Books, books, and more books.
I LOVE BOOKS! That might not be that unusual but I also love all different genres of books. I read Science fiction, Christian fiction, Historical fiction, non fiction, Westerns, Teen books, kids books, and yes I like a good Vampire book. I've loved Vampires and Werewolves WAY before the Twilight books. I'm a bookseller at a retail book store so I get to be around books all day long. I've been a bookseller for two stores at different times so I've been doing this for over 13 years. Recently, with the advancement of ebook readers I've become a Nookseller, as well, selling Nook ebook readers, accessories, and ebooks. I have a Nookcolor which is wonderful and one of the best Christmas presents I've ever gotten. I can carry THOUSANDS of books around with me and read as much as possible. When I thought about writing a blog, I thought why not write about the wonderful, and the not so wonderful books that I am reading. Maybe give somebody a behind the cover look at a book they are thinking about reading or helping them discover a new series. A way to share my love of books and the true joy that they can bring.
Fireflies in December by Jennifer Valent
Just finished reading Fireflies in December. Really good book, and also free on the Nook. It's the story of two teen girls in the old south, one white, one black. Tragedy strikes and the black girl comes to live with her best friend who happens to be white. That simple act, done out of love and kindness starts a roller coaster ride of danger and terror for the whole family when the Klan gets involved. This sort of thing was unheard of at a time filled with segregation and hate, when everybody knew you weren't allowed to "mix colors". This is a teen christian fiction book, it's really good, exciting, and also heart wrenching.
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