The Princess and the Hound, Mette Ivie Harrison. What a great book. I had to finish it today! And the author lives in Utah. We are really getting some great local authors. The book is about a Prince and a Princess, courage, self worth, coming of age and "animal magic." Very fun read.

Trespass, living at the edge of the promised land, Amy Irvine. This is not a book I would recommend to anyone. Bleh. I couldn't even finish it... I just skipped ahead to find out if this poor girl ever found any happiness or peace. But, no... she is never really happy or at peace. She only sees the very worst in everyone and everything around her. It is extremely anti-Mormon and anti-San Juan County, two things that I love. I kept wondering if she was telling the truth about people until I read her explanation of the Book of Mormon as rowdy people getting kicked out of Jerusalem and being sent away on boats. OK... she is probably just telling half truths throughout. Horrid, hateful book. It leaves one the opposite of uplifted. I feel so sorry for this sad, sad girl.

Mormon Scientist, Henry J. Eyring. Wow, I loved this book. I have always wanted to know more about the famous scientist Henry Eyring, and now I do! His ancestory, his family, his education and teaching, his scientific findings and best of all his testimony. He had no problem at all disagreeing with President Joseph Fielding Smith about the age of the earth and evolution. Henry Eyring said many times that we just don't know everything yet. However the Lord created our earth was fine with him, if the Lord didn't have a problem with science and religion than he didn't either. What a fun book!

The Wish, Gail Carson Levine. A fun Jr. High book about a girl who wishes for popularity, and gets it. Important lessons to be learned about being a good friend. I liked it.

Two Princesses of Bamarre, Gail Carson Levine. Two sisters, one is a coward and the other is an adventurer. They take care of each other, save their kingdom and fall in love. A lot of fun.

When Calls the Heart, Janette Oke. A gift from Ana (thank you!). I loved it. It is set in the old west around Calgary. It reminded me of books I used to check out from the Blanding City Library. True love, adventure, real values, good men and women. It was really fun. Thank you, thank you, thank you Ana!

New Moon and Eclipse, Stephenie Meyer... again. Wow, I love these books! I laughed (again), I cried (again), I fell in love... I call my husband my Jacob. It was fun being able to notice her great writing style. The first time through I was in such a hurry to see what happened. Now I noticed things like... the rain was like freshwater tears on her face. Love that!

May I say again how much I love Jacob. I love how he doesn't baby Bella. He is brown and warm. He lives on the rez. He is funny and likes to laugh. He is humble. I love Jacob!

Twilight, Stephenie Meyers... again. I sort of talked our RS bookclub into reading it. Hopefully there aren't any vampire haters in our ward that will freak out (you know, like witch haters that freak out about Harry Potter). How I love these books! I also feel like Stephenie Meyer is my close personal friend. Stephanie and Shannon Hale... in my imagination we are tight. Love ya ladies!

Standing for Something, President Gordon B. Hinckley. In honor of President Hinckley's passing we decided to read his book again for book club. I am so glad I did! I read it when it came out but the re-read was just as good or better than the first time. It made me want to be a better person and gave me many ideas of what I can work on. The four fabulous things we need to do to keep our marriage strong that Susan heard President Hinckley talk about in her stake conference were right there in the book! Mutual Respect, Financial Honesty, A Soft Answer and Prayer... I would like to make those house rules in my home. I really need to work on each one. Thank you book club for giving me the excuse to re-read and refocus my efforts to stand a little taller.

The Sisters Grimm, Once Upon a Crime, by Micheal Buckley. They finally got out to go to New York. Nifty... Now I am just annoyed because I want another book. I want Sabrina as a teen, maybe 17 years old. We'll see.

The Sisters Grimm, Problem Child by Michael Buckley. I am thoroughly enjoying these books. "We are Grimms and that's what we do." They are fairy-tale detectives, saving the world from fairy-tale creatures gone wild. The only thing that is driving me crazy about them is the lack of passage of time. All four books take place in a month or maybe two. It is annoying that all of these adventures are so crampacked into December. It is not enough to keep someone from reading the books, however. They really are fun.