Books

Echoesis one of my all time favorites. It is written by Robin Jones Gunn. She also wrote The Christy Miller Series and several others. Echoes is about a young woman who is enaged and then the angagment is brooken off. She meets a guy online and they become fast friends. What she doesn’t know is that he’s a friend of oone of her friends. It’s a thrilling romance novel I culd read time and time again. Thanks Mrs. Robin, your the best author!

Mimus
Lilli Thal
Translated by John Browjohn

For a wile I am going to take you away from the preset day. I am going to take you back, back to the time on princes and court jesters and knights. I am going to take you away from the boring hustle bustle of today’s life. I want you all to forget for a moment why we have to get up at butt 30 in the morning or lay around all day with out a cloud in our heads. Forget your own worries and believe in a Prince, one who is going to take a very large step down on the totem pole.

Meet Prince Florin a young boy about to be king. He lives in a medieval time and his country has been under war for as long as the young prince has known. You fall for his father who rules his people with a stern but fair hand. The king goes out on a peace mission, one to end this dreadful war, only to leave his son in charge. A young prince, just a boy, with a hole world at his fingertips. It is not long before he is very bored, then when his father sends him a letter one to come and celebrate at a joyous banquet in the court of their former enemy, but sadly he is greeted by betrayal.

Going from a high prince to a lowly apprentice of a court jester. If he has not enough on his plate he must find a way to save his father from being hung, his country and people, and lastly, himself. To top it off his mentor Mimus, the court jester, does not take well to him and try’s to stay as far and uninvolved as possible.

Can a prince one day turned jester the next save his father, his people, and himself…or is he going to have to chose? Can he make an old stick in the mud jester is friend?

This book is full of high adventure and low humor, of the worst kind of mean and the most unexpected kindness. Of bear trainers and stilt walkers you cant put it down.

This web page has more to say and can say it better than I can.
http://www.annickpress.com/forteachers/Mimus%20Teachers%20Guides.pdf

The Author Lilli Thal
Lilli Thal has a master’s degree in medieval history, art, and archeology. Her inspiration for Mimus cane in part from her readings on medieval monarchs and their children as well as the lives of court jesters. It was, however, the anecdotal stories from the period that had the most powerful influence on the author. In one royal household expenditure she found this entry: “two iron neck bands, one for the Duchess’ monkey, and another for the female jester Belon…” Thal has won multiple awards for her three previous young adult novels. She lives in a small town in Germany.

-If i where to rate this book I would put it at about 8.5 now thats really high, but this book has so much to it. I really think anyone who whats to fall in love with the story and charters. Love to hate the bad guy and read a young boy grow into a King! You need to get this book and read it!!!

As a writer, reading books is one of my lifelines. Right up there with breathing and digestion. I have read many books in my day. Some have made me re-read the pages over and over excitedly, raking the words for “that one part” that had my gears and cogs churning. Some have had me keeling over and weeping. And not in the good way. In my years teetering a bit over a decade, I have been distraught to discover some of the best works I’ve seen are the ones that get ignored at the trip to the bookstore.
We all know the old standbys- Harry Potter, Uglies, Twilight. But I’m here to unveil the wonders of the masterpieces that tend to quake in intimidation behind the shadows of the big boys (or…books, I would suppose.). Loitering in the Young Adult section has taught me in the ways of a literary Master Yoda. And I wish to share my treasures with you.
Rachel Cohn is my first author. When I saw “Pop Star” laying on the shelf at the local library, my hand picked it out on a whim. Bless my hands, they picked right. The book made me do a 180 degree turn on how I looked at the thin, glamorous idols of our days. And from there, came Rachel’s “Wonder Trio:” “Gingerbread,” “Shrimp,” and “Cupcake.” Oh, I can hear your stomach growling.
These three chronicle the adventures of rebellious, witty Cyd Charisse in the throes of young love with her dearest Shrimp, only to be sent off to meet the biological father she knew so little. Cue bittersweetly hilarious (and dripping with the taste of drama at the edges) adventure to survive a summer of her own personal hell, gliding through three amazingly satisfying tales.
I don’t re-read many books COMPLETELY, but Rachel Cohn has changed that. Her charming and snappy stories will always bring a smile to my face.
Next in line: Deb Caletti. She is probably most well known for “Honey, Baby, Sweetheart,” the road trip extravaganza that was a National Book Award Finalist. But if I had to pick my favorite, it would be “The Queen of Everything.” This poisonously loving story brings you to a young girl whose Father changes from a caring divorced man into a monster amongst her own romantic issues. Hush, I don’t want to give away anymore. Deb deals with the issues that I have yet to see other authors think of. She is the art student who is doing fantastic abstract pieces while everyone else is doing portraits and landscapes. Her deliciously original imaginings will have you wanting more each time.
I shall end this installment with Paul Rudits. His “Drama!” series pairs us up with the closeted and oh-so-charming aspiring actor Bryan Stark. His sharp humor mixed with high school norms on a whole new, fun level make for an entertaining read. The perspective he tosses us so gracefully is truly like that of an actual teenager, and I start to feel as if Bryan is a friend penning me a letter. I may just be a teeny bit biased as a studying actress myself, but I’m also a girl of the paper and quill in the end.
So, dear readers, I leave you with these recommendations. Please try to look into these authors, each caressing the paper with their own special brand of talent, but all great. Perhaps I shall return to pique your interest in other not-highly-known Princesses and Princes of the Pen.
Good day, and happy tales.

Hey everybody Justus here bloging again. First I would like to thank a few people. Thank you Laura, Maya, and last but not least Jordan they have all posted comments on my other blogs and thats really why i post them, for feedback.
Ok, I am bloging about a very popular classic, good ‘ol Tom Sawyer. I read this book. I read this book twice and even 3 times. I dont like it.
Many people say its a must read, Im not so sure. Dont get me wrong there were very funny parts and very thrilling parts but its just too ‘Classical’. Im not trying to be disrepectful or and im not stupid i just dont like it and i dont know if many of todays teens will either. Im sure some do, I bet many do but not everyone.
I guess the point im trying to make is… if you looking for a good book that will inthrall you dont immediatly turn to the classics because in my experionce theve been a waste of time (again not trying to be disrespectful), or at least some. The Time Machine and War of the Worlds by H.G Wells were great they kept my on the edge on my seat. I could put the book down they literaly made my heart race.
Im think if your young and in the hunt for a good book stear clear of the classics until your a bit older because if Tom Sawyer would have been one of my first books I probably wouldnt have read many more because i wouldnt have known there was anything better and there are many books much better.
I really hope no one takes offences or thinks Im just an unintelligent child trying to be a jerk because im not. I mean I gave the book a shot, a few shots, but it never spaked my fancy.
So my advise would be to read the Harry Potter series or Eragon and Eldest. If you think the movies are good read the books and you will be amazed!. They are truely phenominal books.
Thanks for listening.
Best,
Justus Autor Attanasio