What I read in November

It is December 1st!! I can NOT believe that. This year has gone extremely fast. I guess since it is my birthday month it just seems exceptionally fast as I feel that I *just had a birthday. Ah well. I am already at 80 books read for 2016. I am contemplating on what I should set my goal for next year… If we have a foster placement I may not have as much time to read. I might just keep it the same as I had it for this year. Anyway, here is what I read in November. 🙂

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The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss – Following a wild and raging storm, the Swiss family Robinson are stranded at sea. But the thundering waves have swept them off to a tropical island, where a new life awaits them. Their ship is laden with supplies and the island is packed with treasures, so they soon adapt and discover new dangers and delights every day . . .

What I thought – Well, first of all, I can’t believe that I hadn’t read this book before! But I really enjoyed it! Pretty sure that if you or I were to have the same misfortune, we wouldn’t be so lucky, but you never know, lol.

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A Totally Awkward Love Story by Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison – The summer before college, Hannah swears she’s finally going to find The One. And for five perfect minutes, Hannah does find him. He’s cute and makes her laugh like crazy. She just wishes she’d caught his name, because Toilet Boy Cinderella really lacks sex appeal.

For Sam, the summer is off to a bad start for a million reasons. But for five minutes his luck changes: in a fancy restroom painted purple like it belongs in a Bond villain hideaway, Sam falls head over heels for some strange and hilarious girl. Of course, he doesn’t know her name. With his luck, he’ll never see her again, and he’ll remain a girlfriendless, moony-eyed virgin. Forever.

But another chance meeting brings them together, only to have a chance misunderstanding drive them apart . . . and then the cycle starts all over again. Madcap mishaps, raunchy hilarity, and deep romance follow these two wherever they go. For two people so clearly destined for each other, they sure have a hell of a lot of trouble even getting together.

What I thought – This was a pretty cute book. Girl and guy meet, have a sort of Cinderalla situation going on, finally see each other again. It’s cute. 🙂

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Lord of the Flies by William Golding – When a plane crashes on a remote island, a small group of schoolboys are the sole survivors. From the prophetic Simon and virtuous Ralph to the lovable Piggy and brutish Jack, each of the boys attempts to establish control as the reality – and brutal savagery – of their situation sets in.

The boys’ struggle to find a way of existing in a community with no fixed boundaries invites readers to evaluate the concepts involved in social and political constructs and moral frameworks. Ideas of community, leadership, and the rule of law are called into question as the reader has to consider who has a right to power, why, and what the consequences of the acquisition of power may be. Often compared to Catcher in the Rye, Lord of the Flies also represents a coming-of-age story of innocence lost.

What I thought – First of all, I am glad that I hadn’t read this before…or had to read it in school. I just didn’t like it at all. Blah. 😛

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The Memory Book by Lara Avery – They tell me that my memory will never be the same, that I’ll start forgetting things. At first just a little, and then a lot. So I’m writing to remember.

Sammie was always a girl with a plan: graduate at the top of her class and get out of her small town as soon as humanly possible. Nothing will stand in her way–not even a rare genetic disorder the doctors say will slowly start to steal her memories and then her health. What she needs is a new plan.

So the Memory Book is born: Sammie’s notes to her future self, a document of moments great and small. It’s where she’ll record every perfect detail of her first date with longtime crush, Stuart–a brilliant young writer who is home for the summer. And where she’ll admit how much she’s missed her childhood best friend, Cooper, and even take some of the blame for the fight that ended their friendship.

Through a mix of heartfelt journal entries, mementos, and guest posts from friends and family, readers will fall in love with Sammie, a brave and remarkable girl who learns to live and love life fully, even though it’s not the life she planned.

What I thought – I really enjoyed this book. It was wonderfully done in my opinion. I don’t know how I would feel knowing that my memories would soon start going away like that. I guess I would want to keep a book going too, or something!

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The Last Time She Saw Him by Jane Haseldine – Julia Gooden remembers nothing about the worst night of her life. Thirty years ago, her nine-year-old brother Ben—the person who promised he would always protect her—was abducted from the room they shared. Try as she might to recall any clue or detail, there is a black hole where Julia’s memories of that terrible event should be.

Now a crime reporter at a Detroit newspaper, Julia tries to give others the closure she’s never found. But guilt and grief over Ben’s disappearance have left her fearful that whoever took her brother is going to come back. Nowhere seems safe—not the city, not the suburbs, not even the secluded lake town where she plans to raise her children. And then, on the anniversary of Ben’s disappearance, Julia’s worst fears are realized when her two-year-old son, Will, is snatched from his bed.

Convinced that the crimes are related, Julia tries to piece together memories from her final day with Ben. Are the sudden reminders of her brother clues that will lead her to her son’s abductor, or merely coincidence? Julia knows she has hours at best to find Will alive, but the deeper she digs, the more personal and terrifying the battle becomes, and an undying promise may be her only hope of saving herself and her son.

What I thought – Again, another book that I enjoyed! This had me reading as fast as I could to find out what happens next and next and next. I thought this was done well for sure!

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Saving Red by Sonya Sones – My name is Molly. This book is about me.

I’m probably the guiltiest person who ever lived. But I’m not ready to talk about that yet. I may never be ready…

This book is about Pixel too, my almost human dog. And about Cristo, my possible future boyfriend.

Mostly, though, it’s about Red, the homeless girl I met in the part one night. She’s a few years older than me—reckless and wild and more fun than anyone.

But if Red’s survived on the streets these last few months, it’s only been ‘cause of dumb luck. And that luck might run out any second now.

That’s why I’ve made it my mission to get her back to her family. Though it’s hard to save someone when they don’t really want to be saved…

What I thought – This book was definitely interesting. It was a very fast read as it was written in more of a prose form. I was flipping pages pretty quickly. It was done well though. You still got to know the main character and feel involved in the story even though there were less words telling it.

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Harmony by Carolyn Parkhurst – From the New York Times bestselling author of The Dogs of Babel, a taut, emotionally wrenching story of how a seemingly “normal” family could become desperate enough to leave everything behind and move to a “family camp” in New Hampshire–a life-changing experience that alters them forever.

How far will a mother go to save her family? The Hammond family is living in DC, where everything seems to be going just fine, until it becomes clear that the oldest daughter, Tilly, is developing abnormally–a mix of off-the-charts genius and social incompetence. Once Tilly–whose condition is deemed undiagnosable–is kicked out of the last school in the area, her mother Alexandra is out of ideas. The family turns to Camp Harmony and the wisdom of child behavior guru Scott Bean for a solution. But what they discover in the woods of New Hampshire will push them to the very limit. Told from the alternating perspectives of both Alexandra and her younger daughter Iris (the book’s Nick Carraway), this is a unputdownable story about the strength of love, the bonds of family, and how you survive the unthinkable.

What I thought – This was a different book for me for some reason, maybe the plot.. It kept my interest though and thought it was a good story.

Well, that’s what I read in November. I have another stack of books here to read that have come in the mail and such, but I am also going to the library this weekend, so we will see what I end up with. But I will always take suggestions on books!! 🙂 Let me know your recent favorites!

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One Response to What I read in November

  1. Amy says:

    Hmm … ‘The Last Time She Saw Him’ sounds really good. I’ll look that one up.
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