About Michelle
I'm a Coloradan writer & web designer who enjoys gaming, knitting, weaving, spinning, reading, painting, anime, and pagan things.
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I wanna go to Vietnam, I wanna kill a Vietcong, with a knife or with a gun, Either way will be good fun, But if I die in the combat zone, Box me up and send me home, Fold my arms across my chest, Tell my folks I done my best.
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Between Kingdoms - Outline
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Jester's Court Outline
Days: 2 / 16 (13%)
Wtihout Honor
Chapters: 22 / 22 (100%)
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Tag Archives: Young Adult
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
I’m not a huge fan of Chris Columbus. He tends to dumb down his subject matter alot. So I didn’t have high hopes for Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief at all. And as we watched the movie our low … Continue reading
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
In accordance with new FTC stupidity I Disclose: I bought this book at King Soopers. Aia threw a fit because it wasn’t a WITCH book. I paid with my debit card and I went through the self check out line … Continue reading
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
A fun book but a bit mixed on the metaphors. My only dear god not again moment. The Smoke people just drink from the stream! The book keeps mentioning animals, so I assume there’s animals…therefore: STREAMS NOT SAFE. Apparently you … Continue reading
Through the Ice by Robert Kornwise and Piers Anthony
Written by Robert Kornwise, finished by Piers Anthony and published after Kornwise’s death, this young adult book is a simplified tale of a young man torn from his world to save another. While well written, the story is simple. The … Continue reading
The Thief of Always by Clive Barker
The Thief of Always by Clive Barker is an imaginative children’s horror story in which 10 year-old Harvey is whisked away from his boring life by Rictus, the smiling demon. Rictus takes Harvey to the Holiday House, a place were … Continue reading
Anna to the Infinite Power by Mildred Ames
Anna is a young genius but unlike her family’s musical genius she’s more into math. This starts getting weird when she finds her exact twin during a shopping trip. Between a weird music teacher (never explained) and the strangely run … Continue reading
Roomates by Emily Chase
Roommates is part of a girls series of books call Girls of Canby Hall. It’s a feel good, eloquent, positive affirmation for girls in boarding school. Gag. All I could think while reading the book is “Girls don’t talk like … Continue reading
The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket
The Reptile Room begins where “Book the First” left off. The Baudelaire Children (I have this yen to call them the twins, I don’t know why, since they are not) are on their way with Mr. Poe, the misguided executor … Continue reading
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
What to say about Harry Potter? There has already been too much written about this book, but I suppose I will try. This is a children’s book. As it is Rowling’s first book, and meant for the 11 year old, … Continue reading
The Keeper by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The Keeper is a touching YA novel based on Naylor’s own experiences with a husband who suffered from mental illness. Nick is a typical teen, except his family has move around a lot and he never had lots of friends. … Continue reading
