The Phantom Paragrapher

A Bundling Idea: By Paula Phillips – The Phantom Paragrapher It’s that time of month again, it’s Literary Musing Time and this month I’ve decided to share with you some insider information of what I’ve been doing in our teen department at the library I work at in New Zealand. By day, I work as a Children’s and Teen’s Librarian at Greerton Library and It is my job to come up with fresh ideas to get teen’s into the library and for the teen collection to keep on movin’ around. While reading a few months back , the VOYA ( Voice of Young Adults) Literature magazine, it had an article about an American Library and a idea that they had created in order to get books in their teen section moving around and help teens discover those forgotten authors and not just stick to ones like Stephenie Meyer and Suzanne Collins. It was also a chance to remind teens that there are other books besides Vampire and Werewolf novels – though not that I am not a huge fan of them myself.   ...

Wanting to succeed in whatever you do with God's perspective in your life , with this amazing new non-fiction book by Jim Tressell and review copy provided by Tyndale Publishers. Review: Life Promises for Success - Jim Tressel - February 2011 I'm not sure about you , but I know that I am one of those girls who love reading quotes books and poems , anything that I can write down and keep as a guide to inspiration. I even have a purple corkboard type photo pinboard that I attach quotes etc , things I find inspiring too . At the moment it has a Cover of NZ Leaders Monthly which Open Polytechnic did for their students to inspire a higher achievement at your own work levels that reads "Miss Paula Phillips -Person of the Year" . Imagine what it would really feel like to have that next to your name. You would feel pretty amazing and worth alot. With Life Promises for Success , Jim Tressel has written a selection of quotes, poems , bible verses - you name it , it's...

Wanting a dystopian novel that sets your heart a-flutter ? This book is perfect for anyone who loves a good dystopian world novel . Review : The Unidentified - Rae Mariz - October 2010 Imagine living in the future, where everything is controlled and every aspect of your life is basically part of a giant game from how many friends you have on facebook , to what you eat, wear, who you hang out with, your grades and what you do in your spare time. There are still your infamoyus cliques, but they control that part of society and of course their are those who rebel against the system, the society . They are called "the unidentified". When Kid notices a stunt pulled by the group and posts it on her page, she is the only one intrigued to find out who in fact are "the unidentified". However , every step is being watched and recorded as Kid is suddenly caught up in the world of Trendsetters as there are some who believe that she knows just who "the unidentified...

Todays Top Ten Tuesday is a special one for me as I firstly have spent most of today re-creating my blog and adding things and making it more prettier :) so people do comment if you noticed , which I hope you do LOL. Today is Top Ten Authors Who I think deserve more recognition. Tina Reber - She wrote Love Unscripted which I have reviewed on my site   and guess what , I am going to be a character in her next book Love Unrehearsed :) Sara Evans and Rachel Hauck - Sara Evans is mainly known for her country music but the book she wrote with Rachel Hauck - The Sweet By and By was awesome and I have the sequel Softly and Tenderly on my TBR Pile Amy Efaw - Her Book After was one of the best books I have ever read about the decision to rid a baby and Teen Pregnancy and the effects of the teen not just focused on the baby. Melody Carlson - She is one of the best Edgy Christian Fiction authors I have ever come across for teens especially. Read "Finding Alice" if you have neve...

It's interesting what you discover when you well - discover new publishers and authors as I always thought that Carina Press only focused on Erotic Fiction etc but I found out that they also write mystery thrillers and Science-Fiction , Military stories. Review: 47 Echo - Shawn Kupfer - Jan 2011 As I said above I didn't realise that Carina Press did these type of Military novels until I discovered it on Netgalley http://www.netgalley.com/ . Are you looking for a nice war and military novel to read ? It's the year 2019 and Russia has just been taken over by Chinese and North Korean Forces and it's up to 47 Echo to help save the day . Though as we read the novel we found out that 47 Echo only contains a couple of soldiers or as they want to be more politically correct ex-convicts. Half-chinese Nick Morrow has been let out of prison and conscripted as part of his parole and probation into a unit titled 47-Echo, they are basically the suicide squad in the war, your...

Are you into Historical novels ? How about novels set in the time of the Confederate war ? Review: The Last Full Measure - Ann Rinaldi - November 2010 As a voracious reader, I try to have a taste of everything available on my blog - I love the saying - something for everyone and that's my main philosophy behind how I choose my books and what to review on the site for you. I've never been one personally to go for books set in the time of the Confederate war, as being in New Zealand it is not really a big event, the only war we really commiserate in New Zealand is ANZAC which took part in Gallopili. The Last Full measure follows th story of fourteen-year old Tacy who locks horns with her older brother David who as a child injured his leg which caused him to be ineligible for the war like her other brothers and father. As soldiers start to take over her town of Gettysburg , Tacy witnesses events that will change her life as the Rebs are taking all the black people away and ...

Looking for a good and fun Christian book for your child aged 9-12yrs ? Something that is fun and enjoyable and along the lines of Judy Moody, Ramona and Beezus etc but with a Christian background to the story. Review: In Front of God and Everybody - KD McCrite - May 2011 Meet April Grace , she is 10yrs old and lives in a small country town where the outsiders consider them hillbillies. Reading this book, April Grace reminded me alot of Ramona Quimby from Ramona and Beezus by Beverley Cleary. She is the younger sister who is not afraid to speak her mind, which unfortunately gets on her older sister's nerves. April Grace lives with a colourful family which includes her mum, dad , her soap-opera Days of our Lives obsessed older sister Myra-Sue to her grandmother who has the local old men hot on her wrinkles. This summer when new neighbours move in , things are going to get a little bit crazy as the neighbours are about to push every button the community has. Read as April Gr...

Are you a fan of Lisa Jackson's books ? Have you read her hit novel "Wishes"? If so then you will remember a bit of this storyline as Lisa Jackson was asked to rewrite it with a bit more meaning and deeper characters.                                                                                                                                    ...