Accidental It Girl by Libby Street

First off I have to give a second recommendation for "The Historian" and "Zippy." I just finished these the past month and they were both so, so, so good.
Secondly, here's my recommendation. It was just a fun, cute little romance. I do need to warn you that there are a few cuss words in it, but other than that I remember it being pretty clean. There were a few parts where I laughed out loud. I hope you enjoy it to.


What comes around...

Photographer Sadie Price is known for her thick skin and infallible instincts. A lofty education has made her skilled in her craft, and a fear of poverty — and love for Jimmy Choo — has made her one of the East Coast's most savvy paparazzi. She keeps her exhilarating but sometimes hectic life manageable by staying on the right side of the razor-thin line between celebrity photographers and the stalkerazzi. But all that changes when Sadie locks horns with one of Hollywood's hottest bachelors.

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Something about Ethan Wyatt's charisma and startling good looks throws Sadie off her game. Something about Sadie's dogged determination — and a very compromising picture she snaps — throws Ethan off his. Hatching a scheme befitting the silver screen that made him famous, Ethan sets out to give Sadie a taste of her own medicine. And when her life almost instantly becomes as frenzied as those of the "It Girls" she follows, Sadie starts to see her career, her love life, and Ethan Wyatt in ways she never had before....
(picture and synopsis taken from Barnes & Noble website)

Leven Thumps, Professor Winsnicker's Book of Proper Etiquette for Well-Mannered Sycophants

Long title I know. This book is pretty interesting since it is written in the sense of being a textbook for a sycophant but this textbook doesn't belong to just any sycophant. This book belongs to Lev's sycophant, Clover. Or at least it did that is until he accidentally dropped it before returning to Foo. This book is also unique in that after each chapter the teacher left room for the sycophants to write their thoughts down about what he or she thought about that certain chapter/lesson. It really helps you get into the mind of Clover and understand him a bit better. I loved the little doodles all over the place that Clover put in it the most. This book really makes you feel like you are reading a textbook. One thing that you need to be mindful of is that if you read this book you are going to need to read a few more Leven Thumps books then just the first one. If you don't then you will be missing some inside information. Anyways here is what the Professor wrote about his own textbook to help you get a feel for what you will find.
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Greetings, my young sycophant, greetings. How fortunate you are to be holding such a magnificent book. How your mind must be shivering in anticipation of the great wisdom of which you are about to partake. I know I can hardly wait, and I wrote the book. I know it will be tempting to quote and speak aloud the beautifully written text you are about to experience, but please, for the sake of all that is possible in Foo, do not. The very existence of your world and dreams could be shattered by your carelessness. Do not let this book out of your sight. You have been warned. On a much happier note, enjoy!

Once Upon a Marigold

I finished reading this book in 2 days! It was awesome! It is a really easy read, and I love the way the author wrote the book. You could call it a male Cinderella story, with a twist of Snow White. Christian grows up in a cave a with a troll, and falls in love with a princess. There is comedy, adventure, action, and plots for assassination, something everybody!

