Wow, I can't believe I forgot completely about the August Book of the Month! Well, I'll just have to add it to this one!!
And the August winner of Book of the Month is...
11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass!!
This was not my first time reading 11 Birthdays. It was probably my... 5th? XD I love love LOVE this book. I read it while I was at camp but since camp was go go, I only read 30-40 pages. >.< So I read it mostly at home.
This book is so amazingly wonderful! The little romance is quite cute. If you haven't read 11 Birthdays, I would highly recommend you should. ;)
The plot: Amanda is born on the same day as her best friend, Leo. They were born in the same hospital and everything. They share every birthday together. Until they got in a big argument on their 10th birthday. This will be Amanda's first birthday without Leo. When Amanda wakes up the day after her birthday, glad it's finally over, she realizes it's her birthday again. Her birthday is repeating itself? How is this possible and how can she fix it? What if it repeats forever?
There are 4 other books to this series: Finally, 13 Gifts, The Last Gift, and Graceful. :D I recommend them all!
In August, I read 11 books. Which, all together, is 2,517 pages. ^-^
And now for the September Book of the Month!
The winner is...
Paris For Two by Phoebe Stone!!
Paris For Two was a pretty sad book, actually. It got happier around the end but still. It was very well written and a couple of times, I really wanted to strangle some of the characters cause they made me so mad. XD It's got a cute romance. The story feels very real life like. Though, it did take me a longggg time to read because the writing style is quite different from what I'm used to. >-<
The plot: Petunia moves to France with her family and her perfect sister Ava. Ava never makes mistakes. She's the beautiful one who does things right, never wrong. Petunia feels like there's no room for her in Paris. Like everyone found their place but she didn't.
Then things get worse. Her crush from home is in Paris too! Is there nowhere to hide from him?
I don't wanna give too much away. :P So you'll just have to read it and see for yourself! XD
In September, I read only 8 books. Which is about 1,668 pages.
Also, speaking of stories...
I'm thinking of writing a short fan fiction that's gonna be kinda spooky-ish. :D
Yes, yes, I know. I already got my hands full with Jamaasian High and the story for Gracie's fan fiction contest. But this story would be VERY short. XD
But I need volunteers! If you want to be in this story, comment and answer this question:
Would you like to dress up an animal in a spooky outfit and have it in the story? If so, say your animal's name in a comment.
I will only accept volunteers from today til the 11th. :)
This story will be published on Halloween. :D
Jam on!!
Welp, my art dump has gotten 1 comment. Have you seen it or no? XD
Sup, dudes! It's me, Lostfairy, dude. I am a cool dude, that think's everything is swag.
XD Man, I feel inspired to make weird beginnings to my posts because of Swirlshine and Penguin. (Look at what you did to me!)
Well, it's Rare Item Monday!
Today's rare is Rare Keytar. You can find it at Jam Mart Clothing for 850 gems and again, it's members only. :/
And now for my RIM calendar, as always!
Blue for non-member rares and yellow for member rares. :)
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I got tagged for an amazing Animal Jam Tag! Thanks so much, Princessbg, for tagging me! ^.^
1. How many buddies do you have (including IRL)?
In Animal Jam, I have 197. XD And in real life, I have my family and two others. :) But I feel that all the AJ bloggers are my friends. <3
2. What is your main look?
Well, when I first started this blog, I didn't know that my profile picture would turn into my main look since my deer isn't even my favorite animal. XD But it is my deer and what it is wearing is: a gray beret, a gray designer skirt, a red heart locket, and a red pearl bracelet.
3. Were you even included in bad drama? If so, tell us!
Hmm... I have probably been in some but I don't know what you count as bad drama. XD
4. What computer are you using right now?
Uh, some kind of laptop... XD
5. Who is your favorite blogger?
I don't have one. I have a whole bunch! Including Swirlshine, Nafaria, Doomypanda, Skywatcher, Penguin, Cookycupcake, Purplestarclub, Violet, Cosmiccheetah, Graciepopstar, Awesomepanda, Ineffable, Kimberly, Pinpun, and Canineclaw. Whew, that was a lot. XD
6. How many rares do you have?
I currently have around 70 rares... They are mostly RIMs. XD
7. How much do you care about rares?
Not a whole lot. They are just items to me. :)
8. Would you get hacked of all your items or quit AJ?
I would get hacked. I do not want to quit AJ and I have so many good friends on there!
9. In all the years you have played AJ, who is the meanest jammer?
I have met a lot of mean people. Also, I'd rather not say any names. :)
10. What is a feature you want to come back?
Oh, I don't know! Maybe that non-members can gift or have the chat log up. Or the play timer. ^.^
Thanks so much for the fun tag!
Now, I tag:
Doomypanda
Penguin55544
Kimberly082
EDIT:
Swirlshine
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So I might have almost completely forgotten about Book of the Month. XD But I shall do it now!
So the Book of the Month for July is...
It's a tie!! A tie between "Gold Medal Winter" and "The Night Gardener".
"Gold Medal Winter" was an amazing book about a 16 year-old girl who goes to the Winter Olympics. Esperanza Flores has been dreaming and working for this moment for her entire life. Now that she is going to the Olympics, she has to deal with no distractions, including the news, where she could see people discouraging her. Also, when she is finally at the Olympics, drama starts, including: cute boys, prissy girls who want to win and only care for themselves, and more.
I thought it was an awesome book. I highly recommend it! ^.^
"The Night Gardener" is a really good horror book. It's scary yet I could still sleep and stuff. It's about a sister and brother named Molly and Kip. They are traveling to this place called sourwoods to work at a family's house. But everyone warns them not to go into the sourwoods. When they get there, they start working for an odd family. Kip does the yard work and Molly cleans inside. But the strange thing is, why is there a giant, dark tree so close to the house that it is growing inside? And who or what keeps making big, muddy footprints in the night?
It is really good, so you should totally read it! :D
Also, shout-out to two amazing books, "Lost in Ireland" and "Lost in "London". Those two were SUPER good! :D
And since on my last post, I mentioned "Top of the World" by Dove Cameron, I decided to post it! Enjoy!!
Well, peace, dudes! I mean, have an amazing day! XD
Heyo guys! Welcome back to another Rare Item Monday post!! :) It's also the 4th of July! Or Freedom Day as Jammers call it.
The rare today is a Rare Flower Crown! The colors are actually really cute for this rare, even though it's the same colors as always. Green and purple. :D This rare is found in Jam Mart Clothing for 1,000 gems! Sadly, members only. Sorry non-members! And I thought this rare would be all freedomy since it is Freedom Day. I guess AJHQ decided there was enough Freedom items at the Freedom Party. :P
And now for my RIM calendar!
Yellow for member rares and blue for non-member rares.
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On Friday, I decided to try drawing another Masterpiece, since my first one didn't get approved. I started drawing an arctic wolf. That turned into Aparri... XD I have no clue why I drew him but I did. Don't ask me why! So I started actually on Thursday night but I didn't have enough time so I finished it on Friday morning. :D And on Sunday afternoon, I checked my Jam-a-Grams and it had gotten approved!!
Then on Saturday, I decided to draw Snowyclaw's pig. It also got approved on Sunday!! ^-^
I might draw WisteriaMoon or something next. I really don't know if I'll draw all the 'big' and famous Jammers... I'll just see what I feel like doing. :D
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The giveaway winners are in!
Before I announce them, I just wanna thank everyone who joined it. If I had enough prizes, I would give them to everyone! But sadly, only three people win. So the winners of the 500 pageviews giveaway are...
First place is... Swirlshine!!!
Congrats on winning first place, Swirl!! You win a Pirate Beard, Cool Hair, and Rare Top Hat! For some reason, I accidently made the picture of the prizes have Rare Mech Angel Wings for first prizes when I didn't mean to. Sorry for the inconvenience! You should have the prizes in your mail sometime soon! ^-^
Second place is... Cheetah87516!!!
