Books, Books, Books!

The Power of Books

by Alissa Lindsey

They're all around! They consume me. Each one whispers it's intricate story to me while I sit, wide eyed, learning the travels of each wonderfully real character. The stories control my thoughts, rule my actions, and edit my speech. I'm Winnie, Harry, or Jane. Elizabeth, Stargirl, or Anne. Mia, Mathias, or Peter. Ethan, Alice, or Wanda. I'm all of them, really. Their entertaining personalities compose my own. Their mannerisms and style meld with mine. I become them. They become me. We are one. My eyes see what they see, my fingers touch what they touch, my heart beats with their emotions. Exploring, laughing, crying - together. In an entirely different place - the docks of the sea, the abbey of Redwall, the moors of England, or the brick walls of Albert Einstein High School. Where ever I may be in my world, it takes only seconds to be transported to the 1800's, a magical wood, or a gaping cavern. This is the power of books.

Today when I opened my blog, and clicked 'new post' I had every intetion of documenting the names and titles of the five books I'm currently reading (which I will still do, by the way) but when my fingers started typing a poem appeared instead. What do you think? Did you like it? I did. :)

The five books I am currently reading are:

1. Redwall by Brian Jacques

2. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

3. The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo

4. Hunters of the Dark Sea by Mel Odom

5. The Princess Diaries: Party Princess by Meg Cabot

Hehe, what can I say? I like books. No that's an understatement - I LOVE BOOKS! :D Always have, always will. Anyways, let's move on to another topic, because I believe I have sufficiently covered books for today. Let's see....

We got our new music for band! Some of it is fun, most of it is hard - but I will master it!

The choir solo was not given out the week I skipped to go to my band concert - YAY! And I'm trying out for it in two weeks! yay! Hope I get it! :D

Hmmm, the writers workshop I wrote the prologue to 'The Guardian Fairy' for is tomorrow! I'm excited! :D The book I'm reading called 'Hunter's of the Dark Sea' is by the speaker/teacher for the workshop! So, how cool is that!? I like meeting other writers, it's always cool to hear advice and tips and stuff from them. *Sigh* Someday, I'll be the published writer giving advice and tips....Someday... *groan* someday when I actually have time/motivation to write something....

Well, that's all for today kids. TTFN!

P.S. Everything I post here - my poems, stories, ideas, and just general ramblings are copy righted. And if you wish to continue to be my friend you will leave them here, where they should be. :p