Stephanie Meyer‘s Twilight novella, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, has already sold 226,589 copies in the UK. It is expected to be the top selling book of the year.

You could buy it or just read the story for free on Meyer’s website before midnight on July 5th.

We wonder if it will make it to the big screen!
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What I liked about this one was that it had both silver and gold details, which was one of my main things that I looked for when I was looking around. It is in stainless steel and quite heavy. It is a girl model of a male model clock which I like. Not only because it is becoming trendy these days, it also looks very posh and exclusive.

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Oh, wonderful!

Another inspired, literary masterpiece from Stephenie Meyer!

As we’re SURE many of you Twi-hards already have been obsessing over, the Twilight author has released a short novella to coincide with the release of the third sparkling vampire extravaganza, Eclipse!

Because she’s such a generous soul, Meyer has decided to releaseThe Short Second Life of Bree Tanner on-line for FREE!

CLICK HERE to check out the blatant Mormon propaganda instant classic.

AKA somebody read it for us and tell us how atrocious it is!!

LOLz!

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And it’s just downright scary!

Naturally, Lauren Conrad is on the cover of her upcoming book Lauren Conrad Style giving buyers a creepy death stare.

It would have been MUCH better if the cover showed the girl actually smiling and showing off her style rather than a cropped headshot that doesn’t even show what she’s wearing.

What do U think of the cover???

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Finally! Progress!

Summit Entertainment announced today that they have officially selected a director for the final flick in the Twilight franchise. Oscar winner Bill Condon, best known for his work on Dreamgirls, will be the guiding force behind Breaking Dawn.

Though the studio has yet to reveal when and where production on the flick will take place, everyone involved seems tickled that Bill is onboard – including Bill. In a statement, the director revealed his excitement for the project and hopes to bring an “unique cinemative experience” for fans to enjoy.

As for the mastermind behind it all, Twilight author Stephenie Meyer, she is just as “thrilled” that Bill has consented to be a part of the franchise, saying”

“I’m so thrilled that Bill wants to work with us. I think he’s going to be a great fit, and I’m excited to see what he does with the material.”

So are we, especially if the studio attempts to cram everything in the million page book into one movie.

Which by the way, is that what you all are doing? Is it? IS IT?

C’mon! Inquiring Twi-hards are dying to know!

In the meantime, what do U think of the choice of director?

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Thanks to Baby Seniorita I found this videoblogger, A Petersson. He is a blogger who does some awesome videos. I’m in total love with this guy! haha.. Maybe even more than my BF.

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I’m going to watch Street kings now. I’ll try to tell you what I think about it after I’ve seen it.

What do you know about this movie? Do you recommend it?

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I actually ordered all the books at a book shop today, can’t wait to read them all!

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Published in 2000

About the author: Jerry Spinelli (born February 1, 1941 is an author of children’s novels on adolescence and early adulthood. He is best known for the novels Maniac Magee and Wringer.

Spinelli was born in Montgomery County of Norristown, Pennsylvania and currently resides in Wayne, PA. At the age of sixteen, his love of sports inspired him to compose a poem about a recent football victory; later, unbeknownst to him, his father had published it in to the local newspaper. It was at this time; he rationalized that he would not become a Major League Baseball player, and decided to become a writer instead.

Spinelli graduated from Gettysburg College in 1963, and acquired his MA from Johns Hopkins University in 1964. He married Eileen Mesi in 1977, and they have six children along with sixteen grandchildren.

Other books by this author: Blue Ribbon Blues, A Tooter Tale, Knots in My Yo-Yo String, Loser, Milkweed: A Novel, My Daddy and Me, Eggs, Love, Stargirl, Smiles to Go.

About the book: This book is easy to read and understand which is great. This is a book for people over 10 years old, but also for young adults. It is very realistic, except for the supernatural Stargirl, with the high school drama and all the other elements such as the description of the school, the students and the whole environment.

