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Reading Log: June 2014

June was a fun month of reading!  I dove into some children’s literature and then kept reading more because I always remember how much I love it!  I wouldn’t say I’ve got my reading mojo back...

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The Lost Reading Logs: July 2010

We’re driving back from the beach today (sad face) and I didn’t have time to get WIWW together, so here’s a lost reading log in its place! I’ve been keeping a Reading Log since late 2008.  And when I...

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Blogging for Books Review: Dad is Fat

Time for a Monday morning book review!  Next up… Dad is Fat, by Jim Gaffigan I guess comedians writing memoirs are officially a thing now, and here’s another one!  I like Jim Gaffigan, although I can’t...

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Reading Log: July 2014

July seemed to fly by in the best possible way. This summer really seems like summer again… I suppose in part because I’m finally back in the South where you are VERY AWARE of the summer heat.  But I’m...

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#Nerdbery

I love children’s literature but it can be hard to choose new books to read from among the hundreds of new titles that come out each year… so I decided it would be a fun challenge to read the new...

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Reading Log: August 2014

Another month come and gone… can it really be September already?!  August was great life-wise and reading-wise too!  The Nerdbery Challenge has renewed my interest in children’s literature and I’ve...

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The Lost Reading Logs: August 2010

No Meow Monday this morning…. the cats slept through another week and didn’t do anything blog-worthy. Instead, another Lost Reading Log! I’ve been keeping a Reading Log since late 2008.  And when I...

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Reading Log: September 2014

Whew, what a month! Another whirlwind, but I still had lots of good time for reading. The Newbery Challenge has really reinvigorated my love for Children’s Lit… this month’s count was 6 books!  I...

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Short Lists: Want to Read vs. Should Read

You know what I miss? Book chat! So here are a couple short lists. There are a lot of books out there, and never enough time to read them all. Right now I want to read:  Lena Dunham’s new book. I...

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The Lost Reading Logs: March-May 2011

Another Lost Reading Log today… the cats are taking a day off! I’ve been keeping a Reading Log since late 2008.  And when I started trying to organize all those Reading Logs in the blog archives, I...

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Reading Log: October 2014

Another good month for reading! A lot of fun books this month. Still plugging away at the Newbery challenge – 6 more books to cross off, and so far I’m still really enjoying the challenge! Only one...

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Reading Log: November 2014

Wow, is it December already?! November has come and gone, along with a lot of good books. These monthly logs are a lot longer these days with all the Newbery books added to my normal diet of memoirs...

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The Lost Reading Logs: June-July 2011

It’s that quiet day after Christmas, in between one holiday and the next, and we’re visiting my family in Alabama. As the end of the year draws near, I’m taking stock of things on the blog and planning...

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Reading Log: December 2014

A rather light month to end the year! There are a lot more books laying around waiting to be read than I actually have time to read… but what little I did read, I really enjoyed this month. And in the...

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Reading Right Now

I have to admit, it’s nice to have Wednesdays freed up for something over than WIWW… and I’m getting out the door much quicker in the mornings now that I’m not taking pics of all my outfits! I still...

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Top Ten Favorite Books… Updated!

Last year I put together my top 10 favorite books, with the qualification that I had to have actually read them recently, not just childhood favorites that I vaguely remember as being awesome (because...

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Reading Log: January 2015

If December is the month of half-finished books because there’s no time to read, January is the month of half-finished books because there are so many new books to read! I’ve been having fun picking up...

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Blogging for Books Review: Here is Where

Remember once upon a time when I used to do occasional Monday morning book reviews? I’m back at it! Check out past reviews here, or my reading logs since 2008 here. Next up… Here is Where:Discovering...

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Reading Log: February 2015

Here we are, two months into 2015 already! This month seemed to pass pretty quickly, but I enjoyed some extra reading time thanks to the icy weather. Still have a bunch of half-finished books on the...

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#Nerdbery Update!

Last summer I decided to start reading all the Newbery Medal winners and join in the Nerdbery Challenge via the Mr. Schu Reads blog.  The main goal is to keep it stress-free: no time limit, no pressure...

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