What My Daughter is Reading - July 9

What My Daughter is Reading is hosted by Jill at The Well-Read Child. Each week you take a look at what the young uns are reading and get some ideas.

Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen

The Amazing Dancer blew through Austenland. She enjoyed it. We talked a little abou the guy who lived in the garden house but she didn't want to discuss it. Teenagers! You got take whatever conversation you can get.

Instead of waiting until next month, she decided to continue with her Everything Austen Challenge and start on Northanger Abbey. She's off to Fine Arts Camp this week so she's bringing this book and Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler. Hopefully, we'll get more out of her next week!

Challenges! Update on my Reading Challenges

I don't join many challenges - I have this thing about wanting to do something vs. having to do something - a challenge usually makes me feel as I have to do it - so, of course, I don't want to do it!

But there are some challenges that are not too bad - so I joined some!

2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge hosted by J. Kaye's Book Blog - my goal is to read 50 library books by the end of the year. This helps support libraries while keeping cash in my pocket. My only hesitation being will I remember to return the books on time? Since I work in a library and knew I had to do an internship in yet another library I figured I would give it a try. So far I've read 31 of 50 library books and owe 12.00 in fines. Hmm...not really keeping cash in pocket?!? j/k

Diversity Rocks Challenge hosted by Diversity Rocks - my goal is to be more aware of my reading and try to read at least ONE book by an African-American writer per month. I've since decided to make sure I'm reading multiculturally with an emphasis on African American. I've only read 5 books that fit my criteria. This is out of the 60 something books I've read so far this year. Not too good. Need to step up on this!

A Shakespearean Summer Challenge hosted by Liv's Book Reviews - my goal is to read 3 of Shakespeare's plays that I don't remember ever having read even though I know the story. This short contest is part of The Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev release celebration that the Word Ninjas are putting together. It's over in August. So far I've read nothing. Noted and correcting!

The Everything Austen Challenge hosted by Stephenie's Written Word - my goal is to read 5 books and watch 1 movie by challenge's end which isn't till January! Yeah! I've watched Pride and Prejudice four times this month and it's only the fourth! Pretty good!

Newsweek 50 Books for Our Time Reading Challenge hosted by My Friend Amy - I only have one book to read for this new challenge: Brooklyn by Colm Toibin. I'm so excited because this book is on my Wanna Read It list! 50 bloggers are each taking one book to read by year's end and then decide if Newsweek was correct, are these really the books of our time. There were four books left when I wrote this!

Along the way I've participated in the Dewey 24hr ReadAThon and MotherReader's 48hr Book Challenge. Now that I've put this in the open, I'm hoping this will help me reach my challenge goals! Somehow, I also need to start on my 20 books I want to read plus all of the possible Newbery books, EEK! What have I gotten into? There has to be a way to link them all together....

Are you participating in any challenges? How are you doing? If no, why not?

What My Daughter is Reading - July 2

What My Daughter is Reading is brought to you courtesy of Jill at The Well-Read Child. You get to let everyone know what your child is reading so that we can all find new and exciting reading material.

The Amazing Dancer and I are both reading in the Everything Austen Challenge at Stephanie's Written Word.

The challenge runs from July 1 - January 1, 2010 and you complete six Austen-themed books and/or movies.

The Amazing Dancer is reading 5 books and watching 1 movie:

• Austenland by Shannon Hale
• Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
• Enthusiasm by Polly Shulman
• Prada and Prejudice by Mandy Hubbard
• Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
• Pride and Prejudice movie with Kiera Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen

I'm going to read 5 books and watch 1 movie also:

• Austenland by Shannon Hale (this will be my 3rd reading!)
• Emma by Jane Austen
• Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding
• Prada and Prejudice by Mandy Hubbard
• Jane Austen Ruined My Life by Beth Pattillo
  
• Clueless with Alicia Silverstone

As you can see, we have some overlap. It will be fun to discuss things as we go along. Of course, everything is subject to change, but these are our plans!