I don't know how to fix it, but I have known several people who have just borrowed a disc from someone else and made a copy. They did it in good conscience because they had actually purchased it first. Not sure if it's really legal or not, but what else can you do???? -Angie

Definitely. It was an excellent escape from reality. I've already read the third and fourth books a second time. I didn't read the first book again because I had also seen the movie twice; and I didn't read the second book again because... well, I don't want to spoil it for you. There was nothing wrong with the second book, it just didn't have enough of the mushy love stuff in it that I wanted to read. It's still a must-read, at least once. I forgot to mention before, one thing I love about these books is that even though they are vampire books, they're not overly gory and gross. :lol: Angie

Getting Near to Baby, by Audrey Couloumbis; 2000 Newbery Honor Book When twelve-year-old Willa Jo climbs onto the roof at Aunt Patty's house to see the sunrise, she never expects the conflicted feelings she's had for three weeks to crystallize into a stubbornness that will keep her there all day. But once she's up there, Willa Jo can't seem to come down. Coming down means having to explain herself. And how can she explain? After Baby died, Little Sister stopped talking. Then Aunt Patty took the girls away from Mom to give her time to pull herself together. Aunt Patty has a million rules about everything, and she seems to have forgotten that Willa Jo and Little Sister are trying to cope with losing Baby, too. And missing Mom something fierce. In this beautifully-structured novel--which takes place all in one day--two generations of big sisters struggle with what being a big sister means. Couloumbis masterfully shows us the pervasive feelings that can take hold when tragedy strikes and the slow, subtle healing that comes when one can finally get near to the source.

How about this one: Howard the Duck Anyone remember that? My kids saw the DVD somewhere and wanted to know if it was something that they could watch. I remember it being pretty stupid, LOL, but is there anything in it that 9 and 11 year olds shouldn't see? -Angie

Me too, me too! I loved that movie when I was a kid :lurk5: I had forgotten that Joaquin was in that. Now I want to watch it again, LOL. I have a Zondervan book ... somewhere around here... called "What Can We Watch Tonight?" I'm not sure how many editions of this were made, but mine only has movies in it from between 1990 and 2002. It's been a really helpful resource. -Angie

I had this problem a few years ago. Couldn't find one ANYWHERE. My sister finally found some on clearance at Target and bough every one of them that they had. She's a professional Target clearance shopper, LOL. I've had plenty to give away when others have had this problem :001_smile: Watch for them to be on clearance after the back to school sales. -Angie

:iagree: I read all 4 of them in 3 days. My house and kids were completely neglected for those 3 days, LOL. I was annoyed every time someone talked to me, or the phone rang. I didn't want to stop to shower or eat (but I did, of course). They are extremely addictive. I'm so glad I waited until I had all of them before I started reading them. I would have gone insane if I'd had to wait any amount of time between them! I watched the movie first, then read the books, then watched the movie again (to spot the differences - there were A LOT), then I read the third and fourth books again. I have a theory, though, about why we (women) love these kinds of books/movies so much. I think that no matter how outrageous or cliche the plot lines are, we just wish that we had someone to love us like that. Like the way that Edward loves Bella, or Noah loved Alley (Notebook), or Tristan loved Isolde, etc... Not that our husbands don't love us enough, LOL, but we all want that sort of passion and unconditional love that's (usually) only in fiction... even if we don't want to admit it :tongue_smilie:. anyway, those are just my thoughts... -Angie

We loved The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, by Kate DiCamillo. -Angie

I read all four of the Twilight books in 3 days, LOL. Couldn't put them down! Some other faves have been: The Memory Keeper's Daughter, by Kim Edwards The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls (not sure if I'm spelling her name right, it's a memoir, excellent!) Me and Emma by Elizabeth Flock anything by Sophie Kinsella (Shopaholic series, Can You Keep a Secret, The Undomestic Goddess... very funny) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith Night, by Elie Wiesel (sp?) Pride and Prejudice Darcy's Story, by Janet Aylmer (P & P told from Darcy's point of view) Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold The Bright Forever, by Lee Martin A Long Way Down, by Nick Hornby Sleep Toward Heaven, by Amanda Eyre Ward The Year of Fog, by Michelle Richmond ... just to name a few :001_smile: And I can't seem to stop reading Jodi Picoult's books. They're like a train wreck that I can't help looking at. When I finish them I always hate them. I just don't like the way they end. I figure she's a great writer, though, to be able to make me feel so strongly about her stories. -Angie

My girls loved the Rainbow Magic books by Daisy Meadows. They're 9 now, though, and have outgrown them. When they were 6-7, they still liked to read the easy chapter books like Junie B. Jones (I had to remind them not to talk like Junie, though, LOL), the Best Friends series by Jenny Dale (cute animal books) and Amber Brown (the younger ones that look like leveled readers). -Angie