Note to all:
I am currently in the midst of enormous amounts of stress/craziness with work/school/moving/holidays/car issues, and am not able to mail off any book boxes, so please don't send any my way. I will do my very utmost to respond to any messages, but I don't currently have internet at home. Thanks so much for understanding!
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A huge thank you going out to the marvelous DrSlump612 for the wonderful collection of Roald Dahl books, as well as another couple of books I'm looking forward to, sent as a RABCK. What a pleasure to look through, and I'm sure it will be even more so to read. :D Thank you thank you!

Another big thanks to dallasjay for the huge box of paperbacks that I'm working on reading, passing along, and releasing in various ways. :D Thank you so so much! They're just great. :D
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I'm really hoping to get more people involved in bookcrossing in the area, and I'm trying to see if I can't get a group started in Kennesaw, maybe near Kennesaw State University, where I attend. I would really love if more KSU students would get involved, but just about any involvement would be really great!! I'm also going to try to start up an OBCZ in either the Teachers Resource & Activity Center or library at the university. Dallasjay's box of books might help me jumpstart that!

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I am an absolute book addict, since before I could read myself. I have been consuming books at an alarming rate all my life, and intend to keep on doing so, although my progress is somewhat slowed down by being a full time student [KSU] (although that does also require reading, just not the type I enjoy the most), holding down a wonderful nannying job, and crafting for my shop (see website listed). However, I will often read just about any book I can get my hands on.

I am planning to do some really big wild releases this fall, but I would love to trade as well! Check out my availables for trades, and some TBR. My specific wild release books are listed, and I MIGHT be tempted to send them, but mostly I really would like to hold onto them for a release. Just ask though! Most of my books sent out have been RABCK or trades. I love to put books into the hands of folks who really want them. :) I have really loved sending out a few RABCKs and will probably do so more in the future, although I like to do so as a surprise.

I'm trying to trade for some books that I really want, and money is real tight right now (stupid beastly car/school/life). I have enjoyed doing some RABCKs, and wild releasing. I'm also looking forward to a Kennesaw Bookcrossing Meetup! Hopefully I can get more folks on my campus interested in bookcrossing as well.


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I use paperbackswap too: brianslittlegirl. :) I love it!! It's where I got my first actual catch/journal. Also, my boyfriend's account on PBS, and now here on BC too is Spartan21, and I manage those accounts for him some, so feel free to ask me about any of the books on those accounts!

I have an account on RABCK.com too and always loving surprises in the mail. :) The only books that I just will not read under any circumstance are Mystery/Thrillers/Horror type novels, excepting classics. I'm also not a fan of chik-lit, books on spirituality or romances (other than those of Nicholas Sparks and perhaps others like him).

Favorite Authors:

• M. L'Engle
  
• Margaret Atwood (looking for unread books by her)
  
• C.S. Lewis (sci-fi)
  
• Tolkien
  
• Roald Dahl (always looking for more books by him! If I have it, I know I'd love to have a spare to release. :D )
  
• Amy Tan
  
• Nicholas Sparks
  

I love sci-fi/fantasy, as well as folk tales. I'm really looking for some Scandinavian folk tales right now, as well as ethnic cookbooks, espescially Native America, Swedish, Hungarian, German, Welsh, Scottish, and Cuban, preferably with meals I might actually be able to make on a student/part-time nanny budget, and/or kid friendly that I might be able to use in my future classroom! I also love childrens books, and, as a future teacher, and trying to build up a library of children's books. With this in mind, some of the childrens books that I receive I would love to put in my Permanent Collection, although I will be sure to abide with your wishes if you specify differently for any books sent my way. :)

Working on saving animal titled books for You're Such an Animal release in September

Non-book wish: bookcrossing sticky notes, release bags, bookmarks, and labels. :) I'm going to be releasing books MASSIVELY this fall, but just cannot afford the supplies, so many books will be going out with my meager printed out labels and written notes. I'd love more professional supplies!
Labels Most Desired:
Children's Labels
Animal Labels (I esp. like the one with the jungle animals reading)

I'm trying to prep for a big release this fall, but can't really afford buying release supplies, so any help would be extremely appreciated! I'd also love to trade books for supplies. Just ask!


I'm working on a sort of long term project, collecting books recomended in the book Summer Reading is Killing Me to use for some sort of book release/sharing program that I am not completely solid on yet. :) Probably I will be starting sharing the books next summer, so I can get a good amount of books together. I would love to get a couple of copies of each book so that I can perhaps do a combination share/release.

Summer Reading is Killing Me!! Reading List

• Early Readers:

Amelia Bedelia Series
The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
George and Martha (any/all books in series)
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans(any/all of original series)
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Nate the Great by Marjorie W. Sharmat (any/all books in seriese)
The Snowman by Raymond Briggs
The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack
Slyvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig

• Middle Readers:

Blue Moose, Fat Men from Space, and/or The HOboken Chicken Emergency by Daniel Manus Pinkwater
Bunnicula by James Howe
The Devil's Storybook by Natalie Babbit
Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Homer Price by Robert McCloskey
Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
Robin Hood retold by Rosemary Sutcliff
Ramona Series by Beverly Cleary
Treehorn Time Three by Florence Parry Heide
Wayside School is Falling Down by Lois Sachar
The White Mountains by John Christopher
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahme

• Older Readers:

Aesop's Fables
Alice in WOnderland by Lewis Carroll
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Dracula by Bram Stoker
God, Heros and Men of Ancient Greece by W.H.D. Rouse
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
Lord of the Flies by Willian Golding
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defie
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne

• Books on the original list that I have 1 copy of:

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (older copy, not very good condition)
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (not the best condition)
Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachan
Matilda, The BFG, and The Twits by Roald Dahl

Bookboxes I've Joined
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"First Timers" Book Box Done
Paul's Pass-Along Book Box 5 for 1 run by Pauls Books Done
CtyChic's Spring Cleaning Bookbox Done
Spring Cleaning Book Box (8th in line) being run by Tribefan
Movie Tie-in Book Box being run by Saphyre



Bookrings I've Joined
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Sightseeing run by SqueakyChu (12th in line, at 7th person at moment)

Bookring I'm Starting
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The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Briansbaby done
Ctychic (US)
Caridad (US)
Mysticalzoe (US, willing to ship to Canada) <---Caught May 29th
Starrdust (Canada, willing to ship anywhere)
Vainilla79 (Spain, prefers Europe)
Harry-sougin (UK, willing to ship anywhere)
Chrissyinbloom (US)
Briansbaby

Feel free to PM me or post in the forum (link above) if you would like to be added! I will be accepting new participants throughout.

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What am I Reading?
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Read 2007... (young children's books not included)

1. Miracle on 10th Street & Other Christmas Writings by Madeleine L'Engle
   
2. A Live Coal In The Sea by Madeleine L'Engle
   
3. The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan
   
4. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
   
5. A Winters Love by Madeleine L'Engle
   
6. The Witches by Roald Dahl
   
7. Stranglehold by Gregory C. Knapp
   
8. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
   
9. Candide by Voltaire
   
10. 1984 by George Orwell
    
11. Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
    
12. She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
    
13. MAUS I by Art Spiegelman
    
14. MAUS II by Art Spiegelman
    
15. The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
    
16. The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
    
17. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (borrowed from non-bookcrossing acquaintence)
    
18. The Afgan Campaign (non-bookcrossing book of my boyfriend's)
    
19. Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
    
20. Native American Myths and Legends compiled by Richard Erdoes & Alfonso Ortiz
    
21. Rain Man by Leonore Fleischer
    
22. Pretty Little Mistakes: A Do-Over Novel by Heather McElhatton
    
23. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
    
24. The Boggart by Susan Cooper
    
25. Borrowed Finery by Paula Fox
    
26. Chocolat by Joanne Harris
    
27. Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
    
28. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
    
29. The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-Ass Novel by Jill Conner Browne <--- First of my wild releases has been caught!!
    
