The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis

Four kids lived in England. Their names were Lucy, Susan, Peter, and Edmund. They went into Narnia. Lucy went in first. Lucy met a faun. The faun's name was Mr. Tumnus. Lucy went to Mr. Tumnus's cave. The witch was magic. She turned animals and people into statues.

They all fought the witch. Aslan helped them. The magic worked backwards.

I liked this book. It was a good book.

--Zoe

Tehanu

Tehanu by Ursula K. LeGuin. A great end to a great series. I read them, four in all, over the course of a couple of years. I highly recommend her. The first book is, A Wizard of Earthsea. Another great book by LeGuin is The Lathe of Heaven, voted one of The 100 Oregon Books from the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission (check this out if you like books from Oregon authors).


-Jeff

The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

This book is about pictsies. Pictsies drink and fight and steal. They help Tiffani. They fill buckets up with milk and they help her fight the Queen. The Queen likes stealing children. She stole Wentworth, Tiffani's brother.

The best part about the book was when everyone was OK. And that's all I can remember. It was a good book.

-Zoe

Rock On! by Dan Kennedy

This is a non-fiction memoir of Kennedy's stint in the record business. It's from the perspective of someone who loves music, but then gets a job in the music industry which has very little to do with "music" and a lot to do with "industry." Moderately amusing.
-Amy

A Long List from a Lazy Blogger

February 9: Horseradish by Lemony Snicket. A book of anti-inspirational sayings.

February 25: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. A YA book with all the themes Alexie loves to throw in - poverty, racism, alcoholism, basketball, and finding your identity. A good read.

March 1: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I reread this because my 8th grade class was studying it. It's a lovely, rich book.

March 2: Define Normal by Julie Anne Peters. A YA book about finding your identity (hey, is that a theme of teen-lit?) and not judging people until you get to know them.

March 4: Castle Waiting by Linda Medley. A graphic novel loosely based on some fairy tales.

March 6: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon. Written from the point of view of an autistic boy who is trying to solve the mystery of who killed his neighbor's dog, and in the process discovers some things that his parents thought should be hidden. Very interesting because of the point of view.

March 8: Down the Street by Lynda Barry. A collection of cartoons. She rocks.

March 12, 22, and 27: Harry Potter books 1, 2, and 3; sometimes it's really nice to reread some escapist fiction.

March 26: The Seeing Stone by Kevin Crossley-Holland. A YA novel about a boy in medieval England who has a connection with the legendary King Arthur. Well written.

Whew! I'm glad I haven't been reading that much, or this laziness in blogging would have taken a lot longer to fix.

-Amy

Vanishing Act by Thomas Perry

Euh [shoulder shrug]. Nothing special thriller. He does mention Medford, however.

-Jeff

The Dark Wind by Tony Hillerman

Okay, okay. Tony Hillerman is my guilty pleasure. I have read all of his mysteries at least once: this is the second or third time for The Dark Wind. If you like the southwest and you like mysteries, you will probably like Tony Hillerman. Pick one up (they don't take long to read).

-Jeff