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It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

4/30/2018

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This weekly chance to add to your reading list is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date.
My husband and I had a lovely little getaway this weekend. My two-year-old stayed at his grandparents' as a trial run for baby's arrival in June, and we got some time to relax, visit bookstores, and eat yummy food (we found the most delicious ice cream!). Then Saturday was Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon, which I participated in only sparingly. The toddler was rather demanding of my attention. :​) But I did get almost three hours of reading in, which is more than I expected!

What I Read Last Week

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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser (Five star read, for sure! And the perfect book to take on vacation.)

What I'm Reading Now

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The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck (I'm enjoying this one so far.)
Rebound by Kwame Alexander (I started this one before our trip and haven't gotten back to it yet, but that's okay. It would be easy to zip through this one in an hour or two, but I'd rather savor it.)
Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (I'm on page 680 out of 710. I should finish it this week, and then my Classics Club list will be done!!)

What's Coming Up Next

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The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (This book has gotten a lot of love on the Books Between podcast, so I thought I'd give it a try.)
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Erin @ Quixotic Magpie link
4/30/2018 10:00:32 am

I somehow missed you were having a baby! Congrats!! How fun.

Great that you and your husband had a little time away.

The Wild Robot looks really good, so does the Vanderbeekers! Have a great week. :)

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
5/6/2018 02:33:47 pm

Thanks, Erin. We're very excited! The Wild Robot was a good read, but I loved The Vanderbeekers! :)

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Joann Downie
4/30/2018 07:05:43 pm

Congrats on getting some reading done for the readathon, and I like the Vanderbilts book, definitely adding that one to my list!! Have a great week!!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
5/6/2018 02:34:20 pm

The Vanderbeekers book was awesome! I hope you enjoy it if you get a chance to read it!

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Christine link
5/2/2018 07:32:54 am

Now just to wait patiently for the next Vanderbeekers book!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
5/6/2018 02:35:20 pm

Thankfully we only have a few months to wait! And it sounds like there will be a third one as well. Yay!

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