The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ The Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~this meme was inspired in part by ~ In My Mailbox~ It's a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog.
Happy 4th of July weekend! We were off work on Friday and spent the entire day cleaning house and prepping for a birthday celebration on Saturday. The family came over to celebrate Holly's birthday (which is actually next week). We swam and even shot some fireworks since we live outside the city limits, but our neighbors totally out did us. I'm thankful to live in the neighborhood that we do because our neighbors tend to be pretty involved in holidays. We had a pretty great fireworks show all around. It was a really great weekend. Other than the Sync audio downloads, I didn't get any new books this week--which was much needed. I need to catch up on my TBR pile.
Monday: June 2014 EOM Wrap Up
Tuesday: Top Ten Favorite Classics
Wednesday: Waiting on Until We Fly (Beautifully Broken, # 4) by Courtney Cole
Thursday: Review of The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles, # 1) by Mary E Pearson (4.5 Stars)
Monday: Review of Torn Away by Jennifer Brown
Tuesday: Top Ten Blogging Confessions (...maybe)
Wednesday: Waiting on Wednesday
Thursday: Review of Shatter Me (Shatter Me, # 1) by Tahereh Mafi
Friday: Review of Crossed (Matched, # 2) by Ally Condie
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Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, # 1)
By: Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson
Published: first published August 30th 2004
451 pages
Genre: YA, Children, Middle Grade, Fantasy, Adventure
Source: Free Audio Download from Sync
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Goodreads description--Don't even think of starting this book unless you're sitting in a comfortable chair and have lots of time. A fast-paced, impossible-to-put-down adventure awaits as the young orphan Peter and his mates are dispatched to an island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They set sail aboard the Never Land, a ship carrying a precious and mysterious trunk in its cargo hold, and the journey quickly becomes fraught with excitement and danger.Discover richly developed characters in the sweet but sophisticated Molly, the scary but familiar Black Stache, and the fearless Peter. Treacherous battles with pirates, foreboding thunderstorms at sea, and evocative writing immerses the reader in a story that slowly and finally reveals the secrets and mysteries of the beloved Peter Pan.
Torn from Troy (Odyssey of a Slave, # 1)
By: Patrick Bowman
Published: first published February 15th 2011
200 pages
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Source: Free Audio Download from Sync
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Goodreads description--Fiction. Young Adult Novel. Two-and-a half millennia after it was created, Homer's Odyssey remains one of humanity's most memorable adventure stories. In this re-creation of Homer's classic as a young adult novel, we see the aftermath of the Trojan War through the eyes of Alexi, a fifteen-year-old Trojan boy. Orphaned by the war and enslaved by Odysseus himself, Alexi has a very different view of the conquering heroes of legend. Despite a simmering anger towards his captors, Alexi gradually develops a grudging respect for them. As the Greeks fight off the angry Cicones, weather a storm that pushes them far beyond charted waters, and nearly succumb to the blandishments of the bewitching Lotus-eaters, he realizes that they are not the demons they were said to be, but people like himself. Gerard Doyle deftly brings this exciting adventure to life, making for a most satisfying listen. Doyle has won umpteen AudioFile Earphones Awards and in 2008 was named a Best Voice in Young Adult Fiction. He reads adult, young adult, and children's books as well as literary fiction, mysteries, humor, adventure, and lots of fantasy.
That's it for my shelves and recaps of my past and upcoming week. What did you add to your shelves this week? Any bookish news you want to talk about? Let me know!
