http://mommymall.com/teen Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:46:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The last few Saturdays, I have been doing volunteer work at a local animal shelter. The things I saw really gave me mixed feelings about many things. I felt bad for many of the animals, but I also knew that they were with the shelter owner. I ... http://mommymall.com/teen/2006/07/20/volunteering-at-animal-shelters/ I recently finished reading the For Love of Evil, the sixth book in the series I have been reading, called The Incarnations of Immortality. This book is about Satan, the Incarnation of Evil, and it really does a good job in recreating scenes from the previous books in his ... http://mommymall.com/teen/2006/07/16/for-love-of-evil/ I recently finished the fifth book, Being a Green Mother, in the seven book series called Incarnations of Immortality, by Piers Anthony. This book is about Nature, and the character who becomes it. The character who ends up becoming Mother Nature is Orb, the daughter of Niobe from With ... http://mommymall.com/teen/2006/07/05/being-a-green-mother/ I recently finished the fourth book in the seven book series, Incarnations of Immortality, and boy was it a good one. The great thing about the series is the variety of the books. While I think On a Pale Horse had the best character and the most interesting Incarnation ... http://mommymall.com/teen/2006/06/12/wielding-a-red-sword/ If you are going to get into skateboarding, or are just going to get a new deck or a new pair of bearings, I have some hints for you. First off all, get a good deck from a brand like Element, they are more expensive than other decks ... http://mommymall.com/teen/2006/05/30/skateboarding/ The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe I recently watched a movie remake of one of my favorite books, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. The book, written by C.S. Lewis, is the first of a seven book series called The Chronicles of Narnia. The books in ... http://mommymall.com/teen/2006/04/28/the-chronicles-of-narnia/ After blazing through the first two books of Incarnations of Immortality, On a Pale Horse and Bearing an Hourglass, I could not wait to read the third. The book began the same as the others, focusing on the mortal life of the Incarnation and moving in towards their time as ... http://mommymall.com/teen/2006/04/26/with-a-tangled-skein/ Going back in time to read an older book! After reading the first book, On a Pale Horse, I had very high expectations for the sequel. Once again the first few chapters made me worried, but the story quickly picked up. The humor from the first has been replaced by constant ... http://mommymall.com/teen/2006/04/16/bearing-an-hourglass/ This is the fourth movie in a very good series of films. All the movies in the series so far have been very good and true to the original stories, and this one does not disappoint. I would not suggest watching this if you have not read or watched the ... http://mommymall.com/teen/2006/04/04/harry-potter/ Good books come in threes This is a perfect example of a good series. Each one builds on the one before it, and each one is better then the previous. The story is set in present day London, infused with magic. The story follows a magician named Nathaniel, his djinni (genie), ... http://mommymall.com/teen/2006/04/04/the-bartimaeus-trilogy-2/