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lmao

I tried …  I really really really did everyone. But I cannot get into this book :( which is really heartbreaking because I love (almost) anything the Brothers Grimm name is on.

Womp Womp 

penguinteen:

We’re launching a new recurring segment here on the Penguin Teen Tumblr called Things We Are Ridiculously Excited About, because, you know, we get excited about things, this is an exciting business, and we want to tell you about it! 

Our inaugural Thing We Are Ridiculously Excited About is Skype in the Classroom. Skype has been working on a classroom initiative for a while now, and we’re thrilled to be their exclusive publishing partner for the launch of Skype in the Classroom. Skype puts it best when they say that the goal of Skype in the Classroom is to “bring relevant content directly to innovative teachers who are looking to create unforgettable shared learning experiences for their students.” 

We’re ridiculously excited about collaborating with Skype to bring authors and teachers together to enrich the learning experiences of their students. Check out the Penguin profile on Skype in the Classroom to find out which authors are ready to Skype! 

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-Shel Silverstein

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

<3

bookmania:

“Top 10 Most Read Books in the World”. Visual News makes a bar chart to compare the top ten books in the world, based from a report from the website Squidoo. The infographic shows that 3.9 billion Bibles have been printed and the Bible is the most read book in the world.

(via how-novelistic)

My heart …is in pieces.

This man not only wrote an amazing book “Where the Wild Things are” but he wrote several other amazing books.

1. “In the Night Kitchen,”
2. “Outside Over There,”
3. “The Sign on Rosie’s Door,”
4.  ”Higglety Pigglety Pop!”
5. “The Nutshell Library.”

According to reports Sendak had a stroke on Friday and wasn’t able to recover from it. Click photo for the full article.

I am sad :-(

Top Four Short Stories You’ve Read for School:

1. The Sound of Thunder
2. The Lottery
3. The Story of an Hour
4. The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas

A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L’Engle 

Before I get into the story let me get my frustrations out. I still cannot stand Meg. Do NOT like her character at all. I am hoping … not BEGGING!! that she grows up in the next book. She is so annoying.

*Rant Over*

Charles Wallace, the brother of Meg begins seeing dragons in their garden. Why? Because the dragons have come to help Charles because he is sick …  on the death bed sick. So it is up to Meg and Calvin (who I think are dating) and the dragons to save Charles. 

This book was complicated. But it was a good read. It took a while for me to get through it not because it was lacking or I hate Meg but because the science is so involved in the book I really had to take a step back to keep on track with what was being said. 

Science fiction was never my thing and I see why. However, this book did keep me interested and I was able to understand once I kept my focus and didn’t drift because I didn’t know something.

Not better than the first book but I give it 8 out of 10.

I hope book 3 is awesome :)