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We recently had our lawn sodded, therefore, been slaving over landscaping and watering for the past week. (In upper 90 degree Georgia humidity!) I've also pressure washed my front porch to prepare for my summer painting, and worked on a few indoor projects as well. Needless to say, my reading has suffered. I'm a little behind in my Goodreads reading challenge for 2011, but I hope to catch up soon with the following 7 books I received in my mailbox.

Priscilla The Great, by Sybil Nelson (ebook)

Meet Priscilla Sumner, an ordinary seventh grader with extraordinary gifts. As if middle school isn’t hard enough, not only does Priscilla have to fight pimples and bullies, but genetically enhanced assassins trying to kill her and her family. Armed with wit, strength, and a genius best friend, Priscilla must defeat the Selliwood Institute, an organization dead set on turning children into killing machines. 

The Kiss of Life (Priscilla The Great #2), by Sybil Nelson (ebook)

Hey there! It’s me again, Priscilla, a lean, mean, tween machine. Just when I’m finally getting the hang of my powers, something even more confusing and harder to understand enters my world…boys. That’s right, I can shoot fire out of my fingers and lift a car with one hand, but for the life of me I can’t decode “boy-speak”… and that just might turn out to be the death of me.

Somber Island, by T. Lynne Tolles (ebook)

Phoebe MacIntire, who is a servant to her father and sisters in her own house in Scotland in 1855, is an ordinary girl, with no big dreams for the future. She's perfectly happy in her humble life, with her cot in the basement and her little garden in the backyard. But when her father up and sends her to Newfoundland to be the lifelong servant to Lord Jacobs, she finds her life gets turned upside down. 

Coffee at JJ's, by Charles Cordova (paperback)

"Solving the World's Problems, One Donut at a Time." A dozen retired men meet each morning at a Southern California coffee shop, where they discuss anything and everything in a uniquely delightful way. So grab your favorite mug, settle in, and enjoy a cup of "Coffee at JJ's.

The Language of Flowers, by Vanessa Diffenbaugh (paperback)

The Victorian language of flowers was used to express emotions: honeysuckle for devotion, azaleas for passion, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it has been more useful in communicating feelings like grief, mistrust and solitude. After a childhood spent in the foster care system, she is unable to get close to anybody, and her only connection to the world is through flowers and their meanings. 

Are You Going to Kiss Me Now?, by Sloane Tanen (paperback)

High school junior Francesca Manning is an outsider, an aspiring writer and secret devourer of celebrity gossip mags. A fake essay to Seventeen wins her the celeb-schmoozing opportunity of a lifetime, but after the plane crashes, she's stranded on a desert island with five of the most clueless, self-involved headcases to escape Hollywood. 

Life's A Beach, by Claire Cook (ebook)

Everyone loves being on holiday. Lying on the beach with the sand between your toes and bathed in the warm rays of the sun, you feel relaxed, happy and contented, far from the stresses and strains of everyday life. But what if you could capture that elusive holiday feeling all year round? Bestselling author Alexandra Massey argues that you don't need to jet off to some far-flung location to enjoy that 'glad to be alive' feeling - it's accessible to everyone at any time.

Yeah, my interests are all over the place, eh? LOL Do any of these books sound interesting to you? (The book descriptions are courtesy of Goodreads.)

What's in your mailbox?

Happy Reading!