Book Club Ideas

5.3 weighted GPA
4.0 Unweighted (5.5 for AP, 5 for Honors)
2330 SAT
National Merit semifinalist
coauthored a childrens book on geology (Published by Nomad Press)
3 year starter on the varsity tennis team (4 year letterwinner)
3 year member PYSO (one of the top youth orchestras in the country)
Principal 1st violin Mt. Lebanon Orchestra 4 Years
President Science club 3 years (member 4 years)
A couple of 1st prizes in science fairs
Captain Science bowl team 3 years (member 4 years)
Member FBLA 3 Years
Won FBLA regionals in Public Speaking 1 year, won states another
Debate 3 years
100 hours community service at library/food banks
Internships at tissue research facilities/ genetics facilities two years
Won "being an american" essay contest for northeast region

All those smarts, and you really have to ask this? C’mon. Quit trying to make other people feel bad and go work on your apps.

im a single mother but feel blessed wer im from, compared to other people. here giving birth is free and i heard in the US u have to pay! hospital/medical is all free (operations n all). school is free, n in fact we get paid to go to college and university, we get a small stipend every month plus money in the beginning to buy books etc.

i went to my Mum n Baby club n was gettin so annoyed at ppl complainin about our government that they dnt giv us enough money to help, as in childrens allowance. fine its not a lot but they dnt realise that everything else is free. here things are exp, esp when it comes to baby items. im savin up for a light pushchair thats gna cost me bout 200euros but i still think its nothing to complain bout.

was i out of line to say such things for them? they gave me rly bad looks for just sayin that we should be grateful that we dont need to save thousands(!!) of pounds just to send them to school!
apricot snow girl — i dint realise that ppl get tested here for their ways of typing. this isnt a formal letter. u dint have a prob understandin it so y bother pointin it out? FYI i was kicked out of college the first yr for not attending classes, then i went in again to study but found it difficult cos my bro had just passed away tragically so i dropped out. i dint continue school but intend to once i turn 23 cos we can go in as a "mature student" with no charges.

i paid taxes for 5yrs, n worked my butt of when i was preg, right till the end. i understand bout the taxpayers paying for beneifts but i honestly aint sittin on my ass. im openin a "daycare" centre at home n gna take a course in First aid so that i can earn my own money whilst bein at home with my son (since i hv no one to leave him with.
o ye, i def disagree with mums havin to fork out loads of money to give birth!! its alrdy hard enough to bring up kids, they def dnt need to "throw away" money like that!

btw im from Malta
i still chose my own doctor n wat medication to take. i was even given a room with tv/internet/phone so its not like its a dump!

dnt get me wrong, if ur happy payin ur own way for everything fine but not all people enjoy forkin out tons of money even before the baby has arrived! we pay taxes for more than just medical etc but its still much less than if we wer to pay for everything instead!
emmas*mommy.. they do work, thats the thing. they wer complainin cos they dnt get enough allowance every 3months, aswel as a pay. they looked at me like i was some evil person for standin up for our government, who also offer that if mums go bk to wrk then they hav a yr of not payin tax (which seems fair to me)

Yea, you are very lucky and had every right to say those things to them. We have to pay $10,000 just to be healthy during prenatal care and to have the baby. Forget about once it gets here! That’s easily another $5k a year. Plus, if we want our kids to go to school without oweing a bunch of money to the government then we have to save at least $24,000 for them for college. Seriously?! They need to realize how good they’ve got it. Sheesh, wish I could be a citizen of your country!

im a single mother but feel blessed wer im from, compared to other people. here giving birth is free and i heard in the US u have to pay! hospital/medical is all free (operations n all). school is free, n in fact we get paid to go to college and university, we get a small stipend every month plus money in the beginning to buy books etc.

i went to my Mum n Baby club n was gettin so annoyed at ppl complainin about our government that they dnt giv us enough money to help, as in childrens allowance. fine its not a lot but they dnt realise that everything else is free. here things are exp, esp when it comes to baby items. im savin up for a light pushchair thats gna cost me bout 200euros but i still think its nothing to complain bout.

