Elsewhere

Author: Gabrielle Zevin
Pages: 304
Published: Sep. 9, 2005
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Genre: Children's Fiction

After Elizabeth Hall is killed in a taxi cab accident she finds herself in a place called Elsewhere. Soon she learns that Elsewhere is a place dead people go to live, and they age backward until they are babies and eventually sent back to earth. Fed up with her new life, Liz tries to leave her old life behind and start a new one on Elsewhere.

This book is one of the best books I have ever read. I'm actually rereading it. Not to mention the ending is so sad it will make you cry. Gabrielle Zevin is really an amazing author, who wrote an amazing book.

Goodreads Choice!

Hey everyone!

This past month, Goodreads has been doing their annual 'Goodreads Choice Awards'. These awards are the best books in certain categories, and they receive instant fame and bragging rights!!

That sounds like a pretty good reason to start finding a publishing company that will publish my stories...

Anyway...

Veronica Roth has a lot to brag about: not only did her hit sequel to Divergent (respectively titled Insurgent) win her 'Best by a Goodreads author' (meaning that the author has a profile on Goodreads: Cassandra Clare was also up for grabs on that one), but also the 'Best Young Adult Fantasy' award! Good job Veronica!

While we're still in the YA genre, The Fault In Our Stars, by John Green, won 'Best Young Adult Fiction'! Awesome! I am yet to read this...I hear from Eliz--my sources that it may make me cry. Darn.

Also, Rick Rioridan won the 'Best Middle Grade and Children's'! His newest book, The Mark of Athena, won that for him.

And, to make myself feel warm, fuzzy, and gory, all at the same time: 'Best Graphic Novel or Comic' was won by The Walking Dead, Vol. something-or-other. Good job, Daryl and Rick. You make me feel happy to be catching up on season 1.


Hopefully I'll finish season 1 by the time the world will (not) end.

-Cam

Become Immortal or Die Trying

Title: The Goddess Test (The Goddess Test Trilogy #1)
Author: Aimée Carter
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Pub Year: 2011
Genre: YA Fantasy/Fiction
Price: $9.99 U.S./$11.99 CANADA


Rating: On a scale of 1-10, this would be an 11!


The Goddess Test, which is author Aimée Carter's debut novel, is "A fresh take on...Greek myths," says Cassandra Clare, the author of The Mortal Instruments. The story revolves around a high school senior named Kate Winters, who has a mother with cancer--predicted to live for only a few more days. She moves to Eden, Michigan, and meets Henry--a mysterious man that owns a large mansion in the small town. Henry says he can help Kate, as long as she agrees to help him.
Read the book to learn more about Kate and Henry's bargain, why they made it in the first place, and what lies ahead for this heroine.

Hope you like it!
C