Books of Summer

Wow.

I can't believe that summer's almost over. I'm not exactly looking forward to school starting back up in about 10 days. AGH!

Summer has been fun. Along with doing fun activities, I also read a lot this summer. So far, I think my total is 69 books that I have read through out this summer. I know I have a list of all 69 books, but I don't think I'm going to post that.

I am attaching a picture of a book that I just finished reading. It's called Bringing Up the Bones, and it was really good.

So, yay. I hope people read some good books this summer!
Kaminsky

My new book passion - Historical Fiction

Hey!
Yeah, as you can tell from my headline, I've been reading historical fiction lately.
The cool thing about historical fiction is that it feels like a story, like any other book you read, but it throws in some facts without you realizing it, and it is based on real people.
I recently read The Queen's Fool By Philippa Gregory, which was good. (Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. Set in the early 1550s. From the point of view of Hannah, the royal fool.)
Now I'm reading The Dragon Queen By Alice Borchardt. (Guinevere and her life. Has magic in it, so it's not really historical fiction...it's like historical fiction/fantasy, but whatever.)
I also have
- The Constant Princess By Philippa Gregory
- A Countess Below Stairs By Eva Ibbotson
AND
- A Song For Summer By Eva Ibbotson

The Constant Princess is about Katherine of Aragon (King Henry VIII's first wife.)
The other 2 aren't based on real people, but A Song for Summer is set during World War II, and A Countess Below Stairs is set right after the Russian Revolution. I don't know the actual dates, but World War II was in the 1940's...right? I think the Russian Revolution one was before World War I?? (I'm flipping through the book to find dates, which I'm not finding, but the prologue says "...that was St. Petersburg before the First World War..."

I think a lot of people would actual enjoy Historical Fiction if they gave it a chance. So, give it a chance!!! Just read one or two and then decide whether you like it or not.

Thanks for listening!
Kaminsky

P.S. -
I also have the following from the library. Does anyone have any opinions of any of them?
- The Changeover By Margaret Mahy
- Paladin of Souls By Lois McMaster Bujold
- A Bad Boy Can Be Good For a Girl By Tanya Lee Stone
- The Firebrand By Marion Zimmer Bradley
- The Moon Riders By Theresa Timlinson
- The Forgotten Beasts of Eld By Patricia A. McKillip
- Sold By Patricia McCormick
- Dead Connection By Charlie Price

Also - If anyone wants to know if I've already a read a book and what I think about it, or if you want to recomend a book, just leave me a comment!!

Kaminsky

More Books...

Hi!
I have a lot of books from the library right now, so I've been working on all of those books.
A friend recommended The Clan of the Cave Bear, so that's what I'm reading right now.
I'm only about 100 pages into, and so far it's good. It's also very interesting.
What have you guys been reading? Feel free to leave me a comment!
Have a great day!
Kaminsky

I'm Done

Hey -
I'm Done -
WOW, it feels so weird to say that.
I'm Done - I've finished it.
I HAVE NOW FINISHED DAVID COPPERFIELD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow - I can't believe that I did it - I finished it.
It's a great story - and it's a really long book, and I finished it!!!
I finished it today - about 5 minutes ago....
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I feel accomplished...or something like that!!!
Go read some good books!!
Kaminsky

L8r G8r

Hey!
The latest book that I've finished reading is called L8r G8r. It's by Lauren Myracle.
It's the 3rd book in a series. The first book is TTYL and the 2nd is TTFN. For anyone who doesn't already know - TTYL=Talk To You Later, TTFN=Ta Ta For Now, and L8r g8r=Later gater.
A lot of you have probably seen the first 2 covers around - Book #1 is pink, Book #2 is Green, and they have computer smiley/unsmiley faces on them. I'm attaching the 3rd book's cover to show you generally what they look like.
They are good books. They are all written in I.M., and to make it easier to read, one of the main characters text is in blue!
As I said before, it's the 3rd book, and you might be a little lost if you don't read the first 2 books before this one.
I don't recomend that any guys read this, but girls would probably really enjoy it.
Have fun - I hope everyone is reading lots!!
Kaminsky

All Of The Books I Own....Kind Of anyways

Hello -
Here is a list of all of the books that I own that I have read. Next to the title is the author, and then my rating of the book between 1-5. This list is also posted on my other blog.

