Hey everyone! I hope you’ve all been having a great weekend! I’m spending the weekend with Neely, so what better way to celebrate hanging out with her than to link up with her and Ashley (wish you were here girl!) for SUNDAY SOCIAL!

1. Favorite childhood book
I read a TON of books as a child. I had favorites like The Babysitters Club, The Boxcar Children, but one that I remember loving in the 4th grade was Number the Stars. It’s set during WW II with the Nazi occupation and is a great book. If you haven’t read it, read it. So good.

2 . Favorite Book lately
Being a full time student/manager at my job/student teacher, I don’t have a lot of time for books. Things are hectic enough as it is, but I can tell you one of my recent reads that I loved reading over the summer is One For the Money by Janet Evanovich. Stephanie Plum is a fun character, and I love that she’s a bounty hunter in Jersey. Janet is a great writer and you can totally picture Stephanie (btw, Katherine Heigl does great in portraying her in the movie adaptation).
3. Book you wish you could live in
I think I’d like to live in The Help. Neely and I are talking and Hunger Games sounds cool (since I’m 26 and all and it wouldn’t matter for me), but something about The Help draws me to it. I think I love how Skeeter sticks up for herself and the maids and really tries to do something about segregation. I would love to make some sort of difference in a town (or in the world) like Skeeter. Plus, this book is so empowering. You can’t help but be so happy at the end of it.
4. If you could be any character from a book who would it be and why?
If I could be any character from a book it would be Hermione from Harry Potter. It sounds cheesy, but I admire her bravery and smartness and her willingness to be such a go-getter and kick some Voldemort ass.
5. Favorite Book turned Movie?
If you’re reading this and you participated in Sunday Social, please don’t say Twilight. I like Twilight, but I don’t care for Stephanie Meyers’ writing, and Kristen Stewart can’t act. Fo’ real. I have to say my favorite book turned movie has to be Harry Potter. Sure, lots of details were left out, but that’s expected when you turn a book into a movie. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is one heck of a book turned movie. The part where Dumbledore dies had me ugly crying throughout the entire scene. Y’all- I bawled LOUD. It was kinda embarrassing. But, hey, at least there were a ton of Baylor girls there sobbing too, so I didn’t feel TOO bad for crying.
6. Favorite Magazines
I don’t really subscribe to magazines, just because of the fact that I never have a chance to really read during the school year, but I love the Food Network magazine and In Style. There’s something so wonderful about those awesome photo shoots in In Style’s ads that just make me want to be a model. As for Food Network mag, I love how they inspire me to try out new recipes. Everything is always so yummy!
Hi, I just found you through the linkup!
I remember the boxcar children from when I was younger, that was one of my favorite books! I kind of want to go buy and read it now! haha, I would love to live in “The Help” too!
xo, Heather
http://heatherfrostx.blogspot.com/
The Help is an amazing story! & I share the lovin’ for Harry Potter! I think most people involved in the link up do to be honest
Your blog is so cute! I love it! Number the Stars was so good! Ah, it makes me cry!
I totally forgot about Number the Stars! I read it way back when. I can’t wait for my kids to get old enough to read the books I loved as a kid!
Stopping by through link up and happy to be a new follower!
I loved Number the Stars. Another of the same theme that I love is The Devil’s Arithmetic!
Any magazine that features Paula Deen *has* to be cool!
Get out of my head! My fav magazine too and I agree about The Help..and Babysitters Club was my fav too. I still have all the sets.
Hi From the Link-up!
I totally agree with you on Twillight. Never read the books but saw a glimpse of the movie on a plane one time and were really disappointed. As one from the “Interview with a Vampire”-Generation I gotta say .. boring very very boring! and Kristen – seriously why is there such a hype around her? seeing her on Snow-white and the huntsman proved she is not a good actress – absolutely not captivating and compared to Charlize no charisma at all.
Anyway I too love to be Hermoine!! I admire her and I love the Harry Potter books and movies.
Great blog! 🙂
I love Janet Evanovich! She is one of my favorite authors!! There are 18 books in the Stephanie Plum series…number 19 comes out soon and I can’t wait!! Awesome series! New follower from the blog hop!
Leslie @ Sincerely, Leslie
I’m here from the Linkup! I love The Food Network! I think want to go get this subscription now. Thanks for sharing!
xox, Pam
http://www.pammowerdesigns.blogspot.com
Love Evanovich!!! If you like Stephanie Plum, you’ll probably also like Kinsey Milhone in Sue Grafton’s Alphabet series. 🙂 Happy Sunday!!
We have the same answers for #4 and #5. Go Harry 🙂
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I remember reading Number the Stars and loving it when I was in school! Lois Lowry is a great writer.
loved the book number the stars. we got to see the play of it too when we were little!
I am yet another new follower from this weeks Sunday Social. I loved the theme this weekend, I often feel with all today’s technology that reading is becoming further on the back burner but its great to see that so many people still love to read and find time for it. I also took away a bunch of new books to read so I am glad that I linked up this week and I am glad that I found your blog hun!
xx
Ps I am along with most of the other link ups I am sure put that I wanted to live in Hogwarts and be Hermoine, the movie and the books are just fabulous! I also loved the help, such a inspiring book!
Oh, I loved The Boxcar Children, I totally forgot about that!! I always wanted to be one of them 😉
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YES Harry Potter LOVE.
Also love all your childhood picks!
I love Harry Potter and have always wanted to be Hermione. I ugly cried during Half-Blood prince and at the end of Deathly Hallows.
Best lines:
Dumbledore: After all this time?
Snape: Always
BAWLED MY EYES OUT!