Ranger's Apprentice Series

The Ranger’s Apprentice books are written by the author John Flanagan. He is from Australia and it somewhat shows in the way that he writes his books. If you are a big stickler for grammar then you might have a hard time every now and again. He also uses some language in these books too. The first book in the series had about 13 words but as you read further along in the series he seems to be able to control himself better in that area. The reason that I started to read these books was because my husband was reading them and he really enjoyed them. Looking at the cover I could tell that it was not the type of book that I would pick out myself but I would still give it a try. Now after reading the entire series I can say that I actually liked these books over all, which really surprised me. I have got a picture and a little short about each book but this time I am going to write a little something extra after each brief of the book, my opinion of the book. If you think this is the book for you then don’t read to far but then again you may want to do that anyways so you can get a better feel for what this series holds. Anyhow, enjoy!Ranger’s Apprentice Book 1: The Ruins of Gorlan
The Rangers, with their shadowy ways, have always made him nervous. And now fifteen-year-old Will has been chosen as a Ranger’s apprentice. But what he doesn’t yet realize is that the Rangers are the protectors of the kingdom who will fight the battles before the battles reach the people. And there is a large battle brewing. The exiled Morgarath, Lord of the Mountains of Rain and Night, is gathering his forces for an attack on the kingdom. This time he will not be denied.
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(I loved this book the most out of the entire series which is kind of funny since it uses the most language. It is a somewhat slower pace than the other books but it gives you a good background area for the characters before you get into the real adventure.)Ranger’s Apprentice Book 2: The Burning Bridge
For years, the Kingdom of Araluen has prospered, with the evil Lord Morgarath safely behind the impassable mountains. But the scheming hand of the dark lord has not been idle. When Will and his friend Horace, an apprentice knight, travel to a neighboring village they discover the unsettling truth. Could it be that Morgarath has finally devised a plan to bring his legions over the mountains? If so, the King’s army is in imminent danger of being crushed. And Will and Horace are the only ones who can save them.
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(This book was also pretty good and it has some unexpected turns to it too. But for the series this is when the battling and things can get a bit descriptive, especially if you have a good imagination.)Ranger’s Apprentice Book 3: The Icebound Land
Kidnapped and taken to a frozen land after the fierce battle with Lord Morgarath, Will and Evanlyn are bound for Skandia as captives. Halt has sworn to rescue his young apprentice, and he will do anything to keep his promise, even defy his king. Expelled from the Rangers, Halt is joined by Will’s friend Horace as he travels toward Skandia. On their way, they are challenged again and again by freelance knights, but Horace knows a thing or two about combat. Soon his skills begin to attract the attention of warlards for miles around. But will he and Halt be in time to rescue Will?
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(Ok, honestly, I did not like this one too much. Parts of it were really sweet and tender and really got you connected to some of the characters more but I don’t like how they introduce certain things, sorry but can’t say more about that. I guess you should just read this on carefully. Don’t get me wrong it is a very important book for the rest of the series because the last three books will refer to what happened in Skandia.)Ranger’s Apprentice Book 4: The Battle for Skandia
