Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Audiobook "Seconds Away" by harlan Coben
This action-packed second book in international bestseller Harlan Coben’s Mickey Bolitar young adult series follows Mickey as he continues to hunt for clues about the Abeona Shelter and the mysterious death of his father—all while trying to navigate the challenges of a new high school.
When tragedy strikes close to home, Mickey and his loyal new friends—sharp-witted Ema and the adorkably charming Spoon—find themselves at the center of a terrifying mystery involving the shooting of their classmate Rachel. Now, not only does Mickey need to keep himself and his friends safe from the Butcher of Lodz, but he needs to figure out who shot Rachel—no matter what it takes.
Mickey Bolitar is as quick-witted and clever as his uncle Myron, but with danger just seconds away, it is going to take all of his determination and help from his friends to protect the people he loves, even if he does not know who—or what—he is protecting them from.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Audiobook "Keeping Company" by Tami Hoag
Sensible corporate lawyer Alaina Montgomery has been frustrating her
matchmaking friends for years. But this time they’ve really tried to set
her up with the wrong guy: Dylan Harrison, a free-spirited single dad
who runs a ramshackle bar and bait shop. Appropriately enough, she meets
him on the way to a science-fiction-themed masquerade party.
When cops mistake the costumed pair for a lady of the evening and her client, Alaina and Dylan end up in jail together. And soon they hatch a plan to foil the matchmakers once and for all by pretending to be a couple. What begins as a good-natured ruse quickly blossoms into a real romance, as these two polar opposites discover that desire can’t be so easily disguised.
When cops mistake the costumed pair for a lady of the evening and her client, Alaina and Dylan end up in jail together. And soon they hatch a plan to foil the matchmakers once and for all by pretending to be a couple. What begins as a good-natured ruse quickly blossoms into a real romance, as these two polar opposites discover that desire can’t be so easily disguised.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Currently reading "Shelter" by Harlan Coben
Mickey Bolitar's year can't get much worse. After witnessing his father's death and sending his mom to rehab, he's forced to live with his estranged uncle Myron and switch high schools. Fortunately, he's met a great girl, Ashley, and it seems like things might finally be improving. But then Ashley vanishes. Mickey follows Ashley's trail into a seedy underworld that reveals that Ashley isn't who she claimed to be. And neither was Mickey's father. Soon Mickey learns about a conspiracy so shocking that it leaves him questioning everything about the life he thought he knew.
First introduced to readers in Harlan Coben's novel Live Wire Mickey Bolitar is as quick-witted and clever as his uncle Myron, and eager to go to any length to save the people he cares about.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Audiobook "Million Dollar Baby" by Lisa Jackson
When Chandra Hill is awakened by a cry in the night, she is shocked to
discover an abandoned newborn in her barn. Emergency room doctor Dallas
O’Rourke finds himself bonding instantly with the baby – and the
intriguing woman who brought him in. And when the baby’s adoption
becomes national news, he’s stunned to realize he wants a life with them
both….
Friday, February 8, 2013
Audiobook "Light on snow" by Anita Shreve
What makes a family? That's what twelve-year-old Nicky Dillon wonders after she and her widowed father discover a wailing, abandoned baby in the snow-filled woods near their New Hampshire home. Through the days that follow, the Dillons face a thicket of decisions, each seeming to carry equal possibilities of heartbreak or redemption.
Writing with all the emotional richness that has drawn millions of readers around the world to her fiction, Anita Shreve unfolds in Light on Snow a tender and surprising novel about love and its consequences.
Writing with all the emotional richness that has drawn millions of readers around the world to her fiction, Anita Shreve unfolds in Light on Snow a tender and surprising novel about love and its consequences.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Audiobook "Merry Christmas, Alex Cross"
It's Christmas Eve and Detective Alex Cross has been called out to catch
someone who's robbing his church's poor box. That mission behind him,
Alex returns home to celebrate with Bree, Nana, and his children. The
tree decorating is barely underway before his phone rings again—a
horrific hostage situation is quickly spiraling out of control. Away
from his own family on the most precious of days, Alex calls upon every
ounce of his training, creativity, and daring to save another family.
Alex risks everything—and he may not make it back alive on this most
sacred of family days. Alex Cross is a hero for our time, and never more
so than in this story of family, action, and the deepest moral choices.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, ALEX CROSS will be a holiday classic for years to
come.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Currenty reading "Teach like your hair's on fire" by Rafe Esquith
Perhaps the most famous fifth-grade teacher in America, Rafe Esquith has won numerous awards and even honorary citizenship in the British Empire for his outstandingly successful methods. In his Los Angeles public school classroom, he helps impoverished immigrant children understand Shakespeare, play Vivaldi, and become happy, self-confident people. This bestseller gives any teacher or parent all the techniques, exercises, and innovations that have made its author an educational icon, from personal codes of behavior to tips on tackling literature and algebra. The result is a powerful book for anyone concerned about the future of our children.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)