Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig

This book is about the Author who went on a motorcycle journey with his son Chris and friends John and Silvia. The main point of the book was to talk about a philosophy on how to live and learn from experience. Pirsig talks about classic and romantic things. To live is be between classical and romantic. Classical thinking is when you facing challenge you use logical thought to solve it. Romantic is more of a Zen type experience- with your intuitions and emotions. An enjoyable, thoughtful read!
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Castle of Shadows - Beverly C Warren

A girl named Olivia goes to live with her uncle after the death of her parents. There at the castle is a lot of weird things going on. Olivia also tries not to admit she is in love with Alex, even though she grows up knowing he was her cousin. In fact- she discovers that he is truly not related to her at all.

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Grand and Humble

A novel about Harlan Chesterton the privileged son of the Governor and Manny Cravitz a lower class boy who lives alone with his dad. This novel takes you on a journey of twists and turns to unravel the causes that connect the two boys together, the premonitions of their own demise. they come to learn that the visions are truly repressed memories that unveils the truly unpredictable ending. Hortinger uses incredible writing voice and the day out of the diffrent chapters makes you want to keep reading more and more. Ground and Humble is a true visionary work and is nothing short of greatness.

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Sniper One

Darkside (Becker) Vrs Neverwhere (Gaiman)

Take a careful look at these covers- could it be the same book, by different authors?

We decided that these two books, while they are similar, are not copies. Darkside, which came after Neverwhere, seem sto have some similar plot elements adn characters, but that is most likely because Tom Becker probably read Neverwhere during the writing proecess. Even though teh covers UNCANNILY similar - Darkside is not a carbon, dummed down, copied version.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney

This book is about a teenager named Greg. The book recounts (in a funny way) how students interact with friends in school...often showing conflicts in an ironic way.

I found this book to be a very pleasant and relaxing read. It is a nice change of pace from all teh serious, dramatic books I have been reading. It leaves you with a smile on your face and a lifted heart!

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Sock Puppet Poetry Slam!

Hey- Check this out...the Sock Puppet Poetry slam! Runs about 7 minutes- and contains the March Champion clip from Ms VanD! Have a good break!