The Hobbit Movie is official!!

I found out yesterday that the Hobbit movie is official!!! Peter Jackson, who directed all of the past Lord of the Rings movies, will also be directing this one. They have already starting filming!! I'm so amazingly excited!!!!!! I'm not completely sure when the movie will be done, but I'm assuming it'll be sometime in 2012.

Oh, I can't wait!!!!!!!

Book Review: THE RUNNING DREAM

Today I finished reading The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen. I got this book from my school library, which was a surprise for me because usually they don't have anything good. But they got a new shipment of books in, and I was attracted to this one because I enjoy running myself.

This book is about Jessica, who is a Junior in high school. She loves to run- and when I say 'loves to run', I mean she LOVES to run. But one day while riding a bus home from a school track meet, they get in a car accident. One girl, Lucy, is killed. Jessica, however, loses one of her legs. Throughout the story she has to struggle to live on, while desperately dreaming that one day she might be able to run again.

This was an amazing book. It was sad, but there is a happy ending and it really opened my eyes. It's such a beautifully, well-written story- it's almost as if the author herself went through the same situation. Anyways, I loved it!

Rating: :0) :0) :0) :0) :0) 5 out of 5 smileys. Excellent!!!!

Would I recommend it to a friend?: Absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!! I would recommend it to anyone.

Lots of Love,
Aceba

P.S. Happy Easter!!!!!!

Book Review: PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS

I finished reading the series late last night, so now I will review each book as well as the series as a whole.
Book #1: The Lightning Thief - I already wrote a review on this one. Click here to see it.

Book #2: The Sea of Monsters - :0) :0) :0) :0) :0) 5 out of 5 smileys. I really liked this book because it was very funny and enjoyable to read. You find out a bit more about Percy's family and there is a very big cliffhanger at the end.
Book #3: The Titan's Curse - :0) :0) :0) :0) 4 out of 5 smileys. So, I can't really tell you specifically why I didn't like this book as much as the other one, because that would be giving away an important character in the series. It was still very good, but I felt like it was kind of repeating itself over and over. There are a lot of new characters in this book.
Book #4: The Battle of the Labyrinth - :0) :0) :0) :0) :0) 5 out of 5 smileys. I really liked this book because there is a really cool twist at the end. I also found the whole concept of the labyrinth to be really interesting and creative. It was suspenseful to read because I never knew what was going to be in the next room in the labyrinth.

Book #5: The Last Olympian - :0) :0) :0) :0) 4 out of 5 smileys. The last book in this series was okay. My favorite part was the ending, which had a huge twist. But the whole book was mainly about this huge battle, and it was just describing fighting scenes and repeating over and over again what Percy was thinking. Everything happened so quickly, and I would be reading and I would get really confused, so I had to go back and reread some parts.

The whole series: :0) :0) :0) :0) I give the whole series a 4 out of 5 smileys. It was a great series, but I felt like the battles and stuff were repeating themselves. After a while I caught on and realized that Percy was always going to win, because what's a series if the main character dies??? I did love how it was so creative and funny and the author made it seem like Greek mythology plays a big part in the modern world.
Would I recommend the series to a friend?: Of course, but most of my friends have already read it, which is why I'm recommending it to YOU!!!

TTYL,
Aceba

Vacation!!!!

So, it's the first day of April vacation where I live, and I'm really excited. I can't wait to just relax.....

Also, I need some fun stuff to do and some good ideas of books to read. Please leave your ideas in the comments! Thanks!!!!!

I'm currently reading the 5th and last Percy Jackson book, and it's REALLY good so far!! I'm about half way through it. I've decided that I'm going to do a whole book series review all at once instead of reviewing each book separately. Also, before I left school yesterday I checked a book out from the school's library. It's called The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen (that's a cool name!) and one of my friends recently read it and she said it was very good, so I'm looking forward to starting it.

If you guys are on vacation, have fun!!!!!!!!!! And if you're not, I'm sorry!!!!!!!!!!!

Luego,
Aceba

Book Review: THE LIGHTNING THIEF

A few days ago I finished reading The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. It seems as though everyone else has read this series and enjoyed it, so I thought I may as well read it.

Percy Jackson is a 6th grader with ADHD and dyslexlia. He's been kick out of more private schools than he can count, and his family life isn't exactly the best. His stepfather, who he calls Smelly Gabe, is horrible (not to mention smelly) but his mom is sweet and works very hard. Strange things keep happening to Percy, and when one of his teachers attacks him, he begins to be suspicious. Percy is soon forced to realize that he isn't normal, nor will he ever be.

This book was really good!!! I loved how the author incorporated the whole Greek mythology bit, because he really made you look at the world around you in a different way. It was also very funny. My favorite character was Grover- he's so awesome!!! I am on the second book in the series right now and will be posting a review when I finish it.

Rating: :0) :0) :0) :0) :0) 5 out of 5 smileys

Would I recommend it to a friend?: Absolutely.

Hugs,
Aceba

Book Review: TREE GIRL

Earlier this morning I finished reading Tree Girl by Ben Mikaelsen. Ben Mikaelsen is an awesome author. I've read a few of his books, including Touching Spirit Bear and Ghost of Spirit Bear, which are two amazing books. Ben Mikaelsen actually lives with a 700 pound bear!!! It's true!!! Last year my English class got to have a live video chat with him, which was pretty cool. Anyways, on to the book.

