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I can't decided which one I want... I guess I'll go with this one

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- Owner's name: Jessalina
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- Knuffel Number: 66P
- I have sent the trade.

Anywhere in my room, or on the swing on my deck (this only works if it's spring or summer however)

...When your LA teacher doesn't know what book you haven't read so they hand you a dictionary (Happened in about 7th grade)

...When you English teacher starts loaning you books

...When you already know what books you're going to get when you have the money

...When you count down the days until the next book in your favorite series is coming out (I've done this a few times)

...When you go to the school library before classes even start because you forgot your book home

...When you start to narrate what you do in your head

...When you need to buy a new bookshelf within the first month you had already bought one (I currently have three bookshelves and I need another one (or two), it's a good thing I have a lot of room in my room)

...When you stop reading a book to put a sticky note on the page so you can save it for future references.

...When you keep track of every book you own

...When you won't get rid of any of your books and get offended when people suggest you do

...When you go to the book store and buy books but you still have over 20 you've never read (You know how people are addicted to shopping. I'm like that, but with books)

...When you no longer believe the Bible is filled with Religious values and morals, but something to read for fun (<-I'm not religious at all, but I love reading stories from the Bible)

...When you have the Borders rewards card and you use all the coupons to the fullest use, just so that you have enough money to get what you want.

...When you start being able to switch from reading a number of different languages and not get confused by the way things are worded (when I started reading in Spanish, it felt weird when I went back to reading in English, because I had gotten used the way things are in Spanish. I finally got over that within the first week however.)

...When adults look at you funny because you have a stack of huge books in your hands (I always get funny looks, I look like I'm twelve, so adults seem to think it's strange when they see me out of the children and the YA section of the bookstore/library).

...When you start borrowing books from your neighbors personal library (my neighbor's indoor deck has loads of books)

...When your grandmother who doesn't even know English gets a ton of books for you (I think it's funny, I haven't even found out where my grandmother gets any of the books she gives me)

...When you make friends because you have similar taste in books (I became really good friends with on of my friends for this reason)

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I disagree with you on some parts for a number of reasons, but one because I know a lot of people who loved that book (myself include). Not because because it amuses us. Not because we go, "Wasn't that funny! Did you read that part when his mother..." but because it speaks to us. I was 13 when I read this book, I cried while reading it, not masturbated and I'm sure a lot of people did the same. Sure it's ok that you don't like the book, I've read that one and it's sequels once, I had just turned 13 and my mother finally allowed me to read those books. I haven't read them again (and I'm seventeen now) because I don't think I can do that again (I don't think I can handle it, or even want to). But I can still remember the impact it had on me, and that's why I love it. You're not bad for thinking those things, but you may be a little off in some cases. At 13, it's that's scary stuff, and that's something else that drive people. It's like a sick scary movie, people see it or read it because they think it can't happen to them, but at the same time, it makes them think.

Lord of the Rings. When the movies started coming out a lot of kids I knew started reading them. Ok, I was like 12 or something. And I didn't understand them. So I hadn't bothered to get very far into the first book. I can't remember who it was, but I once had a kid spazz out on me for not liking these books. "I don't understand them," I told him. "Sometimes I don't even understand whats happening in the movie. So I'm not going to read them. I don't like it all that much anyway." Ok well wrong thing to say to a kid who is obsessed with LotR. rolleyes So big deal, I didn't understand it and because I didn't, I didn't like it all that much. Some people could be so obnoxious sometimes.

Well all I've read is the two of Genesis of Shannara. I read the Armageddon's Children sometime early August and fell in love with it. I got The Elves of Cintra the day it came out (I couldn't wait). Know I'm thinking of going to get the other books.

I love gift cards. I know I'm gonna sound like a little dork when I say this, but I'm going to say it anyway. I like when my wallet gets filled with cards. Also I like going to the book store myself, it allows me to rethink the books I'm buying. The only person I allow (well that isn't the right word since books are books and if people have them for me I'll take them.) to buy me books, is my mom, since show her what I want on the internet. Other wise I ask for gift cards.

I remember liking that book, though I never got to finish it because it was a school book and the end of the school year. I was near the end though and was disappointed (I can't remember why), but I know I wasn't sorry to stop reading it.




It really does depend on taste. Like you had said, I love To Kill a Mockingbird, and I'll admit, at some points it is a little boring. And sure people may relate to all those Annies and Alices, but I don't even have enough patience for my own problems, let alone any one else's. I had mentioned that book, only because it was the only book I ever wasted money one and was disappointed with it.

There was another book I read, I can't remember it's name it was like Butterfly or something. It was a pretty old book, I want to say maybe written in the 80's early 90's. I read it freshmen year. Now, this was another book I couldn't read. Not for the life of me, and I had to do a project on it. Well I didn't finish it, but got an A- on the project because I bitched the whole time on the main character. She wasn't too smart, she slept with this guy, moved in with him, got off her birth control pills, didn't tell him, and got pregnant. Then when he tried to pay for her abortion (I don't support abortion, but I really think this chick should have gone with it), but NOOOO!!! she's not going to have an abortion, she won't try to make an appointment until she's over three months pregnant. Well that's where I stopped reading it, and he tried to help her a few more times but she was a b***h, had the baby and some other stuff happened.

-Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (I swear I cried for days after Sirius died, I even got all weepy whenever Harry thought of him in the 6th book)... And I kind of cried after the seventh more because I was sad the series had ended than anything else... sweatdrop
-Chinese Cinderella
-A Child Called It
-Ella Enchanted
-The Time Traveler's Wife
-The Notebook
-Shabanu (I swear I cried my eyes out after reading this book)