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Archives for June 2011

Book Review: The Hunger Game Series by Suzanne Collins

June 25, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review Leave a Comment

It's like 1984 meets reality TV and gladiators. I think the series is so popular because it makes you examine and ponder how we as a world are living now.  This is one of the first books to come out in the huge dystopian YA market.  It was recommended to me by Stephenie Meyer (not ... Read More »

 Posted on: June 25, 2011 5:19 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, Fiction, Hardcover, Medium Content, Young Adult
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Book Review: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

June 25, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review Leave a Comment

One of the hardest books to get into that I have ever read, but the ending gave me chills and I couldn't stop thinking about if for days. If you are stuck at the beginning and wondering if it will be worth it, I promise it is. Content Rating: None Read More »

 Posted on: June 25, 2011 3:08 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 5 Stars, Adult, Book Review, Classics, Content None, Content Rating, Hardcover
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My "Follow the Owl" Theories

June 25, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 3 Comments

I wanted to post some screen shots I found while "following the owl" on www.secretstreetview.com. The first one is from Salem.  You can see a brown owl taking off from the awning and heading west.  You can also see the "magic" letter J.K. Rowling used as a teaser for what the website would be called. If ... Read More »

 Posted on: June 25, 2011 5:02 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Harry Potter, Journal, Pottermore
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Flashback Friday: The Pop-Tart Wrapper

June 24, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: Flashback Friday Leave a Comment

The urban legend of the Pop-Tart wrapper as I remember it. Please feel free to leave editing and spelling errors I missed in the comments.  Or, if you participated in this story and would like to tell your side of it, you are free to do that, too:) I'm hiking up the mountains with my aunt, ... Read More »

 Posted on: June 24, 2011 7:28 am By Jessica Filed Under: Flashback Friday | Tagged With: Funny, True Story, Writing
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"Follow the Owl"

June 23, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary Leave a Comment

I found some screenshots for Pottermore.  Aren't they great? I was sad that I didn't do some sort of marathon for the very last Harry Potter movie ever, so I'm super excited about Pottermore because it will be just as fun, if not more. For Harry Potter 7.1 I had a marathon with my sisters.  I ... Read More »

 Posted on: June 23, 2011 9:25 pm By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Harry Potter, Journal, Pottermore
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