Quote of the Week #3

I'm back from my mini vacation!!!! Since I wasn't able to do this post yesterday, I will do it today. So, without further ado, this is the quote of the week:

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."

                                                       ~ Robert Frost

Until next time,

Aceba





Just a heads up....

Hi!!! I just wanted to let you all know that I'm going away for Memorial Day weekend, so I won't have access to a computer until around Monday. So when I don't post, you'll know why!

Have a great weekend!!!!

Later,
Aceba

Book Review: CHAINS

Yesterday I finished reading Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson.

Chains is about thirteen year old Isabel who is a slave during the Revolutionary War. When her owner dies, Isabel and her younger sister, Ruth, and sold to the Locktons. The Locktons are a very wealthy couple who claim to be Patriots, but they are actually Loyalists. Isabel and Ruth are forced to travel from their old home in Rhode Island to the Locktons' house in New York. This book tells the harsh story of these two girls as they struggle to remain sane as slaves to the Locktons.

I have always been a fan of historical fiction, though I find it hard to find historical fiction novels that are actually fast-paced, interesting, and not impossible to comprehend. Well, Chains was was amazing!!! It kept me hooked from the very first page!!! It is a little gory, but I think you need those gruesome details to really understand what child slaves went through during this time period. All in all, this was a great read, and I will absolutely be reading the next book in this series!!!
Rating: :0) :0) :0) :0) :0) 5 out of 5 smileys
Would I recommend it to a friend?: Absolutely, even if they wouldn't normally read historical fiction.

Peace,
Aceba

Quote of the Week #2

I'm back again!!! Here is the quote for this week:

"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."
                                               ~ J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)

Enjoy!!!
Hasta luego,
Aceba

I survived the end of the world!! ;)

Hey!! Guess what guys??

I survived the end of the world!!!

And if you're reading this, then CONGRATULATIONS!!! You did too!!!
So, as you can probably tell, I didn't take this 'end of the world' thing too seriously. I mean, do you know how many times people have told me that the world is going to end on a certain date??? Answer: a lot of people. And do you know how many times the world has actually ended?? Answer: Absolutely zero. What do you guys think??? Do you believe in stuff like 2012??? You can leave a comment with your opinion, if you feel so obliged to.

Anyways, I've been up to my chin in homework lately. Today I was working on a scrapbook sort of thing for my English class about John Green and four of the books he's written:
-Looking For Alaska
-An Abundance of Katherines
-Paper Towns
-Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Let me tell you, it is taking FOREVER to finish. I'm not even halfway done with it and I've used up about four gluesticks!!! I don't know why I always pick the time consuming projects to do...

I've also been impatiently patiently waiting for summer to come to my part of the world. It has been raining almost nonstop for a whole week, and I am absolutely sick of it!!!

Hugs,
Aceba

Quote of the Week #1

So, I'm starting a new thing on this blog. Every Sunday (or sometime around then) I'll post a new quote. I love quotes because they really make you think, and I've been coming across some really good ones lately.

Ok, so here is this week's quote:

"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why we call it, 'The Present'."      ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Hope you like it!!!!!!

Peace,
Aceba

Book Review: THE FORTUNES OF INDIGO SKYE

Earlier this week I finished reading The Fortunes of Indigo Skye by Deb Caletti.

Indigo Skye is many things: a senior in high school, a waitress at Carrera's (a restaurant that serves mainly breakfast), the girlfriend of refrigerator-delivery-guy Trevor- oh yeah, and she's a millionare. That's right- millionare. One day a mysterious man left her a two and a half million dollar tip, and Indigo didn't know what to do. Her dad warned her that money changes people, but Indigo blew it off. She was convinced that the money wouldn't change her on the inside, only change her positively on the outside with new clothes, make up, the works. Well, Indigo learns pretty quickly that money does change people. Indigo has to change her life fast, before her friends' and family's anger boils over.

This was an excellent book. It really shows how a lot of money can change you if you let it. It was slow in some parts, but overall it was a great read. This was the first book that I've read by Deb Caletti, and I will definitely be readig another one. She is an awesome author!!!

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

Would I recommend it to a friend?: Yes! It was a great book!

Peace and Love,
Aceba

It's Sunday, May 8....

....you know what that means!
It's Mother's Day!! So if you're a mother, Happy Mother's Day!!!! And if you're not a mother, go tell your mother or someone you know who is a mother Happy Mother's Day!!!!!

So, I just wanted to get on here and post because I've been in a bit of a reading funk lately. I'm currently reading The Fortunes of Indigo Skye by Deb Caletti, and it's very good, but I've been so busy this past week that I haven't had a lot of time to read. But don't worry, I'll fit in time to read somehow! ;)

I also wanted to post because I checked the results of the latest poll I've put on this blog. There are only two votes, and both people said YES!!!! to Twilight. I'm not sure how I feel about this....

Hugs,
Aceba

It's Hanko de Mayo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday, Hank Green!!!!!
Watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmR6sXWnqvQ&feature=channel_video_title
Also, happy Cinco de Mayo everyone!!!!!

Luego,
Aceba

May is here!

It's the first day of May! Yay!!! This means that summer is almost here!

I'm going to tell you about the Vlogbrothers on Youtube. They are HILARIOUS! Brothers Hank Green and John Green communicate by vlogging (video blogging), posting vlogs every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. John Green is the author of Paper Towns, An Abundance of Katherines, Looking for Alaska, and Will Grayson, Will Grayson - all of which I have read. They are AMAZING, and I really suggest you read them!!!!

So go on Youtube.com and look up 'Vlogbrothers' and watch Hank and John! RIGHT NOW!!!!!

Book Review: THE LOOKING GLASS WARS

Two days ago I finished reading The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor.

This book is about the back-story to Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. It says that Alice was actually Princess Alyss Heart, whose mother is the queen of Wonderland. The Hatter was actually Hatter Madigan, an extremely good fighter and body guard of the queen. The queen that says "Off with your head!" was actually the queen of Wonderland's sister, named Redd. She was banished from Wonderland for practicing Black Imagination (bad imagination) instead of White Imagination (good imagination).

I really liked this book because it was fun to figure out all the similarities between Alice in Wonderland and this book. It was a little confusing in some parts, but I could pretty much follow the story without trouble. It is very "fantasy-ish", so if you're not into reading books that are hard to believe, this might not be the book for you. However, I do suggest that you at least try it because it was a wonderful story. There are a few more books in the series, I think, and I'm looking forward to reading them.

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

Would I recommend it to a friend?: Yes, one that likes to read fantasy.

Happy first day of May,
Aceba