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Library Loot

7/23/2015

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Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Linda from Silly Little Mischief that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library.
It was time for another Library Day last week! I didn't learn anything from restraining myself last time around. . . I brought home way too many books this time. Ah, well. What else is summer for, if not to sit on the front porch and read?
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Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen by Mary Norris (I am a stickler for grammar, so this book is right up my alley.)
The Maintenance of Headway by Magnus Mills (How can I resist a book with London double-decker buses on the cover?)
The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley (I read the first Flavia book earlier this summer, and I am ready and eager for more!)
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis (Another Newbery winner)
The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman (Ditto)
The Priest: Aaron by Francine Rivers (I love the way Biblical fiction makes the Bible come to life. I thought I would try the first book in this series.)
The Library of Unrequited Love by Sophie Divry (The title and cover were irresistible.)
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The Royal We by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan (I've been wanting to read this book since the first time I heard about it.)
The Bookman's Tale by Charlie Lovett (Books and intrigue)
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (I don't think I've ever read a book set in Sweden, but this seems like a funny one to start with!)
The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen (The premise of this book was intriguing.)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba (This sounded like an encouraging and inspiring book.)
My Salinger Year by Joanna Rakoff (I honestly haven't read much by J.D. Salinger, but books about authors are always interesting.)
If you're keeping track, that's 13 books that I checked out. Yikes! It's a good thing several of them are very short. We'll see how many I can get read before the due date!
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Christine @Buckling Bookshelves link
7/23/2015 09:03:31 am

I absolutely adored The Bookman's Tale -- it is one of my all-time favorite books :) I hope you enjoy it!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
7/26/2015 09:18:41 am

I'm really looking forward to getting to that one. I'm glad to hear such a raving recommendation!

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Linda link
7/23/2015 09:50:00 am

Great loot! Enjoy!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
7/26/2015 09:19:05 am

Thanks, Linda! :)

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Bree @ The Things We Read link
7/25/2015 11:31:26 pm

Between You and Me is that fiction or non-fiction? I need to work on grammar. Lol

Your Newbery books look good.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
7/26/2015 09:20:29 am

Between You and Me is nonfiction. It's the memoir of a copy editor at The New Yorker. Might be a fun way to work on some grammar! :)

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Mona link
7/26/2015 09:59:41 am

Looks like a great round-up! I love Christopher Paul Curtis, especially The Watsons Go to Birmingham (I think that one might be a Newbery winner as well). Happy reading! :)

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
7/27/2015 06:04:14 am

I enjoyed The Watsons Go to Birmingham, as well. I'm looking forward to Bud, Not Buddy! :)

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