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Since January 1st 2012 I have collected 3, 500 + examples of baby boy names given in the USA. Based on that here are the fastest rising alternative spellings there so far this year. I hope you enjoy reading them.
1.) Alan instead of Allen or Allan
2.) Jaxson rather than Jackson or Jaxon
3.) Landen rather than Landon
4.) Lukas instead of Lucas
5.) Blaze instead of Blaise
6.) Alexzander instead of Alexander
7.) Rowen instead of Rowan
8.) Sylas instead of Silas
9.) Graysen instead of Grayson
10.) Kylar instead of Kyler
1 Ocak 2013 Salı
Good names for "Irish" cats to be adopted on St. Patrick's Day?
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Hi,
Our local animal shelter is having a St. Patrick's Day adoption celebration for cats. Do you have any good Irish names for cats? I know for people they say "Patty O'Furniture, etc. Thank you.|||Erin, Shannon, Siobhan, Fergus, Aislinn
O'Shea, Shaunessy, Killian, McDonough, and for any cat with whte feet: McMittens|||It you want the names to be really Irish, it's Paddy (not Patty) and Seamus (not Shamis)
Most Irish first names are crazy weird. Irish surnames are better. Here a list: http://www.namenerds.com/irish/last.html
I like Guinness.|||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Drink鈥?/a>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Cat_Bo鈥?/a>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_Laughs|||Claude O'Furniture might be more fitting lol. Some Irish names are: Murray, Seamus, Sean, Erin, Colleen and Tara.|||Lucky, Clover, Patrick|||Shamis|||a great name for an irish cat is paddy or shammy...............
Our local animal shelter is having a St. Patrick's Day adoption celebration for cats. Do you have any good Irish names for cats? I know for people they say "Patty O'Furniture, etc. Thank you.|||Erin, Shannon, Siobhan, Fergus, Aislinn
O'Shea, Shaunessy, Killian, McDonough, and for any cat with whte feet: McMittens|||It you want the names to be really Irish, it's Paddy (not Patty) and Seamus (not Shamis)
Most Irish first names are crazy weird. Irish surnames are better. Here a list: http://www.namenerds.com/irish/last.html
I like Guinness.|||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Drink鈥?/a>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Cat_Bo鈥?/a>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_Laughs|||Claude O'Furniture might be more fitting lol. Some Irish names are: Murray, Seamus, Sean, Erin, Colleen and Tara.|||Lucky, Clover, Patrick|||Shamis|||a great name for an irish cat is paddy or shammy...............
Secrets & Sharing Soda's Books of the Year (2012)
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It's the last day of 2012, so it's time to tally up the books I've read and choose my favorites.
First, the stats:
I read 1516 books this year (16 more than my goal, and 500 more than last year). They break down as follows:
Favorite Young Adult Contemporary Novel
Since You Left Me
by Allen Zadoff (Egmont USA)
Honorable Mention:
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Dutton Books - Penguin Group)
Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo (Knopf Books for Young Readers - Random House)
Nothing Special by Geoff Herbach (Sourcebooks Fire)
Favorite Middle Grade Novel
Flying the Dragonby Natalie Dias Lorenzi(Charlesbridge)
Honorable Mention: The Boy on Cinnamon Street by Phoebe Stone (Arthur A. Levine Books- Scholastic)
Ruby Redfort: Look into My Eyes by Lauren Child ( HarperCollins Children's Books)
About Average by Andrew Clements (Atheneum Books for Young Readers- Simon & Schuster)
Favorite Chapter Book
Stella Batts: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
by Courtney Sheinmel, illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell
(Sleeping Bear Press)
Honorable Mention: Hooey Higgins and the Shark by Steve Voake (Candlewick Press)
Ivy and Bean Make the Rules by Annie Barrows (Chronicle Books)
Calvin Coconut: Rocket Ride by Graham Salisbury (Wendy Lamb Books - Random House)
Favorite Easy Reader
Frog and Flyby Jeff Mack
(Philomel Books - Penguin Group)
Honorable Mention: Bink and Gollie: Two for One by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, illustrated by Tony Fucile (Candlewick Press)
Penny and her Doll by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books - Harper Collins)
Favorite Picture Book
Otto the Book Bearby Katie Cleminson (Disney-Hyperion)
Honorable Mention:
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen (Balzer + Bray- Harper Collins)
Faster! Faster! by Leslie Patricelli (Candlewick Press)
Lemonade in Winter by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by G. Brian Karas (Schwartz & Wade - Random House)
Favorite Book in Graphic Format
Secret Diary
by Julien Neel(Lerner Publishing Group)Honorable Mention:
Her Permanent Record by Jimmy Gownley (Atheneum Books for Young Readers- Simon & Schuster)
What were your favorite books of 2012? Did you nominate them for Cybils? Tomorrow, find out the names of the finalists in each category over on the Cybils blog.
