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Smiling Shelves

It's Monday What Are You Reading?

1/13/2014

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This weekly meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.
So this past week was Bout of Books 9.0, and I had to participate vicariously. I didn't sign up for the readathon, because it was supposed to be the first week back to school from Christmas vacation. I knew I wouldn't have any extra free time to spend reading. And then 17 inches of snow and a polar vortex hit, and I didn't go back to school until Thursday. If only I had known!

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What I Read Last Week

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Friday's Child by Georgette Heyer
The Solitaire Mystery by Jostein Gaarder
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
Before Green Gables by Budge Wilson

What I'm Reading Now

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The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery (for the Reading to Know Book Club and the L.M. Montgomery Challenge)

What's Coming Up Next

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Around the World in Eighty Days (time for the first classic of 2014 from my Classics Club List!)
Big Cherry Holler by Adriana Trigiani
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Joyful Reader link
1/13/2014 04:54:32 am

I have enjoyed the Anne series. The prequel looks pretty interesting! I also enjoyed Around the World in Eighty Days. So then I read 20K leagues under the sea! Great adventures.

Polar Vortex! I just love saying that for some reason! :) We had 10 inches and below zero temps! Crazy for Mid Missouri!

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Hilde link
1/13/2014 05:15:56 am

The Solitaire Mystery is one of my all-time favourite books, it's just wonderful. Hope you enjoyed it!

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Sheila DeChantal link
1/13/2014 11:46:17 am

You always have such great looking reads!

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IntrovertedJen link
1/13/2014 01:43:35 pm

I see some old favorites on there! I think I've read all of L. M. Montgomery's books multiple times. I enjoyed Big Stone Gap but I need to keep going with the series. Enjoy your week!

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Vidya Tiru link
1/13/2014 02:38:03 pm

love 'Anne'! the prequel sounds interesting (one more to my TBR!!) and Jules Verne is one of my favorite authors...I do need to start reading G Heyer soon...

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Michelle link
1/13/2014 02:44:40 pm

The Blue Castle is one of my favorite LM Montgomery books, if not my absolute favorite. Considering I read the entire Anne series until all 9 book covers were falling off, that says a lot. Enjoy!

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Greg link
1/13/2014 03:41:35 pm

I love that cover of Around the World. I need to read more Jules Verne...

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