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February - Erin
March - Lindsay
April - Cami
May - Amie
June - Alisha
July - Amy
August - ShaLisa
March - Lindsay
April - Cami
May - Amie
June - Alisha
July - Amy
August - ShaLisa
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February Book:
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Coming soon from the bookshelf of Erin.
Famous Quotes by Famous Friends
"My name is Timpanogos Cave."
-Cami Pulham
"Give me a rainbow."
-Alisha Bennett
"He melts my butter."
-Amie Christofferson
"Look at my buff legs."
-Cami Pulham
"She's a pile."
-Leslie Trane
"It's just a crumb."
-Lindsay Stone
"It's all coming back to me now."
-Alisha Bennett
"At least out loud I won't say I'm in love."
-Amy Powell
"I love you, you know?"
-Erin Carter
"I know."
-Cami Pulham
"Lavan is navel spelled backwards. It is the bellybutton of Utah."
-Erin Carter
"I'm fine, just fine. Really, I'm fine."
-Amie Christofferson
"Rangers rock."
-Cami Pulham
"Don't lie."
-Erin Carter
"It's just a little crush."
-Lindsay Stone
"You rock!"
-Amie Christofferson
"You're up in the night."
-Leslie Trane
"All the good ones are gone."
-Amy Powell
"I'm a sassy girl."
-Cami Pulham
"Look at me guys, I'm being funny."
-Erin Carter
"You can never slice a peice of cheese so thin that it still doesn't have two sides."
-Alisha Bennett
"If you want to be happy, be."
-Amie Christofferson
"Did you cut your hair?"
-Lindsay Stone
"Five Fingers of Funk."
-Camie Pulham
"Find something to laugh at everyday, even if it's yourself."
-Erin Carter
I am a part
of all I have met.
-Cami Pulham
"Give me a rainbow."
-Alisha Bennett
"He melts my butter."
-Amie Christofferson
"Look at my buff legs."
-Cami Pulham
"She's a pile."
-Leslie Trane
"It's just a crumb."
-Lindsay Stone
"It's all coming back to me now."
-Alisha Bennett
"At least out loud I won't say I'm in love."
-Amy Powell
"I love you, you know?"
-Erin Carter
"I know."
-Cami Pulham
"Lavan is navel spelled backwards. It is the bellybutton of Utah."
-Erin Carter
"I'm fine, just fine. Really, I'm fine."
-Amie Christofferson
"Rangers rock."
-Cami Pulham
"Don't lie."
-Erin Carter
"It's just a little crush."
-Lindsay Stone
"You rock!"
-Amie Christofferson
"You're up in the night."
-Leslie Trane
"All the good ones are gone."
-Amy Powell
"I'm a sassy girl."
-Cami Pulham
"Look at me guys, I'm being funny."
-Erin Carter
"You can never slice a peice of cheese so thin that it still doesn't have two sides."
-Alisha Bennett
"If you want to be happy, be."
-Amie Christofferson
"Did you cut your hair?"
-Lindsay Stone
"Five Fingers of Funk."
-Camie Pulham
"Find something to laugh at everyday, even if it's yourself."
-Erin Carter
I am a part
of all I have met.
9 comments:
Cami,
Is it The Prince or The Little Prince? There are both, not surprisingly. I just started the Book Theif and look forward to our review.
Good Reading,
ShaLisa
The Little Prince. Love it. It even has pictures.
Sorry I put the wrong prince book up! :) Thanks for fixing it, whoever did.
This is a hard book for me to review. The moral message of the book was beautifully brought to a fullness - the greatness of some humans ampliphied by the awfulness of others. Such heroics could not exist if there first wasn't tortured and trajic circumstances. When I think of the understanding of human goodness as well as their corruption Leisel had by the young age of 14, I think of how the experiences of her life shaped her. I think of her father and how he influenced her, he being the one she loved the most. He being the one who suffered terrible self torture because he, aware of nothing but the man's suffering, offered a Jew bread. Rudy, a boy who started off stealing food because he was starving, died a boy full of passion and generosity. Her mother, although not in the obvious way, had a heart so big she strapped an acordion to herself and fed, sheltered, and hid a Jew in her basement without question or pause. It was matter of fact to her, that she save this man from dying - no matter what the risk. Max, a man with a tortured heart who found meaning through the girl, the book theif, was a symbol of pure and simple love as he was willing to give his everything to the girl and she him in return - her life as she was willingly whipped because she cared about him, a Jew.
