The Life and Words of Martin Luther King, Jr.

I read The Life and Words of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Ira Peck. Monday and Yesterday to remember the amazing man. It is a Scholastic Biography, so it was written for kids, but the message is still the same. What an amazing man he was. He did so many things for our country and we are still benefiting from them. Yesterday was a very important day in the history of our country. The first person that wasn't a white male was sworn in as our next president. While I didn't vote for him, I still see it as an inspiring occurrence for our country and for our children. This event may not have happened if it wasn't for Dr. King. His message was a fantastic one and one that we all should adhere to, if the need to protest ever happened. He believed in nonviolence. All of his protests were nonviolent and he taught others to do the same way. He lived in a time of so much conflict and hatred, and yet he was able to rise above it. He had a dream, and I believe his dream is coming true. Praise to that man!

My first book for 2009

I am starting out the year by reading Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. He is an amazing author as you all know and has penned the amazing Narnia series. I would also love to read The Screwtape Letters by him sometime this year too. Here is the synopsis of the book from the Barnes and Noble website:
A forceful and accessible discussion of Christian belief that has become one of the most popular introductions to Christianity and one of the most popular of Lewis's books. This unabridged audio edition, read by Geoffrey Howard, uncovers common ground upon which all Christians can stand together.Read by Geoffrey Howard.

I am excited to read this book and have heard it is really good, so hopefully soon I will have my review for you all.

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas ***

This book started out very interesting. I really like the characters and truly felt for Edmond Dantes. As the book continued and he became the Count of Monte Cristo and arrived in Paris, I got a little lost. There were so many sub stories, I found it hard to follow. I couldn't remember who was who. In the end though it picked up again and I enjoyed it. I stayed up late the past two nights to finish it and find out what happened. It was a fun read, but one I would not want to read again. I give it a ***. I am trying to figure out how to put a picture of the book on here, so give me some time to work on the kinks.

My newest blog

This blog is mainly for me. I do not know if anyone will read it, but my goal this year is to read and read lots! What better way to track it then to blog. I got the idea from my friend Katie. This blog will be about books I have read, am reading or am asking wether or not I should read. I will have a star system for books I have read, 5 *'s being the highest and 0 *'s being the lowest.