Author: Lisa Mandina

Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

The latest in paperback in the Sookie Stackhouse series. I have decided that since I own all of the books so far in paperback I will wait until each new one comes out in paperback to buy it, and wait for it, to read it. That way I know that I have something to look […]

Posted May 17, 2010 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments
Dating Game by Beverly Brandt

Dating Game by Beverly Brandt

I picked this book up off our bargain tables. The back sounded good, the main character named Lainie is going back to her hometown just in time for her high school reunion and she’s hoping to get hooked up with her former prom king who she had a crush on back when she was a […]

Posted May 2, 2010 by Lisa Mandina in Uncategorized / 0 Comments
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull

Fablehaven by Brandon Mull

Believe it or not, I’m really not much of a fantasy reader. Yes, I love Harry Potter, but I tend to stick more to real science fiction, and maybe vampire/monster which are really more horror than fantasy. However, I got this book free from the bookstore. We had an Educator’s event and had several copies […]

Posted April 29, 2010 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments
Obama Zombies by Jason Mattera

Obama Zombies by Jason Mattera

Now, you might think with all the books like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, that this is a zombie horror story. You might also think that based on the other books that I read. But no, this is a nonfiction book. I am conservative, and vote mostly Republican, and the full title of this book […]

Posted April 25, 2010 by Lisa Mandina in / 2 Comments
Rhett Butler’s People by Donald McCaig

Rhett Butler’s People by Donald McCaig

I can pinpoint the teachers who led me to some of my quirky favorites in movies. First, my grandpa. No, he wasn’t ever a “teacher” per se, but I do feel that he taught me in many different ways, and shaped a lot of who I am. He was an engineer, and I know it […]

Posted April 20, 2010 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments
This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer

This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer

First, I have to say how disappointed I am right now that due to my current financial situation I’m unable to attend the MASL spring conference where the author of this book, Susan Beth Pfeffer will be. I thought about asking our librarian to take my books to get autographed, but then decided it’s just […]

Posted April 14, 2010 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments
Reincarnation by Suzanne Weyn

Reincarnation by Suzanne Weyn

Funny story, I took this when it was a stripped cover book at the store. Then bought it later at a school bookfair. So I was able to conveniently keep one copy at school to read at lunch, and then, when it turned out to be such a good read, I was able to read […]

Posted April 11, 2010 by Lisa Mandina in / 2 Comments
Velvet Rope Diaries by Daniella Brodsky

Velvet Rope Diaries by Daniella Brodsky

The latest in my chick lit books kept in my bedroom bathroom so I could read during bubble baths. This was a fun read. Anna is the main character, she is working as a secretary/assistant for a horrible boss that she calls Miss Nasty Jackson. She gets fired when she creates a power point talking […]

Posted April 6, 2010 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments
What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell

What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell

So I have to admit that in the case of this book, I didn’t look farther than the cover, and wasn’t actually quite aware of what this book was about. I assumed being a teen book and with this title it was about a teen issue. But no, it was a bit deeper than that. […]

Posted April 6, 2010 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments