Savvy Tour

I would like to start by saying that I wanted to do the tour all three days but yesterday, I was either lying in bed all day or at the doctors' office. I have a sinus infection and an ear infection and I feel as if I can hardly move. Back to the book...



Savvy, by Ingrid Law, may have been one of the most enjoyable books I've read for the tours I've participated in. I really enjoyed it. First off, what is a savvy?....

sav⋅vy 
-noun
Also, sav⋅vi⋅ness. practical understanding; shrewdness or intelligence

WARNING: I GAVE SOME SURPRISES AWAY FROM THE BOOK.

Mibs is growing up and she's just about to get her savvy. It's almost her thirteenth birthday and she doesn't know what to wish for. Every child on her mother's side of the family get a savvy on their thirteenth birthday and now it's her turn. She wants some kind of cool super power at first but decides to go for something a bit smaller when she finds out that her Poppa had a terrible accident. She wishes for something that can help him. Just when Mibs thinks she's found what her savvy is, everything gets messed up. She stows away during her birthday party on a bus and finds out that the bus she's on is going even further from the hospital!



The part about the book that I loved was towards the end when Mibs is on the bus. Because it wasn't just any ordinary school bus. It was a pink bus. I actually found that to be quite funny. I don't think I've ever seen a pink bus before.

I enjoyed Savvy a lot because it was realistic fiction with a bit of a twist of fantasy. The characters in the book were all so warm-hearted and I loved it. I would highly recommend reading it. The book is a New York Times bestseller and I can definitely see why. I would also like to say that I fell in love with the cover of the book. It looked absolutely beautiful...and I don't say that much about book covers!



I was also interested in reading some info on Ingrid Law. You can get to her website here. If you look on her FAQ in the website, you'll probably be very entertained. I loved some of the things that she said. One of the questions asked was "What would your savvy be?" She answered "If I could pick, my savvy would probably be the ability to fly or to breathe underwater. But if I were to declare what my real, true, everyday savvy is, I think that I would have to say that I smile a lot, even through rough times..." I loved that answer!

Check out these other great bloggers in the tour....

A Christian Worldview of Fiction, All About Children’s Books, Becky’s Book Reviews, Booking Mama, Cafe of Dreams, Dolce Bellezza, Fireside Musings, Hyperbole, KidzBookBuzz.com, Looking Glass Reviews, Maw Books Blog, Never Jam Today, Olive Tree, Our Big Earth, The 160 Acrewoods, Through a Child’s Eyes

Tonight

This is probably one of my favorite songs I've ever heard. It's called Tonight by FM Static. The video is from the movie A Walk to Remember.

Happy Spring Break! :]

For my spring break, I'm going to California with my band at school. We're taking a four-hour flight there tomorrow and it's going to be long so I decided to get a collection of books and magazines to take with me.
I'm taking three books from the Uglies series with me. I've read the first two but it was a long time ago so I've decided to read them again, along with the third. I'll read the fourth soon too.
I'm also bringing two magazines with me-Seventeen and Teen Vogue. I'm so excited for the trip! We're going to Disneyland, Universal Studios, Six Flags, and Santa Monica Beach. It's going to be amazing!

Bookshelf Meme

Tell me about the book that has been on your shelf the longest...



Ah yes, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1: The Bad Beginning. I've had this book since it first came out. It's been one of my favorites since I read it. I read the entire series and loved every one of them. In fact, when I'd finished reading all of the books, I started over. I loved the books by Lemony Snicket.

Tell me about a book that reminds you of something specific in your life (i.e. a person, a place, a time, etc.)...



Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella is a very relatable book to me because I absolutely adore shopping. I think a person can best express themself in the way that they dress. And I too must admit, that I have used shopping to help calm me in the past. It's always been a big hobby of mine. But my biggest downer about it is when I don't have any money :[ The book was originally my sister's that she bought at the airport once to read but I decided to take it and read it for myself. I fell in love with the book two pages into it!

Tell me about a book you acquired in some interesting way (gift, serendipity in a used book store, prize, etc.)...