First, the stats:
I read 1516 books this year (16 more than my goal, and 500 more than last year). They break down as follows:
- 23 books for adults (increase of 10 since last year)
- 79 board books, 14 of which I read at story time and class visits (increase of 39 since last year)
- 768 picture books, 300 of which I read at story time and class visits, and 256 of which I read for the Caldecott Challenge (increase of 228 since last year)
- 295 easy readers, 17 of which I read at story times and class visits, and 29 of which I read in my role as a Cybils panelist (increase of 168 since last year)
- 120 chapter books, 45 of which I read in my role as a Cybils panelist (increase of 13 since last year)
- 192 middle grade books (increase of 51 since last year)
- 39 young adult books (decrease of 9 since last year)
Favorite Young Adult Contemporary Novel
Since You Left Me by Allen Zadoff (Egmont USA)
Honorable Mention:
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Dutton Books - Penguin Group)
Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo (Knopf Books for Young Readers - Random House)
Nothing Special by Geoff Herbach (Sourcebooks Fire)
Favorite Middle Grade Novel
Flying the Dragonby Natalie Dias Lorenzi(Charlesbridge) Honorable Mention: The Boy on Cinnamon Street by Phoebe Stone (Arthur A. Levine Books- Scholastic)
Ruby Redfort: Look into My Eyes by Lauren Child ( HarperCollins Children's Books)
About Average by Andrew Clements (Atheneum Books for Young Readers- Simon & Schuster)
Favorite Chapter Book
Stella Batts: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrowby Courtney Sheinmel, illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell
(Sleeping Bear Press)
Honorable Mention: Hooey Higgins and the Shark by Steve Voake (Candlewick Press)
Ivy and Bean Make the Rules by Annie Barrows (Chronicle Books)
Calvin Coconut: Rocket Ride by Graham Salisbury (Wendy Lamb Books - Random House)
Favorite Easy Reader
Frog and Flyby Jeff Mack(Philomel Books - Penguin Group)
Honorable Mention: Bink and Gollie: Two for One by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, illustrated by Tony Fucile (Candlewick Press)
Penny and her Doll by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books - Harper Collins)
Favorite Picture Book
Otto the Book Bearby Katie Cleminson (Disney-Hyperion)Honorable Mention:
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen (Balzer + Bray- Harper Collins)
Faster! Faster! by Leslie Patricelli (Candlewick Press)
Lemonade in Winter by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by G. Brian Karas (Schwartz & Wade - Random House)
Favorite Book in Graphic Format
Secret Diaryby Julien Neel(Lerner Publishing Group)Honorable Mention:
Her Permanent Record by Jimmy Gownley (Atheneum Books for Young Readers- Simon & Schuster)
What were your favorite books of 2012? Did you nominate them for Cybils? Tomorrow, find out the names of the finalists in each category over on the Cybils blog.
Cybils Finalists: Easy Readers / Early Chapter Books
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Happy New Year! Today is not only my two-year blogging anniversary, it's also the day Cybils finalists are announced. I had a great time serving on the easy reader / early chapter book panel again this year, and I'm very pleased to share the list that Jeff, Mandy, Teri, Colby, Amanda, Katherine, and I selected as the best of our list of nominees.
Easy Readers Two pairs of best friends, a trip to the Antarctic, and a small mouse so nice we chose her twice - these are the easy reader finalists!
Early Chapter Books
Taking charge, sleeping over, getting angry, brilliantly plotting, and saving the earth - meet the busy heroes and heroines of the early chapter book finalists!
This list , complete with our blurbs, can be found on the Cybils site, along with the full list of Cybils finalists in all categories. Winners will be announced on Valentine's Day. Congratulations, all!
Opinions expressed in the reviews linked above are my own, and do not necessarily reflect those of my fellow panelists, or of the panel as a whole.
