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Smiling Shelves

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

4/2/2018

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This weekly chance to add to your reading list is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter, spending time with family and friends. But most importantly, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ!

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What I Read Last Week

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Where We Belong by Lynn Austin (This was a really enjoyable read.)
The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox (Another Newbery winner. I taught this one when I taught sixth grade, so it was interesting to revisit it just to read it.)

What I'm Reading Now

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The Maiden's Bequest by George MacDonald (This is my yearly George MacDonald Holy Week read. It's a slow, savoring sort of read, so I didn't quite make it during Holy Week, but I should finish it up soon.)
​Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (I'm on page 504 out of 710.)

What's Coming Up Next

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The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (This is one I've been hearing lots of good things about - and I just recently bought books 2 and 3 - so I finally decided to read book one!)
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Christine link
4/2/2018 11:34:34 am

Happy Easter to you and your family Julie!

I'm so curious to see how you like the Benedict Society series -- I keep debating if I want to give that one another go or not :)

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
4/14/2018 04:04:06 pm

Happy Easter to you (a bit on the late side...). I think you've seen my opinion of the Benedict Society by now, but the bottom line is that it was good, but there are a lot of "better" middle grade books out there. If it didn't float your boat, there are plenty of other fish in the sea! How's that for mixing metaphors? :)

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Amy Marie link
4/2/2018 10:27:47 pm

Just finished Francine River,s Masterpiece and am almost finished with The Eyre Affair. :)

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
4/14/2018 04:04:55 pm

Yay for Jasper Fforde!! I haven't read any by Francine Rivers yet, but I have one of her books on my TBR list. I'll get to it one of these years. ;)

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Jade @ Reading with Jade link
4/4/2018 01:24:56 pm

You're making good progress with the George Eliot title. A lovely week to you - bookish & otherwise.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
4/14/2018 04:05:56 pm

I'm glad I'm reporting weekly progress on Daniel Deronda. It doesn't feel like much only reading 5-10 pages a day, so it's nice to see it add up! Hope you had a great week!

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