Lost in Austen
by Emma Campbell Webster

For the A-Z reading challenge.
English
348 pages
Riverhead Books
ISBN: 978-1-59448-258-8
First line: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a young Austen heroine must be in want of a husband, and you are no exception.
Back cover blurb:
Your name: Elizabeth Bennet. Your mission: to marry both prudently and for love, avoiding family scandal. [...]

Posted on March 5th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, English, Historical, Romance | 1 Comment »

Sanna historier om andra världskriget
by Paul Dowswell
Original title: True Stories of the Second World War

For the A-Z challenge.
Swedish
160 pages
Historiska Media
ISBN: 91-85057-78-9
First line: Trots att det nu gått mer än sextio år sedan andra världskriget rasade kommer det hela tiden nya filmer, tv-dokumentärer och böcker om kriget som vittnar om ett fortsatt starkt intresse för [...]

Posted on March 4th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, History, Non-fiction, Swedish, Young Adult | 1 Comment »

Dragon’s Bait
by Vivian Vande Velde

For the Here Be Dragons and A-Z challenges.
English
196 pages
Magic Carpet Books
ISBN: 0-15-216663-7
First line: The day Alys was accused of being a witch started out like any other.
Back cover blurb:
It is going to eat her… All because the villagers in her town think she is a witch and have staked her [...]

Posted on March 2nd, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, English, Fantasy, Here Be Dragons, Young Adult | 3 Comments »

När kommer du tillbaka?
by Marika Kolterjahn
Title translated to English: When Are You Coming Back?

For the Young Adult and A-Z reading challenges.
Swedish
202 pages
Tiden förlag
ISBN: 91-88879-77-1
First line: Innan jag hunnit längta eller ens tänka på det är tiden inne att flytta hemifrån.
Back cover blurb:
“Vi sätter oss på några stenar och ser ut över en åker. Vi [...]

Posted on March 2nd, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, Fiction, Swedish, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | 1 Comment »

Duty and Desire
by Pamela Aidan

For the A-Z reading challenge.
English
304 pages
Touchstone
ISBN: 978-0-7432-9136-1
First line: Darcy recited the collect for the first Sunday in Advent, his prayer book closed upon his thumb as he stood alone in his family’s pew at St. ——’s.
Back cover blurb:
Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice is beloved by millions, but little [...]

Posted on February 20th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, English, Historical, Romance | 5 Comments »

Som jag vill vara
by Katarina von Bredow

For the Young Adult and A-Z reading challenges.
Swedish
282 pages
Rabén & Sjögren
ISBN: 978-91-29-66699-1

First line: Det blev inte precis som hon tänkt sig.
Back cover blurb:
Arvid kommer till festen för hennes skull. Det påstår i alla fall Jessicas bästis Louise, och hon brukar veta. Med fjärilar i magen och dunkande hjärta [...]

Posted on January 27th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, Fiction, Swedish, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | No Comments »

A Tale of a Tub
by Jonathan Swift

For the Decades ‘08 (first published 1704) and A-Z reading challenges.
English
132 pages
a Project Gutenberg e-book
First line: My LORD, Though the author has written a large Dedication, yet that being addressed to a Prince whom I am never likely to have the honour of being known to; a person, [...]

Posted on January 20th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, Classics, Decades '08, English | 1 Comment »

Boy Meets Boy
by David Levithan

For the Young Adult and A-Z reading challenges.
English
185 pages
Random House
ISBN: 0-375-83299-8
First line: 9 P.M. on a November Saturday.
Back cover blurb:
Love is never easy. Especially if you’re Paul. He’s a sophomore at a high school like no other—and these are his friends:
Infinite Darlene, the homecoming queen and star quarterback
Joni, Paul’s best [...]

Posted on January 15th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, English, GLBT interest, Humour, Romance, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | 3 Comments »

Flambards in Summer
by KM Peyton

For the A-Z Reading Challenge.
English
188 pages
Oxford University Press
ISBN: 978-0-19-275054-9
First line: The RFC ditty with the sad tune, which Christina had sung several times with Will and his friends when he had been home on leave, would not leave her head.
Back cover blurb:
Widowed at twenty-one, Christina has returned to Flambards to [...]

Posted on January 4th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, English, Historical, Young Adult | 2 Comments »

The Edge of the Cloud
by KM Peyton

For the A-Z Reading Challenge.
English
181 pages
Oxford University Press
ISBN: 978-0-19-275023-5
First line: ‘We’ve eloped,’ Christina said to Aunt Grace.
Back cover blurb:
Christina and Will have escaped Flambards for London with their heads full of dreams, only to find a whole new set of problems. Not only the basic ones of work [...]

Posted on January 3rd, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, English, Historical, Young Adult | No Comments »