There are a few parents who would say that this book isn’t good for middle school children due to the character Stargirl, but there will only be a few. Stargirl is verbally attack when she is attending the show Hot Seat and there is a romantic relationship developed between the two main characters, but that is completely innocent.

In a celebration of nonconformity, Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tale about the fleeting, cruel nature of popularity–and the thrill and inspiration of first love.

Review: As Spinelli introduces Stargirl, everyone, including Leo, is struck mute by her existence. Who is this girl? At quick glance she is a 10th grader, who has no sense of human conformity, follows no set of unsaid social rules, and dances to the beat of her own ukulele. Leo – drawn to her whimsical nature, admires her continuous strings of selfless good deeds and passionate energy, finds himself torn between his growing love for Stargirl and his own need to just fit in.

Stargirl is a tale about innocence, young love, and the fight to belong in a world that isn’t completely accepting of non-conformity. Is it possible to be just like everyone else without completely losing yourself? Leo, a typical teenage boy just wants to be accepted by his friends but knows the cost of loving someone so different, may mean having to live without.

Plot: Leo Borlock follows the unspoken rule at Mica Area High School: don’t stand out–under any circumstances! Then Stargirl arrives at Mica High and everything changes–for Leo and for the entire school. After 15 years of home schooling, Stargirl bursts into tenth grade in an explosion of color and a clatter of ukulele music, enchanting the Mica student body.

But the delicate scales of popularity suddenly shift, and Stargirl is shunned for everything that makes her different. Somewhere in the midst of Stargirl’s arrival and rise and fall, normal Leo Borlock has tumbled into love with her.

Excerpt: And the shunning – it was clear now – had come to me. It was less absolute for me than for her, but it was there. I saw it in the eyes that shifted away from mine, the shoulders that turned, the chatter that seemed less loud around me now than before. I fought it. I tested the limits. In the courtyard between classes, in the lunchroom I called out to others just to see if they would respond. When someone turned and nodded, I felt grateful. If someone spoke to me, especially if I had not spoken first, I wanted to cry. I had never realized how much I needed the attention of others to confirm my own presence.

The story takes place in Mica, Arizona mostly on Mica Area High School. It is somewhere between 2000-2010, it starts of when Leo was 12 years old and at the very end, the last chapter, they move forward 15 years from when Leo is around the age of 15.

Main characters:

Leo Borlock

Gender: Male
Profession/status: student
Age: a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality: White (American)
How sensitive is this character? Sensitive to others’ feelings
Sense of humor: Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence: Average intelligence, Smarter than most other characters
Physique: average physique

Susan ‘Stargirl’ Caraway

Identity: Female - society
Age: a teen
Profession/status: student
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric: eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: – an average amount - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? Sensitive to others’ feelings - middling sensitive to others’ feelings
Sense of humor: – Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence:  Average intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique: average physique

Setting and style:
How much descriptions of surroundings: Some
Desert? Yes
City? Yes
Small town? Yes
Person: mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death: no torture/death
Unusual Style: a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog: roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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It must be noted that this is not the true story, it is the synopsis of the film. Any background information on the film or its characters and setting can and should be found in the user comments section of this film.

IMDb’s rating: 8,2 out of 10

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Synopsis: Hilary Swank stars in this gripping story of inner city kids raised on drive-by shootings and hard-core attitude – and the teacher who gives them the one thing they need most: a voice of there own. Dropped into the free-fire zone of a school torn by violence and racial tension, teacher Erin Gruwell battles an uncaring system in a fight to make the classroom matter in her students lives. Now, telling their own stories, and hearing the stories of others, a group of supposedly “unteachable” teens will discover the power of tolerance, reclaim their shattered lives, and change their world.

My opinion: This is a really exciting drama with a lot of good stories to listen to. Recommended for all!

IMDb’s rating: 7.6 (out of 10 possible)

My rating: 9 (out of 10 possible)

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My opinion: This is a really good story and it’s a really exciting thriller. Recommend for everyone who likes excitement.

My rating: 7 (out of 10 possible)
IMDb’s rating: 6.7

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