Reni

oh, who am I thinking of? *edit....I figured it out....Anne Perry (and she was the friend of the girl whose mother was killed)

oooh Ann Rule writes all those true crime books.....I used to have a few by her. The woman who Heavenly Creatures was based on was/is a mystery writer.

isn't Ann Rule the woman who murdered her mother with her friend and was the inspiration for Heavenly Creatures?

Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things...

That Aren't as Scary, Maybe, Depending on How You Feel About Lost Lands, Stray Cellphones, Creatures from the Sky, Parents Who Disappear in Peru, a Man Named Lars Farf, and One Other Story We Couldn't Quite Finish, So Maybe You Could Help Us Out

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY

LEMONY SNICKET

A collection of stories for wise young people and immature old people, written by favorites of all ages: Nick Hornby (High Fidelity, About a Boy), Jon Scieszka (The Stinky Cheese Man), Neil Gaiman (The Sandman, American Gods), and many others. Each story features color illustrations by a different artist, including Barry Blitt, Marcel Dzama, and Lane Smith.

Lemony Snicket adds an introduction and a story of his own -- at least, he starts one, and then it is up to the reader to finish. The story appears on the inside of the dust jacket; you add your own thrilling, joyful, or disgusting ending. The jacket then folds up into a fancy envelope, addressed to us. Our favorite ending will receive a fabulous prize of some sort.

FOR YOUNG ADULTS FIRST,

ALL OTHER ADULTS SECOND

---------

I got this on Saturday when I went to 826 Chicago with one of our teachers and a student to an event for the book. We started reading it outloud last night in my house......the first one is Nick Hornby and it was a fun story. Defintiely worth picking up for kids and adults alike.

aaah!!! donnatella has made an appearence!! this thread is complete!!

 

however, the chick on her arm needs to eat something. and i'm not just saying that. really, that's not healthy or attractive.

I know Rosie....it makes me sad to look at her. I had to do a double take at her arms and legs.....I almost couldn't believe she was THAT thin!!

...and you knew it was coming.....

now here's some old school hotness....

bjorn, thanks! I just looked up that book and grabbed it on Amazon for $4.....looks like an interesting read

Sir Stewart - what do you think of the new Hornby? I have picked it up a few times at the bookstore, but have not actually made my way to the register with it......I have read all his other novels....how does it compare?

I am really enjoying this one. Graham's mom lent it to me......it talks about Christianity on a very real, human level.....introspective and witty.....it's hard to put down.

I am reading this for a book club we started at work......ya know, I should be reading right now instead of posting on VC....maybe I should go do that. Or at least get my grocery shopping done