    
30. The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve
    
31. Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
    
32. Perelandra by C.S. Lewis
    
33. That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis
    
34. A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland Indiana by Haven Kimmel
    
35. The Maltese Falcon by Dashiel Hammett
    
36. Book of British Fairy Tales by Alan Garner
    
37. A Song I Knew by Heart by Bret Lott
    
38. A Dog on Barkham Street by M.S. Stolz
    
39. The Alligator and His Uncle Tooth: A Novel of the Sea by Geoffrey Hayes
    
40. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd <--Ray-It-Forward
    
41. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
    
42. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick
    
43. Backwater by Joan Bauer
    
44. House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
    
45. The Essential 55: An Award-Winning Educator's Rules for Discovering the Successful Student in Every Child by Ron Clark
    
46. Meet Kaya by Janet Shaw (Non-bookcrossing book of my sister's)
    
47. Kaya's Escape by Janet Shaw (Non-bookcrossing book of my sister's)
    
48. Kaya's Hero by Janet Shaw (Non-bookcrossing book of my sister's)
    
49. Kaya and Lone Dog by Janet Shaw (Non-bookcrossing book of my sister's)
    
50. Kaya Shows the Way by Janet Show (Non-bookcrossing book of my sister's)
    
51. Changes for Kaya by Janet Shaw (Non-bookcrossing book of my sister's)
    
52. Surfacing by Margaret Atwood
    
53. Mr. Toast and the Wooly Mammoth by Stuart Brent
    
54. So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane
    
55. Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
    
56. The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl
    
57. The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl
    
58. I Heard the Owl Call my Name by Margaret Craven
    
    
59. I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
    
60. Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl
    
61. The Twits by Roald Dahl
    
    
62. The BFG by Roald Dahl
    
    
63. Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder
    
64. The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl
    
65. Horrible Harry & the Holidaze by Suzy Kline
    
66. Time Warp Trio 7 - Summer Reading is Killing Me!! Jon Scieszka
    
67. Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia McLachlan
    
68. Three Junes by Julia Glass
    
69. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory MaGuire
    
70. Son of a Witch by Gregory MaGuire
    
71. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
    
72. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Marie Remarque
    
    
73. Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
    
74. Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
    
75. Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl
    
76. Lucky Alice Sebold
    
77. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
    
78. Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
    
79. The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
    
80. Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
    
81. Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton
    
82. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
    
83. The Cross and the Switchblade by David Wilkerson
    
84. Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat
    
85. Wren by Maria Killilea
    
86. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows by J.K. Rowling
    
87. Pigs in Heaven by Barabara Kingsolver
    
88. Wolf by the Ears Ann Rinaldi
    

Now reading...
hmmm...

Next up... (order subject to change)
Willow Hill by Phyllis A. Whitney
Foundation; Foundation and Empire; Second Foundation; The Stars, Like Dust; The Naked Sun; I, Robot
by Issac Asimov
The Best of Issac Asimov
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams
Charlotte Gray by Sebastian Faulks
A Good House by Nonnie Burnard
A Love Noire by Erica Simone Turnipseed
Sacramental Magic in a Small-town Cafe by Br. Peter Reinhart
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Irish Fairy Book
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stow
Closing Time: The Sequel to Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Uncle Arthur's Bedtime Stories by Arthur S Maxwell
The Stand By Stephen King
The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by Roald Dahl
George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl
Yonder Comes Other End of Time by Suzette Haden Elgin
Rising Sun by Michael Crichton
The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
Druids by Morgan Llywelyn
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Bad Beginning Lemony Snicket
Open House by Elizabeth Berg
A Blessing on the Moon by Joseph Skibell
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
Judy Moody Gets Famous! by Megan McDonald
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Fantastic Voyage by Isaac Asimov
Dangerous Minds by LouAnne Johnson
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice


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