"It's Fine By Me" by Per Petterson

It’s Fine By Me by Per Petterson tells the story of Audun Sletten in his teen years. I liked it; thought it was interesting and really liked Audun at the end. It is under 200 pages and goes quick. Give it a try!
(Gerard’s review, rating 4 1/2 stars)

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!

Tuesday Teasers: 3 For You

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should  Be Reading. Anyone can play along, so I thought  I  would play for fun! Just do the following

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on  that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away!   You don’t  want  to  ruin the  book for others!)
• Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can  add the book to their TBR  Lists  if they  like your teaser.   

Gerard's:

Why can't you tell me what's going on before you drag me out?  And here I was, convinced it was a girl you were after, the way you'd dressed up!

From page 98 of It's Fine By Me by Per Peterson.

Karen's:

This bird was falling and there wasn't a single thing in the world that cared at all.

It was the most terrifying picture I had ever seen.

The most beautiful.

From page 19 of Okay For Now by Gary D. Schmidt. (YA)

Horror brought goose bumps to Benjie's arms as he realized that Pete's cries came from inside the van.

The Bad guys were stealing Pete!

From page 101 of Spy Cat by Peg Kehret.  (Juvenile adventure)

Spunky Doodle has a Monday Mischief post up on our other blog that she would like for you to see:

Happy Reading!

Monday Quiz About Me

Welcome to Monday Quiz About Me hosted by Acting Balanced and Touristic.  These are Karen's answers:

Just answer the questions and add one for your readers to answer in the comments.

1. What is the most interesting fact you have learned recently?
That the Red Panda's feet are all furry, they do not have pads like cats and other animals.

2. The alarm goes off on Monday morning. What is your first thought?
Time to feed the pets.

3. What is the most memorable movie line of all time?
"You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!"

4. Describe a situation that always seems to try your patience.
When I'm using the computer and it takes forever to respond or when it takes me 3-4 tries to get the capcha code right when trying to leave a comment on a blog.

Now, here's my question for you: What are you reading now? Happy Reading!

"What's Left of Me" by Kat Zhang (teen)

What's Left of Me--The Hybrid Chronicles by Kat Zhang is a pretty good YA novel about two souls (girls) in one body.  In this society, one soul is supposed to fade away after a time but it didn't happen to this girl (Eva and Addie). I enjoyed the struggle and the conversations between the two girl souls.  I especially liked the ending.  If there is a book two, I'll be getting it!
(Gerard's review)

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!

"The Stranger Next Door" by Peg Kehret and Pete the Cat

Manny and Spunky's favorite character is Pete the Cat!

The Stranger Next Door by Peg Kehret and Pete the Cat is actually better than I expected.  Although the author's cat helped write parts of this book, in the story we know what the cat is thinking and saying, but the people in the book only hear it meowing which makes it more realistic.  Shortly after an aloof family move in next door to Alex's family, houses burn in the neighborhood, including the new neighbor's.  Pete the cat sees what happens and using his cat intelligence, makes his people aware of what is happening.

This book has both mystery and adventure, plus it's a quick fun read with the Pete the Cat being one of the main characters.  I think any kid who likes cats would enjoy this book very much, I did!
(Karen's review, rating 5 stars)

Other books I liked by this author:  Animals Welcome

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!