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Smiling Shelves

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

8/10/2015

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It was our (small) town's Summer Festival this past weekend, so it's been a little fun and crazy around here. There was even a rodeo Saturday evening - not a thing you would typically associate with Michigan, but it was a lot of fun to watch! Now it's time to hunker down and get that classroom of mine ready to go for the new school year.

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The Priest: Aaron by Francine Rivers (Decent Biblical fiction)
My Salinger Year by Joanne Rakoff (So much to love about this book!)
The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis (I finally completed my Narnia reread, just a month later than originally planned. . . My thoughts will be posted Thursday!)
The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown (The Shakespeare references make this book worth it. Plus I love the cover.)
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell (Not that she wasn't before, but Rainbow Rowell is most definitely in my list of favorite authors now!)

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How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by MIke Brown (Is that not a great title?)
Emma by Jane Austen (The Emma readalong continues!)

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Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee (I have tried my level best to avoid reviews before I read it myself, but I have heard some rumblings. I'll try to keep my expectations modest!)
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Kate @ Mom's Radius link
8/10/2015 01:10:34 am

We always went to see the rodeo in Gerry, NY when I was little. It was so fun!

I'm glad you enjoyed Attachments. That's my second favorite Rainbow Rowell book, after Fangirl.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
8/10/2015 02:02:52 pm

Attachments was such quirky fun! Fangirl is (so far) my favorite of hers, as well. :)

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Erin @ Quixotic Magpie link
8/10/2015 05:21:10 am

Wow a rodeo? That is awesome!!! Michigan always surprises me. :)

I have only read one Rainbow Rowell book and I loved it. It sounds like I need to get reading her other books as well!!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
8/10/2015 02:05:01 pm

I have read three of Rainbow Rowell's books and loved every one! I'd definitely check out her others, if I were you! :)

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Lindsey link
8/11/2015 08:17:53 am

I've had How I Killed Pluto on my tbr list for years. How are you liking it?

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
8/12/2015 04:28:53 am

It was fascinating. I finally understand now why Pluto isn't a planet! And it rekindled my interest in astronomy. You should bump it up your (massive, I'm sure) TBR list!

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