linger
• Forever

-The Matched Series by Ally Condie

• Matched
• Crossed (November 1, 2011)
• Unknown (November, 2012)

Yeah so for The Matched Series, the third book doesn't have a final title yet, so obviously they don't have a final cover (and the second book isn't even out yet), but I just wanted to let people know it is a trilogy. I especially love how each book of The Gallagher Girls series, Cammie wears a different colored plaid skirt, which is also the color of the spine of the cover. I also love The Werewolves of Mercy Falls covers with the color and the trees representing the season. I love Cassia's dress on the Matched cover, and the power of the cover of Crossed. And for The Hunger Games series, I love how the first book has the Mockingjay pin, the second has a phoenix type thing, and the third has an actual Mockingjay.

...I'm judging books by their cover. :-O Haha. Anyway, I've read all these books (except the ones that aren't out, Forever, and I'm reading Linger) and will probably post about those that haven't been yet.

Peace out ;-)

♥Skittlez

SORRYYYYY

Hey people!
I'm so sorry that I haven't posted in a while... school is getting crazy and the other thing is I'm still trying to get settled in my new town!
I'll post more often, promise.

A List of books I will do:
Cracked up to be
Before I Fall
The Lying Game
Pretty Little Liars

AND MORE

My name is Katniss Everdeen. Why am I not dead. I should be dead. --Mockingjay

DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE FIRST TWO BOOKS!!!





All of the Districts, except for District 2, have been destroyed by the Capitol. Any survivors now live in District 13, which everyone thought was gone during the Dark Days. Katniss now lives underground with Gale, her mother, Prim, and many others. Peeta however, when being sucked out of the arena during the Quell, had been sent to the Capitol, where he's being tortured. Katniss agrees to become the Mockingjay, the symbol of rebellion against the Capitol. A revolution is unfolding. The Capitol and President Snow especially, have targeted the rebels trying to kill them and stay victorious. Will the rebels prevail?

5/5 for sure!!! Even though this was my least favorite out of the three, it was an excellent closure for the series. I cried a ton in this one, partly because the trilogy has ended. Once again, Collins has succeeded in giving us suspense, romance, and action in what may be the best books I've ever read.

~Skittlez

Sparks are igniting. Flames are spreading. And the Capitol wants revenge. --Catching Fire

DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE HUNGER GAMES!!!




By defying the odds, and twisting the rules, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have both survived the 74th Hunger Games. Now that Peeta knows that Katniss was faking her love for him to stay alive, they aren't speaking. But they have to act like star-crossed lovers for the Victory Tour or the ones they love might be in grave danger if Katniss and Peeta can't convince all of Panem and the Capitol that the stunt they pulled, bending the rules, was out of love and not defiance. Meanwhile, things between Katniss and her old friend Gale have been rocky. There are rebellions being planned against the Capitol, one that her and Peeta may have created. On top of all this, there's also the 75th Hunger Games drawing nearer. Being the third Quarter Quell, who knows what might happen.

5/5 DEFINITELY!!! This is my favorite one of the series. Catching Fire has all the thrill and action the first one had, but now there's more romance...and the stakes are higher.

~Skittlez

May the odds be ever in your favor--The Hunger Games

There's probably another post on this blog for this AMAZING book, but here's another one...and I haven't posted in a long time.

During the war, the Capitol took power, and North America was torn into twelve districts which now lie in the country of Panem. Every year, one boy and one girl ages 12-18, are chosen from each district to play in the Hunger Games. They will all fight in the arena. To the death. When Katniss Everdeen's younger sister, Prim, gets chosen against all the odds, she steps in for her. Will Katniss return home, or get sucked in the bloodbath?

5/5 stars for sure!!! Actually, it's more like 6/5. There's thrill, adventure, and a bit of romance. This is one of the best books I've ever read.

~Skittlez

Today just so happens to be an amazing day.

Today is a very important day. 

It is the day my brother got his contacts in with only four tries total!

 (Big whoop...)

