In school, my teacher just read this book to us. Its about a girl named Jayne, who just moved from California to Williamsburg, Virginia. Her parents work for the government and have to move around a lot, which is hard for Jayne. Her parents have to go away for the whole summer, so Jayne goes to live with aunt Liz. Aunt Liz works at a hospital, and she DOESNT believe in ghosts. Jayne meets a real ghost inside Aunt Liz’s house, who was part of […]
It really was quite a game.
Last week, we drove to New York and we listened to the CD of The Westing Game in the car. The Westing Game is about 16 people who are brought together because they are all mentioned as heirs in a very rich businessman’s (Samuel Westing) will. And they can only inherit his fortune of $200,000,000 if they can solve the mystery of his murder. The heirs are paired together and given a set of clues and $10,000 to help them solve the mystery. The clues […]
“There is a hole in the world, and the light is running out of it. And the words go with the light.”
After the glory that is The Tombs of Atuan (for me at least), The Farthest Shore comes as – well, “disappointment” isn’t the right word, because I am always thrilled to return to Earthsea. But it’s less of a revelation, perhaps, and doesn’t touch me as deeply as Tenar’s story. Which doesn’t mean that it’s a bad book. Far from it! The Farthest Shore features Ged, now Archmage, in the role of a mentor to young Arren, a prince of Enlad. It has been years […]
Fargo meets Pretty Little Liars
I love this cover, and I would definitely wear that sweater. This is a funny mystery. It’s got a lot of Midwest charm, you betcha. It’s also got a bunch of great characters, especially the main character Kippy. She is trying to solve her best friend’s murder, while meeting resistance from the local sheriff, who believes that Ruth’s boyfriend killed her and refuses to look at any evidence to the contrary. Link to my full review is here.