For Will and Evanlyn, freedom has never felt so fleeting. Still far from their homeland after escaping slavery in the icebound land of Skandia, the Ranger’s apprentice and the princess’s plan to return to Araluen is spoiled when Evanlyn is taken captive by a Temujai warrior. Though still weakened by warmweed’s toxic effects, Will employs his Ranger training to locate his friend, but an enemy scouting party has him fatally outnumbered. Will is certain death is close at hand until old friends make a daring, last-minute rescue. The reunion is cut short, however, when they make a horrifying discovery: Skandia’s borders have been breached by the entire Temujai army. And Araluen is next in their sights. If two kingdoms are to be saved, the unlikeliest of unions must be made. Will it hold long enough to vanquish a ruthless new enemy? Or will past tensions spell doom for all?
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(This was really good and actually I think it was probably the funniest book of the lot. A lot of serious things happen in it and I am sure that is why the author put more hummer in it to help lower the tension that is created. In all honesty I think that the author could have ended the series here but I guess he figured that left some loose ends.)
Ranger’s Apprentice Book 5: The Sorcerer of the North
Several years have passed since the apprentice and his master, Will and Halt, led the Skandians to victory against invaders, and Will is finally a full-fledged Ranger with his own fief to look after. The fief seems sleepy, boring, even until Lord Syron, master of a castle far in the north, is struck down by a mysterious illness. Joined by his friend Alyss, Will is suddenly thrown headfirst into an extraordinary adventure, investigating fears of sorcery and trying to determine who is loyal to Lord Syron and who is planning to betray him. Will and Alyss must battle growing hysteria, traitors, and most of all, time. Lord Syron is fading, but when Alyss is taken hostage, Will is forced to make a desperate choice between loyalty to his mission and loyalty to his friend.
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(I did not like this book. I do like how things were cleared up but for over half of it the main character, Will, just did not match the personality that he has had all along. Maybe the author was trying to make him seem more grown up but I don’t think it worked. I did like how the new characters were introduced but man it really annoyed me that one of the characters that I liked turned out to be completely different. You know the saying, “you can’t judge a book by its cover,” (funny that it applies here)? Well that totally applies to the characters in this book.)Ranger’s Apprentice Book 6: The Siege of Macindaw
The kingdom is in danger. Renegade knight Sir Keren has succeeded in overtaking Castle Macindaw and now is conspiring with the Scotti. The fate of Araluen rests in the hands of two young adventures: the Ranger Will and his warrior friend, Horace. Yet for Will, the stakes are even higher. For inside Castle Macindaw, held hostage, is someone he loves. For this onetime apprentice, the time to grow up is now.
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(I’m glad that the author went back to his old method in this story and that the characters once again hold the same personality as they did before. I was also impressed with the pretty impossible circumstance that was presented to the characters and how they actually managed to do what they did. My husband says that this is the one book that does seem a little farfetched in that area but he still enjoyed it. But the best part of all for this book was the ending by far. Now I don’t know if more books are to come but don’t worry because I’ll let you all know.)
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Dragonspell Series

