Once Upon a Time 3

Last year I learned that reading challenges are not good for me. As soon as I want to participate in a challenge the books on that list become "required reading" and I have never liked that. BUT...
Carl at Stainless Steel Droppings holds two challenges a year that I look forward to and it is time for Once Upon a Time. http://www.stainlesssteeldroppings.com/?p=1083
So I will take The Journey which means I will read one book. Here is my pool of books

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Onion Girl by Charles deLint
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Ghostlight by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Seeing Redd by Frank Beddor
Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

Express Yourself Musically

Express Yourself Musically

Fiction
Brenner, Robin. Audrey, Wait!

Brooks, Kevin. Candy

Brothers, Meghan. Debbie Harry Sings in French

Castelucci, Cecil. Beige

Cohn, Rachel and David Levithin. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

Korman, Gordon. Born to Rock

Krovatin, Chris. Heavy Metal and You

Kuehnert, Stephanie. I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone

Manga
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad

Midnight Opera

Nana

Non-Fiction
Greenwald, Andy. Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo

Partridge, Elizabeth. John Lennon: All I Want is Everything

Punk. DK Publishing

Trevor, Kelley. Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture

Warner, Jay. On This Day in Music History

Magazines
AP

Revolver

Rolling Stone

Express Yourself in Writing

Express Yourself in Writing

Fiction
Cabot, Meg. The Princess Diaries series

Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Lyga, Barry. The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl

Payne, C. D. Youth in Revolt

Rennison, Louise. Confessions of Georgia Nicols series

Thomas, Rob. Rats Saw God

Townsend, Sue. Adrian Mole series

Non-Fiction
Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Arfin, Lesley. Dear Diary

Freedom Writers Diary

Johnson, Arne and Karen Macklin. Indie Girl

Riverbend. Baghdad Burning and Baghdad Burning II

Todd, Mark and Esther Pearl Watson. Whatcha Mean, What's a Zine?

Warren, Frank. Postsecret

Wrekk, Alex. Stolen Sharpie Revolution

Magazines
Merlyn's Pen

Teen Ink

Black and White by Paul Volponi

Marcus and Eddie are Black and White, basketball stars and friends nicknamed for their races. They are a team on and off the court. When they find themselves short of cash for the senior dues, Eddie shows Marcus his grandfather's gun and they pull off a few robberies to get the money. Once the dues are paid though the temptation is too great and they continue. One night the gun goes off and grazes a man getting the boys into more trouble than they ever anticipated.

The title not only refers to the boys' nicknames, but also racial lines and the nature of the truth. Marcus and Eddie tell their story in alternating voices. The story moves along at a quick pace. I really enjoyed it. A perfect book for boys and reluctant readers.

Yellow - An Action Adventure Yaoi?

Goh and Taki are "snatchers." (Ironic for a Yaoi title isn't it? By the way Alanis Morisette, this is an example of irony. You know, as opposed to anything in your song "Ironic.") Anyway, they get information on drug busts and it is their job to get the drugs before the authorities to make sure non-corrupt officials get them. Each chapter is a different case with new circumstances. The one constant in the story is Goh's love for his hetero partner Taki. I have a feeling there will be more sexual situations in upcoming volumes.

Bizenghast Volume 5 by M. Alice LeGrow

It had been so long since I read volume four of Bizenghast there was a HUGE plot point that I had forgotten about. Luckily, the reader is reminded of it quickly. Dinah deal with more vaults in the mausoleum but has trouble completing her tasks because of her grief. The first thing that drew me to this manga series was the art over the story, and I still like the art more than the plot. But on the other hand my favorite character would have to be Edaniel, drawn in such a sketchy fashion without a ton of detail. I recommend this series for teens who like Tim Burton movies.

More Seth and Ash!!!!!

There is a sequel to Wicked Lovely coming out in April! See?
Fragile Eternity Review

Thanks Leila for the info!

Wicked Faeries, Wicked Lovely

I've finally read Wicked Lovely and I think if faeries truly are the new vampires this book is one of the reasons why. It started out slow for me, but I stuck with it because it is a particular favorite of one of my friends and I love the character of Seth. In fact, I might be a little in love with him. Can we find me a grown up version? Aislinn has the sight and can see faeries in their true form. This gives her an advantage when Keenan, the Summer King, chooses her to take the test of the Summer Queen. So he falls in love with her but Aislinn is in love with Seth. Which really confuses Keenan because he is not used to modern girls. I wish Melissa Marr had gotten to the faerie action sooner. I prefer the second half of the book to the first. It just went faster for me. This is good for fans of Holly Black and Cassandra Clare.