was i out of line to say such things for them? they gave me rly bad looks for just sayin that we should be grateful that we dont need to save thousands(!!) of pounds just to send them to school!
apricot snow girl — i dint realise that ppl get tested here for their ways of typing. this isnt a formal letter. u dint have a prob understandin it so y bother pointin it out? FYI i was kicked out of college the first yr for not attending classes, then i went in again to study but found it difficult cos my bro had just passed away tragically so i dropped out. i dint continue school but intend to once i turn 23 cos we can go in as a "mature student" with no charges.

i paid taxes for 5yrs, n worked my butt of when i was preg, right till the end. i understand bout the taxpayers paying for beneifts but i honestly aint sittin on my ass. im openin a "daycare" centre at home n gna take a course in First aid so that i can earn my own money whilst bein at home with my son (since i hv no one to leave him with.
o ye, i def disagree with mums havin to fork out loads of money to give birth!! its alrdy hard enough to bring up kids, they def dnt need to "throw away" money like that!

btw im from Malta
i still chose my own doctor n wat medication to take. i was even given a room with tv/internet/phone so its not like its a dump!

dnt get me wrong, if ur happy payin ur own way for everything fine but not all people enjoy forkin out tons of money even before the baby has arrived! we pay taxes for more than just medical etc but its still much less than if we wer to pay for everything instead!
emmas*mommy.. they do work, thats the thing. they wer complainin cos they dnt get enough allowance every 3months, aswel as a pay. they looked at me like i was some evil person for standin up for our government, who also offer that if mums go bk to wrk then they hav a yr of not payin tax (which seems fair to me)

Yea, you are very lucky and had every right to say those things to them. We have to pay $10,000 just to be healthy during prenatal care and to have the baby. Forget about once it gets here! That’s easily another $5k a year. Plus, if we want our kids to go to school without oweing a bunch of money to the government then we have to save at least $24,000 for them for college. Seriously?! They need to realize how good they’ve got it. Sheesh, wish I could be a citizen of your country!

Right now I’m a senior

freshman year i got a 3.6 gpa and took four honors classes and one regular class

sophmore year i took 3 honor classes and three regular and a 2.8 gpa

junior i took 2 1/2 honors classes, 2 ap classes and two regular with a 3.8 gpa

senior year i am taking four ap classes and two honors and i’m getting a 3.8 so far

i got a 32 on the act
and i am a merit scholar

i have been in the animal care league, chemistry club, enviormental club, tau gamma(helping out kids after school), childrens clinic, summer program at college, two years of being on the tennis team, helped out at hospital and has two poems published in school books, and in the science fair.

I’m not sure, but to be honest, I don’t think so. I thought Ivy League schools were only looking for student with a straight 4.0 average who are in leadership programs, not just involved in extracurricular. I’ve never made below a 3.8 and the idea of me getting into Vassar or Brown is laughable — the competition is just ridiculous nowadays. But like they say, never stop trying; it could come down to your admissions essay and your SAT scores.

Right now I’m a senior

freshman year i got a 3.6 gpa and took four honors classes and one regular class

sophmore year i took 3 honor classes and three regular and a 2.8 gpa

junior i took 2 1/2 honors classes, 2 ap classes and two regular with a 3.8 gpa

senior year i am taking four ap classes and two honors and i’m getting a 3.8 so far

i got a 32 on the act
and i am a merit scholar

i have been in the animal care league, chemistry club, enviormental club, tau gamma(helping out kids after school), childrens clinic, summer program at college, two years of being on the tennis team, helped out at hospital and has two poems published in school books, and in the science fair.

With 11 1/2 Honors classes and 6 APs in four years (that’s an average of 4+ advanced classes every year!), your weighted GPA and class rank plus the ACT score will make you very competitive at a lot of "good" schools. A more specific answer would depend on what you call a good school, what you’d like to study in college, and what non-academic things will be important to you at college.

