I’m ashamed to say that I did very little reading last week. Besides my “easy-read” Babysitters’ Club Books, I did start 2 new books. One non-fiction: Alison Weir’s Children of England, a novel about King Henry VIII’s heirs (Edward, Lady Jane Grey, Mary, and Elizabeth). I really enjoy the way [...]
Archive for April, 2009
No books finished over the weekend.
Posted in Uncategorized on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Blast from the Past!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
After the Read-a-thon I wanted to read something a bit lighter. Soooooo, I went to my parents’ house and went through some boxes of my old books. I chose 3 of my old Babysitters Club books by Ann M. Martin. It was my favourite book series between the ages of 8 and [...]
It’s all over
Posted in Uncategorized on April 19, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I had to stop updating for a while because the computer screen was making my eyes too tired. But I did it!
End of read-a-thon meme.
1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
- Hour 18 was pretty rough.
2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next [...]
Birth of Venus completed!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 19, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Total number of books read: 3
Total number of books completed: 2
Pages read since last post:93
Total pages:449
Success! I’ve finished the Birth of Venus. Too tired to write a review at the moment. Must. Keep. Reading. Must. Stay. Awake!!! Only 7 and a half hours to go! I can do this…I [...]
I’m back!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Pages read since last post: 53 (see previous post for reason why)
Still working on The Birth of Venus. I have returned from my girl’s night dinner and am ready to keep going. It looks like a lot of people are doing far better than I am. But I’m hopeful that I’ll be [...]
Heading toward end of hour 8
Posted in Uncategorized on April 18, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Title of book(s) read since last update: The Birth of Venus
Number of books read since you started:3
Pages read since last update:80
Running total of pages read since you started:303 (shameful!!!)
Amount of time spent reading since last update:1 hr
Ok, so….I fell asleep around the beginning of hour 7! But now I’m up, had a shower, and [...]
Read-a-thon: hour 5 complete
Posted in Uncategorized on April 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Title of book(s) read since last update: The Birth of Venus
Number of books read since you started: still 3
Books completed:1
Pages read since last update:85
Running total of pages read since you started:223
Amount of time spent reading since last update: 75 minutes
Running total of time spent reading since you started: 210 minutes
Still working on The Birth [...]
Read-a-thon: commencing hour 4
Posted in Uncategorized on April 18, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Title of book(s) read since last update: The House of the Seven Gables
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Hour #1 Down!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 18, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Hour #1 Meme:
Where are you reading from today?
- My little house and most likely my backyard as well. It’s supposed to be gorgeous outside today!
3 facts about me:
- I’m a highschool French teacher
- I just got married last August (and am still loving being married)
- I have a four year old, female Jack Russell [...]
24 hr read-a-thon preparation
Posted in Uncategorized on April 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I think I’m at a place where I can keep this up now. I’m reading more often and I’ve decided to be a part of the 24 hr read-a-thon going on this weekend. It will force me to keep up with this for at least 2 days in a row. That’ll be [...]
