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Lord John and the Private Matter (Lord John Grey Novels) by Diana Gabaldon

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CollectionsYour library (183), Currently reading (2), To read (37), Favorites (14), All collections (183)

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TagsFantasy (66), YA (66), Adventure (48), Romance (37), Fiction (30), TBR (29), Historical Fiction (27), Coming of age (26), Magic (14), Time Travel (10) — see all tags

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Groups40-Something Library Thingers, Fantasy Forum, FantasyFans, Hogwarts Express, Maryland Librarythingers, Outlander: Gabaldon's series about Jamie and Claire, Read YA Lit, Romance - from historical to contemporary, The City That Reads (Baltimore. Yes, hon, Baltimore.), The Green Dragon — show all groups

Favorite authorsAvi, Christine Blevins, Tracy Chevalier, Cassandra Clare, John Flanagan, Diana Gabaldon, Laurien Gardner, Deeanne Gist, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Jennifer L. Holm, J. K. Rowling, Meyer Stephenie (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstoresBooks-a-Million #134, Borders Express - Glen Burnie - Marley Station

Favorite librariesAnne Arundel County (Md.) Public Library - North County Area Branch, Anne Arundel County Public Library - Brooklyn Park Branch, Enoch Pratt Free Library - Central Library

About meGreetings. I'm Cat, the mother of 2 awesome kids. Calyn(BooGirl) is 22 and a book lover and Bunky is 18 and well, not. We still have hope. :)
I teach reading interventions in middle school and I am the director of an after school program for at risk teens. I go to school part time so my plate is full.

I love my Sony E-reader!!

My Photo-The view from my back window. Downtown Baltimore.

For the record, I knew Snape was good, and...
Howie is still the cutest Backstreet Boy. HA Calyn! :D

About my libraryI read pretty much whatever catches my fancy at the moment. I never look for books that are written to "teach" anything. I open a book simply for the escape. If I should happen to learn something along the way, then so be it.

I am a borrower and lender/giver of books, so I don't own everything in my library. (Books are only useful when read) But, I do have special copies of certain books that I will never part with. There are many books that I have read in my years that I simply can't recall. In my teens I was a huge Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew lover but there are so many that I honestly don't know which I've read and haven't read. I'm betting I've read the majority.

I do tend to read a lot of the YA fantasy and Historical Fiction that we have in our media center so I can recommend (or not) books to my students.

***I am a true Harry Potter geek and I would like to personally thank J.K. Rowling for making the whole world read..especially my daughter.***

I am very interested in the more "adult" Historical Fiction/Fantasy though, and if anyone has any recommendations please drop me a note.

** Whoever was so kind as to recommend Outlander by Diana Gabaldon...Thank you!!

Currently reading:
See challenge list below.

Eternally Rereading:
Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon

50 Book Challenge 2009 (with BooGirl)
(A steak dinner is on the line people!)
1) To Kill a Mockingbird 12/27/08
2) Just Ella 1/2/09
3) Willful Neglect 1/10
4) Midwife of the Blue Ridge 1/17
5) Twilight 1/24
6) New Moon 1/29
7) Eclipse 2/1
8) Breaking Dawn 2/5
9) The Storm Thief 2/13
10) Memory Keeper's Daughter 2/19
11) Wicked 3/9
12) The Dragon of Trelian 3/23 Early Reviewer
13) City of Ember 4/1
14) Prince Across the Water 4/13
15) The Wind Singer 4/22
16) Son of a Witch 4/27
17) Boston Jane 5/13
18) Boston Jane 5/15
19) Boston Jane 5/18
20) City of Bones 8/8
21) City of Ashes 8/11
22) City of Glass 8/16
23) The Prophecy of the Kings 8/21 Early Reviewer
24) The Legend of Robin Brodie 8/22
25) Bound to Please 8/26
26) The Concubine 8/31
27) Halfbreed Warrior 9/3
28) Make Me Yours 9/7
29) The Conqueror 9/12
30) The Measure of a Lady 9/20
31) An Echo in the Bone 9/30 WOW!
32) Megan's Way 10/9 Early Reviewer
33) A World Invisible 10/27
34) The Blue Sword 11/2
35) Brisingr (CR)

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Currently readingOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Brisingr - Inheritance book 3 by

Hi Cat, I hope that quote will be useful in your collection of quotes for school. I love a good play on words (as you can tell from my profile pic,lol) but that particular one actually applies to things in my life at times.

By the way, I never doubted Snape for a minute.......probably one of my favourite characters!