It came off a website so round of aplause for that sit (and of course J.K. Rowling)

1. Have you read Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone/Philosopher’s Stone?

2. Have you read Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets?

3. Have you read Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban?

4. Have you read Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire?

5. Have you read Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix?

6. Have you read Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them?

7. Have you read Quidditch Through the Ages?

8. Have you read all the books more than once?

9. Have you read all the books more than four times?

10. Do you own more than one copy of the books?

11. Do you own them in more than one language? (Note: UK and US versions count)

12. Even though you don’t understand the other language?

13. Have you translated them into another language?

14. Were you at a bookstore at midnight to get Goblet of Fire when it
came out?

15. Were you at the bookstore at midnight to get Order of the
Phoenix when it came out?

16. Did you stay up all night reading it?

17. Even though you had to go to work/school the next day?

18. Did you wear a costume?

19. Even though you’re over 18?

20. Do you find one of the characters oddly attractive?

21. Have you talked your friends into reading the books?

22. Did they become as obsessed as you are?

23. Did you actually catch the "Wand Order" mistake before you heard/read about it?

24. Did you come up with elaborate theories to explain it?

25. Do you consider the correction in later editions to be pathetic?

26. Do you find the portkey to take Harry to Voldemort in Goblet of
Fire very contrived when Crouch Jr. could have created a portkey and had Harry touch it at any point in time during the year?

27. Are you upset at the New York Times for creating a seperate childrens best seller list because of the Harry Potter books?

28. Have you written them about it?

29. Using clues in the book, have you attempted to find the exact geographical location of Hogwarts or other locations (Durmstrang, etc.) mentioned in the books?

30. Do you disagree with certain statements given by J.K. in interviews/chats because they contradict with the evidence you see in the books? (number of students, etc.)

31. Have you written lengthy explanations about why you disagree?

32. Have you constructed a timeline of events in the Harry Potter books?

33. Have you attempted to figure out the exact ages of all the Weasley children?

34. Have you read any books that analyze Harry Potter (Exploring Harry Potter by Elizabeth Shafer, etc.)?

35. Have you written a serious literary paper analyzing Harry Potter?

36. Do you write lengthy commentaries about various aspects of the
HP books, such as the inconsistencies, mysteries, characterizations,
etc.?

37. Have you spent time contemplating which main characters will die by the time the series is over?

38. Have you written lengthy explanations about why you think that character will die?

39. Have you been very depressed by that conclusion?

The Movies

40. Have you watched the Sorcerer’s Stone/Philosopher’s Stone
movie?

41. Have you watched the Chamber of Secrets movie?

42. Did you complain (during the movie) every time a minor change was made?

43. Were you kicked out of the movie theatre for talking too much?

44. Do you own the Sorcerer’s Stone/Philosopher’s Stone DVD/Video?

45. Do you own the Chamber of Secrets DVD/Video?

46. Did the thought of a movie terrify you because you were certain they’re going to mutilate the book?

47. Did you going to see it on opening night anyway?

Internet Fandom

48. Have you read Harry Potter fanfic?

49. Have you written HP fanfic or filks? (this includes paordy-style articles)

50. Have you drawn any fan art?

51. Do you visit Harry Potter websites?

52. Do you run a Harry Potter website?

53. Have you ever visited the Harry Potter Lexicon?

54. Are you Steve Vander Ark?

55. Did you visit the Unofficial Harry Potter Fan Club before it was
closed?

56. Are you Jenna?

57. Have you ever visited The Leaky Cauldron?

58. Do you visit daily?

59. Are you one of the posting members of the Leaky Cauldron (B. K. DeLong, Heidi Tandy, Melissa A. etc)?

60. Did you donate money to The Leaky Cauldron, hoping to find out
what was on that mysterious auction card?

61. When using a virtual sorting hat (on-line or sorting hat keychain) did you resort yourself multiple times in order to get the house you wanted?

