[Confess - When were you first given an unsolicited senior discount?]

I was asked if I got the discount a few months ago at 48. I am trying to convince myself that the cashier was referring to the student discount (senior and student discount are the same day).

[Book a Week in 2012 - week 5]

Here is my updated list:

 

Completed

1.Paradise, by Toni Morrison.

2. Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman.

3.Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat.

4.What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Dayby Pearl Cleage.

5. What Einstein Told His Cook(non-fiction)

6. Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts.

7.Backroads byTawni O'Dell.

8. Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax, non-fiction.

9. Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende. I really liked this book and it tied in well with Ahab's Wife

10. Calico Bush (read a aloud)

11. Ahab's Wife Really Enjoyed!!

12. Gap Creekby Robert Morgan, Pretty dreary, made me feel guilty for sitting around reading instead of scrubbing my floor.

13. A Map of the World by Jane Hamilton. Did not like the protagonist at all! So didn't really like the book.

14. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone read aloud

15. Struggle for a Continent read aloud

16. Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay. Another dreary book about life and marriage.

 

Continuing

 

Your Money or Your Life (non-fiction)

Indian Captive (read aloud)

River, Cross my Heart

The Magic of Reality (read aloud)

The Minds of Boys (non fiction)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (read aloud)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My DD9 wants in on the book-a-week challenge too!

she has read

1. Ginger Pye

2. The Secret of the Golden Pavilion

3. Pinky Pye

4. Mary, Queen of Scots: Queen Without a Country

5. Nzingha, Warrior Queen of Matamba

[Book a Week in 2012 - week 4]

Here is my updated list:

 

Completed

1.Paradise, by Toni Morrison. I really liked this one. Seemed metaphorical, but I am not sure for what. I really need to be hit over the head sometimes on things like this.

2. Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman. Didn't like this one, characters were unbelievable and the set-up for the story seemed to be straight out of Wuthering Heights.

3.Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat. Pretty good story about a young woman and her life in Haiti and New York.

4.What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Dayby Pearl Cleage. OK, Pretty Fluffy.

5. What Einstein Told His Cook(non-fiction)

6. Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts. More fluff, but joyful too. I liked it.

7.Backroads byTawni O'Dell.

8. Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax, non-fiction. Didn't agree with everything he had to say, but pretty interesting.

9. Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende. I really liked this book and it tied in well with Ahab's Wife

10. Calico Bush (read a aloud)

Continuing:

 

Your Money or Your Life (non-fiction)

Indian Captive (read aloud)

Struggle for a Continent (read aloud)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (read aloud)

Ahab's Wife I am almost done and am loving this book! Through the first few chapters I thought the protaganist was crazy and that I would not be able to relate to the book at all, but then reading further and learning all she had been through her actions/emotions made a lot more sense. I would love to have more of Una's positive acceptance of life and circumstance and also to parent more like her Aunt and Uncle of the island lighthouse.

 

 

 

 

My DD9 wants in on the book-a-week challenge too!

This week she has read

1. Ginger Pye

2. The Secret of the Golden Pavilion

3. Pinky Pye

[Book a Week in 2012 - Week 3]

Here is my updated list:

 

Completed

1.Paradise, by Toni Morrison. I really liked this one. Seemed metaphorical, but I am not sure for what. I really need to be hit over the head sometimes on things like this.

2. Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman. Didn't like this one, characters were unbelievable and the set-up for the story seemed to be straight out of Wuthering Heights.

3.Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat. Pretty good story about a young woman and her life in Haiti and New York.

4.What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Dayby Pearl Cleage. OK, Pretty Fluffy.

5. What Einstein Told His Cook(non-fiction)

6. Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts. More fluff, but joyful too. I liked it.

7.Backroads byTawni O'Dell.

8. Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax, non-fiction. Didn't agree with everything he had to say, but pretty interesting.

 

Continuing:

 

Your Money or Your Life (non-fiction)

Calico Bush (read aloud)

Struggle for a Continent (read aloud)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (read aloud)

 

Starting

Daughter of Fortune, by Isabel Allende. I really like it so far!

Then I will start Ahab's Wife

[Book a Week in 2012 - Week 2]

Completed

1.Paradise, by Toni Morrison. I really liked this one. Seemed metaphorical, but I am not sure for what. I really need to be hit over the head sometimes on things like this.

2. Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman. Didn't like this one, characters were unbelievable and the set-up for the story seemed to be straight out of Wuthering Heights.

3.Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat. Pretty good story about a young woman and her life in Haiti and New York.

 

Continuing:

What Einstein Told His Cook. (Non-fiction)

Your Money or Your Life (non-fiction)

Calico Bush (read aloud)

Struggle for a Continent (read aloud)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (read aloud)

 

Starting

What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage

[Book a Week in 2012 - Week 1: Ready, Set, Read!]

First timer here-

 

Starting Paradise by Toni Morrison.

 

Finishing up What Einstein Told his Cook and Your Money or Your Life

 

Doing as read alouds Calico Bush, The Struggle for a Continent by Albert Marrin and the first Harry Potter book.

 

Glad to be participating! Carole

[Book a week in 2012 - We're doing is all over again!]

Coming out of lurkdom to join the challenge. Can't wait!