City of the Beasts - Isabel Allende - 4
Kingdom of the Golden Dragon - Isabel Allende - 4
Forest of the Pygmies - Isabel Allende - 4
Dolphin Diaries #1-10 - Ben M. Baglio - 4
The Frog Princess - E.D. Baker - 3
Rules of the Road - Joan Bauer - 5
Squashed - Joan Bauer - 5
Hope was Here - Joan Bauer - 5
Three Girls in the City #1 - Jeanne Betancourt - 3
Tiger Eyes - Judy Blume - 4
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Ann Brashares - 5
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood - Ann Brashares - 5
Girls in Pants - Ann Brashares - 5
A Great and Terrible Beauty - Libba Bray - 4
Heartland #1-20 and Special Edition - Lauren Brooke - 5
Chestnut Hill #1-3 - Lauren Brooke - 5
All-American Girl - Meg Cabot - 4
Mediator #1-6 - Meg Cabot - 4
Princess Diaries #1-7 - Meg Cabot - 4
Victoria and the Rogue - Meg Cabot - 4
Nicola and the Viscount - Meg Cabot - 4
Teen Idol - Meg Cabot - 4
Holiday Princess - Meg Cabot - 2
Gingerbread - Rachel Cohn - 4
Artemis Fowl #1 - Eoin Colfer - 4
The Singer of All Songs - Kate Constable - 4
The Waterless Sea - Kate Constable - 4
The Tenth Power - Kate Constable - 4
Our of Time - Caroline B. Cooney - 3
Freeze Tag - Caroline B. Cooney - 3
The Dearly Beloved - Doug Cooney - 3
Half-Human - Bruce Coville - 4
Matilda - Roald Dahl - 3
The BFG - Roald Dahl - 4
United Tates of America - Paula Danziger - 4
Because of Winn-Dixie - Kate DiCamillo - 4
Golden - Cameron Dokey - 4
The City of Ember - Jeanne DuPrau - 4
The People of Sparks - Jeanne DuPrau - 2 1/2
Phantom Stallion #1-9 - Terri Farley - 5
Seven Tears into the Sea - Terri Farley - 4
The Black Stallion - Walter Farley - 3 1/2
Once Upon a Marigold - Jean Ferris - 3
Ever After - LouAnn Gaedert - 4
Coraline - Neil Gaiman - 4
The Valley of the Wolves - Laura Gallego Garcia - 4
Pictures of Hollis Woods - Patricia Reilly Giff - 4
Lily's Crossing - Patricia Reilly Giff - 4
Before Wings - Beth Goobie - 5
Summer of My German Soldier - Bette Greene - 3 1/2
Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris - 5
SweetBlood - Pete Hautman - 4
The Music of Dolphins - Karen Hesse - 4
Aquamarine - Alice Hoffman - 4
Our Only May Amelia - Jennifer L. Holm - 4
Boston Jane #1, 2, & 3 - Jennifer L. Holm - 4
The Diary of Chickabidda Baby - Emma Kallock - 4
Blood and Chocolate - Annette Curtis Klause - 5
The Red Unicorn - Tanith Lee - 4
Wolf Tower - Tanith Lee - 4
Wolf Star - Tanith Lee - 4
A Wrinkle in Time - Madeline L'Engle - 4
A Wind in the Door - Madeline L'Engle - 4
A Swiftly Tilting Planet - Madeline L'Engle - 4
The Wish - Gail Carson Levine - 4
Snow - Tracy Lynn - 4
Pendragon #1 - D.J. Machale - 3
Horsefeathers - Dandi Daley Mackall - 4
Of Two Minds - Carol Matas and Perry Nodelman - 4
Dragonsong - Anne McCaffrey - 4
Dragonsinger - Anne McCaffrey - 4
Dragondrums - Anne McCaffrey - 4
DragonFlight - Anne McCaffrey - 4
DragonQuest - Anne McCaffrey - 4
The White Dragon - Anne McCaffrey - 4
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern - Anne McCaffrey - 4
DragonsDawn - Anne McCaffrey - 4
The Renegades of Pern - Anne McCaffrey - 4
Garden of Angels - Lurlene McDaniel - 4
Always and Forever - Lurlene McDaniel - 4
She Died too Young - Lurlene McDaniel - 4
A Season for Goodbye - Lurlene McDaniel - 4
I'll be Seeing You - Lurlene McDaniel - 4
Angel of Hope - Lurlene McDaniel - 5
Someone Dies, Someone Lives - Lurlene McDaniel - 4
The Angels Trilogy - Lurlene McDaniel - 4 1/2
Sixteen and Dying - Lurlene McDaniel - 4 1/2
Twilight - Stephenie Meyer - 5
New Moon - Stephenie Meyer - 5
Anne of Green Gables #1-6 - L.M. Montgomery - 4