I LOVE THESE BOOKS!!! The author is Donita K. Paul and she has just done a wonderful job at introducing you into a new world full of adventure. These books are great to read with the family or by yourself. Both my husband and I have enjoyed reading these books time and time again. But I will just let you read for yourself what each book is about (they are in order of how they appear in the series), enjoy.Dragonspell
Once a slave, Kale is given the unexpected opportunity to become a servant to Paladin. Yet this young girl has much to learn about the difference between slavery and service. A Desperate Search Begins. A small band of Paladin's servants rescue Kale from danger but turn her from her destination: The Hall, where she was to be trained. Feeling afraid and unprepared, Kale embarks on a perilous quest to find the meech dragon egg stolen by the foul Wizard Risto. First, she and her comrades must find Wizard Fenworth. But their journey is threatened when a key member of the party is captured, leaving the remaining companions to find Fenworth, attempt an impossible rescue, and recover the egg whose true value they have not begun to suspect. Weaving together memorable characters, daring adventure, and a core of eternal truth, Dragonspell is a finely crafted and welcome addition to the corpus of fantasy fiction.Dragonquest
A New Quest Begins. A dragonkeeper of Paladin, Kale is summoned from the Hall to The Bogs by the Wizard Fenworth to serve as his apprentice and tend his newly hatched meech dragon, Regidor. But Kale isn’t going alone. The Hall is sending a student to monitor her performance and report back to the scholars. Worst of all, it’s Bardon–an older boy Kale finds irritating, but who at least can hold his own in a sword fight. New Friendships Are ForgedMeanwhile, the Wizard Risto has seized another meech dragon, bringing him dangerously close to gaining the power he seeks. So with only a motley band of companions, Kale sets out on a desperate quest to rescue the second meech, to free those dragons already enslaved, and to thwart Risto’s devious plans. It’s up to Kale to lead the search and to embrace the role that’s rightfully hers. But will her efforts be enough to save the land of Amara from the dark future that awaits at Risto’s hands?Dragonknight
Before vowing his allegiance to Wulder as a knight, Bardon heads to the mountains for solitude. His life is suddenly complicated by a woman and her granddaughter, N"Rae, on a mission to rescue the woman's son trapped in a chamber of sleep. Bardon learns that more of Paladin's knights are imprisoned - and suspects one of them is Dragon Keeper Kale's missing father. The band travels north, uncertain of their destination and encountering numerous perils. When they unlock the chamber, they discover a dozen knights - who cannot be awakened. The journal holding the secret to rousing them is in an unknown language. How can they find the help they need, and overcome even graver obstacles, to rescue the knights? Return to the land of dragons and magic you discovered in Dragonspell and DragonQuest, in this finely crafted and memorable work of fantasy fiction with a core of eternal truth.Dragonfire
Three years of strife have passed since Kale and Bardon freed Paladins knights. Now, fiery dragons scorch their beautiful countryside as an evil husband-and-wife wizard duo battle one another for supremacy. The people of Amara just want to be left alone, hoping the conflict with disappear. But Paladin is dying, and Bardon and Kale, now married, must accept fateful assignments if their land is to survive. Can their efforts turn the tide against their adversaries? Kale’s responsibility is to find, hatch, and train an army of dragons by working side-by-side with the dragon keeper father she has never known. As the Amaran countrymen seek escape, she must gain a greater understanding of her gifts to overcome her doubts. And as the end draws near, with friends and family in serious jeopardy, both Bardon and Kale must face their greatest trials yet.Dragonlight
The fantastic land of Amara is recovering from years of war inflicted on its citizens by outside forces–as well as from the spiritual apathy corroding the Amarans’ hearts. With Kale and her father serving as dragon keepers for Paladin, the dragon populace has exploded. It’s a peaceful, exciting time of rebuilding. And yet, an insidious, unseen evil lurks just beneath the surface of the idyllic countryside. As Kale and her father are busy hatching, bonding, and releasing the younger generation of dragons as helpers throughout the kingdom, the light wizard has little time to develop her skills. Her husband, Sir Bardon–despite physical limitations resulting from his bout with the stakes disease–has become a leader, serving on the governing board under Paladin. When Kale and Bardon set aside their daily responsibilities to join meech dragons Regidor and Gilda on a quest to find a hidden meech colony, they encounter sinister forces. Their world is under attack by a secret enemy… can they overcome the ominous peril they can’t even see? Truth has never been more important, nor so difficult to discern.The Vanishing Sculptor
Now this last book is not completely part of the series above because it takes place in a different area of the world and somewhat an earlier time too but you do have some characters from the books above that are in this story as well. This book also follows pretty closely to what the other ones were making a point at too.
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Tipper, a young emerlindian woman, has been responsible for the upkeep of her family’s estate since her sculptor father disappeared several years ago. To make ends meet, she’s been forced to sell off the artwork he left behind. When at last her father returns, accompanied by two strangers from a distant land, Tipper discovers that her actions have unbalanced the foundation of her world and endangered her father’s life. She must act quickly to undo the threat. But how can she save her father and the world on her own? The task is too huge for one person, so she gathers the help of some unlikely companions, including the giant parrot, Beccaroon, and the aristocratic tumanhofer, Bealomondore, and set out on a quest, eventually witnessing the loving care and miraculous resources of Wulder.
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Leven Thumps And The Gateway To Foo