Please feel free to drop around for a chat anytime. Outlander has been on my TBR pile for a while so would be interested to know what you think of it.

posted by imager at 2:48 am (EST) on Nov 7, 2009

Yes, great idea. I've read the first one of the Ranger's Apprentice series and it probably would appeal to him. Plus they're in our school library. Thanks very much for the suggestion.

posted by fabtk at 3:06 pm (EST) on Oct 29, 2009

Oh MDlady, what a lovely comment to come home to! I'm so glad you enjoyed 'A World Invisible'. You can imagine that as a debut novelist I have no real way of knowing whether what I've written is any good apart from people's reactions, and each one is precious! With no promotional budget, my fingers are tightly crossed for a kind of viral marketing effect - word of mouth etc. If you feel you could "talk" about it, that would be wonderful!

I do have ideas about the sequel, although I have another book to finish first. Several people have reacted to Connor much the way you did (me too, of course), and while I don't want to give out any spoilers, I can promise he does feature.

Might I ask you a question? I don't know whether you read the thread on 'Read YA Lit' about the definition of YA, but I began it because an acquaintance of mine here in England (not quite a friend, you know what I mean) read the draft of AWI and commented that none of her students (including 17-yr-olds taking English Literature to our A-level standard) would be interested in the story because only Connor was young enough for them to care about. This staggered me. I just cannot believe she is right, and if she thinks that then surely it must be because the students are not being presented with anything other than stories with teenage protagonists. I see from your profile that you have a lot of contact with a wide range of teenagers, and would love to hear your thoughts.

I've requested "friendship" with you, by the way!

Cheers, Joanna

posted by JoannaON at 5:02 am (EST) on Oct 29, 2009

Wow, thanks for the advice MDlady! This is one of the reasons i'm glad I found librarything, sometimes I get stuck on the same authors and never bother to try anything different, then just get bored. Thanks! next book on my list is definitely by [[Gabaldon]]. I'm really excited!

posted by misshollyhock at 10:00 am (EST) on Oct 27, 2009

I did read Outlander and loved it...but then read the third before the second and wrecked the series for myself...but...that was a loong time ago. I then wrote it off as candy floss, but I'll try it again. Maybe start from the beginning. It was a great read and to meet Jamie again would be lovely. Who doesn't love Jamie?

The magic of Mortal Instruments is starting to spread in my library too...I should actually read it though. It's next on my school list. Inkheart is a lot darker than I expected. I was expecting something a bit different from the cover.

Daughter of the Forest by Juiliet Marillier is the Seven Swans trilogy. It's a good one! One of my Fairy Tale, Women Characters favourites.

Thanks for the Mortal Instruments update, I appreciate it!

posted by stefc80 at 8:13 pm (EST) on Oct 19, 2009

Okay, I'm a spaz! Looked under Z and not B! I will look up the seven swans one though.

posted by stefc80 at 6:12 pm (EST) on Oct 17, 2009

Hey. Thanks for the post! I don't mind 40. Thirty was another story, but 40 is fine!
I just checked my books and yours and I realized I didn't post Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon. If you like fantasy...it is a fabulous series. There are three books in the series and the prequel The Forest House. I loved it in university and still have it on the shelves today. I only keep the books that I love. The rest I pass on with no return policy. There is another great fantasy series that I should post on my books based on the seven swans fairy tale. It's a great one too. I have to remember the official title and the author though. I'll post it soon on my site and let you know when I remember - eternal brain failure. Looking forward to watching your site as well.

How is Mortal Instruments? I have it in my school library and lots of kids are signing it out. I'd like to read it but haven't yet. It looks really good.

posted by stefc80 at 5:32 pm (EST) on Oct 17, 2009

Thanks for the message! I just started the Mortal instruments series a little while ago. I finished City Of Bones last week and I'm waiting for the next book to come in at the library!

posted by phoenix718 at 8:52 pm (EST) on Sep 21, 2009

Cat

Many thanks for your note and your support. It is very much appreciated. I am about to produce a second edition, changing the book covers and catching any outstanding errors. I'll post the cover on my websie when it's done.

Best regards

David

posted by DavidBurrows at 4:23 am (EST) on Sep 12, 2009

Thanks for the very kind comment on The Prophecy of the Kings and especially the 5 stars. It was very much appreciated. That was the full trilogy though so there is no next book. I am assuming I sent the trilogy? Some folk got just book 1 but the sounds of how big the volume was suggests that you got the trilogy.

I am working on a prequel to cover Drachar's rise to power, but that may be some time off. I am spending a lot of time trying to market the trilogy. I am also working on a children's novel.

Thanks again

David

posted by DavidBurrows at 7:42 am (EST) on Aug 22, 2009

You stayed up alllll night reading Jace didn't you!!!!!!!!

posted by BooGirl at 9:00 am (EST) on Aug 13, 2009

Did you like your mommy's day gift?

posted by BooGirl at 3:58 pm (EST) on May 11, 2009

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