The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings

Gil-galad was an Elven-king.
Of him the harpers sadly sing:
the last whose realm was fair and free
between the Mountains and the sea.
His sword was long, his lance was keen,
his shining helm afar was seen;
the countless stars of heaven's field
were mirrored in his silver shield.

But long ago he rode away,
and where he dwelleth none can say;
for into darkness fell his star
in Mordor where the shadows are.

By,
J.R.R. Tolkien

Ella Enchanted

That fool of a fairy Lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me. She meant to bestow a gift. When I cried inconsolably through my first hour of life, my tears were her inspiration. Shaking her head sympathetically at mother, the fairy touched my nose.
"My gift is obedience. Ella will always be obedient. Now stop crying, child."
I stopped.

This is how the story starts. I love this book, it is one of my favorites! Gail Carson Levine did such great job at writing this. I've listened to it on tape at least ten times and read it twice I believe, that I know the first page by heart and I once knew the whole last chapter and epilogue. Speaking of the epilogue, I love the way it ends.
And so, with laughter and love, we lived happily ever after.

From, The Final Storm

Adventures are
funny things.
Many are merely happy
accidents-
a single spark that ignites
an unexpected chain of events.
But some adventures are meant
for you and you alone.
And whether you want them or not,
they seek you out of a great crowd and
take you somewhere
you never thought you'd go.
Often, these unlooked-for adventures
require a sacrifice too great
to imagine.


By,
Wayne Thomas Batson

Cool Books

In this pic I am reading Isle of Fire. It is the last out of a two book series, Isle of Swords is the first. They are both great books. They are by Wayne Thomas Batson. He is my favorite author and author of my all time favorite books, The Door Within Trilogy. There are three books in the trilogy, 1. The Door Within, 2. The Rise of the Wyrm Lord, and 3. The Final Storm.

I recommend all five of these books.

The Goose Girl

She was born with her eyes closed and a word on her tongue, a word she could not taste. Her name was Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee,Crown Princess of Kildenree,and she spent the first years of her life listening to her aunt's stories and learning the language of the birds, especially the swans. When she was older, she watched as a colt was born, and she heard the first word on his tongue, his name, Falada.



I love this book. A wonderful Fairy tale by Shannon Hale. I recommend it.

However, there are two other books in this series, Enna Burning and River Secrets. I don't recommend these. They have problems. The Goose Girl does not leave you hanging so you don't need to read the other two to know what happens. The other two books are merely about other people from The Goose Girl. Not about the main character , Anidori.

Dragon Spell

I'm reading this really cool book called Dragon Spell. It is about a girl (her name is Kale) who was once a slave but was set free and she needs to learn the difference between being a slave and being a servant ( to Wulder) . It is written by a christian author. Her name is Donita K. Paul. I haven't finished it yet but so far it is good.

Intro

This blog will be all about books. ( hence the name) I hope that all I write and all I read will bring glory to God. So now, I'll start posting.