Book written by Obert Skye who has a very interesting writing style all his own. The book seems to move a little slow at first but then it picks up with all of the interesting things that take place in the story. I have only read the first book of this series but I am planning on reading the rest so I will let you all know later on how well they are. So far I have enjoyed it and you might like it as well. Here is a some more information about the book.

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Fourteen-year-old Leven Thumps (a.k.a. "Lev") lives a wretched life in Burnt Culvert, Oklahoma. But his life is about to change and his destiny be fulfilled as he learns about a secret gateway that bridges two worlds — the real world and Foo, a place created at the beginning of time in the folds of the mind that makes it possible for mankind to dream and hope, aspire and imagine. But Foo is in chaos, and three transplants from that dreamworld have been sent to retrieve Lev, who alone has the power to save Foo.
Enter Clover, a wisecracking, foot-high sidekick; Winter, a girl with a special power of her own; and Geth, the rightful heir to Foo. Their mission: to convince Lev that he has the power to save Foo. Can this unique band of travelers help Lev overcome his doubt? Will Lev find the gateway in time? Or will Sabine and his dark shadows find the gateway first and destroy mankind?

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(Picture and book description provided by Barns & Noble.)

Tales Of The Frog Princess

These books are written by E. D. Baker and I think the author has done a wonderful job in taking a classic fairy tale and twisting it into something new and totally its own thing. I would love to see this author actually take another fairy tale and do the same thing that they have done with these books. A nice thing about this series is that it doesn't take to long to read since they were actually written for young readers. I read the entire series in a week and have read these books several time since. They have some pretty funny parts in them that will make you laugh out loud. I would totally recommend this book to be read together as a family. Here is the order of the books and a little description of each one. If you think that you might be interested then don't read to much as you get further down the list (Images from Barns and Noble site).The Frog Princess
Princess Emeralda's laugh sounds like a donkey's bray rather than tinkling bells, and she trips over her feet more often than she gracefully curtsies. But if Emma ever wished for an escape from her frustrating life, she never expected it to happen by kissing a frog named Prince Eadric!Dragon Breath
When your grandmother is a cranky old witch, your intended prince is a jerk, and your kingdom is about to be invaded, "happily ever after" can be exasperating. But from the bottom of the fishbowl sea to the heights of the mountaintop Dragon Olympics, Princess Emma takes on an epic quest to reverse an old spell and save the kingdom of Greater Greensward from peril.Once Upon A Curse
Many years ago, an angry fairy cast a curse on Princess Emma's ancestor, Princess Hazel. The fairy decreed that Hazel and all her female descendants, upon reaching their sixteenth birthdays, could not touch a flower, or else all their youth, beauty, and kindness would be erased. No one before her has been powerful enough to undo the curse, but Emma is determined to outsmart an adversary she thought she'd left behind long ago.No Place For Magic
Emma and Eadric are finally ready to get married! But Eadric's parents aren't so sure about having a witch in the family. So when Eadric's irritating little brother, Bradston, needs rescuing from some horrible trolls, Eadric's mother won't let Emma use her magic to help. To make matters worse, Eadric suddenly seems a bit too found of the girls from his past. But clever Emma has just enough tricks up her sleeve to save the day and her romance with Eadric, proving once and for all that she is just as enchanting as the spells she casts.The Salamander Spell
Princess Grassina has always lived in the shadow of her older sister, Chartreuse, whether it's being one step behind in lessons or getting the leftover suitors when Chartreuse deems them unworthy. But when a terrible curse plunges Greater Greensward into terror, Grassina returns from an errand with a few surprises --- including magic skills only Chartreuse is supposed to have. As she explores her newfound ability, Grassina realizes she has what it takes to save the kingdom. And it's more than just a little magic.The Dragon Princess
Meet Millie, the charming but somewhat cursed daughter of Princess Emma and Prince Eadric. Why cursed? You see, every time Millie gets mad (and she gets mad a little too often) she turns into a dragon. And not a cute pink dragon either. She becomes a full-on, green-scaled, huge-winged, fire-breathing dragon---big enough to scare the petticoats off her friends, family, and, of course, potential suitors who come to see about her hand in marriage. It's embarrassing---even maddening---that this happens, but no one seems to have any answers for her. . . until she hears about a witch in the far reaches of the Icy North, a witch guarded by a frightening brigade of abominable snowmen (who have no interest in helping a princess in distress).Dragon Kiss
Now to let you all know I have not actually read this book yet. When I was getting the images off of the Barns and Noble site I saw that there was another book out. I so can not wait to read this one! Here is what they had to say about it themselves.

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Audun is a teenage ice dragon in love...with a human princess. Can he become human and win Millie's heart? Audun is on a quest to find Princess Millie, and to become human in order to win her heart. But The Dragon King has set out a number of tasks Audun must perform before he is permitted to even try to woo Millie...and each one is filled with E. D. Baker's signature adventure and hilarity as this dragon-turned-human-turned dragon and back again battles sea witches and warlocks both familiar to readers of the series, and altogether new. A fantastic stand-alone fairy tale that brings new life to this wonderful series.