Our good friend Sammer came to the Myers Park library on Friday to claim his prize for winning The Great Greg Heffley Debate Giveaway. We were all glad to see him coming into the place like a victorious Roman general entering the city after conquering the barbarians. And, like the mighty man he is, he claimed not just one but two prizes from the ultra-cool prize box. Here he is with his trophies of victory:
As you can see, he's deliriously happy. And with good reason--he picked the second and third books in the Gregor the Overlander series, a true favorite with guys. While he was here, he checked out the first book, Gregor the Overlander, so he could read them in order. Wow, not only is he mighty, he's smart as well! (BTW, the second book is called Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane and the third is Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods)
Congratulations, Sammer, and enjoy your books! (and let us know how you like them!)
Sammer striking an Iron Guy pose
Hey, hey all you readin' and rockin' guys in blogland! 'Tis I, Iron Guy Carl, posting again after a looong absence. I've hated to be gone for such a long time but life is sooo busy these days that I hardly get time to look at my computer. But I got inspired to write again lately after my annual trip to North Myrtle Beach beach a couple of weeks ago. It's really beautiful down there, as you can see:
It's also a very fun place--here I am, tackling a burger that's worthy of the Iron Guy!
But I also got the chance to see my good friend Library Ninja Bill:
There he is with his wife (known in the superhero world as The Valkyrie) and my wife (known to crimefighters everywhere as The Blond Phantom)
It was good to see him and catch up. Among the things we talked about was my review of
Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze by the terrific Alan Silberberg. I
reviewed that book on the Boys Rule Boys Read blog and you can see my review
here. In that review, I said that I liked it a whole lot more than the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. "Those are pretty strong words," said Bill. Well, I feel pretty strongly about that book. It's terrific and you really need to find it. It started a little debate between us as well. I told him what I'm about to tell you. And I tell you this because you, like Bill, you are trusted friends and only to you could I confess this deep, dark secret. You ready??
I'm not a Greg Heffley fan.
Yes, I know that's a lot to take in. But be prepared for the second great shock. Want to know why I'm not a fan?
Grag Heffley's a jerk.
There! I said it! I know that puts me in the bad graces of guy readers everywhere. I
