Tag Archives: Children-YA

The Austere Academy

Posted on July 18, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Austere Academy © 2000 Lemony Snicket 221 pages Mr. Poe warned the children at the beginning of The Miserable Mill that it was becoming increasingly difficult to locate guardians and that if anything were to happen at the mill, … Continue reading →

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The Miserable Mill

Posted on July 16, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Miserable Mill © 2000 Lemony Snicket 194 pages “You can’t stop me! Count Olaf always comes back for an encore!” – Count Olaf, deleted scenes from the movie. When we last left the Baudelaire children, they had lost their … Continue reading →

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The Wide Window

Posted on July 10, 2009 by smellincoffee

“It’s miraculous!” Klaus cried, as the flame took hold.“It’s unbelievable!” Aunt Josephine cried.“Fonti!” Sunny shrieked.“It’s the scientific principles of the convergence and refraction of light!” Violet cried, wiping her eyes.– page 180 The Wide Window finishes the three books that … Continue reading →

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The Reptile Room

Posted on July 9, 2009 by smellincoffee

Count Olaf (as Stephano): Hello, I’m looking for Dr.Montgomery Montgomery. My name is Stephano, I am an Italian man.Violet: You’re Count Olaf.[…]Count Olaf (as Stephano): Dammit. This was such a good character….– from the movie. When the bad beginning ended, … Continue reading →

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The Bad Beginning

Posted on July 8, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Bad Beginning © 1996 Lemony Snicket 162 pages One of my favorite movies is Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, starring Jim Carry (click here to see the trailer). The movie is based on the first three books … Continue reading →

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The Last Olympian

Posted on June 9, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Last Olympian © 2009 Rick Riordian 394 pages During the late winter or early spring (depending on when you call which which), I began reading the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series on the recommendation of a friend. The … Continue reading →

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The Battle of the Labyrinth

Posted on January 28, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Battle of the Labyrinth© 2008 Rick Riordian361 pagesContinuing in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series this week, I read the last book that Riordian has published. The next book will not be released until May. The book begins, … Continue reading →

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The Titan’s Curse

Posted on January 21, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Titan’s Curse© 2008 Rick Riordian This week I read book three in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, and I must say that this was an improvement over The Sea of Monsters, at least in my estimation. The … Continue reading →

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The Sea of Monsters

Posted on January 6, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Sea of Monsters© 2006 Rick Riordian279 pages I continued in the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series this week with book #2, The Sea of Monsters. Percy Jackson is now in seventh grade, but is troubled by bad dreams. … Continue reading →

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The Lightning Thief

Posted on December 29, 2008 by smellincoffee

The Lightning Thief© 2005 Rick Riordan375 pages I began this week with Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, a recommendation from a friend. The Lightening Thief is work of fantasy-fiction, set in a world where the Greek gods are real and … Continue reading →

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