Today is ALSO the day that I lost both of my socks while I was sleeping.

It's true. All true.

It was interesting. I was sleeping, and dreaming of a penguin on a slip'n'slide that was on a cliff, so the poor poor penguin fell, but then, somehow, the penguin started to fly! Penguins don't fly... 

And then I woke up, because I felt something. NO SOCKS. OHEMGEEEE. 

So the Fourth of July will always be remembered as the day when Jellybeans lost her socks. 

Wait... I see the newspaper.................. It says......... "Fox News Twitter Account Hacked". 

Wow. 

Scary.

Wow.

I also think today is something else, that everyone keeps talking about... Independence Day? Oh yaaaaa...... Riiiiiight.... Well...... Uh..... Yay!

Happy Independence Day to all of you out there!

I have 3 tips.

1. Don't do fireworks in your bedroom... it won't end well.

2. Don't set off fireworks near trees (Cough Cough *Our neighbor idiots who had illegal fireworks about 6 seconds away from a police station, and 6 inches away from a tree* Cough Cough) 

3. Celebrate, and have a good time!

~~~Jellybeans is OUT!~~~

Matched

Hey, sorry I haven't posted in a while! I'm just SO caught up in the summer.

So, I am reading this AMAZING book, Matched. Here's a quick summary~~~

Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right decisions for her... What to watch, what to eat, what to read. So when Cassia's best friend Xander's face come up on the screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia is finally sure that Xander is her perfect match... until Ky Markhams face is shown on the screen, even for a split second. Cassia's told it's a glitch, that she should focus on leading her happy life with Xander, but Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky. As Cassia slowly falls in love with Ky, instead of Xander, she has to make a choice: Xander or Ky, and has to choose between following the Society, or following her heart.

Matched is a great book, with great imagery and an amazing voice to the book.

~~~Jellybeans~~~

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.... 2!!!

I know what you're thinking. 

"Whoa, there's a second book?"

OR

"I wonder what that penguin is doing with a jackhammer..."

I, myself, was thinking the second one. 

Well, for the FIRST question, YOU BET THERE IS!

As for the second question... I'm not even gonna tell you, because then you would probably tell on me and get me in trouble. Now we don't want that, do we? 

THE SECOND SUMMER OF THE SISTERHOOD

After a first summer away from one another, four girls-Tibby, Carmen, Lena, and Bridget-find themselves in another adventure of a summer. 

After Bridget, or Bee, finds out the five year’s worth of grandmas letters have been kept a secret, she sets off to Alabama to find this long-lost grandma, and to connect with her past, which means having to cope with her mother’s death. Meanwhile, Tibby's doing a filmmaking workshop in Virginia, and is getting a perspective on Baileys death, and Carmen is stuck at home, messing up her mother’s love life, and then reassembling it. And Lena, is finally getting over Kostos, until an unexpected visit, where all the emotions come flooding back to her. 

This second book is even better than the first Sisterhood book, and the characters learn about themselves, and learn about others. 

I love this author...

