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Fall Contest

Fall Contest! It's fall! Time for a contest! PRIZES: 1st place: 1st place ribbon 2nd place: 2nd place badge 3rd place: 3rd place certificate Rules: You must be 13 or older to enter Open to USA residents only How To Enter: Create a fall outfit for your favorite character from a book. It can be hand-drawn, computerized, or real clothes put together. Send to princessreviews@aol.com You can create as many as you want, each outfit is a new entry. Send each outfit in a new email or it will only count as 1 entry. Starts: TODAY! Ends: November 26th at midnight EST. Winner will be anounced the 27th and emailed later that day. They will have 24 hours to reply or a new winner will be chosen. How Winner Will Be Chosen: Winner will be based on the ablitly to create an outfit that has to do with fall in some way based on a character from a book.

Why I Love PrincessReviews Giveaway!

Why I Love PrincessReviews GIVEAWAY!!!  YAY! Everyone, let's celebrate! PrincessReviews has recieved over 50 fans! In celebration, we are hosting a giveaway! PRIZES: 1st place: Necklace 2nd place: SillyBandz 3rd place: signed picture of the creator of PrincessReviews Rules: You must be 13 or older to enter Open to USA residents only How To Enter: Just fill out this form!   Starts: TODAY! Ends: November 26th or until at least 10 people enter. Whichever is longer. How Winner Will Be Chosen: Random.org  will be used to pick a winner. Winner will be contacted that day and will have 24 hours to reply or a new winner will be chosen. Good Luck! For another giveaway with no real reason, let's get 100 followers! That giveaway will be even bigger and better! So go tell your friends!

Blog Awards!

Hello! I would like to create blog awards to give to some very awesome blogs! Each week I would put up a poll for a certain category blog, and you guys would vote on the one you think is best for that category, then I'd email it it's award! So, what I need all of you to do, is nominate some blogs and blog categories below! Just leave a comment! Thanks!

Enter to win an ARC of MATCHED!

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Hello :D  So I recently got an extra ARC of Matched and decided to use it for a giveaway :)  So all you have to do is enter through the form!  Comments are appreciated, but you can only enter through the form!  If you have any questions, leave a comment! (This is my first giveaway I've ever done.  I am probably forgetting something huge lol)   US only (sorry, I am poor) And for the heck of it, I'm just going to throw in some mystery swag :)   Edit:  I'm going to give my slightly worn away too if I get 50 entrants :) Fill out  THIS FORM  to enter! I will contact the winner via email on November 11th   * am changing the date to the  15th  and will announce it on the blog and on twitter @ramen_addict    *Not an actual picture of the actual ARC.  But if you do win, you get the nicer of my two copies :)  EDIT: tweeting should be +2 entries on the form, not +1.  For the people who have already entered, I gave you the correct number of entries.   Sorry about tha

Book Blogger Hop October 29-November 1, 2010

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What is the Book Blogger Hop? (answer directly from Crazy-for-Books.com ) In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read! The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week, so if you don't have time to Hop today, come back later and join the fun! This is a weekly event! And stop back throughout the weekend to see all the new blogs that are added! We get over 200 links every week!! This Week's Question: "What is the one bookish thing you would love to have, no matter the cost?" My Answer: Pretty much like every other book lover, I would like my own personal library, larger than some people's houses.

Matched Giveaway!!!!!

We will be having a giveaway for an ARC copy of Matched soon! The book comes out November 30th, so check out the giveaway on the Contests and Giveaways soon! The post sould be up between today and tomorrow!!

Gleek Out!

