New Book Arrival from Amazon.com

I have gotten behind in some of my reading considering that I am currently working 2.5 jobs and taking a summer class, but thought I should still make a weekly post.

Earlier this year, while working as a pre-student teacher, I have shared the young adult novels I read with my sixth grade students. I was borrowing them from the classroom with much thanks to my wonderful Cooperating Teacher, but I decided to find my favorite on Amazon.com to own for myself.

Over the weekend, THIS BOOK arrived in the mail and I am very happy. I had my mother read it and she also agreed that it is a great book that could be read my adults. See, my book blog doesn't lie and you should definitely take its advice.

Coming soon to the book review blog: The Poe Shadow, by Matthew Pearl.

Review of Reviews

So here it is, the reason for the quotation marks with "weekly." I am no longer available to post a new entry every Monday because I have finally run out of books to review. From this point on I will review a book as soon as I have completed it, but right now I need to catch up on all of those books sitting untouched on my bookshelf.

Until then, here is a reminder of the book reviews I have completed so far during my "Between the Covers" book review blog project. Links will take you to the original review.

Running with Scissors, by Augusten Burroughs
What-the-Dickens: The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy, by Gregory Maguire
Dry, by Augusten Burroughs
The Dante Club, by Matthew Pearl
Everything is Illuminated, by Jonathon Safran Foer
The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home, by George Howe Colt
Diminished Capacity, by Sherwood Kiraly
Darkly Dreaming Dexter, by Jeff Lindsay
Dearly Devoted Dexter, by Jeff Lindsay
Dexter in the Dark, by Jeff Lindsay
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, by Jack Gantos
Up the Down Staircase, by Bel Kaufman
Portrait of an Unknown Woman, by Venora Bennett

Please go check out any book review you might have missed. Hopefully, at least some of you very few readers are inspired to read at least one of these books. There are some really good ones up there!

I'll be back when I have finished my latest book. Until then, maybe I'll mess around with the layout and colors for my blog. We'll see.


“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”
- Dr. Seuss, "I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!"

Introduction

Welcome fellow bookworms!

I make this assumption, because if you are not a book-loving readster looking for your next novel to

• curl up with by a fire on a cold winter’s day,
• lay out with while catching some rays,
• pass the time during breaks from the ordinary,
• add to your personal reading list, or that of your book club,
• or just spice up your life with some much needed culture,

then you may be at the wrong blog. “Between the Covers” offers a regular book review in an attempt to share worthwhile books or warn you against those that are not.

Hello, my name is Alex and I will be your tour guide through this complicated world of bountiful literature for as long as you care to keep visiting. I am currently a student at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, concentrating in English with a minor in History. I am also in the Secondary Teaching Certification Program through the School of Education with English and History as my dual teaching majors. I have taken many English classes and have loved my time discussing the works my professors have chosen to share with their students.

A couple years ago, I made the decision to devote my summer vacations to special reading time with novels I can personally pick myself. I have been documenting my previous summer readings on Facebook, but would love to share my discoveries with a wider audience. This upcoming semester, much to my regret, I will not be taking any English classes, but this means that I will do something I have never done during my college career: read for fun while a semester is still in session. It is a bold endeavor, I know, but I am so excited for this experience.

This blog will be devoted to written works that I have chosen to read rather than those that have been assigned to me. There is something special about picking up a novel for the sole purpose of enjoyment that also comes with the knowledge you will not be tested later on any of this information. As I continue with my mission to read for fun, please come back every Monday so I can share with you these books I have read. I'll do my best to read fast enough and keep you up to date!

“A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good.”
- Samuel Johnson