MagicalGirl Counts

My daughter is going to join the challenge, and has just finished her first book.

The first book read by MagicalGirl in 2011 is The Diamond Secret by Suzanne Weyn.

It is part of Once Upon a Time series, which is a series focused on retelling classic princess stories. You can read these stories from multiple perspectives, but the main focus of this story was Nadya, who is from Russia. She learns new revelations about who she is throughout the book.

It's a cliffhanger of a tale, and highly recommended.

Hi MagicalGirl. Welcome to the group. Hope you have a magical reading year.

Welcome!

Glad to have you with us, MagicalGirl!

Thanks for all the welcomes!

I finished another book today - and I just started it last night. It is called The Night Dance and it is part of the Once Upon a Time series like the other one I just read. It was an enchanting retelling of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" - but different from what I've read previously. The most interesting difference from other versions is that it was related to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, specifically Bedivere. It also included the Lady of the Lake, Vivienne, as the mother of the twelve girls. I liked it a lot.

#6: I love fairy tale retellings. I would probably enjoy The Night Dance. Thanks for bringing the book to my attention!

i just finished another book, it was called The Book Without Words. Its a tale of medieval magic, power, life and betrayal. It really makes you think...... i liked this book a lot and i recommend it to any others who enjoy a nice fable.

#8: Sounds good! I will look to see if my local library has it. Thanks!

The Book Without Words sounds good! Avi is a skilled writer, so I'll definitely keep an eye out for it.

i just finished a graphic novel....well i think i can call it that, its more like a collection of different cartoons. it's called I Love You, I Hate You, I'm Hungry its a more adult book then I've been reading its about being an adult and hating your life, its very funny in a depressing kind of way.

i just finished another book called What I Saw and How I Lied it is about a girl named Evie Spooner, her father left her mother, so her mother married her step-dad Joe. This book is very emotional, by the way its more for teenagers i think. Evie, her mom and Joe go to Palm Beach for vacation, where they find true love, debt and a mysteirious case that is never solved. I really enjoyed this book, i hope you do too!

Hi There

I'm compiling a list of birthdays of our group members. If you haven't done so already, would you mind stopping by this thread and posting yours.

Thanks.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/105833

I've just finished another book called The View from Saturday. Its a book about a disabled teacher (she was in a car accident), she makes a Academic Bowl team, the people she chooses are the other four main characters (Nadia, Ethan, Noah and Julian) they all have had experiences together, it is really about friendship, conquering your fears, and over all success. I hope you like it, 'cuz i did!!

I have also just finished a book called Flipped its a book about two teenagers, Bryce and Juli, its a story of their relationship and how it changes. WARNING cliffhanger ending!!!!!!! It was an AMAZING book! I hope you like it too!

#14: I enjoyed that one too!

I just finished another book called lock and key it is a book about a troubled girl whose mom was an alcoholic and is addicted to some drugs. When her mother disappears, she goes and lives with her sister, Cora, who shes hasn't seen or had contact with in 10 years. Ruby is entering a new life with resources she could never dream of, but she hates it. I loved it!

i just finished another book called Nobody's Princess It's a book about young Helen of Troy. How she wants to learn to fight like her brothers, not weave, sew or do womanly things, like her sister. When her sister is sent off to be married thats when things start to go wrong.... i hope you enjoy this book as much as i did!

i just finished another book called three black swans its about three girls who are identical triplets, separated at birth. The book goes through from before they knew until after, the process of the girls figuring it out and finding each other. A metaphor i like to use to describe this book is that the parents wove a carpet of lies, but forgot to cut off loose ends, the loose ends unravel and the truth is revealed. The truth is not as soft as the carpet of lies, its hard as stone, with three soft spots, the three sisters. In the end they find each other and everything is perfect, or as perfect as it can get with this situation... i hope you like it, i LOVE it, since i'm a twin myself, it was especially interesting.

Currently, I am reading a lot of poemm books, one perticularly good one is called sharing the seasons it has great representation of all four seasons. I'm gonna ask my mom to buy it for me....

I just finished a book called Raven Summer it is a book about a country boy with a famous author as a father, his mom is an artist. This book is very graphic and not recommended to those with a weak stomach. It shows some of the horrible things humans can do and think, i sort of liked it, i hope you do too!

i just finished an AMAZING book called one night that changes everything it was one of THE BEST books i have ever read EVER. Its about a girl who writes all the things she is afraid to do in a notebook. Then she finds out that her boyfriend is only dating her for initiation for a stupid boy club. Eliza (the main character) writes mean things about her ex-boyfriend, Cooper, on internet and it keeps him from going to a college his parents really want him to go to. the club,called the 318's take revenge on her by taking her notebook and making her do things in it, if she doesn't they'll post ALL of it online for the world to see. Along this crazy journey, Eliza figures out about, how good friends can be, how to forgive and give a second chance and how to be brave. In this beautifully written novel, Lauren Barnholdt brings out the feelings and actions of the characters and it will always have a place in my heart.

i just finished ANOTHER book called Princess Ben it was incredibly amusing, touching and magical. Her parents get assassination and she is brought to the castle to work on becoming a princess, her aunt, Queen Sophia is in charge of her and she doesn't like her, when Ben finds a magical room in her chamber the whole world is turned around for her.