TTYL - Lauren Myracle - 4
Sirena - Donna Jo Napoli - 4
Daughter of Venice - Donna Jo Napoli - 4
Sabriel - Garth Nix - 4
Charlie Bone #1 and 2 - Jenny Nimmo - 3 1/2
The Silver Crown - Robert C. O'Brien - 3 1/2
Eragon - Christopher Paolini - 4 1/2
The Great Gilly Hopkins - Kate Paterson - 4
A Long Way from Chicago - Richard Peck - 4
A Year Down Yonder - Richard Peck - 4
Flambards #1-4 - K.M. Peyton - 5
The Woman Who Loves Reindeer - Merideth Ann Pierce - 5
Alanna : The First Adventure - Tamora Pierce - 5
In The Hands of the Goddess - Tamora Pierce - 5
The Woman Who Rides like a Man - Tamora Pierce - 5
Lioness Rampart - Tamora Pierce - 5
Wild Magic - Tamora Pierce - 5
Wolf-Speaker - Tamora Pierce - 5
Emperor Mage - Tamora Pierce - 5
In the Realms of the Gods - Tamora Pierce - 5
First Test - Tamora Pierce - 5
Page - Tamora Pierce - 5
Squire - Tamora Pierce - 5
Lady Knight - Tamora Pierce - 5
Trickster's Choice - Tamora Pierce - 5
Trickster's Queen - Tamora Pierce - 5
Sandry's Book - Tamora Pierce - 5
Tris's Book - Tamora Pierce - 5
Daja's Book - Tamora Pierce - 5
Briar's Book - Tamora Pierce - 5
Magic Steps - Tamora Pierce - 5
Street Magic - Tamora Pierce - 5
Cold Fire - Tamora Pierce - 5
Shatterglass - Tamora Pierce - 5
The Will of the Empress - Tamora Pierce - 5
Pollyanna - Eleanor H. Porter - 3
The Ruby in the Smoke - Phillip Pullman - 4
The Tin Princess - Phillip Pullman - 4 to 4 1/2
Pirates! - Celia Rees - 4 1/2
On the Brightside, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sexgod-Louise Rennison - 3
Midnight Predator - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes - 5
Don't Hurt Laurie! - Willo Davis Roberts - 4
Teenage Mermaid - Ellen Schreiber - 4
Wren to the Rescue - Sherwood Smith - 3 1/2
The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks - 5
Stargirl - Jerry Spinelli - 3 1/2
Shabanu Daughter of the Wind - Suzanne Fisher Staples - 3 1/2
Surviving the Applewhites - Stephanie S. Tolan - 4
The Great Good Thing - Roderick Townley - 4
A Coalition of Lions - Elizabeth E. Wein - 4
Return to the Island - Gloria Whelan - 3
Dealing With Dragons - Patricia C. Wrede - 4 1/2
Searching For Dragons - Patricia C. Wrede - 4 1/2
Talking to Dragons - Patricia C. Wrede - 4 1/2
Jackaroo - Cynthia Voigt - 5
Bloomability - Sharon Creech - 3 1/2

Hope you liked the list!
Kaminsky

More Of What I'm Reading.........Will It Ever End?

Hello!!
I've still been reading a lot lately. I read a lot of books while I was in Hawaii. I know that probably surprises you, but I did. I brought 10 books, and bought 2 more while I was there, and I read the 2 that I bought, and I read 4-6 more of the ones that I brought.
I don't remember all of the names of the books that I read............

On to what I've been reading now!!
I just finished a book called Sharing Sam - It was good, but kind of weird. It was about a girl and a guy (Allison and Sam.) Allison and Sam fell in Love, but once Allison learns that her best friend Isabelle has a crush on him and that Isabelle has brain cancer, she asks Sam to date her so that she can be happy before she dies. It was ok, but not the greatest book in the world.

I just had a thought. If people wanted to leave me a comment suggesting books to read, that would be fine by me. I like having suggestions of books to read. I might not get around to reading the books right away, but if I'm interested at all, then I'll probably read them sometime. I'll probably check the book out at the library and then I would read it.

I'll talk more later!!!
Kaminsky