Congrats on getting second, Cheetah! You win Rare Sparkly Shoes and Rare Mech Angel Wings! I will send you the prizes in a JAG soon! ^.^
Third place is... Purplestarclub!!!
Congrats on being third, Purple! You win a Rare Star Cape! Next time your on, I will trade you your prize! ^-^
Wow, and this giveaway was for 500 pageviews?! We now have 1,350 pageviews! This blog almost has 1,500 views! Maybe I'll do something to celebrate that too. ;) Thanks to all my viewers, commenters, and followers! You are all so amazing and wonderful. :D
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It is time for Book of the Month! Let's see what was my favorite book that I have read this month...
Oh goodness, out of the ten books that I have read this month, three of them would be most worthy for Book of the Month! XD Hmm, how do I pick only one of them? Fine, I will give the Book of the Month 'award' to:
"The Selection"! This book was VERY good! Full of romance, this book was hard to put down. Though it may be just me but I would tone down the bad language and make the kisses less. But other then that, it is amazing. Worth reading, that's for sure!
Plot: America is part of thirty-five girls who are selected for a contest called the Selection. It's a chance of a lifetime because whoever wins gets to marry the prince and become the princess. But America doesn't want to be part of it. She's happy with her life before the Selection and her boyfriend. If she goes, she has to leave him. But then she meets the prince. She then starts to question if she does want her old life back.
I would also like to mention the other two books that I liked. "Sit, Stay, Love" and "Someday Dancer" were amazing! I recommend them. ^.^
Speaking of books, here's a random fact. I have read 2,263 pages this month and all year I have read 13,979 pages. XD Another fact: I have read 64 books this year. Yes, yes, I know. I am a bookworm. :P
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So this week, I am taking care of a dog with Koolest. We also have to take care of the dog next week as well. The dog is super sweet and her house is only a few blocks away from my house. We have to check on the dog, Mocha, four times a day. Morning, afternoon, evening, and night. It is quite tiresome sometimes but it is mostly fun. Except for cleaning up after her. XD She has made a mess two times in the house already. O.o So the house kinda stank for a while.
Mocha is part Pomeranian, part Yorkshire Terrier. She doesn't bark much, only when you hold her toy and she can't get it. XD She is quite cat-ish sometimes. Why catish, you say? Well, her favorite treats are cat treats, she stretches like a cat, and she rubs against you. Very cat-ish. XD But I love her. Her whimpers are the most heartbreaking thing ever. It makes me wanna run to her and comfort her but maybe that is because I am a big softie for her. ^-^ She has this big pillow in her kennel and one time when we were going to let her out in the morning, I couldn't see her and the pillow was in the front. So I looked in and saw she was somehow behind the pillow even when the pillow was at the back when we put her to bed. XD
Also, last Wednesday, me and Koolest took a babysitting course! From 9am to 4pm, we sat and listened. XD I was quite tired when I came home. But I am happy I finally took the course. I finally get to have a job where I take care of kids and get money! :P So there might be some days in the future where I won't be able to post, depending on how many jobs I get. :)
So yeah, I just thought I'd talk a wee bit about my life and stuff. :D Hope you enjoyed!
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So, you probably have noticed by now but I changed my blog background to be more summery! I know summer started a while ago but I feel like adding something summery to this post! ;D Here's a beachy song by one my fave guy artist. (Also, did I mention how wonderfully adorable he is?! Sorry, I just love him... XD)
It's from Austin and Ally, called Heard it on the Radio. <3 Enjoy! XD
Do you like the RIM? What was your favorite painting that I did, Aparri or Snowy? Have you read "The Selection"? What do you think of the song, Heard it on the Radio? Let me know in the comments!
Well, I hope you have a great 4th of July. Have fun watching the fireworks! Also, to all you Canadians, happy late Canada Day! :D
