Category: Books

I wanted to love A King James Christmas edited by Catherine Schuon & Michael Oren Fitzgerald. The King James version of the Bible is a little old-fashioned and can be tough to understand, but I love the poetry and the traditional verses, like in Luke, chapter 2. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.  And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.  And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the...

It's Election Day here in the US, which means an end to all the calls and ads and junk mail. Oh, and we may or may not have a new president in 2013 and, locally, our schools may or may not get the funding they need. Since today's Top Ten list is a "pick whatever topic you want," I was thinking of election books and president books. Here's ten, in no particular order. Some I've read, some I haven't. Election Day Books for Kids Duck for President by Doreen Cronin So You Want to Be President? by Judith St. George The Frandidate by Jim Benton Vote for Me by Ben Clanton If I Ran for President by Catherine Stier See How They Run by Susan E. Goodman Amelia Bedelia's First Vote by Herman Parish Madam President by Lane Smith Grace for President by Kelly S. DiPucchio The Election Book: The People Pick a President by Carolyn Jackson...

I'm not a big fan of cold weather or the sun setting at 5:00. The upside though is evenings spent curled up on the couch under an afghan with a cup of hot chocolate, reading. I've got so many great books to choose from sitting on my shelves and these new ones arrived at my house during October. Mailbox Monday was meme started by Marcia and is hosted this month by Edgy Inspirational Romance this month, but since their post isn't up yet, Kathy over at BermudaOnion's Weblog has a linky up. Humbug Witch by Lorna Balian from Star Bright Books via NetGalley (Review) Not Young, Still Restless by Jeanne Cooper from Harper Collins The Hollow Man by Oliver Harris from Harper Collins Blood Line by Lynda La Plante from Harper Collins Owlet by Emma Michaels won from the author during her blog tour A Christmas Garland by Anne Perry from Ballantine Books via Net Galley The Nutcracker by E. T. A. Hoffman, illustrated by Maurice Sendak from Crown Jesus: Pure and...

Heist Society by Ally Carter is not a book I would usually read, but it was a book club selection available on audio from the library and sounded cute enough, so I went ahead and picked it up. I was pleasantly suprised. Kat comes from a family of theives, very good thieves, but has left the Life and is trying to make it work at a prestigious, private high school. That is until she gets kicked for a prank she didn't actually pull. She was framed by her best friend, Hale, but he had a good enough reason.  A mobster, Arturo Taccone, has just had several priceless paintings stolen and he wants them back. The problem being only a master thief could have stolen tham and Kat's dad is his only suspect. Kat's dad, evading both Interpol and Taccone, needs her help. She's got two weeks to find the paintings and steal them back. Alright, morally, obviously Kat, her family and her friends are...