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E! has put up a poll ask shippers to choose their top TV couple. You can only vote for ONE in the poll, which is pretty much just crazy.

Here’s my very difficult to put together Top 10 Ships (in alphabetical order) plus two more lists because 10 is not enough:

Top 10:

Cappie/Casey, Greek
Dan/Serena, Gossip Girl
Jim/Pam, The Office
Jordan/Angela, My So-Called Life
Josh/Donna, The West Wing
Logan/Veronica, Veronica Mars
Matt/Julie, Friday Night Lights
Michael/Maria, Roswell
Pacey/Joey, Dawson’s Creek
Zack/Kelly, Saved by the Bell

Too New to Count:

Jeff/Annie, Community
Patrick/Kat, 10 Things I Hate About You
Puck/Rachel, Glee
Stefan/Elena, The Vampire Diaries

Second String:

Alex/Izzie, Grey’s Anatomy
Ben/Felicity, Felicity
Brandon/Kelly, Beverly Hills, 90210
Justin/Rebecca, Brothers & Sisters
Kevin/Scotty, Brothers & Sisters

Book #3 of 2010 Title: Jason and Kyra Author: Dana Davidson Publisher: Hyperion Pub Date: May 31, 2004 Grade: B Comments: Jason is a smart, handsome basketball player with a hot girlfriend and a not-so-attentive (and not-so-nice) Dad. Kyra is super-smart, super-driven and doesn’t care about fitting in with the crowd. She’s got her friends and her goals and that’s good enough for her. When they are paired up to work on an English paper, they begin to see what’s underneath the surface. I hate to spoil this, but their inevitable hookup isn’t the end of the story, it’s the beginning as they struggle with developing a relationship based on trust and communication. I’ve been recommending this book to my teens for years because for a long time, it was one of the only contemporary African-American teen books that dealt with things like dating, relationships, family issues, and school, instead of racism, poverty, slavery, gangs and drugs. (I’m pleased that’s starting to change). I especially like that both characters are from middle class to wealthy families, which is the reality for many of the teens in my town. I know my teens love this one, and Played, Davidson’s second book. The problem is that with all of the things this book has going for it, it’s just not a very good book. While Jason and Kyra’s relationship is fantastic and well-described, the rest of the narrative falls completely flat. It seems like there are a lot of rookie mistakes like too many faceless named secondary characters that serve no purpose, needless point-of-view shifts and lots of exposition in the narration. As the story progresses, the writing does get better, as the focus is mostly on the relationship which is the most successful part of the book. This is frustrating because it’s clear that Davidson has a lot of talent in crafting characters and with some more editing this would have been a fantastic book. In Depth Reviews: Color Online, Ninja Librarian

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YA Authors Who Write for TV Shows: Paula Yoo, who wrote the novel Good Enough, also wrote for the West Wing and Beyond the Break, among other shows.

One of the best shows on television is back on Friday, January 16 on NBC for those of us who’ve missed out on Season Three’s run on Direct TV.

If you haven’t seen this show yet, watch it now. Seasons One and Two are up on Hulu and are available in most stores that sell DVDs for like $20. It’s worth every penny.

Even if you’re not a football fan, give this show a try. I hate football. It is my second least favorite sport. The show isn’t about football; it’s about people.

I know I sound like a commercial, but seriously, I do not make any money off this show, and I just love it so much that I hope it gets a fourth season. I hear the third season is awesome (please, no spoilers) and can’t wait to see it.

It was interesting to read the background the book provided. I was surprised to learn that the show is really not based on the book but more inspired by it since that was the sole reason I picked this up.

Grade: B
Book #22 read in 2008

You should click on that link and watch the first two seasons ASAP. Then pray that it get picks up for another season. It looks like they are close to a deal but until there is a final FNL is coming back next season announcement I am not going to be comfortable.