Catching Fire

The Reading Queen is back! I finished Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. (second book of Hunger Games) Now I won't say anything about the first book because I don't want to ruin anything if you do read it. (It is very good though) Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games! She and her fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. You would think Katniss would be relieved, happy even. After all she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing seems to be quite the same like Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance. Peeta almost turns his back to her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol-a rebellion that Katniss & Peeta have helped create...Much to her shock, Katniss fueled an unrest she's afraid she cannot stop. But what scares her  more is she isn't entirely convinced she should even try! As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are much higher than ever! If they can't prove they are lost in their star-crossed love the consequences will be horrifying. In this second book Suzanne Collins continues the story of Katniss Everdeen testing her more than ever & shocking readers at every turn. This book will have you asking questions til the every end of the book. Makes you want to read til  the clocks hits 12! I loved the book. Shocking every time I turned the page. I just couldn't wait to see what happened next. It makes you think! I love this book. READ THE BOOK!It will keep you on the edge of your seat so watch out. -Hannah :D 

We Love You Dreamer!

Well first Merry Christmas Eve! Hope everyone has a great Christmas. But this morning in the Elmore house our loving, sweet, pretty, white cat with brown & black spots, Dreamer passed on. Last year in Jan. when it snowed Dreamer adopted my dad then the rest of us. She came in our house & stayed then when we moved we took her with us. We are SO glad we took Dreamer in when it snowed. Dreamer was Daddy's Kitty. She is the one that changed his mind on cats. Dreamer was a gift from Heaven above now she up in Heaven running after mice & rats then going to take a nap under Jesus while purring. Dreamer will be deeply missed...We loved you Dreamer! :..) Dreamer loved everyone my dad the most....we will never forget her that is for such! -Hannah ='.'= meow!! 

The Hunger Games

I just finished another book...I am like the Reading Queen right now. (Don't worry I have many more books to read) Now this book is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Yes..I am just now done with that book and they are already making a movie. Winning means fame & fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun...There are 12 districts in North America and lies a nation of Panem. The Captiol is a hash and curl place. Every year one boy and one girl between the ages of 12-18 is pick to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. (MEAN!!) For 16 year-old Katniss Everdeen is a death sentence when she steps forward to take her younger sister, Prim's place in the games. But for Katniss who has been close to death and survival before this is second nature. Without meaning to she becomes a contender. But if she is to win she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. I love this book!!! I can't wait to read the second one. This book will have you craving for  more. Your eyes will be glued to this book til midnight when your parents tell you to go to bed! All I can say it is wonderfully written & a must read book!!!! I bet the movie will be too...once it comes out at least. LOL :) Keep on reading those books & if you have any books you think I would like, please tell me. I am always open to a new book! Oh promise to have something soon that isn't about a book. :) -Hannah 

Taken

I just finished another book! It was called Taken by Edward Bloor. It sets in 2035 where kidnapping is a major growth industry in the United States. The children of privilege live in secure, gated communities and are escorted to and from school by armed guards. (OUCH! I would hate that...) But the security around Charity Meyers has broken down...On New Year's morning, Charity finds herself in an ambulance that's not moving, she is strapped to a stretcher, and is alone! She is calm.  Kids in her neighborhood have been well trained in kidnapping protocol. Do not panic. Do not try to escape. Wait for your parents to pay the ransom and you will be set free. But this is no normal kidnapping...as the hours of her imprisonment tick by, Charity realizes there is NOTHING normal about what's happening here. No training could prepare her for what her kidnappers really want and who they really are....I read this book and...it makes you lock on to every word, every story, every word or thought that the characters say or think! It just kept shocking me! U may think you know what is going to happen but you won't. This is not normal but its so good (And beside what so good about being normal?) You end up so happy in the end but you are left to make your ending. I couldn't stop reading it! It shows you should live your life out all the time but in God! I really liked this book and I kept being shocked, I laughed, I cried, I wondered, and I screamed! (not really but you know) READ THIS BOOK! You won't regate it. Love it...& no I am not going to tell you the ending. So go out and get this book please...!! 

