Summer reading

The County I live in has a great library system. And they have an adult summer reading program called Escape the ordinary. What you do is rate a book and then put your slip in the box at your local library and then if they pull your slip out you win a prize. And the first time you do this you get to take a bag and it has bookmark, slips, a magnet, a ruler with a magnifying glass and a suggested reading list. I am going to post the list here. I plan to read all the books on this list, I got some out of the library yesterday. I started reading one today. I think this is a great idea because I will be reading books I normally wouldn't read.

Escape the Ordinary with an Adventure Novel!

1. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
2. The Abominable by Dan Simmons
3. In the Heart of the Canyon by Elisabeth Hyde
4. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
5. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
6. Watership Down by Richard Adams
7. Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan
8. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
9. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
10. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

Escape the Ordinary with Heroes Among Us!

1. Secret Heroes: Everyday Americans Who Shaped Our World by Paul D. Martin
2. Heroes For My Daughter/Heroes For My Son by Brad Meltzer
3. The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement by Taylor Branch
4. Fighting for America: Black Soldiers--the Unsung Heroes of World War 2 by Christopher Moore
5. Women of Valor: the Rochambelles of the WW2 Front by Ellen Hampton
6. Valor: Unsung Heroes From Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front by Mark Lee Greenblatt
7. What Makes a Hero? : the Surprising Science of Selflessness by  Elizabeth Svoboda

Escape the Ordinary with a Travel Book!

1. 52 Weekends in New Jersey: From Rodeos To Air Shows To Biking Back Roads by Mitch Kaplan
2. Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy by Frances Mayes
3. Once in a Lifetime Trips: the World's 50 Most Extraordinary and Memorable Travel Experiences by Chris Santella
4. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
5. Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams
6. The Ridiculous Race: 26,000 miles, 2 Guys, 1 Globe, no Airplanes by Steve Hely
7. Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-making Race Around the World by Matthew Goodman

Escape the Ordinary with a Graphic Novel

1. DC: the New Frontier, the Deluxe Edition by Darwyn Cooke
2. Batman: Dark Night, Dark City by Peter Milligan
3. Watchmen by Alan Moore
4. The Secret History of Wonder Women by Jill Lepore
5. Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley
6. Bonnie & Clyde: the Beginning by Gary Jeffery

Escape the Ordinary with an Adventure Series!

1. The Risk Agent (Risk Agent #1) by Ridley Pearson
2. Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon #1) by Dan Brown
3. The Blood Gospel (Order of the Sanguines #1) by James Rollins
4. Golden Buddha (Oregon Flies #1) by Clive Cussler
5. The Atlantis Code (Thomas Lourds #1) by Charles Brokaw
6. The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax #1) by Dorothy Gilman
7. The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next #1) by Jasper Fforde

Summer fun

Hey guys so on Monday I drove to Virginia with my sister and her bf. Her bf is going to be living there and Colleen is moving down next month. Colleen and I visited the college she is going to be going to. She had two placement test to take so she took the English one Monday. And then we decided to spend the night so she didn't have to take two in one day. So Tuesday morning we drove to the college, she took her test and then we headed towards home. Along the way we stopped at Skyline Caverns. Skyline Caverns were really neat. I love Caverns. Here are some pictures I took in the cavern. Our tour guide Anthony was an awesome tour guide.

 

 

  So reading wise, I finished The Dress shop of Dreams by Menna van Praag, I Was Here by Gayle Forman, There Was an Old Woman by Hallie Ephron, Night Night, Sleep Tight by Hallie Ephron and The Clique: The Manga by Lisi Harrison.

I am currently reading When the World Was Young by Elizabeth Gaffney.

Last night I went to my book club and I had a lot of fun, My book club meets in a local bar and our book club is called books on tap. Next month we are supposed to read a book by someone famous who wasn't/isn't really an author but wrote a book. I have no clue what I am going to read for that. But next Tuesday I am joining a new book club, its for adults that read YA books. So I am excited for that because I love book clubs.

Reading goal for the year

So in January I set a reading goal for the year on my Goodreads account. My goal is to read 200 books this year. So far I have read 57 out of the 200 books. I am going to put the list underneath here. and Ill give you my rating of the book, it will be how many stars I gave it on goodreads.

