August 12, 2015 – Random Reads!

Hello and welcome to What I’m Reading Wednesday’s! The two featured books I am indeed reading right now.

The first book is called “Remarkable” by Lizzie K. Foley.

Summary:

This book is set in the mountain town of Remarkable. Remarkable is home to extraordinarily gifted, extraordinarily talented, or just plain extraordinary. The one exception to that is a 10 year old girl named Jane Doe who is the most average and untalented person who ever lived in Remarkable. The only exception to that is her Grandpa John who is forgotten by everyone. Jane is the only student not attending Remarkable’s School for the Remarkably Gifted. Everything changes when the troublesome and downright criminal Grimlet twins enroll as the 2nd and 3rd students at the ordinarily average public schopl Jane attends. On top of that a strange pirate captain arrives in town to live in the mansion at the top of the hill which is said to be extremely haunted. Join Jane and many more characters on a series of adventures that pits some of Remarkable’s most infamous inhabitants and their secrets in danger.

Book: Remarkable

Author: Lizzie K. Foley

My rating: 8.5/10 (so far)

Author facts:

Lizzie K. Foley was born and raised in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
The town of Remarkable is partially based on Los Alamos.
Lizzie’s last name Foley roughly translates to pirate.

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The second book is the 5th book in the “Vet Volunteers series” by Laurie Halse Anderson

The book is called Say Goodbye

Summary:

Yum Yum is an adorable shin tzu who is one Zoe’s favorite clients. Zoe is the cousin of Maggie Mackenzie and the niece of Dr. Mackenzie. She is staying with the Mackenzie’s who own a veterinarian office while her mom is auditioning and starring on TV shows. Zoe loves Yum Yum because he is small enough to fit in a purse and is obedient unlike her puppy Sneakers. When Yum Yum and Zoe visit cancer patients, Zoe is surprised by how much joy Yum Yum brings to the patients. Disaster strikes when Yum Yum is diagnosed with cancer. How will Zoe help him pull through?

Book: Vet Volunteers: Say Goodbye

Author: Laurie Halse Anderson

My rating: 10/10

(I have done Laurie Halse Anderson a couple of times before so it will get harder to find facts.)

Author Facts:

Laurie never intended to become an author. She had several jobs before like cow milking.
Anderson has written YA and Children’s books and book series’s.
The first book of the Vet Volunteers series was published in 2007.

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Sources:

lizziekfoley.com

goodreads.com

slideshare.net

paperbackswap.com

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Thanks for reading and Stay tuned for more amazing posts!

~Makayla the Bookworm ❤

Hello everyone! I know I’ve been doing tags and awards a ton but amazing people like @MyTinyObsessions think I deserve to participate in these fun and amazing things. Thank you to @MyTinyObsessions and everyone else who has nominated me for a tag, award, or challenge. Not too many rules just thank the person(s) who nominated you, answer the questions, and nominate 3 or more people to do the tag

Now it’s my turn to answer the questions!

Do you have a certain place for reading? I love to read in my bed
Bookmark or random piece of paper? Bookmark. I only use a random piece of paper if I don’t have a bookmark.
Can you just stop reading or do you have to stop after a certain chapter or number of pages? I have to eventually make myself stop reading at no particular point.
Do you eat or drink while reading? Nope just me and the book 🙂
Multitasking: Music or TV while reading? Are you kidding me? I get way too distracted way too easily.
One book at a time or several at once? Several at once. 2 now but sometimes 3 once school starts.
Reading at home or everywhere? I prefer at home. When I’m in a form of transportation I get nauseous and I never seem to read on vacation.
Reading outloud or silently in your head? In my head. I only read out loud when reading to my cats.
Do you read ahead or even skip pages? I only read ahead if I’m a bit nervous about the boom to make sure it turns out okay. I never skip pages.
Breaking the spine or keeping it good as new? Most books I get from the library so I have to keep them decent. My own books stay in pretty good condition since I don’t read them too much.
Do you write in your books? Nope! The closest I get is writing on sticky notes for school.

Below is the template to copy and paste into your own post.

Do you have a certain place for reading?
Bookmark or random piece of paper?
Can you just stop reading or do you have to stop after a certain chapter or number of pages?
Do you eat or drink while reading?
Multitasking: Music or TV while reading?
One book at a time or several at once?
Reading at home or everywhere?
Reading outloud or silently in your head?
Do you read ahead or even skip pages?
Breaking the spine or keeping it good as new?
Do you write in your books?

I nominate:

@Devon

@ljonesedition

@JustmeV

and

@bookdreamer24

You don’t have to but it’s best to let the people you nominate know they have been nominated.

Best of luck!

Thanks for reading and stay tuned for more challenges, awards, and tags.

~Makayla the Bookworm [^_^]