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Anne Osterlund
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Peter Pan is my favorite book, as you probably know if you have read any of my interviews. The first version of Peter Pan that I remember was a Disney picture book that I had memorized as a child. I did not learn to read until I was six, but I remember pretending to read this book for guests at a younger age.
In the third grade, I read the real book. I had no idea, at the time, of what a challeng Read more of this blog post »
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Academy 7
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Aurelia (Aurelia, #1)
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Exile (Aurelia, #2)
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Salvation
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Redemption (Aurelia, #3)
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“I am done living my life in the confines of others' dreams, waiting to live my own.”
― Aurelia
― Aurelia
“When you have the same dream over and over again, your brain is trying to solve a problem. It knows there's an answer.”
― Academy 7
― Academy 7
“Look, Aerin, preparation is only half the challenge of winning a debate.”
“And the other half?”
He had her now. “You have to choose the right side.”
“Your side, you mean.” She bristled.
“No, the losing side.”
“What?”
“Always choose the weaker side.”
“Why would I do that?” Doubt edged her voice, but now she was sitting erect, her feet flat on the floor.
“Because then you have further to go to prove your case.” He eased the feet of his chair down. “In a debate, there are two sides. If both make a good argument, then the less popular side wins because that side had further to go to prove its point. Simple logistics.”
“If you don’t care which side wins.” She frowned.
“It’s a debate. It doesn’t matter which side wins.”
“You mean it doesn’t matter to you.” The tone in her voice unsettled him. Or maybe it was the fact that that her criticism disturbed him at all.
“It’s a class,” he said. “The point is to flesh out the different sides of an argument.”
“And you don’t care if the truth gets lost in the shuffle. Don’t you believe in anything?!”
― Academy 7
“And the other half?”
He had her now. “You have to choose the right side.”
“Your side, you mean.” She bristled.
“No, the losing side.”
“What?”
“Always choose the weaker side.”
“Why would I do that?” Doubt edged her voice, but now she was sitting erect, her feet flat on the floor.
“Because then you have further to go to prove your case.” He eased the feet of his chair down. “In a debate, there are two sides. If both make a good argument, then the less popular side wins because that side had further to go to prove its point. Simple logistics.”
“If you don’t care which side wins.” She frowned.
“It’s a debate. It doesn’t matter which side wins.”
“You mean it doesn’t matter to you.” The tone in her voice unsettled him. Or maybe it was the fact that that her criticism disturbed him at all.
“It’s a class,” he said. “The point is to flesh out the different sides of an argument.”
“And you don’t care if the truth gets lost in the shuffle. Don’t you believe in anything?!”
― Academy 7
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“When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.”
― Peter Pan
― Peter Pan
“Our revels now are ended. These our actors,
As I foretold you, were all spirits and
Are melted into air, into thin air:
And, like the baseless fabric of this vision,
The cloud-capp’d towers, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,
Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff
As dreams are made on, and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep.”
― The Tempest
As I foretold you, were all spirits and
Are melted into air, into thin air:
And, like the baseless fabric of this vision,
The cloud-capp’d towers, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,
Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff
As dreams are made on, and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep.”
― The Tempest
“It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it.”
― The Ascent of Man
― The Ascent of Man
“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.”
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Jun 01, 2016 08:35PM
I would love an Academy 7 follow up! It's been too long!! Such a great story with the best characters :)
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I'm so excited about Redemption coming out! Now if only Aerin and Dane can get their two books to complete their trilogy!!!!!! :):):) (I mean, I'll settle for even ebook only releases. I love Aerin and Dane!)
I'm a huge fan of Aurelia and Exile! When is the third one coming out?! I'm dying! :)
I feel like you have read ALL OF THE BOOKS haha. :) Everytime I look at a book page, it seems you've read it! :P How do you find time to read so much?
Hi Jackie,Yes:) Thanks for the update. I only have two more of her books left to-read before the new release.
Anne
(who is much more of a set-a-goal-&-put-100%-behind-it rather than a multi-tasker)
Jackie wrote: "Hey Anne-Didn't know if you knew Sarah Dessen is coming out with a new book in June. It's called "The Moon and More". I know you've been reading a lot of hers, so I wanted to make you aware."
Hey Anne-Didn't know if you knew Sarah Dessen is coming out with a new book in June. It's called "The Moon and More". I know you've been reading a lot of hers, so I wanted to make you aware.
I hope you will write a review of Vixen, since I see you are currently reading it. I have that book on my shelf waiting to be read, but I'm curious to see what you think of it!! Have a lovely day!
Just finished Academy 7 (only took me a couple of hours because I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN!) and I'm dying to know if there's going to be a follow-up. Please say yes! And would it help to know that a sequel is the only thing I'm asking for from Cupid this year? :P
HI ANNE..;)..THX FOR YOUR RECOMENDATIONS..!!..THE BOOKS ARE REALLY AMAIZING..:x:x:x
Hi Anne Osterlund! Thanks for adding me to your friend list! I loved Aurelia! I really want to read Exile! They don't have it yet at the Madison Public Library. :( I check everyday for them to get it. I really hope they get the book soon! :) Thanks again for adding me to your friend list!,
Bitterblue
Hi Anne!Thank you for the friend request. I found your books really intruiging. I'm looking forward to read one soon, especially Aurelia..