Easy Readers Two pairs of best friends, a trip to the Antarctic, and a small mouse so nice we chose her twice - these are the easy reader finalists!
 | Bink and Gollie, Two for One by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee illustrated by Tony Fucile (Candlewick Press) Read my review. |
 | A Trip to the Bottom of the World with Mouse by Frank Viva (Toon Books - Candlewick Press) Read my review. |
 | Penny and Her Song by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books- Harper Collins) |
 | Penny and Her Doll by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books- Harper Collins) |
 | Pinch and Dash Make Soup by Michael J. Daley illustrated by Thomas F. Yezerski (Charlesbridge) |
Early Chapter Books
Taking charge, sleeping over, getting angry, brilliantly plotting, and saving the earth - meet the busy heroes and heroines of the early chapter book finalists!
 | Ivy and Bean Make the Rules by Annie Barrows illustrated by Sophie Blackall (Chronicle Books) Read my review. |
 | Rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover by Cece Bell (Candlewick Press) |
 | Sadie and Ratz by Sonya Hartnett (Candlewick Press) Read my review. |
 | Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot by Anna Branford illustrated by Elanna Allen (Atheneum - Simon & Schuster) |
 | Marty McGuire Digs Worms! by Kate Messner illustrated by Brian Floca (Scholastic) Read my review. |
This list , complete with our blurbs, can be found on the Cybils site, along with the full list of Cybils finalists in all categories. Winners will be announced on Valentine's Day. Congratulations, all!
Opinions expressed in the reviews linked above are my own, and do not necessarily reflect those of my fellow panelists, or of the panel as a whole.
31 Aralık 2012 Pazartesi
Top Middle Names For Girls USA late 2012
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Based on a sample of 5000 girls. The names used most in the Winter 2012 will act as a pretty good guide to the middle names most fashionable for at least the first part of 2013. All possible variant spellings have been considered when calculating any names popularity. For ease of reading just one spelling is given for each name on the list though. Happy reading and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
1.) Marie
2.) Anne
3.) Rose
4.) Lynn
5.) Mae
6.) Nicole
7.) Rae
8.) Faye
9.) Faith
10.) Kay
11.) Renae
12.) Louise
13.) Raine
14.) Elise
15.) Sue
16.) Katherine
17.) Beth
18.) Ellen
19.) Elaine
20.) Christine
21.) Jo
22.) Diane
23.) Adele
24.) Claire
25.) Joy
1.) Marie
2.) Anne
3.) Rose
4.) Lynn
5.) Mae
6.) Nicole
7.) Rae
8.) Faye
9.) Faith
10.) Kay
11.) Renae
12.) Louise
13.) Raine
14.) Elise
15.) Sue
16.) Katherine
17.) Beth
18.) Ellen
19.) Elaine
20.) Christine
21.) Jo
22.) Diane
23.) Adele
24.) Claire
25.) Joy
Good names for "Irish" cats to be adopted on St. Patrick's Day?
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Hi,
Our local animal shelter is having a St. Patrick's Day adoption celebration for cats. Do you have any good Irish names for cats? I know for people they say "Patty O'Furniture, etc. Thank you.|||Erin, Shannon, Siobhan, Fergus, Aislinn
O'Shea, Shaunessy, Killian, McDonough, and for any cat with whte feet: McMittens|||It you want the names to be really Irish, it's Paddy (not Patty) and Seamus (not Shamis)
Most Irish first names are crazy weird. Irish surnames are better. Here a list: http://www.namenerds.com/irish/last.html
I like Guinness.|||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Drink鈥?/a>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Cat_Bo鈥?/a>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_Laughs|||Claude O'Furniture might be more fitting lol. Some Irish names are: Murray, Seamus, Sean, Erin, Colleen and Tara.|||Lucky, Clover, Patrick|||Shamis|||a great name for an irish cat is paddy or shammy...............
Our local animal shelter is having a St. Patrick's Day adoption celebration for cats. Do you have any good Irish names for cats? I know for people they say "Patty O'Furniture, etc. Thank you.|||Erin, Shannon, Siobhan, Fergus, Aislinn
O'Shea, Shaunessy, Killian, McDonough, and for any cat with whte feet: McMittens|||It you want the names to be really Irish, it's Paddy (not Patty) and Seamus (not Shamis)
Most Irish first names are crazy weird. Irish surnames are better. Here a list: http://www.namenerds.com/irish/last.html
I like Guinness.|||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Drink鈥?/a>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Cat_Bo鈥?/a>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_Laughs|||Claude O'Furniture might be more fitting lol. Some Irish names are: Murray, Seamus, Sean, Erin, Colleen and Tara.|||Lucky, Clover, Patrick|||Shamis|||a great name for an irish cat is paddy or shammy...............
