My name is Andrea Burgess and I am a bookworm.

Yes, it is true. I am a bookworm.

I have always been a fan of books. My mama used to take us down to the library and I always remember checking out more books than humanly possible to read in a two week period. The books I was most drawn to were far from the fairy tales other girls my age were reading. "Tiger Eyes", "Face On The Milk Carton", "Our Guys" and pretty much anything by Lurlene McDaniel. 

Today my reading habits haven't changed much. Sure I was drawn into the "Twilight" and "Hunger Games" series, and enjoyed them, but it is books about seedier things in life that keep my interest. Some books that stick out in my mind are as follows

"Me and Emma"' Elizabeth Flock

"Gods in Alabama" Joshilyn Jackson
"BoneMan's Daughters" Ted Dekker
"The Girls" Lori Lansens
"Trapped" Chris Jordan
"Mad River Road" Joy Fielding
"Whistling in the Dark" Lesley Kagen
"The Lovely Bones" Alice Sebold

This summer's book shelf (or Kindle collection as the case maybe)
"Thirteen Reasons Why" Jay Asher
"These Things Hidden" Heather Gudenkauf
"Summer of Naked Swim Parties" Jessica Anya Blau
"I'd Know You Anywhere" Laura Lippman
"Every Secret Thing" Laura Lippman

After reading "I'd Know You Anywhere" I became interested in Stockholm Syndrome and came across the book "Stealing Grace" It is an e-book about human trafficking where the husband chooses not to abuse his newly acquired wife, instead treats her with respect and she in turn begins to fall in love with him.

I will read any book that keeps my attention, but I will remember a book that has characters that I worry about and find myself thinking about days, weeks, months, years after the final page has been read.

I have taken our woman's club book club under my wing and have hopefully done it proud. I am looking forward to having new book suggestions brought to the table. Additionally, as far as the club is concerned, I was named Education Chairman. I will continue the book club and head up two library events.

The fall book event is going to be based on the "Twilight" series. This wouldn't have been my first choice for a teen book club series, but I plan to make it amazing. I want to have separate stations set up for each different different vampire clan. They will learn about the land and unique things about the culture. There will, of course, be a werewolf station. Then I plan to suggest other series similar to "Twilight"

The spring event, I hope to be "Tales of Desperaux" since it will be younger tykes and the book's setting is in a library and the adventures that can occur there. 

Oh, yes I am a bookworm and I'm proud of it.
Happy reading.