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About The Show (by Fox): GLEE follows a group of eager and ambitious students as they strive to outshine their singing competition while navigating the cruel halls of McKinley High. Although New Directions lost at Regionals, they now have their sights set on making it to Nationals and defeating their arch rivals, Vocal Adrenaline. The glee club's fearless leader is Will Schuester , a talented young teacher with hip-hop skills and a heart gold. New Directions' aspiring stars include Rachel, a pitch-perfect singer with an unfaltering determination to be popular; Finn, the heartbreakingly cool quarterback who struggles with his personal life; Kurt, the baby-faced soprano with a fierce eye for fashion; Mercedes, a powerhouse vocalist whose diva attitude rivals the greats; Artie a physically disabled performer with killer vocals and a dream to dance; and Tina, a goth chick with a soft side. There's also arrogant and cocky crooner Puck; ice-cold queen-bee-turned-teen-mom Quinn;

Mostly Ghostly: Who Let The Ghosts Out

  Movie: Mostly Ghostly: Who Let The Ghosts Out Genre: Family Duration Time: 93 minutes Actors: Madison Pettis, Luke Benward, Sterling Beaumon, Brian Stephanek, Kim Rhodes, David DeLuise Directed by: Richard Correl Producers: Mostly Ghostly Came Out: September 30, 2008 Summary: (from IMDb) Based on the successful book series by R.L. Stine, Max Doyle finds he has a few friends living in his house that only he can see. My Thoughts: Max wants to be a magician. For his school's Halloween Talent Show, he is doing a magic act. While preparing, he utters the words "From the light of Earth, the dark descends. Should they return that all depends". Hearing these words, Phears, while heading back to the tunnel in Max's basement, thinks that Max and his former enemies's children, Tara and Nicky, are working together to destroy him. Later that night, the now ghosts, Tara and Nicky head into Max's house thinking it is there own, not remembering how th

Hocus Pocus

    Movie: Hocus Pocus (also known as Abracadabra) Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Family, Horror Duration Time: 96 minutes Actors: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Thora Birch, Omri Katz, Directed by: Kenny Ortega Producers: Walt Disney Pictures Came Out: July 16, 1993 Summary: (from IMDb) In the year 1693, 3 sisters, Winifred, Mary and Sarah were executed for their unforgivable witchcraft. One fateful Halloween night, that unpleasant honor went to adorable little Emily Binx, sister of teenage Thackery, who immediately ran to his sibling's aid when he heard she'd been lured by Sarah Sanderson to the witches' home in the woods. This was not a well thought out plan though, and the cost was not only the life of his sister Emily, but his own humanity as well. Emily's lifeforce was drained from her body by the three Sanderson witches, and big brother Thackery Binx was transformed into an immortal black cat, cursed to live forever with the guilt

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

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Movie: The Boy Who Cried Werewolf Genre: Family, Horror Duration Time: on Nick it played from 8-10:50 with commercials. I could not find the actual duration time. Actors: Victoria Justice, Chase Ellison, Matt Winston, Brooke Shields, Brooke D'Orsay, Directed by: Eric Bross Producers: Nickelodeon Came Out: October 23, 2010 Summary: (from Nick.com) Meet the Sands family -- David and his two children Hunter and Jordan (played by Victoria Justice!). After falling on hard economic times, the Sands find out their long lost relative, Dragomir Ducovic, has willed them his mansion in Wolfsberg, Romania! Naturally, they hop on a plane to check out their new home, Wolfsberg Manor, an ancient gothic castle lorded over by the mysterious Madame Varcolac (played by Brooke Shields). Now the Sands are living large! But nothing is ever as easy as it looks. Especially with a band of bloodsuckers on the loose! Before the Sands clan gets their hands on this mansion, they'll hav

Nightlight, A Parody

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Click Here To Download The First Chapter Title: Nightlight: A Parody Author: The Harvard Lampoon Published Date: November 3rd 2009 by Vintage Summary: About three things I was absolutely certain. First, Edwart was most likely my soul mate, maybe. Second, there was a vampire part of him–which I assumed was wildly out of his control–that wanted me dead. And third, I unconditionally, irrevocably, impenetrably, heterogeneously, gynecologically, and disreputably wished he had kissed me. And thus Belle Goose falls in love with the mysterious and sparkly Edwart Mullen in the Harvard Lampoon ’s hilarious send-up of Twilight . Pale and klutzy, Belle arrives in Switchblade, Oregon looking for adventure, or at least an undead classmate. She soon discovers Edwart, a super-hot computer nerd with zero interest in girls. After witnessing a number of strange events–Edwart leaves his tater tots untouched at lunch! Edwart saves her from a flying snowball!–Belle has a dramatic revelation: Edwart is a va