Go Ask Alice may be one of the oddest books I've read but it's also on my list of favorites. I found it in my sister's bench she had in her room. It opened up to a bunch of clothes and one day while I was searching for some good hand-me-downs, I came across a whole assortment of things. Diaries, journals, pictures, and...this book. I didn't read it, I just put it on my shelf. But one day I decided to look on my shelf for a good book to read, and that book was just calling my name. I read it all within the course of an hour. The girl in the book got into some...interesting new hobbies. She explored a whole new world. The strange thing about the book is that it has no author. None. It's anonymous. That's what I like about the book because the author could really be anybody. In fact, some people relate to this book so much that...it could even be you. I highly recommend reading it.

Tell me about the most recent addition to your shelves...



I just happened to buy Specials by Scott Westerfield tonight. It's the third in the Uglies series. The books are quite addicting and I love every one of them. I've read the first two, Uglies and Pretties awhile back. But I never came along with reading the last two until tonight when I happened to walk by them at Barnes and Noble.

Tell me about a book that has been with you to the most places...



I would honestly have to say that the Bible has been with me the most places. I take it on vacation with me and keep it on my nightstand. I am a very devoted Christian and have been walking with Jesus since I was born. My current bible I own (one of many around my house; we probably have at least 20 of them around my house) has a dark brown binding and goldish-brown face to it. I go to my bible for all of the answers because....that's where I can find them.

Tell me about a bonus book that doesn't fit any of the above questions...



The Invention of Hugo Cabret is the longest book I've ever read...and looked at. It's a book written and illustrated by by Brian Selznick. It's 533 pages of detailed pictures and writings. I read the book in less than an hour because it was hard for me to put down. It was interesting to read because half of the book is written like a novel and half is followed along by pictures. I highly recommend reading it.

The Rules:

1. Tag 3-5 people, so the fun keeps going!

2. Leave a comment at the original post at A Striped Armchair, so that Eva can collect everyone’s answers.

3. If you leave a comment and link back to Eva as the meme’s creator, she will enter you in a book giveaway contest! She has a whole shelf devoted to giveaway books that you’ll be able to choose from, or a bookmooch point if you prefer.

4. Remember that this is all about enjoying books as physical objects, so feel free to describe the exact book you’re talking about, down to that warping from being dropped in the bath water...

5. Make the meme more fun with visuals! Covers of the specific edition you’re talking about, photos of your bookshelves, etc.

I was tagged by Marie at Fireside Musings.

I'm tagging.....

-Noel
-Erin
-Traci

Musical Update: Week Two

Musical is going great! We've been working really hard to get all of the dances in for the first act. Act two begins after spring break, which is two weeks from now. I'm so excited! But let's not changed the subject. Anyway, musical rehearsal is usually on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. We rehearse music from 2:45 to 4:15 and rehearse the dance and acting parts from 4:30 to around 6:00. It keeps me at school longer but I'm really beginning to get a sense of family from my cast I'm working with. I'll try to put up an update next week with pictures. Keep watching for more updates.

Musical Update: Week One

So musical rehearsals have begun for Brigadoon. In the German-written musical, in the small imaginary town of Brigadoon, not much ever changes. There is a miracle every hundred years and the miracle is coming up soon. Everybody in the musical (we have a cast of about 95 plus children once they start rehearsing with us) was assigned a family. I have a father, mother, and sister so far. I hope to have a child assigned to my family! I have to wear character shoes that are hard to adjust to, but I'm getting used to them. The girls have to wear the ones pictured to the left and the guys have to wear black shoes. The specialty dancers have to wear Irish dancing shoes (ouch!). I don't have a role, I'm just in the chorus. But I do have some scenes that I dance in. It's exciting. Also, we had to purchase very nice, professional makeup kits that will be used. So far, the musical is turning out pretty well. I've learned three whole songs and two dances. It's a lot of hard work but so much fun! Keep watching, I'll have more to come soon about the musical! I hope to have a weekly update of how the musical is going.

I'm Stuck

Hey guys! I could use some help in finding some books to read. Right now I'm going for fantasy but no series'. So if you have any ideas or suggestions, that'd be great :]