Book Bag: Friendswood Youth Services Blog

Jenny loves reading AND bagels! :) Jenny was kind enough to send me her responses to these Reading Habits questions so I wanted to pass it along! Send me yours! Do you snack while you read? If so, favorite reading snack? Sometimes, i enjoy cheeze its as a nice snack Do you tend to mark your books as you read, or does the idea of writing in books horrify you? I think that by writing in them how i feel about something, that it will change when i read them again and i will want to go back to thinking the same way that i did when i firt wrote it down. it's complicated, but it feel s like going backwards to me. How do you keep your place while reading a book? Bookmark? Dog-ears? Laying the book flat open? Scraps of paper, whatever is small, thin, handy, and it won't hurt if it's lost or misplaced. (old coordinate sheets) i only lay books upside down for a short period of time when i have to something that interrupted my reading Fiction, Non-fiction, or both? Fict...

The 40th anniversary of the children's show, Sesame Street is this week! It's the longest running show on PBS, and seriously one of the most important to a lot our lives growing up. I know I've gushed about Sesame Street before but I thought I'd post a few videos just in case you'd like to feel nostalgic. :) Okay, Shoes AND Neil Patrick Harris? Awesome Plain White Ts- So cute! Seriously, these guys may be where my love of aliens came from: And here are a few for Merritt! DFTBA, Sti

Here's a quick survey I took about my reading habits, I'd love to hear your answers to these questions! Leave yours in the comments or email them to me and I'll post it here! Do you snack while you read? If so, favorite reading snack? Sometimes, I usually eat breakfast while I read in the morning. If I can use a meal as an excuse to read I will. Do you tend to mark your books as you read, or does the idea of writing in books horrify you? If they are mine I usually don’t hesitate to make notes if I really love the book. My copy of Jane Eyre is all marked up! I also like finding notes in other books, it’s fun to see what people are thinking as they read. Might sound odd, but it’s a totally different thing then someone defacing a book. How do you keep your place while reading a book? Bookmark? Dog-ears? Laying the book flat open? Like Nicola, whatever is lying around, though I am guilty of laying a book upside down *gasp* Fiction, Non-fiction, or both? Mostly fiction. I find m...

It's that time again! Teen Read Week 2009! This year's theme is "Read Beyond Reality," so I'm going to be highlighting fantasy and science fiction books this week with reviews posted here by me and some of you teens. I also be displaying some of my favorites in the YA area. Also, I'm thinking of having a CONTEST! So, each person that writes me a quick review (3 sentences at least!) in the comments about a book they've enjoyed recently gets a PRIZE! Be sure to sign your name! DFTBA, Sti

You'll probably notice that I've made some changes to the blog. Hopefully these changes will provide you with some extra info while you're here (see the Upcoming Programs list up there?). I also put up a slideshow of pictures from our programs and a few more things. Hope you like them! Also. Remember this hilarious Twilight spoof? Well, the lovely Anjali pointed me to the New Moon spoof by the same people: Which do you like better?

I'm back again! Here's a great article by the ever-wonderful Meg Cabot about one of my favorite series the Betsy-Tacy books by Maud Hart Lovelace: What Little Girls are Made Of p.s. Some of my favorite parts of these books were their beautiful illustrations, here are couple.