(Anne Brashares) 

~~~~~JELLYBEANS~~~~~

Fablehaven

hey!!! this book is called fablehaven. (obviously) and its about kendra and seth who go to their grandparents house for two weeks while their parents are on a cruise. what starts out to be a boring place, becomes and amazing fantasy! (with some evil people... gotta have them) anyway, seth an kendra find out that it is really a magical preserve! with lots of faries, evil locked up witches, demons, and evil fairy people club!!! yep.... just read the book!!! its so good! im on the second one in the series. lol yeah... if you have read this or are going to read it, COMMENT!!!

laters...

P.S. i realized i could have done a better job summarizing. and this is so far my 3rd favorite series. first is harry potter, second is the hunger games, but this was close. 3rd is a good spot... READ THE BOOK PLEASE!!! come on! for me??? :)

LAS vs. PA Press

Showdown time!!!

In my team at school, there is an intense competition going on. 

It's a battle of the newspapers. 

The LAS Report, or the PA Press. 

The LAS Report stands for Language Arts and Stuff, and PA Press stands for... PA Press? Yaaa...

OK, the LAS Report mysteriously stopped, and the PA Press decided to take over. The PA Press in by anonymous authors, while the LAS Report is by known authors. 

When the makers of the LAS Report saw this rip-off of it, they were not happy. It was their idea, and nobody should steal it. 

Come on, LAS Report, PA Press. Come on, they even rhyme. WOOOOW. 

LAS, PAPRESS. LAS, PAPRESS. LAS, PAPRESS. LAS, PAPRESS.

The LAS Report is coming back baby, better than ever. 

Mwuhahahahahaaaa...

~JELLYBEANS~

P.S. BTW, if u didn't catch the drift, I like LAS better because 1. It was an original idea 2. It didn't make fun of anything, while the PA Press makes fun of the LAS, and 3. I am one of the authors of LAS... Haha...

Ok BYE!

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Yea, I know. Weird title. I don't care. Weird book. I don't care. It was an AWESOME weird.

This book is about four best friends, who have literally known each other since birth, separating for the summer for the first time in 15 years. Carmen is going to her dad's place and meets his new family, Lena goes to Greece to visit her grandparents with her younger sister, Bridget goes to a summer camp, and Tibby is stuck at home, working at the local convenience store. Every one of them is afraid to go their separate ways, but a pair of thrift-store jeans that fit all of them, even with their different body types, keep them close- whether they are together or apart. Each girl has her own adventures, and the magical traveling pants bring together those stories.

This was a fantastic book! It was interesting how the four different stories all tied up somehow. This was an amazing book, and I just put the second and third books on hold at the library, and the 1st movie on hold.

I gotta say, this was probably one of the greatest books I've read. WONDERFUL!

Read it. Pwease?

Yayayayayayayayayayayaaaay

I GOT BOOKS

FROM THE LIBRARY

FOUR OF THEM

YESTERDAY

I AM HAPPY

I FINISHED TWO

THEY WERE GOOD

THEY WERE BY LAUREN MYRACLE

SHE IS ONE OF MY FAVE AUTHORS

LOVE HER.

AHHHHNYWAY

ABOUT THAT WHOLE DYING THING, I AM NOT ANYMORE, BECAUSE

I

GOT

BOOOOOKS!!!

Imma sleep now cuz I’m tired.

NOW LEAVE ME ALONE.

~~~Jellybeans~~~

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzz

SEE? YOU ARE BORING ME.

GAAAAAAAH!

OMG.

I AM GONNA DIE!

I CANNOT LIVE LIKE THIS.

NO WAY.

THIS IS THE MOST HORRIBLE THING.

EVER.

EVER.

EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

MAKE THE FEELING GO AWAY.

ITS SO ICKY.

ITS MAKING ME INSAAAAAANE!!!

(I KNOW I ALREADY AM... I HAVE RESERVATIONS AT THE INSANE ASYLUM ALREADY)

BUT I CANT DO THIS.

I AM DYING.

YOU ALL ARE PROBABLY WONDERING WHAT I AM SO MAD ABOUT.

I

HAVE

NO

BOOKS

IN

MY

HOUSE

TO

READ.

THERE.

I SAID IT.

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG SAVE ME!

*PEACE OUT AND BRING ME A LIBRARY FOR MY BIRTHDAY, JELLYBEANSSSSSSS*

*SEE? I AM WASTING MY TIME FINDING ALL THESE WEIRD FONTS AND USING THEM TO MAKE THIS LOOK AWESOME BECAUSE I HAVE NOTHING TO DO.

I ALREADY PLAYED OUTSIDE.

I ALREADY ATE FOOD.

I ALREADY TALKED TO MY FRIEND.

I ALREADY TEXTED MY FRIENDS.

I ALREADY DRANK A YUMMALICIOUS SMOOTHIE.

I ALREADY ACTED LIKE A NINJA ATTACKING MY GARAGE DOOR.