62. Are you on any Harry Potter mailing lists?

63. Are you on three or more Harry Potter mailing lists?

64. Does the majority of your e-mail consists of mail from Harry Potter mailing lists?

65. Have you started a Harry Potter

1. Have you read Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone/Philosopher’s Stone? yes

2. Have you read Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets? yes

3. Have you read Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban? yes

4. Have you read Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire? yes

5. Have you read Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix? yes

6. Have you read Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them? yes

7. Have you read Quidditch Through the Ages? yes

8. Have you read all the books more than once? yes!!1

9. Have you read all the books more than four times? yes!!1

10. Do you own more than one copy of the books? Nope

11. Do you own them in more than one language? (Note: UK and US versions count) yes…spanish

12. Even though you don’t understand the other language? no

13. Have you translated them into another language? yes

14. Were you at a bookstore at midnight to get Goblet of Fire when it
came out? no

15. Were you at the bookstore at midnight to get Order of the
Phoenix when it came out? no

16. Did you stay up all night reading it? yes

17. Even though you had to go to work/school the next day? no, summer

18. Did you wear a costume? no

19. Even though you’re over 18? no…from 9 years old to 16 years old

20. Do you find one of the characters oddly attractive? yes, Harry

21. Have you talked your friends into reading the books? yes

22. Did they become as obsessed as you are? no

23. Did you actually catch the "Wand Order" mistake before you heard/read about it? ????

24. Did you come up with elaborate theories to explain it?

25. Do you consider the correction in later editions to be pathetic? ???

26. Do you find the portkey to take Harry to Voldemort in Goblet of
Fire very contrived when Crouch Jr. could have created a portkey and had Harry touch it at any point in time during the year? yes

27. Are you upset at the New York Times for creating a seperate childrens best seller list because of the Harry Potter books? no

28. Have you written them about it? no

29. Using clues in the book, have you attempted to find the exact geographical location of Hogwarts or other locations (Durmstrang, etc.) mentioned in the books? no

30. Do you disagree with certain statements given by J.K. in interviews/chats because they contradict with the evidence you see in the books? (number of students, etc.) no

31. Have you written lengthy explanations about why you disagree? no

32. Have you constructed a timeline of events in the Harry Potter books? no

33. Have you attempted to figure out the exact ages of all the Weasley children? yes

34. Have you read any books that analyze Harry Potter (Exploring Harry Potter by Elizabeth Shafer, etc.)? yes

35. Have you written a serious literary paper analyzing Harry Potter? YES

36. Do you write lengthy commentaries about various aspects of the
HP books, such as the inconsistencies, mysteries, characterizations,
etc.? no

37. Have you spent time contemplating which main characters will die by the time the series is over? yes

38. Have you written lengthy explanations about why you think that character will die? no

39. Have you been very depressed by that conclusion? no

The Movies

40. Have you watched the Sorcerer’s Stone/Philosopher’s Stone
movie? yes

41. Have you watched the Chamber of Secrets movie? yes

42. Did you complain (during the movie) every time a minor change was made? yes

43. Were you kicked out of the movie theatre for talking too much? no

44. Do you own the Sorcerer’s Stone/Philosopher’s Stone DVD/Video? no

45. Do you own the Chamber of Secrets DVD/Video? no

46. Did the thought of a movie terrify you because you were certain they’re going to mutilate the book? yes

47. Did you going to see it on opening night anyway? yes

Internet Fandom

48. Have you read Harry Potter fanfic? no

49. Have you written HP fanfic or filks? (this includes paordy-style articles) no

50. Have you drawn any fan art? yes

51. Do you visit Harry Potter websites? yes

52. Do you run a Harry Potter website? no

53. Have you ever visited the Harry Potter Lexicon? no

54. Are you Steve Vander Ark? no

55. Did you visit the Unofficial Harry Potter Fan Club before it was
closed? no

56. Are you Jenna? no

57. Have you ever visited The Leaky Cauldron? no

58. Do you visit daily? no

59. Are you one of the posting members of the Leaky Cauldron (B. K. DeLong, Heidi Tandy, Melissa A. etc)? no

60. Did you donate money to The Leaky Cauldron, hoping to find out
what was on that mysterious auction card? no

61. When using a virtual sorting hat (on-line or sorting hat keychain) did you resort yourself multiple times in order to get the house you wanted? yes!!!

