Book: Sisters against Slavery: A Story about Sarah and Angelina Grimké by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson, illustrated by Karen Ritz Genre: children’s chapter book Publisher: Carolrhoda Books, Inc. Publication date: 1999 Pages: 64 Summary: Sisters against Slavery: A Story about Sarah … Continue reading →
It’s Monday! What Are Your Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila of Book Journey. Be sure to check out her post today to see her selections and the list of links to all the other participating bloggers. I … Continue reading →
Jill Badonsky’s The Awe-manac website had a great spring Emerson quote this week (and several other fun quotes as well): Earth laughs in flowers. –Ralph Waldo Emerson
Continue reading →The Hour 24 post has an end of the event survey. Here are my answers: 1. Which hour was most daunting for you? 10-11pm, the chapter that I declared I would finish before I took a break seemed to go … Continue reading →
This is pretty much my day. I may read a few more pages in bed, but by the time I wake up, the Read-a-Thon will be over. It’s been fun! I’ll write a wrap-up post in the morning and I’m … Continue reading →
What I’m reading: I’m still enjoying Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert, but I am finally getting tired. I think I’ll switch to fiction for awhile, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. And change reading spots to … Continue reading →
The Hour 12 post contained a Mid-Event survey: 1. What are you reading right now? Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert 2. How many books have you read so far? One completely, part of three others 3. What book are you most … Continue reading →
What I’m reading: Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert is delightful. I’ll stick with it for awhile longer. Since Last Update Pages: 55 Time: 45 min Cumulative Pages: 175 Time: 155 min
Continue reading →Going slow, but I should have more time for much of the rest of the day. The mini-challenge for Hour 8 was to recommend a book for a book club. That was easy. My book club is on something of … Continue reading →
The Hour 5 challenge was to answer this question: What is your favorite “classic” and why? How has that classic impacted your life? My answer: Little Women. This book gave me a desperate desire to be Jo March, compelling lifelong … Continue reading →