Gabriela lives in a small village in Guatemala. People call her Tree Girl because she always climbs high into trees. One day while she is at the market soldiers burn her village and kill everyone, except for one of her sisters and one of her brothers. Gabi flees with her sibllings into the forest. Together they have to try to survive alone and make it to a refugee camp across the Mexican border. The amazing thing is, this is based on a true story that was told to Ben Mikaelsen at a safe house in Guatemala.

This was a eye opening story for me. It's told with such feeling that at times I felt like crying. Also, there were bits of Spanish in there, so that was really cool. It was an amazing book, but at times it was a litte graphic.Overall, I really liked it.

Rating: :0) :0) :0) :0) 4 out of 5 smileys.

Would I recommend it to a friend?: Yes, but I would keep in mind that it is gory and graphic in some parts.

Peace,
Aceba

Book Review: PLAGUE

Okay, people, I've finally finished Plague by Michael Grant!!!! I can't really tell you that much about it because if I did that would totally give away parts of the series, and for those of you who are reading the series now or want to, it would spoil the story for you. So I'll just tell you that the end totally surprised me. Some people change for the better, and some change for the worst. New things are discovered and old things are destroyed. Oh, and people get really sick, as you can probably tell from the name of the book. That's about as much as I'm going to tell you, so if you want to know what happens you'll just have to read the book yourself!!!

Rating: :0) :0) :0) :0) :0) 5 out of 5 smileys. I loved loved loved loved loved this book!!!!

Would I recommend it to a friend?: Yes, but only one that has read the first three books in the Gone series, because this is the fourth one and it would make no sense if you just started with this one. Also, there are some gross and gory parts in this book, so if you get grossed out easily this may not be the book for you. It isn't really that bad, but some people are sensitive to that sort of stuff, so yeah.

Lots of Love,
Aceba

I've got PLAGUE!

No, I'm not sick- Plague by Michael Grant came out on Tuesday and I've been reading it whenever I've had the chance to (which is not much). I'm about half way through, and it is AWESOME so far- if you haven't read the GONE series by Michael Grant, for the thousandth time, I HIGHLY suggest it!!!

On a different note, the old guy down the street changed his sign again!!! If you have no idea what I'm talking about, don't hesitate to click here. So, the new word is...

COLLOP

According to Dictionary.com, it means: "a small slice of meat, especially a small rasher of bacon." Don't ask me what a 'rasher' is, because I honestly have no clue. I'll let you guys look that one up.

Hugs,

Aceba

It's April Fool's Day

Hey, people!!! Sorry I haven't been able to blog much lately... I've been SUPER busy!!! Anyways, today is April Fool's Day, and guess what??? I don't have to go to school because it's a snow day. Seriously, I'm not joking. I'm at home today because we got SNOW in APRIL!!!! How crazy is that??? It's well past the first day of spring; we shouldn't be getting snow! AHHHHH!!!!!! It drives me loco. Anyways, I'm REALLY excited because Plague by Michael Grant is going on sale TUESDAY!!!! Right now I'm rereading Lies because a lot of stuff happened in that book and I want to make sure I remember it. If you don't know what I'm talking about, you can click on the following link to one of the blog posts in which I sort of explained this amazing book series. http://megustaleerbyaceba.blogspot.com/2010/12/december.html Anyways, if you haven't read Gone you totally should- they're amazing books!!!! Hugs, Aceba

Book Review: GOD IS IN THE PANCAKES

Several days ago (I've been very busy lately and I haven't gotten a chance to blog) I finished God is in the Pancakes by Robin Epstein.

Fifteen-year-old Grace Manning works a few days a week in a nursing home called the Hanover House. She mainly talks to Mr. Sands, who she loves like a father- even more so because her father walked out on her family about a year earlier. But Mr. Sands has Lou Gehrig's disease, which is a disease that slowly shuts down your body until you can no longer even breathe by yourself. Nevertheless, Grace loves her visits to Mr. Sands' room- until he asks her one frightening question: "Will you help me die?" He hands her a envelope of pills and tells her to work them into a cake the she would make for him, so he can "Go down eating cake." Grace doesn't know what to do. Throughout the course of this book, Grace struggles while deciding which path she should take.

This book was fun, sad, thought-provoking, and VERY funny all at the same time. I loved Grace's snappy, sarcastic attitude. There is a twist at the end that I wasn't expecting AT ALL, but it made the book amazing. This was a great read!

Okay, funny story. All week when I would bring this book to school, people would stop me and be like, "God is in the pancakes??? What- what kind of book title is that???" It was pretty funny, actually, because I got this reaction from people several times a day, and it was always the same. The title may sound a bit strange, but it totally fits the book. Grace also struggles with discovering if she believes in God or not, and she finds comfort in pancakes. So, strange as it might be, I can't think of a different title that would make this book better than the one already on the front cover of it.

Rating: :0) :0) :0) :0) :0) 5 out of 5 smileys

Would I recommend it to a friend?: Yes, I would recommend it to all of my friends. It was a great book!

Peace and Love,

Aceba