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It's Monday! What Are You Reading?



Good Monday morning to you! I hope you had a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by! I finally got some reading done last week. It was nice. I hope you're enjoying some good books this week too!

Currently reading:
The Long Wait for Tomorrow by Joaquin Dorfman ~ a YA book with a touch of science fiction

Book completed last week (click title for review):
Lunch at the Piccadilly by Clyde Edgerton

Other reviews written last week:
The Faith Club by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver and Priscilla Warner
Pouch! by David Ezra Stein
What My Children Are Reading This Week:
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
  • Today I Will Fly! by Mo Willems
  • Sweethearts in the Snow, a Disney Princess book
  • Snow Inside the House by Sean Diviny
Up next:
The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeanette Walls ~ a book I started a couple years ago and put aside...hoping I'll make it through this time
What Difference Do It Make? by Ron Hall, Denver Moore and Lynn Vincent ~ a follow-up to Same Kind of Different As Me

Hmmmm....I seem to be on a memoir kick these days!

Upcoming reviews:
The Long Wait for Tomorrow by Joaquin Dorfman
Time for Learning States by Lynne Blanton and Betsy Hedberg

Visit J. Kaye's Book Blog to see what others are reading.
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  1. MarceJanuary 25, 2010 at 11:15 AM

    The Glass Castle was my first memoir, I thought it was great. I have actually said I will try this as something new this year. I think you should continue it.

    Here is my post.

    http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2010/01/j-kayes-what-are-you-reading-on-mondays_25.html

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2010 at 7:23 PM

    I've heard lots of good things about THE GLASS CASTLE, but I never could get in the mood for it. I'm not much of a memoir person, I guess.

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  3. alitareadsJanuary 26, 2010 at 12:42 AM

    I really liked The Glass Castle. Hopefully you can get into it this time.

    Here's what I'm reading.

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