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Smiling Shelves

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

7/21/2014

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This weekly meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.

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Reviewlets - Italy Edition (Because I may or may not have been in Italy on vacation at the time I posted this. . . :)
Rereading Harry Potter

What I Read Last Week

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Riding the Iron Rooster by Paul Theroux (Just confirms how little I know about China's history. I'll keep trying to fix that!)
The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig (Love this series!)
The Service of Clouds by Delia Falconer (Not quite what I expected, but a good read overall.)

What I'm Reading Now

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When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (Still chipping away at the Newbery Award winners list, and enjoying this one immensely!)

What's Coming Up Next

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Tomorrow begins my Harry Potter Reading Marathon. I'm planning to read all seven books straight through! If you want to know more, you can read my intro post. Visit me tomorrow and see how I'm doing!
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Catherine @ Book Club Librarian link
7/21/2014 11:02:56 am

Good luck with the Harry Potter Challenge. I read the first 3 books and hope to return to the series at some point.

Thanks for visiting my blog.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
7/21/2014 12:42:30 pm

I'm looking forward to my Harry Potter marathon, but I'm also a little nervous. Those are some long books! But they are good ones, for sure. I hope you get a chance to finish the series soon.

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Lindsey link
7/21/2014 12:00:24 pm

When You Reach Me is supposed to be fantastic. I've heard a lot of comparisons to A Wrinkle in Time, so I will be interested to see what you think!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
7/21/2014 12:43:39 pm

A Wrinkle in Time is the main character's favorite book, but there are more similarities than just that. So far, it's been my favorite Newbery winner that I've read this year. It's a great book.

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Sharon @ Faith Hope & Cherrytea link
7/21/2014 01:21:48 pm

Thanks for popping in to visit me [in Paris!], Julie =)
I appreciate your reading commitment to a series marathon!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
7/21/2014 01:54:49 pm

We'll see how the marathon goes. This is the first time I've tried something like this. I'm sure it will be fun! :)

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Stormi Johnson link
7/22/2014 05:53:03 am

Never tried reading an awards list..glad you are enjoy the Newberry's. :)

Stormi
http://www.booksmoviesreviewsohmy.com/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-75/

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
7/22/2014 08:00:05 am

I figured this was an awards list I could handle. :) And there are some awesome books on it!

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Katie @ The Logonauts link
7/22/2014 09:37:22 am

Wow, all 7 in a row? Sounds like quite the challenge! Don't forget to keep some every flavor beans near by to keep you going.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
7/22/2014 02:01:33 pm

Three down, four to go! I'm really wishing I had planned ahead and stocked up on some Harry Potter-themed snacks. I'll just have to do the best I can. :)

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Britney
7/22/2014 10:54:25 am

Wow, good luck with the Harry Potter book marathon! I hope you enjoy it.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
7/22/2014 02:02:03 pm

Thanks, Britney! It's been great fun so far!

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