I ALREADY FELL AND HURT MY HANDS, KNEES, AND PANTS.

WHAT MORE CAN I DO?

AND I FOUND THIS SWEET GUY THAT REPRESENTS THE LETTER “I” IN A CERTAIN FONT IN WORD THAT SHALL REMAIN UNNAMED. … I AND NOW THIS IS A LOWERCASE i iLOL. Weird, right?

The Hunger Games

The hunger games is about 16 year old katniss everdeen, who steps in for her sister to go into the deadly hunger games. what is the hunger games you ask? 12 districts. 1 boy and 1 girl from each district go into an arena created by the capitol to fight to the death. if you win, fame and fortune. Lose? it means you've been killed. anyways, Katniss goes in for her sister primrose, with peeta mellark, otherwise known as the boy with the bread. katniss has to figure out he strategy to survive, which may include lying to peeta. Who will be crowned victor for the 74th annual hunger games? READ THE BOOK!!!! i lllllllllooooooooovvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeee this book!!! its so amazing and after you read it you will read the next two in the series. SO GOOD!!!! READ IT!!! oh only people who can bear extreme violence and sadness and be willing to go into depression due to certain deaths in this book should read this...... still try no matter what... PLEASE??? FOR ME????

The Morganville Vampires Series

This series, The Morganville Vampires, is about a girl named Claire and her 3 friends. They are normal young adults in the area. They all have jobs, and Claire goes to Texas Praire University (TPU). Claire is dating Shane, and Eve is dating Micheal, and they have a happy life. Well, not really if you count vampires (vamps) running around and trying to suck your blood out 24/7. Yep. That's right. Vampires. The town was created especially for them, but quite a few humans live there too. And guess what! You can't leave! Almost everyone works for a vampire. For example, Claire works for a mad scientist vamp. He has gotten a little tempted, and drained his assistants, but Claire couldn't care less. She gets kudos from the founder, Amelie, for helping out. And she is really a Founder's pet. But anyway, Claire and her friends find adventure in every turn, and Rachel Caine does a phenomenal job writing about them in her books. Start off with Fade Out, where one girl threatens to take down the whole city! And Claire, Shane, Eve, and Micheal are stuck right in the middle of it... Read the series! I couldn't stop!

Battle Hymn of a Tiger Mother

Every good parent would want what's best for their children. The Chinese just do it differently. "Western" parents try to respect their child's wishes, encouraging them to follow their dreams. Chinese parents believe that the best way to lead your child to greatness is to discover and practice their inner talents, and arm them with knowledge, and preparing them for the future with skills and working habits, and inner confidence. This book dictates how Amy Chua, a true Asian Mother, raises her daughters, Sophia and Lulu the hard way- The Chinese Way.

Here are only a few things that Amy Chua would never allow her daughters to do:

• have a playdate

• be in a school play

• complain about not being in a school play

• not be the #1 student in EVERY subject except gym and drama

• play any instrument other than the piano or violin

• not play the piano or violin

Lulu and Sophia actually never had any time to have a playdate, or have musical rehearsal. They were always too busy practicing the violin for up to 10 hours even at once, or perfecting their Mandarin speaking.

Take this scene from the book:

"According to Sophia, here are three things I actually said to her at the piano as I supervised her practicing:

1. Oh my God, you're just getting worse and worse.

2. I'm going to count to three, then I want musicality.

3. If the next time's not PERFECT, I'm going to take all your stuffed animals and burn them!"

But Amy pushes herself just as much as she pushed her daughter. She pushed herself to catch every single little flaw in their piano or violin playing, and made sure she helped her daughters to perfect it.

This book is an amazing eye-opener to see the differences between "Asian parenting" and "Western parenting". It teaches about the lessons that parents teach children, and the lessons that children teach parents, in the weirdest ways.

How successful are Sophia and Lulu? Do they succeed? Do they give up?

What do they do?!?!

I don’t know!

Actually I do, I just don’t feel like telling you that. J