62. Are you on any Harry Potter mailing lists? yes

63. Are you on three or more Harry Potter mailing lists? no

64. Does the majority of your e-mail consists of mail from

My daughter is in1st I have grown very close with the parents of the other kids in class. But we had this new little girl come along and I can’t stand her mother. Her mom is the most revolting creature I have seen she is bright orange, her hair which doesn’t even look like hair is cropped of short and then she wears this floor length fur coat. I’m no hippie, or peta fan but you can practicaly see the dead animals in that coat. All the other mommies love her- but she has been nothing but a bi*ch to me. I mean she is mature as a gradeschooler she created a mother’s day out club with all the other mommies but me and I can’t join because I am a SAHM and "don’t need a break". But she has every resource at her disposal. I donated some of my favorite childrens book to the school library- the other mom buys the school a new library. She spoils her kid rotten, things which I would have practically killed my daughter if she did them she rewards with candy and toys.Then she brought the most revolting snack for snack day- she made edible fake cat boxes complete with fake chocolate turds! I can’t stand this woman- any parents you truelly hate?

No

bigtime disappointed? yeah, join the club.

was like reading a childrens book, and i am a big fan of hers usually.

I don’t understand what you are on about!?!?

The book is called ‘Angel’ it may be a childrens book…for older children…teens possibly and it has angels wings on the front cover. Ordered it from my kids book club but it’s out of stock and they can’t remember the author!!!
Amazon has over 40,000 books with Angel in the title and about 3,000 of them are for kids!!!
It is actually about an angel from what I can remember…and it is not Katie bloody Price’s ‘book’…I use that in the loosest sense of the word!!!
The book is called ‘Angel’ …it does not have anything else in the title and its about angels…its not the Horowitz book or Wilson book…cant remember the plot cos I ordered it so long ago!!!
‘Angel’ by Cliff McNish
It’s been many years since fourteen-year-old Freya’s life was ruled by an obsession with angels – an obsession which destroyed her family. She has a burgeoning social life at school, and feels adjusted in the world. But then the angels return, and Freya discovers that she herself is a guardian angel. What makes matters worse is the arrival of the strange new girl, Stephanie, who craves for herself the angelic power that Freya resists. Learning to harness this difficult new friendship and her otherworldly abilities are complicated tasks, fraught with difficult decisions to make and dangerous situations to negotiate. Every time Freya helps one of her wards, she puts her own life at risk. And then there are her fellow angels – understanding what they want from her is perhaps the hardest task of all.

you could try a google image search and see if you see the cover of the book there.

The book is called ‘Angel’ it may be a childrens book…for older children…teens possibly and it has angels wings on the front cover. Ordered it from my kids book club but it’s out of stock and they can’t remember the author!!!
Amazon has over 40,000 books with Angel in the title and about 3,000 of them are for kids!!!
It is actually about an angel from what I can remember…and it is not Katie bloody Price’s ‘book’…I use that in the loosest sense of the word!!!
The book is called ‘Angel’ …it does not have anything else in the title and its about angels…its not the Horowitz book or Wilson book…cant remember the plot cos I ordered it so long ago!!!
‘Angel’ by Cliff McNish
It’s been many years since fourteen-year-old Freya’s life was ruled by an obsession with angels – an obsession which destroyed her family. She has a burgeoning social life at school, and feels adjusted in the world. But then the angels return, and Freya discovers that she herself is a guardian angel. What makes matters worse is the arrival of the strange new girl, Stephanie, who craves for herself the angelic power that Freya resists. Learning to harness this difficult new friendship and her otherworldly abilities are complicated tasks, fraught with difficult decisions to make and dangerous situations to negotiate. Every time Freya helps one of her wards, she puts her own life at risk. And then there are her fellow angels – understanding what they want from her is perhaps the hardest task of all.

you could try a google image search and see if you see the cover of the book there.