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Newbery Medal and Honor BooksLast year I consumed books voraciously, partly because I'd joined 4 book challenges and fell in love with Marvel Comics (thanks David Tennant and "Jessica Jones"). I finished with 135 books - 11 when you cut out the ( Read more... )

What's In a Name 2

1. A book with a "profession" in its title. Examples might include: The Book Thief, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Historian
Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression challenged a President and fueled his Greatness2. A book with a "time of day" in its title. Examples might include: Twilight, Four Past Midnight, The Curious Incident of ( Read more... )

We FINALLY finished The Egypt Game. Okay, it was a re-read for me, and the youngsters didn't enjoy it quite as much as I did back when I read it. Maybe I was older? Or more of an Ancient Egypt fangirl? I dunno. There is a sequel, apparently, which I think I will read. However, the youngsters want no part of it. Hmmph ( Read more... )

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2004

Again, and with your kind support, I will do my best to get to 50, but more importantly, I want to read good writing and stuff that I enjoy. I give myself the freedom to not finish books that I do not like and books that I cannot get into, and I urge myself to complete all these half-finished books that lie neglected ( Read more... )