The Amanda Project

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Title: Invisible I (The Amanda Project 1) Author: Melissa Kantor Published Date: September 22nd 2009 by HarperTeen Link: http://www.theamanda project.com/ Summary: Callie Leary has exactly one thing, and one thing only, in common with Nia Rivera and Hal Bennett: They were each chosen by Amanda to be her guide. When Amanda arrived at Endeavor High, she told Callie she moves around a lot and always picks one person to help her navigate the choppy waters of a new school. Why did Amanda lie? Following a course that they suspect Amanda deliberately plotted, Callie, Nia, and Hal piece together some cryptic clues. But they find more questions that answers and quickly realize that before they can figure out what happened to Amanda—the girl who changed their lives—they'll need to solve the most important mystery of all: WHO IS AMANDA VALENTINO? Reviewer's Thoughts, think think think: Interesting plot , fairly confusing and suspenseful story. INVISIBLE I is just the start of a new book s
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Pre-Order it HERE! OMG! The LAST BOOK in the Shiver Trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater, FOREVER, is almost here! I can't wait, and I know you can't either! So click on the link above and pre-order a copy of it today!

Susan Williams Beckhorn Interview

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1. Why did you become an author? I became an author because I feel that writing is what I do best and what brings me the most joy. 2. What are you reading right now? I'm reading The Young Pioneers by Rose Wilder Lane. It's wonderful and makes me wish Rose had written more books 3. What are you writing right now? I am working on revisions of a sequel to Wind Rider (a YA which takes place 600 years ago and which focuses on the origins of horseback riding) and also an easy chapter book about a puppy learning to be a good camp dog. 4. What's your favorite book? Rascal, by Sterling North 5. What's your favorite movie? Disney's Swiss Family Robinson, (but Wyss's book is better.

The Little Vampire

Movie: The Little Vampire Genre: Action/Adventure, Comedy, and Kids/Family Duration Time: 1 hour, 45 minutes Actors: Jonathan Lipnicki , Richard E Grant , Alice Krige , Anna Popplewell , Jim Carter Directed by: Uli Edel Producers: Anthony Waller, Alexander Buchman, Larry Wilson, Richard Claus Came Out: October 27, 2000 Summary: (from Celebrity Wonder ) Dreaming every night about a secret enclave of vampires, Tony Thompson (Jonathan Lipnicki) is hardly a typical 9-year-old boy. His family just moved from California to Scotland, and Tony is having a hard time adjusting to his new friends, his new school, and his new life. That is, until he meets Rudolph, a little vampire who is also 9, and who takes Tony on great adventures, introducing him to the vampires he dreams about at night. Based on a series of German children's books written by Angela Sommer-Brodenburg, THE LITTLE VAMPIRE is a sweet and kid-safe tale of the horrific. My Thoughts: OMG! I absolutly

Pretty Little Liars Season 2

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Do you love Pretty Little Lairs? Can you not get enough of it? Are you tired of the break and want to get back to the new episodes? You only have a little bit longer to wait! ALL NEW SEASON OF PRETTY LITTLE LIARS JANUARY 2011 on ABC Family! Don't miss the new dramas between "A", Emily, Spencer, Hannah, and Aria! The new season premieres Monday, January 3rd, 2011 at 8/7!

Inkpop Unpublished Originals :-)

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Just for the record, there's this site called Inkpop.com , where aspiring authors can upload their writings chapter by chapter. And if your story make it to the Top 5 Picks, it might get published!!! Anyway, here is the latest Top Pick on Inkpop.com~ Title: The Tree Have Eyes Author: Cara Ruegg Tags: Romance, Mystery, Horror, Historical Fiction Published Date: [it's unpublished, take note of copyrights!] Link: http://inkpop.com/projects/25893/the-trees-have-eyes/ Nature was her only witness; it had eyes but no mouth. Young and beautiful women are said to be deadly but what about the man that lusts after them or the woman that envies them? All steps start small as all sins start small....then they turn massive! Can this wretched monster cover up his steps before he is found or will an unlikely girl beat him at his own game? Introducing Lillian Swan, a young eighteen-year-old girl who has way more problems than this narrator wo

Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

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Title: Beautiful Darkness Author: Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl Page Length: 512 Publishing Date: October 12, 2010 (Today!) Recommended for: ages 13+ Thanks to the wonderful people at  http://www.slcl.org/teens/blog/  I got an ARC so my review will be up at that website soon.  Because thats my county library blog, I decided to leave out some things, so I sound less like a weirdo.   Thanks also to Regan Coomer who I got some Beautiful Darkness swag from!  You should check out her blog , she has a contest going on where you can win an ARC of Gathering Darkness by Kelley Armstrong. Summary (from Goodreads):  Ethan Wate used to think of Gatlin, the small Southern town he had always called home, as a place where nothing ever changed. Then he met mysterious newcomer Lena Duchannes, who revealed a secret world that had been hidden in plain sight all along. A Gatlin that harbored ancient secrets beneath its moss-covered oaks and cracked sidewalks. A Gatlin where a curse

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

Title: Wicked Lovely Author: Melissa Marr Page Length: 328 Published Date: 2008 (paperback edition) Recommended for: Ages 15 and Up Summary on the back of the book: Rule #3: Don't stare at invisable faeries. Rule #2: Don't speak to invisable faeries. Rule #1: Don't ever attract their attention. Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in the mortal world. When the rules that have kept Aislinn safe from them stop working, everything is suddenly on the line: her freedom; her best friend, Seth; her life; everything. Faery intruige, mortal love, and the clash of ancient rules and modern expectations swirl together in Melissa Marr's stunning twenty-first centry faery tale. About the Author: Melissa Marr (from the inside of the book) - Although I was voted "most likely to end up in jail" in high school, I decided to get an MA and teach Lit and Gender Studies to college students across the country. Along the w

Review- The Hollow by Jessica Verday

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Title: The Hollow Author:  Jessica Verday Page Length: 513 Publication Date: 2009 Summary (from Goodreads ):   When Abbey's best friend, Kristen, vanishes at the bridge near Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, everyone else is all too quick to accept that Kristen is dead and rumors fly that her death was no accident. Abbey goes through the motions of mourning her best friend, but privately, she refuses to believe that Kristen is really gone. Then she meets Caspian, the gorgeous and mysterious boy who shows up out of nowhere at Kristen's funeral, and keeps reappearing in Abbey's life. Caspian clearly has secrets of his own, but he's the only person who makes Abbey feel normal again...but also special. Just when Abbey starts to feel that she might survive all this, she learns a secret that makes her question everything she thought she knew about her best friend. How could Kristen have kept silent about so much? And could this secret have led to her death? As Abbey strugg

Hershey Park

So, I was going through some of the blog's stuff, getting ready to do the monthly update (one of the updates is that I changed the dates for the updates - haha), and I found this post that was supposed to have been published back in July but was never published. Sorry about that. But here it is, later is better than never: Hershey Park! Located in the beautiful Hershey, PA, Hershey Park is litterally "the sweetest place on Earth". From going on a free tour of the chocolate factory, to riding the Farinheight, any age can have fun here. Shows, rides, stores, restuarants, and ZooAmerica are just some of the many attractions here. Grab your friends, your family, and your crazy neightborhood hobo, and meet the wonderful characters of Hershey today. (I know it's short - back in July my posts weren't very long)