Emily has this awesome feature where she asks a group of book bloggers a series of blogging questions and posts their collective replies.I had a great time reading all the Blogger Confidential replies the first round and I was very excited when Emily asked me to take part in round two.
What’s really cool about Blogger Confidential is that Emily has chosen a very diverse group of bloggers.Besides having books in common, we are all sure to have our own unique opinions about the questions Emily asks.
Meet the round two bloggers HERE.There are some amazing bloggers on that list and a few new ones that I plan to visit.
Question one posted today.How do you define success with regards to your blog?See our replies HERE.
There are 10 questions in all, so be on the lookout at Emily’s Reading Room.Thanks for including me, Emily.
Two cherished literacy organizations, Reading is Fundamental and Reach Out and Read, have lost all federal funding. This sad news will negatively impact the kids who rely on these organizations for books.
You can help. Yes, that means YOU!
Scholastic is holding a month-long online charity auction to raise funds for these organizations. Twelve top children’s books illustrators have created original artwork to be auctioned off to the highest bidders.
You can see the beautiful artwork HERE. If you see something you love, place a bid, and you just may win that piece of original artwork. Oh, and don’t forget that you will be helping needy kids too.
is a global literacy campaign launched as part of Scholastic’s 90th anniversary celebration that underscores the importance of reading to better prepare children of the 21st century to live complete and successful lives.
Texas has some fabulous YA book bloggers and one my favorites is Arena (aka The Nerd’s Wife). Arena and I first met on line, but have since met in person. SEE? We love to chat about books and everything Texas.
When Arena asked me to write a guest post for her today, I answered with a huge YES! Her blog is really great. She has different pages for living, capturing (photography), cooking, reading, and geeking (nerdy stuff). Being nerdy myself, I love to visit Arena’s blog to see what she’s up to.
Take a few minutes to go over and explore Arena’s blog, The Nerd’s Wife. You may pick up a photography tip, a new recipe, and a book rec. Speaking of books, you can see my guest post "A Reading Wish List" HERE.
Some of my favorite book blogs are getting into the holiday spirit.Kai at Fiction State of Mind is hosting a 12 Days of Christmas event.Ho Ho Ho!!!
Today was the first day and Kai’s interview with me was featured.She asked me some fun Christmas questions.If you want to know why my house is like a disco this time of year, you really should check out the interview.
But wait.There’s more!
Kai also surprised me with the gift of a preorder of The Iron Queen.Can you hear my heart fluttering?THE IRON QUEEN!Thank you Kai!
But that’s not all.
You can win too!Kai is giving away another copy of The Iron Queen or any other book priced up to $10 from The Book Depository. It's an international giveaway too. Woo hoo!
Head on over to Fiction State of Mind, see our interview, enter the giveaway, leave a comment, and read some reviews.
My wonderful blogging friend Nicole turns eighteen this week. To celebrate, she is hosting a week of guest posts. Today was my day to post. Yay!
Since I know that Nicole is a huge Harry Potter fan, I decided to re-enact a scene from one of the movies. You know me though, I just had to be SNEAKY and do it with some flare. Picture a Texas Rangers monkey, a longhorn, and an armadillo playing the parts!
Visit the Word For Teens blog HERE to see my fun vlog and wish Nicole a Happy Birthday!
I realize today is Sunday, but let’s pretend it’s still Friday for a minute.Okay, that’s better.Steph has a fantastic blog over at Steph Su Reads.She has it ALL – reviews, author interviews, discussions, givaways, and more!
One of Steph’s features is something called “Friday Featured Blogger.”I was the featured blogger today (remember, we are pretending it’s still Friday).She asked me some questions that no one else has asked before.Yay!
If you are wondering what the movie Total Recall has to do with me or you think you might want to learn two interesting facts about me – CLICK HERE.While you are there, check out some of Steph’s other awesome posts.
I love to read fairy tales and some of the new retellings are amazing. I jumped at the chance to write a guest post abut a fairy tale for Bianca at Nyxen’s Sidewalk Journey.
I decided to do a character interview with Ani from The Goose Girl. I hope you will check it out right here.
Oh, and while you are visiting Bianca’s blog, you should read the “about me” page to find out who Nyxen really is.
Here’s a little bit of trivia for you. Who was the very first person to comment on Harmony’s Radiant Reads? It was ME! Harmony started her book blog in April, just a few weeks after I started Reading Vacation. We are having fun being “newish” together.
I was really excited when Harmony asked me to guest post for her about creatures. I hope you like what I came up with. You can see it here.
Adele has started a really cool interview series called Blogger Inquest at her blog, Persnickety Snark. She was sweet enough to include me. You can see my answers to her very unique questions here. I even go over to the dark side and tell about a bad experience with an author. Oh, the controversy!
Have you ever been over to the Reading Teen blog? It’s a wonderful blog, and my mom especially likes it because they have Parental Book Reviews that give parents an idea of which books are age appropriate.
I was so happy when Andye at Reading Teen asked me to write a guest post for her. You can see my post “I’m Spending my Summer Reading. How About You?” right here.
I read.In fact, I read an awful lot.To be completely honest, I spend more time reading than anything else (except for maybe sleeping).Some people would venture to say that I read too much.I disagree.They, frankly, should be reading MORE.
Reading is entertainment for me.Some people watch TV and have favorite shows that they can’t live without.Other people watch sports and have teams that they root for with all their heart.And other people play video games for hours on end trying to defeat an imaginary enemy.
I can do ALL of those things when I read.Those TV shows with the interesting characters, amazing settings, and captivating story lines can be found in books.While I don’t read books about sports teams, I can root for my favorite character or group of characters in a book.Finally, there are books that take me on a journey into a fantasy world where I can imagine myself defeating a fierce enemy.
Reading is also an escape for me.When my everyday life is boring, I can count on a book to turn up the excitement.If I find myself in a waiting room, a book is my best friend.On the other hand, if my everyday life is hectic, I can curl up with a book that tells a relaxing story to calm my nerves.
Since I started my blog, I have found that reading can also bring about new friendships.Who would have imagined a 10-year-old girl in Texas being friends with other readers from all over the world.I absolutely love that I have found a whole community that shares my obsession with books.It is so fun to talk books and share opinions with so many others.
So, if you see me with my nose in a book, don’t feel bad for me and think that I am being forced to read.Instead, come over and ask if I have read any good books lately.I would love to tell you all about them.
Melina at Reading Vacation
***This post is also available as a guest post at The 3 R’s***
***Thank you Florinda, for allowing me to guest post for you***
