Slept Away by Julie Kraut

Laney Parker is a city girl through and through. For her, summertime means stepping out of her itchy gray school uniform and into a season of tanning at rooftop swimming pools, brunching at sidewalk cafes, and—as soon as the parents leave for the Hamptons—partying at her classmates’ apartments.But this summer Laney’s mother has other plans for Laney. It’s called Camp Timber Trails and rustic doesn’t even begin to describe the un-air-conditioned log cabin nightmare. Laney is way out of her element—the in-crowd is anything but cool, popularity seems to be determined by swimming skills, and the activities seem more like boot camp than summer camp.Splattered with tie dye fall out, stripped of her cell, and going through Diet Coke withdrawal, Laney is barely hanging on. Being declared the biggest loser of the bunk is one thing, but when she realizes her summer crush is untouchably uncrushable in the real world, she starts to wonder, can camp cool possibly translate to cool cool? Summer camp might just turn this city girl’s world upside down!

This book was definetly a cute light summer read. It was not my favorite campy type book. It had your typical mean girls and a camp crush but they weren't put together or something right.

The plot was good but kind of predictable. And the ending wasn't that good.

The characters were ok too. Laney was good but complained a lot but she did have a little sense of humor. And all the rest were ok.

I was actually expecting a better book and was kinda dissapointed.

3 out 5 stars

Waiting on Wednesday (8)

This Week's Pick.............The Mark by Jen Nadol

Releases Date January 19, 2010

Sixteen-year old Cassie Renfield has seen the mark since forever: a glow around certain people as if a candle were held behind their back.
The only time she pointed it out taught her she shouldn’t do it again, so Cassie has kept quiet, considering its rare appearances odd, but insignificant. Until she watches a man die. Mining her memories, Cassie realizes she can see a person’s imminent death. Not how or where, only when: today.
Cassie searches her past, her philosophy lessons, even her new boyfriend for answers, always careful to hide her secret. How does the mark work? Why her? Most importantly, if you know today is someone’s last, should you tell?

This sounds really good. It sounds like a lot of books coming out lately but it still sounds really good.

I wish I had a copy

Living Your Five

A couple of awesome authors have created this thing called Living You Five way of life. Its a lot about what differnces you can make in the world and a few other things. Check it out here

http://www.livingyourfive.com/

Oh and they have a cool quote

"Be the change you wish to see in the world."~ Mahatma Gandhi

The Geek Girl's Guide To Cheerleading by Charity Tahmaseb and Darcy Vance

When Bethany–self-proclaimed geek girl–makes the varsity cheerleading squad, she realizes that there’s one thing worse than blending in with the lockers: getting noticed. She always felt comfortable as part of the nerd herd, but being a member of the most scrutinized group in her school is weighing her down like a ton of textbooks.
Even her Varsity Cheerleading Guide can’t answer the really tough questions, like:
How do you maintain some semblance of dignity while wearing an insanely short skirt?
What do you do when the head cheerleader spills her beer on you at your first in-crowd party?
And how do you know if your crush likes you for your mind or your … pom-poms?
One thing’s for sure: It’s going to take more than brains for this girl genius to cheer her way to the top of the pyramid.

I thought This book was ok. The plot was good. But I think the characters were weird and there was a few too many.

Ok about the characters. Bethany to me was kinda annoying and naggy. She seemed to complain too much about cheerleading and the uniforms and everything else. And she magically gets the best basketball player to fall for her. Not Real even if you are a geek turn cheerleader. I think there were to many guy charcters I got them confused to much.

The plot was pretty good and seemed to progress pretty well.

Overallt I liked the book but was just not a huge fan of the characters

4 out 5

In My Mailbox (14)

I didn't get anything last week and didn't get anything this week until yesterday when I bought 3 books.I was at a bookstore and ther were like 20 books I wanted.

Coffeehouse Angel by Suzanne Selfors

When Katrina spots a homeless guy sleeping in the alley behind her grandmother's coffee shop, she decides to leave him a cup of coffee, a bag of chocolate-covered coffee beans, and some pastries to tide him over. Little does she know that this random act of kindness is about to turn her life upside down. Because this adorable vagrant, Malcolm, is really a guardian angel on a break between missions. And he won't leave until he can reward Katrina's selflessness by fulfilling her deepest desire. Now if only she could decide what that might be . . .

This looks really cute.And I love the cover it is super cute. And I have this is really good.

Face Value by Taryn Bell

Get ready to enter a world of high-fashion and high-drama with a fabulous new fiction series inspired by the hit TV show America's Next Top Model!

ALEXIS: With my red curls and blue eyes, I may seem like just another shy small-town girl. But I have some serious secrets up my sleeve.

CHLOE: I’ve inherited my supermodel mom’s looks, and everyone expects me to follow in her Jimmy Choos. The catch? My wildest dreams have nothing to do with a runway.

LINDSAY: Just call me the comeback kid. I used to be a celeb, but my star power dimmed. Now, I’m hoping that my beauty, brains, and a little bit of backstabbing will make me famous again.

SHIVA-ROSE: As the exotic international girl, I’ve got mystery working in my favor. But will a crush on the wrong guy threaten my shot at winning?

This sounds like my type of book. But I didn't find any reviews so I don't know what it's like. I am not a big fan of any of the covers in this series.








Eye Candy by Taryn Bell


The five girls from Book One are back, and this time there are boys involved. The competition heats up, and so do the crushes. On top of that secrets are revealed, including the fact that one of the competitors has already been kicked out of three different schools. If she can't make it this time, there won't be another chance, but will her efforts to save the world get in the way? Or can this free-spirit settle down and do what needs to be done?
Includes exclusive content from America's Next Top Model: an insider's view of a fashion shoot, tips for keeping cool when the pressure is on, how to deal with not getting the assignment, and much more all from former contestants and winners on the show!


This is the second book in the series. I don't like this cover either. But the books still look good.

I found Ash At A Store

I had to go Barnes and Noble while we up in Milwaukee (which is the closest I can get to a book store about 30 minutes away). While I found Ash which sounds super good.

I didn't get a copy because I hate buying hardcovers even though I bought one. And hardcovers are kinda expensive. And I didn't pay for the books my dad did but I hate oweing money to him so I only bought 3 books.

Waiting On Wednesday (7)

Sorry This is a day late my copy and paste would not work yesterday

This Week's Pick........... Viola In Real Life by Adriana Trigiani




I'm marooned.


Abandoned.
Left to rot in boarding school . . .
Viola doesn't want to go to boarding school, but somehow she ends up at an all-girls school in South Bend, Indiana, far, far away from her home in Brooklyn, New York. Now Viola is stuck for a whole year in the sherbet-colored sweater capital of the world.
Ick.
There's no way Viola's going to survive the year—especially since she has to replace her best friend Andrew with three new roommates who, disturbingly, actually seem to like it there. She resorts to viewing the world (and hiding) behind the lens of her video camera.
Boarding school, though, and her roommates and even the Midwest are nothing like she thought they would be, and soon Viola realizes she may be in for the most incredible year of her life.
But first she has to put the camera down and let the world in.

This just looks really good and is another type of book I love.

I really wish I had a copy.