words by Annie

Here's a list of the books I read this year: 202. The Myrtles Plantation: The True Story of America's Most Haunted House by Frances ...

The Yearling , by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, is the story of a young boy, Jody Baxter, who lives in the backwoods of Florida and must fight o...

A Stillness at Appomattox , by Bruce Catton, is the story of the last year of the Civil War, from the second battle of the Wilderness to the...

Briar Rose , by Jane Yolen, is really two stories entwined together: the story of young journalist Becca and the story of her grandmother Ge...

I didn't make it, but I got soooooooooooo close! I am ending tonight at 45,121. The only reason I'm stopping is that I have a test t...

I've only gotten to 34,006 words today. I have a lot of work to do tomorrow, so I'd better get a lot of sleep!

I topped 20,000 tonight at 10:20 PM! Although I still have a LONG way to go, I think I've made considerable progress. I'm going to b...

I am now up to 18,093. I am absolutely positive I won't make it now, but I'm going to continue this novel because it is much better ...

Picture Bride , by Yoshiko Uchida,is the story of twenty-one-year-old Hana Omiya, a Japanese immigrant who has come to America to marry a ma...

Dream Saga #2 , by Megumi Tachikawa, is the story of 5th Grader Yuuki Wakasa, and her adventures in the dream world Takamagahara. She is the...

Fruits Basket Book One , by Natsuki Takaya, is the tale of high school student Tohru Honda, an orphan who lives in a tent in the forest...un...

Angelic Layer #1 , by Clamp, is the story of twelve-year-old Misaki Suzuhara. She has recently discovered a new sport, Angelic Layer, where ...

I've only gotten to 13,002 today, since it was much busier than expected. Tomorrow, the whole night after 4:15 is off, which sucks. I...

I'm now up to 12,168! Since I'll be busy tomorrow, too, I hope I can get up to 14,000 or 15,000.

I've now gotten to 10,108 words. I would write more, but I am soooo tired. I am going to be very busy the next day, so I only expect to ...

I have now gotten up to 8,014 words. It's disappointing, but it's already late tonight and I should probably be stopping now.

I've gotten up to 5,547 words! I probably won't (no, make that definitely won't) reach my goal by tomorrow, but I hope I can sti...

Since my previous story has been lost, I'm starting a new one. I know it's really late, but I'm going to try anyway. Today I...

Star in the Storm , by Joan Hiatt Harlow, takes place in the small Newfoundland village of Bonnie Bay. Twelve-year-old Maggie, her younger c...

I'm proud to announce that I'm unofficially joining the Graphic Novel Challenge hosted by Dewey . Here is my list so far: Dream Saga...