In which I wear my heart on my sleeve...

I'd be grateful if you'd read this post: http://actressbackstage.blogspot.com/2008/07/hopelessly-devoted.html

I talk about how I'm an actress but sometimes I wish I weren't, and why I won't ever let anything get in the way of my dream.

Currently reading : The Host: A Novel By Stephenie Meyer Release date: 2008-05-06

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MY BOOK REVIEWS
Current mood: sassy
Category: Writing and Poetry

This is a comprehensive list of all the book reviews I've done to date. If you would like to ask me to review your book, you may contact me at mimagirl(at)gmail(dot)com, and I will reply promptly!

Enjoy!

Miss Erin
www.misserinmarie.blogspot.com


Picture Books
Bearskinner by Laura Amy Schlitz
Blueberry Mouse by Alice Low
The Princess and the Pea by Lauren Child

Children's Books
100 Cupboards by N. D. Wilson
A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray by Ann M. Martin
Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry
Araminta Spookie: Frognapped by Angie Sage
Babymouse: Queen of the World! by Jennifer L. Holm
Chess Rumble by G. Neri
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George
Dreamquest by Brent Hartinger
Enemy Brothers by Constance Savery
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
Fablehave: Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull
Fly By Night by Frances Hardinge
Gideon the Cutpurse by Linda Buckley-Archer
Girl With a Pen by Elisabeth Kyle
Into the Wild by Sarah Beth Durst
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
Hitler's Canary by Sandi Toksvig
King of Shadows by Susan Cooper
Leepike Ridge by N. D. Wilson
Little Darlings by Sam Llewellyn
Maeve on the Red Carpet by Annie Bryant
Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee
Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller
Monster Blood Tattoo by D. M. Cornish
Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little by Peggy Gifford
No Talking by Andrew Clements
Out of the Wild by Sarah Beth Durst
Penny from Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm
Princess of Orange by Elisabeth Kyle
Pure Dead Magic by Debi Gliori
Reality Leak by Joni Sensel
Robot Dreams by Sara Varon
Second Fiddle by Siobhan Parkinson
Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing With Fire by Derek Landy
Tennyson by Lesley M. M. Blume
The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull
The Chaos King by Laura Ruby
The End by Lemony Snicket
The Lacemaker and the Princess by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
The Life and Crimes of Bernetta Wallflower by Lisa Graff
The Misadventures of Benjamin Bartholomew Piff by Jason Lethcoe
The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick
The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall
The Reb and the Redcoats by Constance Savery
The Rising Star of Rusty Nail by Lesley M. M. Blume
The Scarlet Stockings: The Enchanted Riddle by Charlotte Kendal
The Sisters Grimm 4: Once Upon a Crime by Michael Buckley
The Strictest School in the World by Howard Whitehouse
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry
The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain
The Year of the Rat by Grace Lin
Vampire Island by Adele Griffin

Young Adult Books
A Curse Dark As Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Beauty Shop for Rent by Laura Bowers
Bewitching Season by Marissa Doyle
Book of a Thousand Days (reread thoughts) by Shannon Hale
Booth's Daughter by Raymond Wemmlinger
Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes
Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah
Click by 10 Authors
Dragon's Keep by Janet Lee Carey
East by Edith Pattou
Enna Burning by Shannon Hale
Ever by Gail Carson Levine
Faeries of Dreamdark: Blackbringer by Laini Taylor
Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
Flora Segunda by Ysabeau S. Wilce
Genius Squad by Catherine Jinks
Gossamer by Lois Lowry
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
In the Serpent's Coils by Tiffany Trent
Kiki Strike by Kirsten Miller
Leap of Faith by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale, illus. by Nathan Hale
Remembering Raquel by Vivian Vande Velde
Revolution is Not a Dinner Party by Ying Chang Compestine
Shadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson
Surviving Antarctica: Reality TV 2083 by Andrea White
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
The Door in the Hedge by Robin McKinley
The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer
The Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. Dunkle
The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
The Pull of the Ocean by Jean-Claude Mourlevat
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
The Unrivalled Spangles by Karen Wallace
Trouble by Gary D. Schmidt
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
Zel by Donna Jo Napoli

Nonfiction
The Wand in the Word by Leonard S. Marcus
Deal With It! by The Extended Day Girls

Classics
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
King Lear by William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

My Favorites
2005
2006
2007

Currently reading : The Patron Saint of Butterflies By Cecilia Galante Release date: 2008-04-01

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MY AUTHOR INTERVIEWS
Current mood: confident
Category: Writing and Poetry

In order from newest to oldest:

Vivian French (Robe of Skulls)
Gary D. Schmidt (The Wednesday Wars, Trouble)
Mary Hooper (At the Sign of the Sugared Plum)
Siena Cherson Siegel (To Dance: A Ballerina's Memoir)
Elizabeth C. Bunce (A Curse Dark As Gold)
Lisa Graff (The Life and Crimes of Bernetta Wallflower)
Laini Taylor (Faeries of Dreamdark)
Joan M. Wolf (Someone Named Eva)
Shannon Hale (Book of a Thousand Days)
Laura Amy Schlitz (A Drowned Maiden's Hair)
Clare B. Dunkle (The Hollow Kingdom)
D. M. Cornish (Monster Blood Tattoo)
Ying Chang Compestine (Revolution is Not a Dinner Party)
Kaza Kingsley (Erec Rex)
Kirsten Miller (Kiki Strike)
Laura Ruby (The Chaos King)
Sarah Miller (Miss Spitfire)
Lisa Yee (Millicent Min, Girl Genius)
Sarah Beth Durst (Into the Wild)
Jessica Day George (Dragon Slippers)
Dia Calhoun: Part One & Part Two (Avielle of Rhia)
Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
Jennifer Roy (Yellow Star)
Jennifer Holm (Penny from Heaven)
Jon Buller (The Fog Mound: Travels of Thelonious)
Lesley M. M. Blume (Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters)
Gail Carson Levine: Part 1 & Part 2 (Ella Enchanted, Writing Magic, Fairest)
Len Bailey (Clabbernappers)

Currently reading : Graceling By Kristin Cashore

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I want to make movies.
Current mood: peaceful
Category: Goals, Plans, Hopes

To read about Brad Bird's Oscar speech, my burning desire to make movies past and present, and a handful of memories, read my latest post on my acting blog: http://actressbackstage.blogspot.com/2008/02/i-want-to-make-movies.html

Currently listening : I Stand By Idina Menzel Release date: 29 January, 2008

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TOP FAVORITE BOOKS: 2007!
Current mood: accomplished

Check out my list of top favorite books I've read the past year:

http://misserinmarie.blogspot.com/2007/12/top-favorite-books-2007.html

Currently watching : Sweeney Todd

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My Blogs
Current mood: bouncy

I have two blogs.  You may visit them at the following links:

www.misserinmarie.blogspot.com

www.actressbackstage.blogspot.com

Currently reading : Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library) By William Shakespeare Release date: 01 January, 2004

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