1. The Appeal by John Grisham- rating 3 stars
2. The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen- rating 4 stars
3. The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen- rating 3 stars
4. The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen- rating 3 stars
5. Body Double by Tess Gerritsen- rating 3 stars
6. Vanish by Tess Gerritsen- rating 3 stars
7. The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen- rating 3 stars
8. The Keepsake by Tess Gerritsen- rating 4 stars
9. Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen- rating 3 stars
10. The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen- rating 3 stars
11. Last to Die by Tess Gerritsen- rating 3 stars
12. Die Again by Tess Gerritsen- rating 4 stars
13. Three Wishes by Liane Moriaty- rating 3 stars
14. The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriaty- rating 3 stars
15. Full Ride by Margaret Peterson- rating 4 stars
16. Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler and Maira Kalman- rating 3 stars
17. To Marry a Scottish Laird by Lynsay Sands- rating 4 stars
18. Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks- rating 4 stars
19. Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares- rating 4 stars
20. Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks- rating 3 stars
21. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks- rating 4 stars
22. Animal Farm by George Orwell- rating 3 stars
23. Charlotte's Web by E.B. White- rating 5 stars
24. The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks- rating 4 stars
25. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell- rating 5 stars
26. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte- rating 4 stars
27. The Missing by Beverly Lewis- rating 4 stars
28. The Secret by Beverly Lewis- rating 4 stars
29. The Telling by Beverly Lewis- rating 4 stars
30. Hangman by Stephan Talty- rating 4 stars
31. The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand- rating 4 stars
32. Last One Home by Debbie Macomber- rating 5 stars
33. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie- rating 5 stars
34. Paper Towns by John Green- rating 4 stars
35. First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen- rating 4 stars
36. The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen- rating 4 stars
37. Always Something There to Remind Me by Beth Harbison- rating 4 stars
38. My Name Is Memory by Ann Brashares- rating 4 stars
39. Love and Leftovers by Sarah Tregay- rating 3 stars
40. Lucy Crocker 2.0 by Caroline Preston- rating 5 stars
41. Ten Miles Past Normal by Frances O'Roark Dowell- rating 5 stars
42. Coraline by Neil Gaiman- rating 3 stars
43. Exposed by Kimberly Marcus- rating 4 stars
44. The Vow by Jessica Martinez- rating 3 stars
45. PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern- rating 4 stars
46. Death Wears a Beauty Mask by Mary Higgins Clark- rating 5 stars
47. The Alpine Advocate by Mary Daheim- rating 4 stars
48. A Time to Kill by John Grisham- rating 5 stars
49. Sycamore Row by John Grisham- rating 4 stars
50. Beach Town by Mary Kay Andrews- rating 4 stars
51. The Firm by John Grisham- rating 4 stars
52. The Beach Quilt by Holly Chamberlin- rating 2 stars
53. Blueprints by Barbara Delinsky- rating 5 stars
54. In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume- rating 5 stars
55. The Rumor by Elin Hilderbrand- rating 5 stars
56. The Melody Lingers On by Mary Higgins Clark- rating 5 stars
57. 99 Days by Katie Cotugno- rating 4 stars

Right now I am reading The Dress Shop of Dreams by Menna Van Praag

After I finish that I have a pile of books I got at the library those books are:

1. I Was Here by Gayle Forman
2. The Clique: The Manga by Lisi Harrison (for my book club that meets on the 8th)
3. There was an old woman by Hallie Ephron
4. Night Night, Sleep Tight by Hallie Ephron
5. When the World was Young by Elizabeth Gaffney
6. Metropolis by Elizabeth Gaffney

And then after that who knows where my reading will go. Well have a good weekend. I am going to two barbeques and fire works tomorrow for the holiday.

A couple different things

Hey Guys, not that I have any followers but I do get a read now and then lol. Anyways I am very excited to tell you I am going to Michigan and Canada at the end of the summer!!! We are going to drive there in my car.

That's my car on the first day I got it almost a year ago. I cant believe its been that long already. I love my ford escape. Its perfect for me because I can literally just say to my gang okay load up lets go and 5 of us can go on an adventure. My family calls me Tora the explorer because I literally almost always know where we are going.

So since my last reading update this is what I've read:
The Melody Lingers On by Mary Higgins Clark
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (this was a re-read)
99 Days by Katie Cotugno
I am currently reading The Dress Shop of Dreams by Menna Van Praag


So everyone has been doing this A-Z survey so I decided to do the survey.
A. Age: 21.5

B. Biggest Fear: Spiders, ever since my mom got bit my one in 2010.

C. Current Time: 11:39 am

D. Drink You Last Had: Milk

E. Easiest Person To Talk To: My Mom

F. Favorite Song: Right now its Cecilia And The Satellite by Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness

G. Grossest Memory: When my best friend Shawn tried to throw me in the pool but I fell and cut my ankle and we saw my bone.

H. Hometown: Delran

I. In Love With: My fiancée Ron

J. Jealous of: Anyone who got Loft 89 at Taylor Swift's 1989 world tour during her two nights in Philly

K. Kindest Person You Know: This lady Kellie who I babysit for, she is always so nice, and she lets me get ice cream with her triplets if mister softee comes around while I am there

L. Longest Relationship: 4 and half years and still going

M. Middle Name: Belle

N. Number Of Siblings: One

                                                    Me and My Sister Colleen

O. One Wish: To travel to Ireland

P. Person You Spoke to Last on the Phone: Ron

Q. Question You're Always Asked: How old are you?

R. Reason to Smile: I am going to Massachusetts and Vermont at the end of the month

S. Song you Last Sang: California by Metro Station

T. Time You Woke Up: 10 am

U. Underwear Color: Black

V. Vacation Destination: I am going to Massachusetts, Vermont, Michigan, Canada, and maybe California this Summer

W. Worst Habit: Biting my nails

X. X-Rays You've Had: Ankle

Y. Your Favorite Food: Duck and Chicken Kiev

Z. Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Well that was fun, if you want comment with some or all of your A-Z facts. Now I am going to go eat lunch and read some. Have an awesome day!!