Hey, everyone! First off, sorry this is coming a day late. Yesterday was an exhausting day and the internet was crazy. (I couldn’t get the pictures to send.) Anyways, I wrote this up last night, so here goes!
It has been a LONG past day. So, here I am, in the huge room in the condo on the beach in Florida we’re staying in. (That was a long sentence, lol!) Sydney (my cousin) is looking over my shoulder as I type. This afternoon on the drive down to Florida we stopped to have lunch with my Grandma, Grandpop, Great-Aunt and Uncle, Aunt, Uncle, cousins, and baby cousins! (Whew, that was a lot!) And, of course, I got books. (!!!!!!)
On the bottom and on the tippy-top I have books from the Ascendance Trilogy by Jennifer A. Nielsen!!!! My Grandma bought me the ENTIRE series in hardback (whoo for all the books matching in hard-back!) and get this. My Aunt Corrie ordered me a SIGNED copy of The False Prince! I know you’ll be jealous, Brooke and Madison… mwahahahaha.
Above the three Ascendance Trilogy books is Writer to Writer by Gail Carson Levine. I mentioned getting this in yesterday’s birthday post (eep!! Still can’t believe I’m fourteen finally!) and my dad getting this for me. I never even said anything personally to him, but he read on the blog that I wanted it and got it for me! So now I own the book, which is really great, because there are SOOO many tips on writing in it.
Next up in the stack is Upside Down In the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana. I had seen it at B&N yesterday (and before then, too) and added it to my TBR on Goodreads. My mom sent my great-aunt Connie a list to my (NEVER-ENDING) list of want-to-read books and she bought this one and the next one for me. Upside Down In the Middle of Nowhere is a (fictitious) story about a ten-year-old girl during Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. I’m really excited to read about it; the hurricane hit parts of Georgia and some of our friends ten years ago so it hits pretty close to home… (no pun intended, haha!)
Oh and also: The cover is just so darn cute! It’s simple but very eye-catching. LOVE.
Last but not least is Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff. I’ve only read one Lisa Graff book; A Tangle of Knots a few years ago. I don’t completely remember it but I do remember that I loved it! (Another one to add my never-ending to-be-re-read list!!) This one looks like a cute read, too.
Oh, and I almost forgot! My Grandma also got me a Barnes & Noble gift card which I definitely will be using soon! I’ll tell you what I get next week (or sometime this week if I post in between Monday and Wednesday.) She also ordered me this shirt. Can you believe how cute it is?!
The words are from “Pride & Prejudice.” I cannot wait to wear it. It’s so me! My grandma knows me well.
And here’s a sneak-peek picture I took today of our view.
*sigh* I’m getting used to this. Don’t worry, I’ll be posting more pictures at the end of the week when we get home!
xoxo
I know… so jealous… :). You seriously have an awesome Grandma and great aunt. Anyways, great view! I bet your having loads of fun! (I know I would hardly ever leave the beach/water.). Remember to use sunscreen! ;p I’ve got to get ready for church!
I know I do! I scored big time this year.
Lol. Same. I love floating out past the sand bar. The water is crystal-clear! I LOVE it. Lol… I WILL, now. I got burned badly the first day. D: My legs, arms, back, and forehead’s starting to peel today. OW!
OH MY WORD. SO JEALOUS! Brooke and I should raid your book collection….JKJK….maybe….. ;D That is awesome! I still don’t have them yet, I just order them from the library if I want to read them…..definitely need to get myself the set.
Awesome post as always, Imma have to look into those other books too!
HAHA. I knew you would be. I just noticed I forgot to add a picture of the signed book! WHAT. Adding that now. You should look at it – it says “To Emily – Fight the good fight! Happy birthday! Jennifer Nielsen.” (Am I spelling Nielsen right?! I think I spelled it wrong in the post, grr.)
You should! I haven’t even started them yet though. I’m just so overwhelmed by all of them.