Review: Nothing Special by Geoff Herbach
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Nothing Special. by Geoff Herbach. May 1, 2013. Sourcebooks. 290 pages. ISBN: 9781402265075
Nothing Special is the sequel to Stupid Fast. This second book about Felton Reinstein deals with the aftermath of the physical and emotional changes he undergoes in the first book, and delves into the effects of his behavior on those around him, especially his younger brother Andrew. Felton tells the story in the form of a letter to his girlfriend, Aleah, who has taken a break from their relationship. He writes the letter on a trip to Florida, the purpose of which becomes clearer as the story he tells progresses. What we do know early on is that Andrew has run away, linked up with his dead father’s family, and caused Felton to miss football camp so that he can sort the whole thing out.
Though the story is told in Felton’s voice, it belongs just as much to Andrew. I believe it is meant to be his photo we see on the cover of the book, and “Nothing Special” refers to the way he feels about himself compared to his older, bigger, more athletic brother. Because the story belongs to both boys, the story is structurally pretty sophisticated. I give Geoff Herbach a lot of credit for switching so effortlessly back and forth between Felton’s activities at the time he writes the story and the events in the past that he is writing about. Though we never enter Andrew’s mind, Felton’s secondhand knowledge of his brother’s feelings very effectively helps the reader understand his difficulties and motivations for running away.
I have to admit that for the first few chapters, I wondered whether this sequel was such a good idea. Felton was so hilarious and so much fun to read about in the first book, and when this book wasn’t instantly just as funny, I felt myself losing interest a little bit. Things do pick up, though, and the story turns away from the sarcastic humor a little bit to show us a softer, more emotional side to Felton. Not only do we get to know more about his dead father, but we also meet a cousin who is very much like him, and we see his friendship with Gus go through some challenges and come out that much stronger. Since Felton didn’t spend very much time considering other people’s feelings in the first book, it only makes sense that he would need to repent and think about the emotional side of things a bit more in his second book.
Stupid Fast is one of the best YA novels I have ever read, and for me, it would be impossible for this sequel to live up to it. That said, Nothing Special is a strong follow-up, and readers who love Felton and the people in his life will enjoy finding out how things have turned out so far. I am looking forward to the third and final book about Felton, I’m with Stupid, whose expected publication date is May 1, 2013.
I borrowed Nothing Special from my local public library.
For more about this book, visit Goodreads and Worldcat.
Nothing Special. by Geoff Herbach. May 1, 2013. Sourcebooks. 290 pages. ISBN: 9781402265075Nothing Special is the sequel to Stupid Fast. This second book about Felton Reinstein deals with the aftermath of the physical and emotional changes he undergoes in the first book, and delves into the effects of his behavior on those around him, especially his younger brother Andrew. Felton tells the story in the form of a letter to his girlfriend, Aleah, who has taken a break from their relationship. He writes the letter on a trip to Florida, the purpose of which becomes clearer as the story he tells progresses. What we do know early on is that Andrew has run away, linked up with his dead father’s family, and caused Felton to miss football camp so that he can sort the whole thing out.
Though the story is told in Felton’s voice, it belongs just as much to Andrew. I believe it is meant to be his photo we see on the cover of the book, and “Nothing Special” refers to the way he feels about himself compared to his older, bigger, more athletic brother. Because the story belongs to both boys, the story is structurally pretty sophisticated. I give Geoff Herbach a lot of credit for switching so effortlessly back and forth between Felton’s activities at the time he writes the story and the events in the past that he is writing about. Though we never enter Andrew’s mind, Felton’s secondhand knowledge of his brother’s feelings very effectively helps the reader understand his difficulties and motivations for running away.
I have to admit that for the first few chapters, I wondered whether this sequel was such a good idea. Felton was so hilarious and so much fun to read about in the first book, and when this book wasn’t instantly just as funny, I felt myself losing interest a little bit. Things do pick up, though, and the story turns away from the sarcastic humor a little bit to show us a softer, more emotional side to Felton. Not only do we get to know more about his dead father, but we also meet a cousin who is very much like him, and we see his friendship with Gus go through some challenges and come out that much stronger. Since Felton didn’t spend very much time considering other people’s feelings in the first book, it only makes sense that he would need to repent and think about the emotional side of things a bit more in his second book.
Stupid Fast is one of the best YA novels I have ever read, and for me, it would be impossible for this sequel to live up to it. That said, Nothing Special is a strong follow-up, and readers who love Felton and the people in his life will enjoy finding out how things have turned out so far. I am looking forward to the third and final book about Felton, I’m with Stupid, whose expected publication date is May 1, 2013.
I borrowed Nothing Special from my local public library.
For more about this book, visit Goodreads and Worldcat.
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