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=Ms. Christiansen's BOOK BLOG!=


 * Thursday, July 21, 2011**

Whew! I've got a lot of books to read this summer to prepare for my job as your librarian. (And I can't wait to get started!)

Here's my first 10 books. I'll try to read them in this order. Anyone can read along with me if you want to. I'll start discussions on each book as I read it.

(**click on the discussions tab to read my comments about each book- and please add your own too**!)
If you have any more book suggestions for me, let me know!

1. Smile (graphic novel) 2. Mockingbird 3. Divergent 4. Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life 5. Beautiful Creatures 6. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 7. Swim the Fly 8. North of Beautiful 9. Malice (graphic novel) 10. Shiver NOTE! All of these books are available for check out in the Hamilton Library. See you there!



Smile is my first book of the summer. Check it out at

[|GoRaina.com]

Hope everyone is having a great summer! -Ms. C

Friday, July 29, 2011
=Mockingbird by Kathryn Erkstine=

is my second book of the summer.


Monday, August 8, 2011

=Next... DIVERGENT, by Veronica Roth=

Note: If you loved The Hunger Games, and who didn't, you NEED to read this book! Super good.


Tuesday, August 23

MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE, by James Patterson (who wrote the Maximum Ride series!)



 * Check out this REALLY COOL website for an inside peek and more info! Play the game and publishers will make a donation to the STAMP OUT BULLYING campaign!**

[|Rafe's website]

Watch an interview with author James Patterson about the book! media type="youtube" key="oMJLobDnxwA" height="213" width="336"

Wednesday, August 24

My next book is.....


Book trailer below: media type="youtube" key="hrVl6pq1gNE" height="215" width="316"

**See more information and book trailers at this offical website:**
[|Beautiful Creatures]

And... if you're already a fan, book three: Beautiful Chaos comes out October 18th! :)
Tuesday, August 30, 2011



The start of school is almost here! And I'm feeling the pressure to finish my summer reading list ASAP. Afterall, there's a million more books to read after these 10. :) And so I've started reading another book before finishing BEAUTIFUL CREATURES. Have you ever done that- read two books at once? Or three? I'm reading MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN on my Nook.

This is a really cool book- it's got bizarre old photographs of creepy people in it. I did a little research on the background of this novel: the author had been collecting dozens of old pictures from estate sales for years. He then wove a story that connects them all together. It's a fantasy story with my favorite elements: time travel and loops. When characters are caught in a "loop," them live the same day over and over again. (Think of the books, BEFORE I FALL or ELEVEN BIRTHDAYS or the movie, Groundhog's Day.)

Check out more about MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN on the author's website:

[|Ransom Riggs]

And watch the BOOK TRAILER, made by the author!
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Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Wow! It's been a long time since I've updated my blog. The school year took off, and I've been busy in the library ever since. What have I been reading all this time?

Well, I read SWIM THE FLY, one of the books nominated for the Evergreen Book Award. It was HILARIOUS; however, if teenage boys gross you out, you may not like this book... they are definately boys being boys.



Check out the You Tube video of the author, by clicking HERE.
Currently, I'm reading another Evergreen Book Award nonimee: NORTH OF BEAUTIFUL.

It's about a high school girl with a large, red birthmark on her face. Experimental new surgery may make her "beautiful" but her challenges in life are about more than just her appearance.