Katrina at Callapiddler Days has an awesome challenge called Fall Into Reading. Basically, you come up with a list of books you want to read between September 22 and December 23 (get it, the Fall season?). Since I keep a list of books to be on the lookout for at bookstores/libraries, I figured I’d [...]
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22 Sep
What’s on Your Nightstand? September 2009
5 Minutes for Books always has the best things to participate in. One of my favorites is the monthly “What’s on your nightstand?”
First, let’s look back at last month and see if I made progress:
The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O’Neil’s America by Joe Posnanski – Finished!
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel [...]
4 Sep
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
I read this book back in June, but I’ve referenced it twice in the past week. So I decided to review it.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
This book made me think a lot. I loved the literary device of using the young boys to tell about WWII. The story was touching and [...]
25 Aug
What’s On Your Nightstand?
5 Minutes for Books hosts a monthly “What’s On Your Nightstand?” on the 4th Tuesday of the month. I am 38 minutes away as I type this, but better late than never! (p.s. this is a sneak peek for upcoming book reviews!)
The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O’Neil’s America by Joe Posnanski [...]
9 Aug
The Wednesday Sisters
I’m trying to read more, and I figured if I’m reading more, then I need to share. So I’ll try to do some book reviews after I finish books. Here’s my first one:
THE WEDNESDAY SISTERS by Meg Waite Clayton
I picked up this book at Target mainly because, well, I read the back and it said [...]
30 Nov
Belated Thanks
Because I was in Lubbock, I didn’t get the chance to have fun with Amanda’s Thanksgiving blog. I thoroughly enjoyed it, so I will play along now. Here are her rules:
Thus, I must choose a very specific person/place/thing and list a specific reason for my gratitude. Also, the person/place/thing must be within my range of [...]
23 Sep
What’s On Your Nightstand?
One of my new favorite blogs is 5 Minutes for Books. Every 4th Tuesday, they ask readers, “what’s on your nightstand?” While it is tons of fun to read all the different answers that come through, it’s also dangerous because it adds a few books to my list of reading material!
This month I decided to [...]
