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message 1: by Leigh (new)

Leigh (leighsalv) | 80 comments Mod
Where you can chitty chat with other members :)


message 2: by Sapir (new)

Sapir | 21 comments Hi Leigh!! That's an awesome idea for a group :)


message 3: by Leigh (new)

Leigh (leighsalv) | 80 comments Mod
awww thanks Sapir! I've been thinking of making a group like this for a while but I was hesitant at first cause I'll be a senior in high school next school year & that's like the busiest year.. but whatever.. xD


message 4: by Chloe (new)

Chloe | 15 comments Hi Everyone :)


message 5: by Sapir (new)

Sapir | 21 comments Oh senior! Good luck :)


message 6: by Leigh (new)

Leigh (leighsalv) | 80 comments Mod
@Chloe: Hi! Thanks for joining :)
@Sapir: Thank you!


message 7: by Chloe (new)

Chloe | 15 comments Leigh: Thankyou. I'm glad that I've joined. New to all this but its very exciting:D


message 8: by Tessa (last edited Jun 22, 2013 01:34PM) (new)

Tessa (tessanewberry) Senior year really kicked my bootay reading wise! I'm trying to make up for it this summer haha. Hey Chloe!! Oh my gosh I'm so excited for this group!!


message 9: by Chloe (new)

Chloe | 15 comments Hey Tessa:D


message 10: by Tessa (new)

Tessa (tessanewberry) What is everyone doing this summer... besides read of course! ;)


message 11: by Leigh (new)

Leigh (leighsalv) | 80 comments Mod
summer school -_- lol


message 12: by Tessa (new)

Tessa (tessanewberry) Sorry to hear that :((


message 13: by Chloe (new)

Chloe | 15 comments nothing really. Just reading and hanging out with Friends. What you up to Tessa?


message 14: by Tessa (new)

Tessa (tessanewberry) Pretty much the same Chloe. Getting ready for college and everything that goes with that! *gulp*


message 15: by Chloe (new)

Chloe | 15 comments Well have fun with that. hahahaha, sounds fun:D


message 16: by Tessa (new)

Tessa (tessanewberry) I hope it is :)) I also have a semi-job building a website for a friend. Which sucks only bc it takes away from time I could be reading. My mom is always on me about being on the computer, and reading, too much :P


message 17: by Leigh (new)

Leigh (leighsalv) | 80 comments Mod
@Tessa: it's ending in 2 weeks so I'm on a countdown! lol


message 18: by Leigh (new)

Leigh (leighsalv) | 80 comments Mod
HOW MANY OF YOU ARE DYING TO SEE CATCHING FIRE?!? *meee*


message 19: by Chloe (new)

Chloe | 15 comments That's good that you have a job. I'm looking for one now. But yeah kinda sucks:D hahahaa my Mum's like that. She tells me I aught to be going outside and spending it with my friends instead of being inside all day:)


message 20: by Jasmine (new)

Jasmine Leigh (Little Book Star) wrote: "HOW MANY OF YOU ARE DYING TO SEE CATCHING FIRE?!? *meee*"

ooohhh me as well! :D


message 21: by Briana (new)

Briana (bri_books_galore) OMGOODNESS I cant wait till Catching Fire!!! :)


message 22: by Briana (new)

Briana (bri_books_galore) Oh Hi my names Brian's and I am new to this awesome group...


message 23: by Tessa (new)

Tessa (tessanewberry) Chloe: sounds like my mom. It's kinda funny actually. My mom gets mad when I'm on the computer all day but my dad is supportive. One time he came come and I was at my little station at the little used dinning room table and he asked if I'd been there all day and when I said yes he laughed and asked if I wanted him to get me a more comfortable chair :)

Oh catching fire was a good book but I'm not sure if I can handle the feels! Ugh (view spoiler) I was also really unhappy with Collins in the Gregor the Overlander series (view spoiler) She ripped out my heart twice and I'll never forgive her for that.


message 24: by Leigh (new)

Leigh (leighsalv) | 80 comments Mod
@Briana: Hi! Welcome to the group :)
@Tessa: Wait, she has another book?


message 25: by Chloe (new)

Chloe | 15 comments Tessa: Hhhahaahaa Dad's don't seem to mind as much. That's really funny. :D


message 26: by Tessa (last edited Jun 25, 2013 09:21AM) (new)

Tessa (tessanewberry) Leigh: Yeah she wrote it first. It's the Gregor the Overlander series. Here they are in order:

Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles, #1) by Suzanne Collins Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane (Underland Chronicles, #2) by Suzanne Collins Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods (Underland Chronicles, #3) by Suzanne Collins Gregor and the Marks of Secret (Underland Chronicles, #4) by Suzanne Collins Gregor and the Code of Claw (Underland Chronicles, #5) by Suzanne Collins

It's for younger kids, but honestly I think it belongs in the YA section because there's a lot of violence, war, and death... not to mention the books aren't small at all! She actually wrote this series a long time ago (the first book was pub. 2003). I read them when I was in 5th grade. Despite my hatred for the ending of the series, it's really a great series! I think the messages and themes in it are great. I think it's far better literature than The Hunger Games in many, many ways.

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Chloe: Yeah I know! :) I think it's because he's a programmer so he think I'm going to make a career out of my time on the computer (which I might, I'm building a website right now!) so he thinks of it as an investment, not a waste of time. I've used a computer since I was 2-years-old. Idk what else my mom expected ha.


message 27: by Leigh (new)

Leigh (leighsalv) | 80 comments Mod
Omg I thought THG was her debut novel lol!!


message 28: by Tessa (last edited Jun 25, 2013 09:28AM) (new)

Tessa (tessanewberry) Noooway! She's actually semi-well known for Gregor. It's a pretty popular children's series. It's what got me started on reading. I didn't pay attention to the author though and I didn't realize the connection until my librarian and I were talking and she mentioned off hand that Collins had written GtO and I FREAKED out (with anger) and scared her half to death ;)

Authors rarely hit it big with a debut book. For example: Rick Riordan had written many adult books before Percy Jackson.


message 29: by Leigh (new)

Leigh (leighsalv) | 80 comments Mod
wow how do I not know this D: My childhood books were like Charlie & the Choc. Fac. Ramona & Beezus, Goosebumps, Fear Street, and Charlotte's Web xD


message 30: by Tessa (new)

Tessa (tessanewberry) Ah yeah I know all those! I never really liked Ramona & Beezus. I read Gregor (obviously), Encyclopedia Brown, The Magic Treehouse Series, A to Z Mysteries, Lemony Snicket... yeah :)


message 31: by Leigh (new)

Leigh (leighsalv) | 80 comments Mod
Ohhh The Magic Treehouse!!! I love that series haha :)


message 32: by Tessa (new)

Tessa (tessanewberry) Right?! Who doesn't????! They're so great!


message 33: by Leigh (new)

Leigh (leighsalv) | 80 comments Mod
I remember when I thought those books were loooong haha! Now I'm like "what was I thinking!?"


message 34: by Chloe (new)

Chloe | 15 comments Tessa: That's really good. I'm terrible on Computers. I can use Microsoft and the internet but wouldn't know where to start with a website. Your talented! :D


message 35: by Tessa (new)

Tessa (tessanewberry) Chloe: Thanks! It's genetic I guess ;)

Leigh: Haha I know! It's weird how your perspective changes.


message 36: by Chloe (new)

Chloe | 15 comments Tessa: Welcome:D Hahah yeah ;)


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