Cheers :)
Hola Marialys,No te preocupes de los errores. Es un placer de encontrarte. Espero que eventualmente podemos tener versiones de los libros en espanol tambien.
Anne
(quien tiene un gatito encima de la cabeza)
Marialys wrote: "Marialys Scarano Hi, thanks for the friend request.
I really want to read your books, but I'm from Venezuela and it's kind of 'the hardest thing in the whole Universe' to get any book; not even in ..."
Marialys Scarano Hi, thanks for the friend request.I really want to read your books, but I'm from Venezuela and it's kind of 'the hardest thing in the whole Universe' to get any book; not even in english, cuz there aren't deliverys to here. I'm writing Santa's letter to finally get Academy 7 o Aurelia.
Love the bookcovers and the summary.
Sorry for bad-spelled words, and all kind of mistakes :)
Grettings from Venezuela.
Thx for your friend request =D Your book sound fantastic...hope to read one soon!
Hi Anne! Thank you for the friend request. I loved Aurelia and Academy 7! Looking forward to reading Exile! I noticed in your profile that you are "polishing" another book as well - I can't wait :)
Hi Anne,Thanks for noticing my interest in Aurelia and adding me! I'm looking forward to reading it soon, especially after a good friend of mine recommended it to me.
Greetings and happy writings!
hi Anne,thanks for the recommend!!!
waiting for more of your books...
Hi Anne! Thanks for inviting me. I really enjoyed Aurelia, so now I'm looking for Exile. I already have Academy 7 and will definitely read it soon. :) Have a nice day!
Hi Anne Thanks for the invite! :) youre books look really interesting, i will have to find them.
Hey Anne! thanks for the friend invite *-* I loved Academy 7 and I can't wait to read Aurelia and Exile =)
Hi Anne! Thanks for the friend request. I loved Aurelia and Exile (THEY WERE AWESOME) and I cant wait to read Academy 7. :D
Thanks for the friends request! I loved Academy 7 :)
Hi Anne! Thanks for the friend invite. Look forward to reading your books. It's always exciting to watch authors from Oregon find success.Much luck and happy reading!
Hi! i would just like to say that Exile was AMAZING. I loved it! one of my favourite books :)
Thanks for the request! I just finished Aurelia a few days ago and completely fell in love with the characters. It's one of my favorites, as well as Academy 7. You're brilliant really. I can't wait to read Exile! :)
I look forward to reading your stories! :)Thats awesome we have 61 books in common, its always nice to know someone else enjoyed a story
Hi Ashlee,Aurelia, Robert, and I hope you enjoy their stories!
Anne
(who let her cat out forty minutes ago and needs to go track her down now)
Ashlee wrote: "Hi! Thanks for the add! I'm looking forward to reading Aurelia and Exile :)
Ashlee"
Hi Spleen,Aurelia, Robert, and I hope you enjoy their first story! And I LOVE to send book recommendations so I hope at least some of them are helpful.
Anne
(who is very proud of herself for answering her profile messages quickly--for once)
Spleen wrote: "Hi Anne, thanks for adding me! :) i just ordered Aurelia online today and i cannot wait to read it!! I look forward to following your reviews on Goodreads.
Spleen"
Hi Nicole,Aerin, Dane, Aurelia, Robert, and I hope you enjoy their stories! I didn't know if I would like Leaving Paradise either. Generally am not a big fan of realistic fiction with "suffering" in it. But Simone's Perfect Chemistry series was such fun, I knew I needed to try this one. And I LOVED this first book.
Anne
(who blogged about revision aka "Climbing Down the Fire Escape" today)
www.anneosterlund.blogspot.com
♥Nicole♥ wrote: "thanks for recommending leaving paradise i've heard of it but i didn't know if i'd like it or not & i have all your books on my to-read shelf not just academy 7 (:"
Hi! Thanks for the add! I'm looking forward to reading Aurelia and Exile :) Ashlee
Hi Anne, thanks for adding me! :) i just ordered Aurelia online today and i cannot wait to read it!! I look forward to following your reviews on Goodreads.Spleen
Hi Casey,Yep. "Adding" works. Or "inviting." And that is about the extent of my online book networking expertise:)
My characters--Aurelia, Robert, Aerin, Dane--and I hope you enjoy their stories!
And yes! Aren't the covers GORGEOUS? Michael Frost and Theresa Evangelista are amazing!
Anne
(who is TRULY blessed in the realm of book covers)
Casey wrote: "Thank you for... adding me? Is that what it's called? Anyway, I would've thanked you sooner, but I didn't know that I could do this (I'm kind of new to goodreads) so anyway, I also just have to say..."
Hi Jess,You're welcome. Robert, Aurelia, and I hope you enjoy their stories!