Schooled

I am like a reading queen right now...sorry but I just finished another book (don't worry I have even more books I haven't put up yet & haven't read) called SCHOOLED by Gordon Korman. Its about this 13 year old boy named Capricorn (Cap) Anderson who is kinda like a hippie. Cap has never watched TV, never tasted a pizza, never even heard of a wedgie and since he was little his only experience has been living on a farm and being home schooled by his hippie grandmother, Rain. But when Rain falls out of tree while picking plums and needs to stay in a hospital, Cap is forced to move in with a guidance counselor (who lived once with Rain when she was little so she knows what Cap is like from how she was) and her cranky 16 year old daughter and attend the local middle school. While Cap knows a lot about tie-dying, Zen Buddhism, no education could prepare him for the politics of public school. Right from the beginning Cap's weirdness makes him a moving target at Claverage Middle School (known as C Average by the students). He has long ungroomed hair, wears hemp clothes, and does tai chi out on the front lawn. Once Zach Powers, big hot shot at school who's mean, can't wait to show Cap the age-old tradition at C Average: the biggest nerd is nominated for class president....and wins! Will Cap turn out to be greatest president in the history of C Average or will it blow up in his face...??READ THE BOOK I WON'T TELL U!!This book is SO good though. Its funny but it shows how bad some people can be. Here is a lesson from the book to, don't judge a book by its cover. Just because someone looks weird, sounds silly, can't do something right, or just isn't the smartest person in the world doesn't mean they are an out case or should be made fun it! It isn't nice it hurts and before you open you mouth think how you would feel if someone said something mean about you...you feel bad and so does that person so don't judge. I loved this book...read it. Peace out baby! :) Hope u like my tie-dry colors!

The Juvie Three

I just finished the book The Juvie Three by Gordon Korman. Its about these 3 guys who all have gone to jail for something. Gecko Fosse drove the getaway car. Terence Florian ran with the worst gang in Chicago. Arjay Moran killed someone...(read the book 2 the get the whole thing down) all these boys are serving time in juvenile detention until they get a second chance from Douglas Healy. Who at their age was just like them, a juvenile delinquent. Mr. Healy is running an experimental halfway house in New York City, where he wants to make a difference in the lifes of these 3 kids. Things go well until one night Mr.Healy is accidentally knocked unconscious while trying to stop a fight between Gecko, Terence, and Arjay. Scared of the consequences, they drop him off at a hospital and run! But once Mr. Healy wakes up he has no memory of them, his life, or the halfway house! Afraid of being sent back to jail the guys hatch a crazy plan to continue on as if their group leader was still with them. They go to school, community service, therapy, and act like good normal citizens until Mr. Healy's memory returns and then come back to live with them. But life keeps getting in the way like when Gecko finds romance, Arjay gets famous, and Terence goes back to his dumb life old ways. And the woman from Social Services won't give until she finds a way to send them back to jail! If the boys are found out...their second chance may be their last! I really liked this book. It shows a different kind of life...there is action that makes your heart beat and makes you wonder,"What the heck will they do next?!" Then you got luck, love, and some poor choices. I really liked it..some may not but this book is good! Go get this book, it teaches you something...but I wouldn't say these guys are good role modals but I do love this book! :) 

My 13 Birthday & Parties!

My birthday was Nov 17, I turned 13 (about time!LOL) The weekend before my birthday was my family party.  My dad's sister's family came, my grandmother & mom's sister's family came, my great aunt & uncle & my great grandmother, my cousin Ricky, then of course my other 2 cousins who came with their parents. My cousins, Regan & Sam played with my Sparklers, I kept from 4th of July. I helped my mom make my Key Lime Pie Birthday Cake! Then this weekend which was after my birthday my friends came over. It was a sleepover but only some stayed for the sleepover part. It was SO much fun! I couldn't stop from laughing. But my dad wanted ear pugs...hehehehe there was a lot of laughing but hey what else do you think teen girls are going to do? And yes...I have pictures! One cause my mom is always taking pictures & pictures make memories. That is why I am on Yearbook Staff...LOL! But I think my 13th birthday is one I won't be forgetting anytime soon! I had so much fun and I am so thankful for my family & friends that God has given me. Now as promised here are some pictures, its not all of them but you know I can only put so many up. Hope you like them and thanks 4 checking it out.