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Manda*

Manda*

Hey, well my name is Manda, ummm the things I like (love) include:
- Music
- Reading
- History (anything to do with history)
- Fantasy (books, movies, anuthing (mainly books)
- My friends
- My dog, he's so cute!
- My family
- Soccer
- Did I mention reading?

So, yeah well I'm still in school year 9,...more »
  • Sydney, Australia
  • member since Monday, July 7 2008

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  • Christine C

    christine c says

    I really liked it but it has some ups and downs, part page turner, part of it drags just a little.

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Annette A

    annette a says

    hey manda you look like you love reading lol and i should know all the trips to the library and the book store keep on reading you rock girl :)

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Karen K (K2)

    karen k (k2) says

    You are very welcome! I don't mind answering questions about books. Thanks to you and your mom for helping out. Everything counts. I will find out about my boys' trip when they return on Thursday (your Friday!). Happy reading!

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Karen K (K2)

    karen k (k2) says

    Manda, I attempted to answer your Community Question and 'lost' the page, so I am posting this note in regard to your question:

    The book narrates the story of a couple of days in his sixteen-year-old life, just after he's been expelled from prep school, in a slang that sounds edgy even today and keeps this novel on banned book lists. It begins,

    "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth. In the first place, that stuff bores me, and in the second place, my parents would have about two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them."

    His constant wry observations about what he encounters, from teachers to phonies (the two of course are not mutually exclusive) capture the essence of the eternal teenage experience of alienation.

    If 9 year means first year of high school, or that you are 13-15, yes, this would be a good book for you to read.

    Are you involved in any of the World Youth Day activities going on in Sydney? My two teenage sons are therewith a group from our church.

    Happy reading!

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • cagrowngirl

    cagrowngirl says

    manda, good morning!! have a question to ask you...have you read twilight. it's a big series. i was speaking to my younger sister and she wants to read it. have you or any of your friends read it. i know it deals with vampires. not my favorite subject. only because once you read something it is stuck in your mind forever. i read once that is how one of the pow survived. he didn't have much but he had all the books he had read in his mind, that is what kept his spirits up.
    your assistance would be a great help!!
    miss anita

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • californiameaghan

    californiameaghan says

    our book club is reading the book thief and would love for you to join us in discussions...

    http://www.shelfari.com/groups/21279/about

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • cagrowngirl

    cagrowngirl says

    It was from the heart and I can not steer you wrong. It would not be responsible. You are very welcome. I saw that you joined a lot of groups. Good for you. Let me know how your reading is coming along. :)

    Miss Anita

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • cagrowngirl

    cagrowngirl says

    i notice that you became a member yesterday. welcome to the shelfari world. i love to read and this has brought me back to reading on a daily basis. i enjoy seeing what others are reading and than going from there. i too head to the library and also the used book store to make some purchases. enjoy!!

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • cagrowngirl

    cagrowngirl says

    do let me know if you like it. i hope so. :)

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )


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