Anne
(whose new kitty, Charlotte (gray and peach), has taken over both her house and her parents' house--despite the fact that the latter was already the gray and white kitty's territory)
Jessica wrote: "Thanks for the add! I very much look forward to reading your book! Jess"
Hi Teresa,Aerin, Dane, and I are thrilled you enjoyed their story! And Aurelia and Robert hope you enjoy theirs as well. It's funny what a big difference expectations make on how much you can enjoy a book. I spent one summer going through a BOX of books (maybe 30) I had failed to read over the school year. The last book--the VERY last one--The Sword of the Land by Noel-Anne Brennan turned out to be the best one. So much for assumptions! LOL.
Anne
(who needs to blog this weekend sometime in between tomorrow's melodrama and Monday's fourth of July booksale)
Teresa wrote: "So, because you found me on goodreads I read Academy 7 and really liked it. Totally not what I expected but was much more my kind of book because of it.
Hope to start Aurelia soon and hoping it..."
Hi Ashley,Aurelia, Robert, and I are thrilled you liked their first story! We hope you enjoy the expedition in Exile.
Anne
(who rewatched My Fair Lady for the millionth time last night and things Eliza & Henry are just FABULOUS characters)
Ashley wrote: "Anne, Thanks for adding me as a friend! I loved Aureila, and look forward to reading Exile!"
Hi Ari,Yay! Aurelia, Robert, and I hope you enjoy their expedition. It was QUITE a challenge!
Anne
(who is ALMOST caught up on answering all her late Goodreads messages)
Ari wrote: "Hello Anne! Thank you so much for adding me!
Aurelia was a lovely book, I'm going to try to get a copy of Exile now!"
Hi Angie,Aurelia, Robert, and I hope you enjoy their stories!
Anne
(who finished her first edited revision of her fourth book, Salvation, last week--yay!)
Angie wrote: "Thank you so much for the friend request! I am looking forward to reading both of your books and seeing what other books you can recommend!"
Hi Diana,Aurelia, Robert, and I hope you enjoy their first story!
Anne
(who has a blue notebook with over 20 full pages of to-read books on it--though SOME of the titles have now been crossed off!)
Diana wrote: "Thank you so much for the friend invite. Your books sound amazing. Happy I came across it yesterday. Hope to start it some time this month. I have been reading more books than I can keep track of L..."
Hi Brittany,"Awesome" is a great descriptor. Generally my ability to keep up to date on Goodreads adds is due to the fact that I can do so without any brain power whatsoever. A very important requirement after 8 1/2 hours with 27 sixth grade students.
Anne
(who is LOVING her summer)
Brittany wrote: "Thanks for the friend invite. That was a pretty quick turn around since I only put that on my to-read list in the last couple of days. That's very awesome of you to keep up with those things. I ..."
Hi Wendy,Oh, I can chat books FOREVER. Hence all my Goodreads comments/reviews despite the fact that my house can always use a TAD more cleaning.
Anne
(who went for a walk today with two very happy dogs named Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher)
Wendy Darling wrote: "Hi Anne,
Thanks for the friend-vite! I'm looking forward to checking out Academy 7 at some point. Look forward to chatting books with you!
WD"
Hi Taznim,I would LOVE to write a third book! (Actually the first draft is already done). Aurelia feels it is absolutely vital that I finish her story, so it's possible I may have no choice in the matter anyway.
You're welcome for all the book recs. I LOVE recommending books--as you've probably figured out. LOL.
Anne
(who actually just finished her new favorite read of the year--Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles)
Taznim wrote: "hi ANNE,
just finished EXILE,i loved it!hope there's more???!!!"
Hi Lee,Aurelia, Robert, Aerin, Dane, and I hope you enjoy their stories!
Anne
(who spends quite a bit of her blog talking to her characters because they are more interesting than talking to a blank computer screen)
www.anneosterlund.blogspot.com
Lee wrote: "Hi Anne. Thank you for the request. I'm so excited to read all of your books. :)"
Hi Krysten,You're welcome. Dane, Aerin, and I hope you enjoy their story!
Anne
(who has a kitty sleeping on a perch across the room from her)
Krysten wrote: "Thanks for the request! :)"
Hi Gemma,You're welcome. Dane, Aerin, and I hope you enjoy their story!
Anne
(who is currently reading a biography--gasp!--which only happens about once every 3-5 years)
Gemma wrote: "Hi Anne, thank you for your friendship. Looking forward to reading Academy 7! :)"
Hi Stacey,Dane, Aerin, and I are thrilled you enjoyed their story! And Robert and Aurelia hope you enjoy theirs as well.
Anne
(who has about four book ideas floating around in her head insisting that theirs should be the priority)
Stacey wrote: "Hey Anne! Thanks for the friend request! I loved Academy 7, it's definitely one of my top favorites and I'm planning on reading Aurelia soon! I'm sure I'll love it. :)"
Hi Megan,Yay! Aurelia and Robert are thrilled you enjoyed their first story! They hope you enjoy their expedition in Exile as well. And Aerin, Dane, and I hope you enjoy Academy 7.
Anne
(who is watering her long and hoping she won't forget to turn off the faucet before she falls asleep--a lapse in memory which has been known to happen)
Megan wrote: "heey! thanks for the friend request, so far I love the book Aurelia and I can't wait to read your other books! :)"
