Hey Everyone,
So right now I'm on vacation with my family (NOTE: Actually, I wrote this while on vacation, I'm now home). I'm having a great time! Although, I have this annoying sunburn on half of my face. I don't burn very easily and when I do, it is pink but it doesn't actually hurt. This sunburn doesn't hurt but it looks SO funny. I had asked my mom to put the sunscreen on my face because I didn't have a mirror and she'd be able to rub it all in. Well... apparently she didn't put enough sunscreen on the left side of my face (and nose) and I was in the sun for more than 5 hours on Tuesday. Luckily it doesn't hurt but next week I have to get my ID card for school and I really hope that I wont have a half burnt face in the picture.
Anyways, I've been able to get some reading in while on vacation. Can you believe that I actually took an ARC on the beach? Yeah, I did! I was so worried that it would get ruined but I didn't want to stop reading. I was going to write up some reviews but I realized that I didn't have any word program on my new netbook and had to wait until I found some free wifi before I could download Open Office.
Right now I'm going to start to read The Hunger Games! Can you believe it! FINALLY. I can't believe that I've had Catching Fire since the end of May but wasn't able to read it because I hadn't read The Hunger Games. Well, now I have my very own copy of The Hunger Games sitting on my lap right now. I would have gotten the book sooner but I didn't want to buy a hardback book.
So, this brings me to my main idea of this blog: why I'm glad that I am friends with a 6th grader. My boyfriend's sister, Jenny, is in the 6th grade. She is a cute kid and loves to read. I've been friends with her ever since I played 100 games in a row of Connect Four with her 3 years ago. Neither one of us has ever wanted to play Connect Four. I love that she loves to read, I've loaned her so many of my Meg Cabot books and a few other YA books. Last month she was looking through the Scholastic catalog that they give elementary school kids and I got really excited because I wanted to see what she was going to buy. Then I saw it, I saw that they were selling paperback copies of The Hunger Games for $7! I was totally jazzed. I went through the catalog and decided on The Hunger Games (for $7) and Among The Hidden (for $1). I told Adam that his sister could get a copy of The Hunger Games for a pretty cheap price and he bought himself a copy. Then I made Jenny promise to show me the Scholastic catalog every time she got them. Yes yes, I know that I'm 'using' a 6th grader to get books but hey, she was excited to help me out. And yes, I've seen hardcover copies of The Hunger Games online for reasonable prices but I like that I bought it through Jenny.
Well, I have to go now but I hope that you're having an awesome day!
More later,
~Genevieve
P.S. Look forward for a new contest soon!
6 comments:
I can't believe you've had Catching Fire that long and NOT read it... :S Though I suppose not having read The Hunger Games would help...
I know! I should have just broken down and bought The Hunger Games back in June. Now that I've read it, I can't believe that I waited this long!
I have a copy of The Hunger Games. I had not finished it. Its very interesting and I am continue with it.
I am enjoying it very much. Its quite nice, Its better than I thinks about it.
Its new for me. I want to try it. So, I want to have a copy of it. thanks for it.
You should study up on some of your subjects, but don't spend TOO much time reading, you've got too many other things to prepare for!!!
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