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c'mon...get creative this summer!

2008-05-20T20:03:52-07:00

ok, we know you'll be lazing around the pool a ton this summer--but why not think amazing, inspiring, great-artist thoughts while you're doing it? We at the burger have always been huge Lynda Barry fans. If you don't know her, you really oughta check her out...and now she's got a book that will get you jotting down your own brilliant, funny creations.
It's called What It Is, and it'll help you remember that "the ordinary is extraordinary," as Ms. Barry says. We're going to be perusing it at the beach....along with a few trashy Gossip "Girl novels!

for all you drama queens...

2008-03-03T16:19:55-08:00

winter is so yesterday

2008-02-28T05:53:00-08:00

we had a happy realization today...February is almost over--even with the dang extra leap day. And even the worst curmudgeon can't rightly say that March is winter (even if March does feel like winter sometimes in the New England-y corner of the world where bookburger hq is located). Ergo, it's almost spring!!!
Hello, pedicures and toe rings! Sayonara, Smartwool socks and salt-stained boots!

ok, our outburst is now done. In case you are new here, we do NOT make it a habit to talk about the weather.

30-Sec Lit Crit: Thank You, Lucky Stars by Beverly Donofrio

2008-02-27T17:41:31-08:00

Yes, it's time for another quickie review from Amanda, our terribly talented teen reviewer....Hit it, Amanda...

Here's a cute little story about Ally, a fifth grader who’s very excited for her fifth grade year with her best friend Betsy. They’ll enter the talent show, wear matching outfits, eat lunch together… However, things don’t go as planned and Betsy ignores Ally, and becomes friends with Ally’s archenemy, Mean Mona. The only person that will talk to her is Tina, the different new girl, who wears her hair like Princess Leia, and lives life in a fun and showy way.

After weeks of mourning over the loss of her best friend, Ally decides to enter the talent show, and perform a disco dance, her favorite, with Tina. Will she win the show? Will she get her best friend back? Will she finally learn to love 5th grade? There’s so much and more in this simply written, charming book.
In honor of the main character, Ally’s penchant for writing poems about what’s going on in her life, I have decided to write a poem. So, here it goes:

Thank You, Lucky Stars, a poem written by Amanda:
                     I read a book the other day, about a 10-year old girl
                     At first I was apprehensive, then I decided to give it a whirl
                     It told a story about disco, hairstyles, and lucky stars
                     Girls who love the moon, and girls who seem like they’re from Mars.
                     In the end, a lesson was learned, and the book, I’d say was cool
                     It made me think of my younger years, and why I loved school.

So, go pick up a copy of Thank You, Lucky Stars. You’ll thank your lucky stars you did.

winners take all!!

2008-02-21T18:30:54-08:00

oh how we love to announce winners...it's our favorite thing! So it brings us exquisite pleasure to say that we've chosen the FIVE LUCKY WINNERS of our HUMONGO GIVEAWAY--five books to five hungry readers....and the readers are: Pamela, Belinda, Nicole, Tasha, and Kerri.

CONGRATS ALL!!! And heartfelt thanks to all who entered. Please stay tuned for more great giveaways and reviews. We love you, burgerfolk!

Giveaway results to be announced Thursday

2008-02-18T11:58:45-08:00

hey all...we are tabulating the results for what is quite possibly the biggest giveaway in burger history....we'll be announcing them on Thursday, Feb 21. If we don't have an email address for you, it will be up to you to get in touch to collect your prize....don't miss out!

30 Sec Lit Crit: 30 Days to Getting Over... by Clea Hantman

2008-02-07T20:31:04-08:00

Here's the latest words of wisdom from our fabulous new teen reviewer! While we at burger hq were interviewing Clea Hantman, Amanda was away in her secret book-review lair reading and reviewing her new book....so take it away, Amanda!

30 Days to Getting Over the Dork You Used to Call Your Boyfriend by Clea Hantman is a rockin’ new nonfiction handbook specifically for girls who have just parted ways (ahem, been dumped), by their last jerk of a boyfriend. It’s an exceptional, extraordinary book about how to move past that dork, and regain your confidence and shine that you had before him.
Unlike many handbooks and self-help guides, Hantman treats the readers as actual people, cares about their problems, and actually legitimately tries to help them. She offers great advice that is both fun and goofy, but actually helpful.
Hantman makes getting over an ex actually almost… gasp, fun. She offers activities, songs that match the theme (WHICH I LOVE!!), movies about breaking up, and wonderful advice that could come right from the mouths of your friends and mom.
It’s an amazing book that will most likely become a classic in the minds of many heartbroken teenage girls. It will make girls rethink and reinvent themselves, and will make so many girls stronger in the end. Fabulous, witty, hysterical, and creative, these 30 Days will be ones you’ll never forget.
P.S: Check out Clea’s blog at www.gettingoverthedork.com, it features awesome songs handpicked by the author, as well as super-cool break up advice!

don't forget our honking great big giveaway

2008-02-06T20:38:00-08:00

you can win five brand-spanking-new books...check out all the details here. It's our biggest giveaway ever and it's running through February 12...

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