Waiting on Wednesday

Grim
by Anna Waggener
Expected publication: June 2012 by Scholastic Inc.

Via Goodreads
A fantastic debut from the winner of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards novel contest.

When Erika wakes up after a horrific car crash, she finds herself somewhere between earth and heaven, between life and death. She doesn't want to accept help from Jeremiah, who she's not sure she can trust, even as she finds herself drawn to him, following him into a grim city of souls. She's not sure who wants to help her and who wants to hurt her. And she's desperate to get back to her children.

Shawn's never thought about having to shoulder the responsibility of caring for his young sister Megan and his reckless older sister. And he never imagined that the three of them would find themselves in a haunted wood, sometimes chased, sometimes assisted, never sure where they're headed.

With Grim, the terrifically talented Anna Waggener delves into the place where myth becomes reality, where family can distort you as easily as it cares for you, where death and eternity meet.

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Children Book Review: Garbage! Monster! Burp! By Tom Watson

rate } ♠♠♠♠♠
genre } fiction | picture book | children
release day } 9th March 2011
acquired } 15th January 2012
publisher } Tom Watson
format } e-book
isbn } B004RCNVWG
pages } e-book
source } bought
age group } children
interest } all ages
awards } -
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Garbage! Monster! Burp!
By Tom Watson

Via Goodreads
A monster at the bottom of a hill eats all of the garbage generated by the town on top of the hill. This provides two important benefits: The monster is happy with plenty to eat and the town stays nice and clean. Unfortunately, as the town grows, so does the amount of garbage the monster must consume. He gets bigger - and he starts burping. This is, as you can probably guess, a bit unsightly and stinky. In the end, the kids figure out how to solve the problem - despite the nasty mayor's doubts and objections.

My 2 Cents
I was surfing through the Kindle collections via Amazon.com when I found this odd (free too) ever so curious little title.

Cover. it does makes me curious when there’s not a peek of said monster on it. So I thought sure.. give it a try. Love the “blue” cover.

Overall verdict, if you like Dr Seuss, you would like this. I do feel sorry for the monster. Such an evil mayor. :( But I do like the way this story goes where it showed kids can make a different.

This would be a good quick read. To bad it’s not available in print, or I would have get it for my school library, cause I know they would actually enjoy reading it

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Comic Review: Young Justice #10; By Kevin Hopps, Greg Weisman

rate } ♠♠♠♠♠ 
genre } comic | science fiction 
release day } 16th November 2011
publisher } DC Comics 
format } paperback
upc } 76194129720001011
pages } 32 pg.
source } borrowed
age group } pg13 +
interest } all ages

Young Justice #10
by; Kevin Hopps, Greg Weisman

Captain Atom's cold-case assignment is definitely heating up: The true killer has resurfaced to target anyone who might expose the truth about the murder of General Lemar back in 1968 - and that includes each and every member of the Team!

My 2 Cents
I really need to stop picking up middle issues.. haha This is a hook for me. People who knows me knew how much I don’t really fancy anything with Superman, unless Lex Luthor or Bruce Wayne is in it. Guess what. This series just threw that off the window for me. So far I like what I read, hence going to pick up some more of this

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Comic Review: Catwoman #1; Judd Winick

genre } fiction | comic | action
rating } 18+ sx
date released } September 21, 2011
edition } DC Universe, 32 pg

acquisition } bought

Catwoman #1
By; Judd Winick, Guillem March (Art & Cover)

Description
Meet Catwoman. She's addicted to the night. Addicted to shiny objects. Addicted to Batman. Most of all, Catwoman is addicted to danger. She can't help herself, and the truth is – she doesn't want to. She's good at being bad, and very bad at being good.



My 2 Cents
More trouble, yummy trouble from our favorite little kitty cat. So far, this is the beginning of a good new title series. Batman is a guest in this one.. always so ..um.. concern over our favorite kitty cat. *winks* so yeah.. yess! I am sointo this one already =^_^=

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Book Review: Persephone The Phony (Goddess Girls 2); By Joan Holub; Suzanne Williams

Beware of this book. It is cute. It is full with giggles, and it is very addictive series. It brings us the different side of Persephone and Hades famous story. This is actually brilliant! Hades as usual is emo, and Persephone loves emo boys. As a mythological retellings addict, I regardless age, love this book to bits!

If you haven’t start on this series, here’s a background bits. This series features goddess in their teens years, attending “deities school, where the principal happens to be Zeus.

I love it.

Cover. Isn’t that cover so sweet. Hades and Persephone together and all smiles. Just make you feel liek saying.. “all together now”… Awwww….

First Words. A lyrebell ping, signaling the end of another Monday at Mount Olympus Academy.

Quote. Because she couldn’t die – that’s what it means to be immortal, after all – death had always fascinated Persephone.

Persephone The Phony (Goddess Girls #2)
By Joan Holub; Suzanne Williams

In Persephone the Phony, Persephone develops a crush on bad-boy Hades. Her mom (Ceres) and friends don’t approve, and Persephone finds herself sneaking around to see him. Hades convinces her to tell the truth, and it’s revealed that he isn’t all that bad, just misunderstood!

Finished Reading: 05th February 2011
Acquire: 27th August 2010
Rate } ♠♠♠♠♠
Genre } Fiction | Greek Mythology | Fantasy
Release Day }  April 2010
Publisher } Vintage
Format } ebook 
ISBN } 9781416982722
Pages } 160 pages
Source } bought
Age Group } 12+
Interests } Anybody who are interested with Mythology retellings.
Awards } -
Support my reading by getting your copy } Kindle | Amazon.com

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