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Smiling Shelves

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

6/13/2016

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This weekly chance to add to your reading list is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date.
There was lots of craziness going on this past week, which is why I didn't get a second post up for the week. If I had had time for that, it would have been a celebration of my third blogoversary. That's right - Smiling Shelves has been my little corner of the Internet for three years now. And I still love it!

The other major thing that happened this week is that the school year ended. Not as big a deal as it normally would be, because I haven't taught since my little boy was born. But I still showed up on the last day of school to say good-bye to my students. And I got to celebrate at Applebee's with the staff. And now I have to tackle the monumental task of emptying my classroom to make way for the next teacher. Yikes.

What I Read Last Week

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The Midnight Queen by Sylvia Izzo Hunter (I loved this book so much!! It has everything I love about an alternatively magical England. Must get my hands on the sequel!)
Messenger by Lois Lowry (This was a very quick audiobook - less than 4 hours. But I enjoyed seeing the first two books in the series start to overlap.)
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen (It took me a month to finish this book on my phone. Apparently I don't use my phone to read very often.)
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (Telling this story as a graphic novel made it incredibly powerful.)

What I'm Reading Now

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Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine (I've wanted to read this one since it came out last summer. Hooray for libraries!)

What's Coming Up Next

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The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero by Robert M. Kaplan (Because I'm a nerd, and I like books like this.)
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Kailana link
6/13/2016 07:55:31 am

The Midnight Queen sounds really good!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
6/16/2016 07:21:49 pm

It was!!

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Kym link
6/13/2016 08:44:20 am

I don't think I'd be able to read on my phone at all! LOL Some good books on your shelves this week. I don't know if I'm a nerd or not, but I think I'd read about the history of zero. :-)

Here's what's on my shelves this week: http://justasecondblog.blogspot.com/2016/06/what-im-reading-june-13-2016.html

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
6/16/2016 07:22:18 pm

Glad I'm not the only interested in random things like the history of zero! :)

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Erin @ Quixotic Magpie link
6/13/2016 09:13:45 am

The Midnight Queen and Ink and Bone both sound really good! I will have to check them out. :)

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
6/16/2016 07:22:46 pm

They both are really good! I hope you enjoy them if you read them! :)

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Heather Fineisen link
6/13/2016 11:25:09 am

Ink and Bone is making the rounds. I live the library theme. Enjoy!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
6/16/2016 07:23:33 pm

Books about books are some of the best, right? :)

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Lois link
6/13/2016 01:59:16 pm

I loved seeing the story began in The Giver woven through the rest of the series. You really see it come together in the next book... Son.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
6/16/2016 07:24:27 pm

I'm glad they all end up weaving together. I was a little put off by Gathering Blue have absolutely nothing to do with The Giver. But now I'm really looking forward to finishing the series!

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Stacey link
6/13/2016 02:52:20 pm

Hope you enjoy your books. Have a wonderful week.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
6/16/2016 07:24:52 pm

Thanks, Stacey! Hope you have a great week as well!

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Kathryn Trask link
6/13/2016 06:11:32 pm

Oh congrats on three years blogging - I am just a little ahead of you and not by much. Hate the thought of cleaning out the classroom for a new teacher - always a big job.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
6/16/2016 07:25:44 pm

Thanks, Kathryn. I can't believe how much stuff I have in my classroom! I'm really not looking forward to sorting through my filing cabinets...

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Melinda link
6/13/2016 07:30:59 pm

I really need Persepolis. Graphic novels are hard for me--I just don't enjoy reading that format--but I've heard that one is exceptional.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
6/16/2016 07:26:19 pm

I'm really not a graphic novel sort of person either, but Persepolis was awesome.

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