There is so much loss in war, and I can appreciate the blessing of not having experienced it, yet, first hand. If our society can feel and understand the depth of these feelings and the meaning meant to be taught through this book, I think our world would be different, war would be less attractive and devestation could be better avoided but many people have hard hearts. What can you say to greatness being created by trajedy? What can you say about a girl who loved even when the people she loved would die? As Leisel said, you love and hate the words.
Although I thought the author to be a great writer, almost refreshing after reading so much other contemporary choppy sentence writing, I didn't care for the language. I have mixed feelings about Death, the narrator of the story because although he did a great job at bringing the reader to understand the beauty amongst such ugliness, he didn't give you any perspective of a happy ending for the dead souls he carried off. An angel of death, but is there no angel for life? No angel working to save those wounded souls or hearts? I understand that this story was written by Death about a book theif and so that is the story we know. What a grim perspective it is.
I appreciate the title of the book more after finishing it. The book begins with a girl stealing one book, and then another, until you understand she steals books and is a book thief. But it is not only the books she has taken, it is the words that lift her and torture her. It is the story of Max and it is her own story written in the little black book from the Mayor's wife. It is the words she speaks aloud when she reads to other people. It is the words in the Gravediggers Manuel, the words that to her, represent her brother. She said it well in the last letter she left in the library, that she hated and loved the words. How much emotion, memory, and semblance can only a few words carry. To Leisel, they carried it all.
I am using the same review here as I will in my Goodreads review because I don't want to write things twice so sorry to those who will receive both.
WHO ESLE READ THIS BOOK?,
ShaLisa
Does any one besides me think horrible war is going to happen in our life time? It is a horrific thought to me, a mother who doesn't want to see her children or loved ones suffer. The bomb news I read about in Iran and Isreal frighten me as does my in-depth study of D&C last day sections which took me thrugh disturbing reading from our prophets and other general leaders of the church.
What say you?
ShaLisa
Hmmm...what should I say about such a strange little book. I liked it, I think. The author carried a new train of thought, refreshing, with a childlike moral. The book had a message to grownups and reminded me of the mind of a youth - full of questions, no answers, and simple logic. The author said that, to him, the desert with a solitary star in the horizon is a picture of the loveliest and saddest landscape in the world. I could draw so much meaning from the simple sentence but I don't believe it that was intended. The lessons from the other planets are obvious, clear, which I like for the books intent. I liked the prince. I liked the sheep. I liked the other planets and the falacy of thought there, I like the books definition of tame, but I did not like the way the prince disappeared. The book ends with a questions - does the sheep, with a muzzle that does not work, eat the flower or can the prince save her. Such a strange little book.
Cami, please review this book. I want to hear everything you have to say about it. Amy, I know you read it. Please talk about it. I know there is more for me to know. Everyone else, if you haven't read this book, I recommend it. It is a very fast read and unusual and there is merit in that at least. I would love to hear everyones take. It is a good one to read to kids, I think. Klark enjoyed it - especially the boa drawn both from the inside and the outside.
Cami, do you think the sheep eats the flower?
Smiling,
ShaLisa
ShaLisa,
You are not the only one who reads the blog, and I for one am committing to contribute more often. I've made progress on my pile of books. I read the book thief, I thought it was an excellent read and so interesting. It definitely left me feeling torn between the themes of doing the right thing and doing what you have to to survive, know what I mean? Another point I picked up from the book was the observation from death that humans can be so horrible but so wonderful and amazing too.
I just finished the message and was very moved by the message! I have never read a near death experience before although along the way I recall hearing things like walk towards the light in regards to these types of experiences. I was intrigued with this, my favorite parts were the welcome lance received entering the spirit world and the help family members were assigned to give each other. I have recommended this book to more than one person since I read it.
Hope you are all doing well
amie
ps i want to hear any boyfriend info too.
Yes, I am just getting around to finishing the Sept books! Or I should say book, because I'm still not done with The Book Thief. It's been my Gym book and since I haven't been to ride the bikes (the only machine I can read on) I haven't gotten it read yet.
But as for the Little Prince I loved it! I loved the whole part about the boa constrictor and grown-ups needing things explained.
When the little prince meets the switchman for the trains, I thought this line very true for me.
"Were they not satisfied where they were?" asked the little prince.
"No one is ever satisfied where he is," said the switchman.
After reading that, I decided to be satisfied with where I am. Yes, I can progress and change, but I need to live here and now, not for what will happen years from now.
Thanks Cami, for suggesting these books, and I will finish the book thief (one of these days!).
I finally read The Book Thief! I really like it, the one thing that kept bugging me was death being the narrator. I'd forget while reading until he would remind me by saying something about taking people's souls. I loved seeing Leisel evolve and grow up. Thanks Cami for the book suggestion!
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