Pilgrims of Rayne- DJ MacHale

The Pilgrims of Rayne by D.J. MacHale


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I have been reading this series for a while. I really like the story- a kid-Bobby Pendragon- discovers he is a Traveler and must go to different the different territories that make up Halla in order to save them from the evil Saint Dane. He travels using a flume that sends him to the territory right when he's needed. The territories include current time Earth, past and future Earth and seven other places that are not on Earth at all. He sends journals of what happens to him through the traveler ring to his friends Mark & Courtney back on second Earth (current day & time)

In the 8th installment, Pilgrims of Rayne, Bobby must discover the turning point on Ibara. Of course, he meets up with Saint Dane who is mixing things from the different territories. This is a big no no. Bobby also breaks a few rules himself.

I enjoy these books because they keep me on the edge of my seat as it goes back and forth between what's happening to Mark & Courtney and the journals that Bobby sends. I would have rated this one higher but it times the story got a little bogged down with details, especially ones from Bobby's travels.


SPOILER ALERT!!!

The ending really annoyed me...what Bobby decides to do on Ibara was a little selfish. How did he expect Courtney to leave First Earth? What about Siry- he was now stranded somewhere other than the only home he knew.

There are two more books in this series. It is well worth picking up and reading but start at the beginning. I have several boys in my class who also love these books.

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2009 in review

In 2009:
I visited New York City, Panama City Beach (and surrounding areas), Philadelphia, St Louis (twice to see shows)

I saw Mary Poppins on Broadway, the tours of: Rent with Anthony Rapp, Wicked, In the Heights, the concerts of:the Indigo Girls, New Kids on the Block, Jennifer Knapp

I met lots and lots of my favorite authors and actors from my favorite musicals

I learned I am not half bad as a theatre actor and was in two plays

I began voice & piano lessons and realized that I can sing and play the piano (tho not at the same time and I'm better at singing)

I accomplished my goal of reading 100 books

I drove through Nashville & Murfreesboro by myself for the first time

I started working with a college color guard

I lost a friendship

I reconnected with someone

I said goodbye to a man who has known me since birth and who was a very good friend of my parents

I got to teach high school algebra

I had surgery for the first time

I lost a dog and gained a cat


My goals for 2010:
Read more books
meet more people
rid myself of the negative
get healthier (once my foot is healed)
sing in front of people
write my book


(it's nearly 3 am and I have probably forgotten something. I may add more later)

December books, plus everything else

December
City of Bones~Cassandra Clare

City of Ashes~Cassandra Clare

City of Glass ~Cassandra Clare

The Flying Flea, Callie & Me~Bill & Carol Wallace

The Unwritten Rule~Elizabeth Scott

Suite Scarlett~Maureen Johnson

Scarlett Fever~ Maureen Johnson

Sweep:Book of Shadows~ Cate Tiernan

Sweep: The Coven~Cate Tiernan

Sweep:Blood Witch~Cate Tiernan

The Strange Power~LJ Smith

The Possessed~LJ Smith

The Passion~LJ Smith

Boyology:A Crash Course in all Things Boy~Sarah O'Leary Burningham

Emily the Strange:Seeing is Deceiving~Rob Reger

Rapunzel's Revenge~Shannon & Dean Hale

Alice in Wonderland (play)~adapted by William Glennon(this was actually read in June but was left off the list)

January

The Tales of Beedle the Bard~JK Rowling

Kingdom Keepers:Disney After Dark~Ridley Pearson

Fade to Blue~Sean Beaudoin (not released until Spring 09)

My Sister the Vampire:Switched~Sienna Mercer

My Sister the Vampire:Fangtastic~Sienna Mercer

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February

Kingdom Keepers:Disney at Dawn~ Ridley Pearson

The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy & Goth Girl~Barry Lyga

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist~Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

Night World vl 1: Secret Vampire

Daughters of Darkness

Spellbinder ~LJ Smith

Zombie Queen on Newbury High ~ Amanda Ashby

Prophecy of the Sisters ~Michelle Zink

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March

Geektastic ~Edited by Holly Black & Cecil Castellucci

Oh My Goth ~ Gena Showalter

Hunted~PC & Kristen Cast

The Thirteen Treasures~Michelle Harrison (this one of the best written books I've read in a while)

Wit~a play by Margaret Edson

Angus, Thongs, & Full frontal Snogging~Louise Rennison

Twilight Director's Notebook~Catherine Hardwick

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April

On the Bright Side, I'm now the Girlfriend of a Sex God~Louise Rennison

Cabinet of Wonders~ Marie Rutkoski

Giver~Lois Lowry (read with my class)

Why I Let My Hair Grow Out~Maryrose Wood

The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Thing~Carolyn Mackler

Boy Toy~Barry Lyga

13 Little Blue Envelopes~Maureen Johnson

Westing Game~Ellen Raskin (read with class)

North of Beautiful ~Justina Chen Headley

Knocked Out by my Nunga-Nunga~Louise Rennison

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May

Dancing in my Nuddy-Pants~Louise Rennison

Blue is for Nightmares~Laurie Faria Stolarz

Away Laughing on a Fast Camel~Louise Rennison

To Kill a Mockingbird~ Harper Lee

White is for Magic~Laurie Faria Stolarz

Burned~Ellen Hopkins

Fight Club_Chuck Palahniuk

The Fashion Disaster that Changed my life~Lauren Myracle

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June

Dead is the New Black~Marlene Perez

The Misfits ~James Howe

The Book of One Hundred Truths~ Julie Schumacher

Then He Ate my Boy Entrancers ~Louise Rennison

Looking for Alaska~ John Green

The Hate List~Jennifer Brown

Magic or Madness~Justine Larbalestier

So you want to be a wizard~Diane Duane

New Moon audiobook~Stephenie Meyer

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July

Sea Change~ Aimee Friedman

Magic Lessons~Justine Larbalestier

Goth Girl Rising~ Barry Lyga

Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince audiobook~ JK Rowling

Eclipse audiobook~ Stephenie Meyer

Silver is for Secrets ~ Laurie Faria Stolarz

Red is for Remembrance~Laurie Faria Stolarz

Devilish~Maureen Johnson

The Center of the Universe, Yep, That'd be Me ~Anita Liberty

Something to Blog About~Shana Norris

Love is Hell (collection of short stories)~ Melissa Marr, Scott Westerfield, Justine Larbalstier, Gabrielle Zevin, Laurie Faria Stolarz

South Beach ~Aimee Friedman

Re-Vamped!~Sienna Mercer

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August

Ash~Malinda Lo

Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows audiobook ~JK Rowling

Peace, Love, & Baby Ducks~Lauren Myracle

Startled by his Furry Shorts~Louise Rennison

Love is a Many Torusered Thing~ Louise Rennison

Sabriel~Garth Nix

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September

Lirael ~ Garth Nix

Magic's Child~Justine Larbalestier

Wintergirls~Laurie Halse Anderson

Surviving the Applewhites~ Stephanie S. Tolan

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October

Dark Angel~LJ Smith

Time Traveler's Wife~Audrey Niffenegger

Paper Towns~John Green

Dead is a State of Mind~Marlene Perez

Dead is so Last Year~Marlene Perez

Vampalicious~Sienna Mercer

The Chosen~LJ Smith

Soulmates ~LJ Smith

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November

Tempted~PC & Kristen Cast

Beautiful Creatures~Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

Hunger Games~Suzanne Collins

13 Reasons Why~Jay Asher

Will Grayson, Will Grayson~David Levithan & John Green

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