Update 1: 48 Hour Book Challenge

I finished Best Kept Secret by Amy Hatvany, finding it difficult to put down, so it’s a good thing that I didn’t have to today!

When it cooled down (slightly), I decided to walk with an audio book. A Facebook friend suggested The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, appreciating the narrator as well as the story, so that’s the one I downloaded. I listened for an hour and I’ve really been enjoying, plus, hey, I walked an hour in the heat and didn’t complain (much).

This will probably be my only update tonight, but I will get in another hour or so of reading before bed. Maybe Savvy Auntie by Melanie Notkin (my signed copy arrived in the box I shipped myself from BookExpo America today) or maybe The Little Women Letters by Gabrielle Donnelly.

I finished one book, so that’s ten dollars going to the Joplin Schools Tornado Relief Fund. I will be contributing ten cents for every unique non-spam commenter on my blog during my Sixth Annual 48 Hour Book Challenge, so please leave a comment! What are you reading this weekend?

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Update 1: 48 Hour Book Challenge — 7 Comments

Jana on June 3, 2011 at 10:32 pm said:

I am catching up on middle and young adult reading today. My favorite today was All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn.

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Muttix on June 3, 2011 at 10:43 pm said:

Reading and working out all at once, bravo! My audio book turned out to be quite the pain and I’ve set my husband to the task of fixing the cds (I should have ordered a backup from the library but didn’t bother to think). I haven’t heard of any of the titles you mentioned (not that I can remember anyway, in my sleep deprived state) so I’m going to check those out once the challenge is over and I have had a chance to get some sleep. Happy reading!

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Andrea on June 4, 2011 at 1:25 am said:

I love the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency books, but not enough to walk with them for an hour in this weather. Kudos! I’m focusing on Iowa Children’s Choice Award titles with some nonfiction and one ya for variety.

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Leeswammes (Judith) on June 4, 2011 at 3:00 am said:

You finished one book already? Well done! I loved the No 1 Ladies… and I think this should be great fun on audio.

Have a good Saturday!

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Susan on June 4, 2011 at 5:46 am said:

Great job! And the main reason I bought an mP3 player was so I could listen to books while I walk. On my player for 48hbc is Leverage by Joshua Cohen. (Although in previous years you could see me walking in the neighborhood reading an ACTUAL book!)

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Amy on June 4, 2011 at 2:36 pm said:

I started The Little Women Letters earlier this week, but am only about a chapter into it and put aside because I decided to focus on mysteries for my 48 hours. Can’t wait to hear what you think of it. Happy Reading!

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Nupur on June 5, 2011 at 5:57 am said:

I loved No. 1 Ladies too– all the books in the series. I’ll have to look for Best Kept Secret. Kudos on your 48 hour project! I love your blog.

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