Member: leirali

CollectionsReference (13), Your library (885), To read (518), Currently reading (4), eBook (11), Audiobook (44), Read (519), Library Loans (115), Formerly Owned (72), Favorites (26), Read but unowned (10), All collections (1,111)

Reviews137 reviews

Tagsyoung adult (254), fantasy (142), fiction (112), graphic novel (93), middle grade (85), fairy tales (82), short stories (78), poetry (72), fairy tales retold (57), contemporary (55) — see all tags

Cloudstag cloud, author cloud, tag mirror

About me"When I get a little money, I buy books. And if there is any left over, I buy food." -- Deciderius Erasmus

That quote was painted on the wall of one of the many bookstores I've worked in over the span of about eight years. I found it ironic because most of the time my paycheck went right back into the store. My book collection grew larger and larger, but I became poorer and poorer.

I am a returning student and a library assistant. I am slowly plodding down the long path to follow my dream of becoming a librarian.

About my libraryThis account is a birthday gift from a fellow book-loving friend. She has given me the excuse to spend more time with my books.

I buy books more often than I ever get a chance to read them. From chain bookstores where I used to work to tiny independent used bookstores. Library bag sales make me quake. I have books in stacks all over my house, in boxes under the bed, in piles on the floor of the attic, the backseat of my car. Maybe there are some in the freezer as well.

GroupsFairy Tales Retold, Hogwarts Castle, Read YA Lit

Favorite authorsHans Christian Andersen, Laurie Halse Anderson, Libba Bray, Neil Gaiman, Wendy Mass, Diana Peterfreund, Brian K. Vaughan, Franz Wright (Shared favorites)

VenuesFavorites

Favorite bookstoresBorders - Rockaway, The Book Barn

Favorite librariesMorristown & Morris Township Library, Randolph Township Free Public Library

Also onBookCrossing, PaperBackSwap, Twitter

Membership LibraryThing Early Reviewers/Member Giveaway

Real nameJenna King

LocationNew Jersey

Account typepublic, lifetime

URLs http://www.librarything.com/profile/leirali (profile)
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/leirali (library)

Member sinceSep 23, 2008

Currently readingThe Complete Fairy Tales of Brothers Grimm (A Bantam Trade Paperback) by Jacob Grimm
Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version by Philip Pullman
The Complete Decorated Journal: A Compendium of Journaling Techniques by Gwen Diehn
Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke and Bone) by Laini Taylor