Gearing up for Spring Break - only 18 more days! - and started compiling my Spring Break possible reads. Spring Break runs April 2 - April 11, that's nine days. It also encompasses Dewey's 24 hour Readathon! I should be able to read at least 5 more books during that time for a total of 14 books which I will round to 15! So my goal is to read 15 books during Spring Break and my tentative list includes, in no particular order:
The Vespertine by Saundra Mitchell
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
Bumped by Megan McCafferty
Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult
Across The Universe by Beth Revis
The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta
Blink and Caution by Tim Wynne-Jones
Twilight Robbery by Francis Hardinge
Jane Austen: A Life by Claire Tomalin
Junonia by Kevin Henke
This Girl is Different by JJ Johnson
Bruiser by Neal Shusterman
Red Glove by Holly Black
Wheels of Change by Sue Macy
Death Cloud by Andrew Lane
Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
Bless This Mouse by Lois Lowry
Trauma Queen by Barbara Dee
Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon
Fury of the Phoenix by Cindy Pon
The Latte Rebellion by Sarah Jamila Stevenson
Classic from my challenge list
Graphic novel from my challenge list
POC from my challenge list
Ok, that's 25 titles, sort of, pretty much off the top of my head. Some of those books are in my house right now so may not last until Spring Break! I also need to check up on my school year 40 book reading challenge to see what I still need to read.
When is your Spring Break and what will you be reading? Will you participate in Dewey's 24 hour Readathon? Two twitter hashtags to follow #bookaday#readathon
This is where I give you a glimpse of the books I've acquired in the past week. Thanks to the Story Siren for the idea. Find more details, here.
Books I bought: I promised myself not to buy a lot of books because I want to start using the library more and saving money for future things. These are some books that I've wanted for awhile and many were in the bargain bin!
Me, The Missing and The Dead by Jenny Valentine
This has been on my list since the past summer. I bought it so that I can read it over spring break.
The Alchemist by Paul Coehlo
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
This one's on my classics to read list.
The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James While I'm not a fanatic, I have enjoyed extensions of Austen's work, such as, The Jane Austen Book Club and Austenland. This seemed like a worthy addition.
The Last Summer (of You & Me) by Ann Brashares I am intrigued by this cover. And it was only 5.98!
Ask Again Later by Jill A. Davis This one was only 4.98. It was on a book club reading list too. Thought I'd check it out. Prolly won't read until summer though.
There's No Place Like Here by Cecelia Ahern Another book club pick and only 5.98. Like the shoes on the cover. Seems to have more than one title though, saw it listed as A Place Like Here. Also, she wrote PS I Love You, which I didn't read but I liked the movie.
The Dust of 100 Dogs by A.S. King AS King seems like an awesome person. She is on Facebook and Twitter. She has a cool website with a kick a** trailer and she's always running contests. But most important, WE HAVE THE SAME BIRTHDAY!!! I admit, I'm a tad older than she is, but you can't have it all. Come and join our birthday bash on Tuesday on Facebook! I can't wait to read this!!
In Between by Jenny B. Jones As part of a challenge by Laurie Halse Anderson to support your local indie bookstore, I bought this book at my church bookstore. It looks like a lot of fun. The main character, Katie Parker, has a great voice filled with sarcasm, my favorite type of voice. I've previewed a few chapters and it's fast and easy. I look forward to reading it over spring break. Here's chapter one for your perusal.
Soul Tracker by Bill Myers This is another indie pick. This is actually an MP3 download though. It's available from Zondervan through symtio. You purchase a card with details on back and then you download from their website. You can purchase ebooks too! You can read an excerpt and then check out other titles here.
Books I borrowed:
I borrowed quite a few books, but in the interest of time, I'm just going to list them. You can get more information about them at Book Blather.
The Makedown by Gitty Daneshavri City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare City of Thieves by David Benioff Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit by Nahoko Uehashi Alice in Sunderland by Bryan Talbot
Books I begged for:
The Compound by S.A. Bodeen
I won this book in a contest from Kid's Book Club Book's online site. They published a book for children to help them do their own book clubs, complete with recipes. In addition to the giveways, they host recommendations from other children. They also help you do a phone call interview with an author! Check it out!
Well, that's all for this week. I'd better get reading!
Gearing up for Spring Break - only 18 more days! - and started compiling my Spring Break possible reads. Spring Break runs April 2 - April 11, that's nine days. It also encompasses Dewey's 24 hour Readathon! I should be able to read at least 5 more books during that time for a total of 14 books which I will round to 15! So my goal is to read 15 books during Spring Break and my tentative list includes, in no particular order:
