The Princess and the Snowbird by Mette Ivie Harrison

I knew a little better about what to expect with this book.  I am getting used to Mette's writing and because of that I think I really enjoyed this book.  Mette Ivie Harrison is a really good writer and when she describes things I can imaginie it really well without her going into too much description.  I also find myself completely entranced in the book.  I really get swept away and it becomes my world as I read her books.

This is about the daughter of the bear and the hournd.  The daughter has a task to do and we follow her and get to know her and find out if she acheives what her task is.  This book has romance and adventure.  It's a good book.

Fairest by Gail Carson Levine

This story happens in Ayortha.  It is a story about a girl named Aza with a sister named Areida.  It doesn't talk much of Areida (the friend of Ella in the book "Ella)  It is mostly about Aza.  Aza is not pretty. She knows it.  This is a fun adventure she has and how she finds happiness, love, and adventure.  This book also follows a familiar fairy tale.  I liked this book.

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

I love the movie called "Ella Enchanted" a lot.  I also like this book too.  But I think they are both unique works and the movie does not follow the book.  It is like a separate work.  The main idea of someone having to be obedient is one of the few things similar but, not much else otherwise.  They are both good but not really the same story.  Ella is given a gift at birth...an awful gift.  She must be obedient.  See how she does deals with it and see how it is similar to a fairytale we all know.  This book is so fun to read.

Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George

This is a continuing story from Princess of the Midnight Ball.  This is a story about Poppy after the Princess of the Midnight Ball.  It sounds a bit like another fairy tale we all know.

Poppy is sent to a neighboring kingdom to promote peace.  She is in a new community.  There is a strange green light that happens on occasion here and she is cautious because of her background.  She is in a new adventure involving magic.  I enjoyed this book.  It was a fast, fun read.

Becoming Kate by Dixie Owens

Great Read!  I really like the cover of the book but, the inside is just as fun as the outside.

I thought this was fun, light reading and I wasn't able to figure out what was going to happen in the story next.  There was great intrigue in this book.

Liz has a great life, wonderful husband and two children.  She is happy.  Then she gets in a car accident and wakes up in the body of little girl named, Kate.  She is the first successful brain transplant.  This book is about her new life and how she deals with the situation life has dealt her.

I couldn't put the book down.  Definitely worth reading!  Made me wonder when Dixie Owens will have another book.  I guess this book is her debut.

The Miraculous Journal of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo & illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline

This is a story about a bunny made of china who lives with a little girl named Abilene.  He is pretty content with life until he gets lost.  There is a great message in this book.  It is a cute, fun story.  I didn't think a story about a bunny would interest me too much but, I really enjoyed this story.

Chalk by Bill Thomson

This children's picture book has NO words but, it is quickly becoming one of my very favorite picture books.  It was recommended at the http://ce.byu.edu/cw/bfyr/  that I went to on Thursday and Friday of this week.  One of the sessions is a bunch of librarians recommending books.  This one was recommended by one of them.  She said that as she read it by just turning the pages because there are no words, the children would say, "Read it again."  It is a beautiful and fun book.  I thought of it long after I finished looking at it.