It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

1/22/2018

This weekly chance to add to your reading list is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date.

This crazy Michigan weather! One day it's snowing a couple of inches, the next day it's 40 degrees and the snow is melting away. I really shouldn't complain about a reprieve of the frigid temperatures, but it's making it really hard to know what to wear from one day to the next! Ah, well. That's what I get for living in Michigan, I guess. :)

What I Read Last Week

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (I finished it! And I actually liked it a lot more than I thought I would. I really enjoyed Steinbeck's writing, especially in his descriptive chapters.)

What I'm Reading Now

Magic for Marigold by L.M. Montgomery (Even though I enjoyed The Grapes of Wrath, I still needed a bit of a pick-me-up after finishing it. What better than a Montgomery book?)
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (I'm almost done with this one. I'm only reading it while I put my son down for a nap, so it's taking a little longer to get through than it normally would.)
Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (A chunkster for my Classics Club list. This one I'm chipping away at only over breakfast, so my progress will be slow. Right now, I'm on page 32 out of 710.)

What's Coming Up Next

The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes (I'm hoping to slip this Newbery Honor book in next. Then this weekend is the 24in48 Readathon! I'll have a post up later this week with my stack for that. I can't wait!)

6 Comments

Christine link

1/22/2018 09:03:15 am

I didn't know Henkes wrote a Newbery book! I only know his picture books -- I'll have to check that one out :)

And reading Montgomery always sounds so lovely when people talk about her books -- this is going to be the year I finally read some of her books... or at least one, but then maybe I won't want to stop? :)

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

1/27/2018 07:19:57 am

Henkes has written two Newbery Honor books, actually! This one and then Olive's Ocean in 2004. I love his picture books, especially the mouse ones - Chrysanthemum, Wemberly Worried, the Lilly books. I even used those in my fourth grade classroom! :)

And yes, you need to read Montgomery!! They are definitely addictive. The perfect escape books to a simpler time. Start with Anne of Green Gables, and I'm sure you'll be eager for more!

Kailana link

1/22/2018 08:58:37 pm

That's great that you finished The Grapes of Wrath. One day I will read that. I liked Of Mice and Men, but that was so long ago. And it was short. lol

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

1/27/2018 07:17:08 am

I read Of Mice and Men in high school, and don't remember liking it at all. So I was pleasantly surprised how much I liked The Grapes of Wrath! It is pretty long, though! :)

Larissa link

1/24/2018 08:41:55 pm

For the Newbery Challenge I have read Ramona Quimby, Age 8, A Fine White Dust, and reread The Snowy Day. Currently reading The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz.