Bout of books 16 wrap up post

Finished:

Finding my Prince Charming by J.S. Cooper

The Wildflowers of Montana volume 1 Rose by Vannesa Vale

Deadpool Volume 1: Dead Presidents 

A Feral Darkness  by Doranna Durgin

The Wildflowersof Montana Hyacinth by Vanessa Vale

The Wildflowers of Montana Dahlia by Vanessa Vale
 The Wildflowers of Montana Daisy by Vanessa Vale
 The Wildflowers of Montana Lily by Vanessa Vale

Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett Illustrated by Jon Klassen
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont
Llama Llama Mad at Mama by Ann Dewneg
Wild About Books by Judy Sterra Illustrated by Marc Brown

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies by Cokie Roberts illustrated by Diane Goode

Shades of Simon Grey by Joyce McDonald

The Honeybee Man by Lela Nargi and Kyrsten Brooker

Books in progress:

Night Lost by Lynn Viehl   60 pages out of 287

Bout of Books Day 7

Books Finished:

Shades of Simon Grey by Joyce McDonald

The Honeybee Man by Lela Nargi and Kyrsten Brooker

Night Lost by Lynn Viehl   pages of 287

Bout of Books Day 6

Not much reading done today. I went and saw the new Marvel movie and spent the day with friends. However, Elengil and I listened to a bit of our audiobook while driving around.

Books in Progresss:

Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman

Bout of Books Day 5

Books Finished:

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies by Cokie Roberts illustrated by Diane Goode

Books in Progress:

Bout of Books Day 4

Books Finished Today:

Read in the morning:

 The Wildflowers of Montana Dahlia by Vanessa Vale
 The Wildflowers of Montana Daisy by Vanessa Vale
 The Wildflowers of Montana Lily by Vanessa Vale

My chapter of Kappa Delta Pi met at the childcare center on campus to read to the kids there this afternoon. Here are the books that I read in two different classes:

 Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett Illustrated by Jon Klassen
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont
Llama Llama Mad at Mama by Ann Dewneg
Wild About Books by Judy Sterra Illustrated by Marc Brown




Books in Progress:

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 200 pages read

Bout of Books Day 3

Books Finished:

Deadpool Volume 1: Dead Presidents 

A Feral Darkness  by Doranna Durgin

The Wildflowersof Montana Hyacinth by Vanessa Vale

Books in Progress:

In the reading Que:

The Song of Achillies by Madaline Miller

Bout of Books Day 2

Today I read a few ebooks.

Finished Today:

The Wildflowers of Montana volume 1 Rose by Vannesa Vale

In Progress:

 The Wildflowers of Montana Hyacinth by Vanessa Vale - The first 10 pages and I have to re download the book. 

A Feral Darkness by Diranna Durgin - 72 pages of 245. 

Deadpool Vol. 1 Dead Presidents - 75 pages of 155. 

Bout of Books day 1

I didn't think I would get much reading done today as most of the day was taken up with graduation. Traveling to pick up the relatives we were driving down. Travel time down to the UIC Pavilion where my  University was holding the ceremony. A 2 hour wait time that would have been perfect for reading except my nook was too big to have with me as we couldn't have any purses or bags with us on the floor of the pavilion for safety sake. 

However, when I got home, I was able to read a bit. I finished up the last 40 pages of Finding my Prince Charming by J. S. Cooper. I think that I got this as a freebie on the Barnes &  Noble site.  I didn't care for it that much. I liked the idea of the story being told from both the main character Lola's viewpoint and the love interest Xavier's viewpoint. However the back and forth between her point of view and his view was a bit jarring to me as a reader.

Finished:

Finding my Prince Charming by J.S. Cooper

Bout of Books 16

I plan on  taking part in the 16th round of the Bout of Books read a thon. I'm not sure how much I will get to read on Monday the 9th as I will be taking part in the graduation ceremony for Northeastern Illinois University and finally earning my bachelor's degree in early childhood education almost twenty years after graduating high school!

However I do plan on reading as much as I can the rest of the week between polishing my resume and submitting job applications to nearby school districts :)

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 9th and runs through Sunday, May 15th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 16 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Bout of Books Day 6

             

Books in Progress:

Zombie Raccoons and Killer Bunnies edited by Martin Greenburg 

Abbadon's Gate by James S. A. Corey listened to 

Bride Gone Bad by Sabine Starr

Books Finished

Bout of Books Day 5

             

Books in Progress:

Zombie Raccoons and Killer Bunnies edited by Martin Greenburg read 10 pages

Abbadon's Gate by James S. A. Corey listened to 3 hours 

Books Finished:

Bout of Books Day 4

             

Books in Progress:

Zombie Raccoons and Killer Bunnies edited by Martin Greenburg

Abbadon's Gate by James S. A. Corey

Books Finished:

The Reason I Jump by  Naoki Higthashida

Bout of Books Day 3

Books in Progress:

The Reason I Jump: One Boy's Voice from the Silence of Autism by Naoki Higashida - read 140 pages

A boson Gate by James S. A. Corey - listened to 1 hour. 

Books Finished:

Bout of Books Day 2

              

Books in progress 

Abbadon's Gate by James S. A. Corey - listened to 2 hours

Black Hills by San Simmons - read 160 pages. 

Books finished: 

Black Hills by Dan Simmons

Bout of Books 15 - Day 1

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I will keep track of the books I am reading   during day one here.

Books in Progress:

Black Hills by Dan Simmons 100 pages read

Abbadon's Gate by James S. A. Corey 40 minutes listened

Books Finished:

Bout of books 15

Life has been hectic here. I plan on attempting to participate in the round 15 of bout of books week long read a thon this week.

It comes at a good time. I start my student teaching next week, and think that my reading time will be very limited afterwards. 

Not sure what I plan on reading. However I plan to start with the following titles:

 Black Hills by Dam Simmons of which I am currently about 200 pages from the end. 

Abbadon's Gate by James S. A. Corey. This is the third book in the expanse series. Elengil and I are listening to it together, and we have about 16 hours and 30 minute left in it. 

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 4th and runs through Sunday, January 10th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 15 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

stacking the shelves #3

 

Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

If you want to find out more about Stacking The Shelves, please visit the official launch page!

I missed last weeks books so this will be extra long :) 

I found a few books at the library booksale, While headed to a nearby little free library I found a new little free library about five blocks South of where I was headed. Lastly some books that were ordered months ago came, and I'm still receiving some choco;ate tea and books sweeps packages.

1. Dragons by Michael Connelly

2.The Shape of Desire by Sharon Shinn

3. War of the Wizards - A World of Lone Wolf RPG fantasy book - I've been collecting these used since high school so I was super exited to find this one at the friends of the library booksale nook. Hopefully it isn't a double copy but the others are currently packed up in storage.

4. Lies, and the Lying Liers Who Tell Them by Al Franken

5. Chocolate by Joanne Harris

6. Survival: A Novel of the Donner Party by K. C. McKenna 

7. Time to Smell the Roses (Hermux Tantamoq Adventures) by Michael Hoeye 

8. City of the Dead (Nick Zuliani Mysteries) by Ian Morson

9. Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore (signed)

10. Brian Froud’s Faeries’ Tales by Wendy and Brian Froud (signed)
11. Mouse Tales by Arnold Loeb

More Little Free Libraries!

Evanston is sprouting Little Free Libraries all over. The following two were discovered unexpectedly while riding my bike to do errands:

Little Free Library at 1206 Hinman ave.

This Little Free Library was spotted while riding home from the library. I love the Tardis structure. It has two shelves with the bottom one full of children's and young adult/teen books and the upper shelf filled with adult books. I did not see any official markings on the box itself, so it looks like it may be unregistered.

Location: 1206 Hinman ave.

                 Evanston, IL 60202

Little Free Library at 637 Hinman ave.

While riding to drop books off at the 1206 Hinman Little Free Library I found this new to me location. I tend to ride on Hinman fairly often, so this  may be a newer Little Free Library to the neighborhood. It is located next to a tot lot playground so would be a great place for children's books. When I left my books there it was mainly filled with adult non fiction and fiction. There is an official little free library sign, but no noticeable charter number so maybe it will show up on the official Little Free Libraries map sometime soon.

Side note, A copy of Ill Wind that I released in a different localLittle Free Library and that had spent a good chunk of the spring  there was in this Little Free Library when I stopped and checked it out. With so many little libraries popping up  I can see books easily traveling from one part of the city to another just through the Little Free Libraries.

Location: 637 Hinman ave.

                 Evanston, IL 60202

Stacking the Shelves. #2

 

Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

If you want to find out more about Stacking The Shelves, please visit the official launch page!

This week continues to be a mix of required texts and books being shared by fellow Bookcrossing members.

The Required:

• Keys to Teaching Grammar to English Language Learners: A Practical Handbook by K. S Folse, 
• Workbook for Keys to Teaching Grammar to English by K. S Folse, 

The Fun:

• Mirror Sight: Book Five of Green Rider by Kristen Britain
• An Ice Cold Grave [Harper Connelly #3] by Charlaine Harris 
•  Women of the Outback by Sue Williams 
• Trunk Music by Michael Connelly 
• Return of the Hood by Mickey Spillane 

Bout of Books Final Tally!

I wasn't able to get online for a day 7 progress entry due to company. So, here is my final tally:

Books Finished:

1. The Seduction of  Emily by Rachel Brimble 
2. The Rockin' Chair by Stephen Manchester
3. Stealing Home (Diamonds and Dugouts #1) by Jennifer Seasons
4. Lenore: Swirlies by Roman Dirge
5. My Neighbor Seki Vol. ! 
6. Double Whammy by Carl Hiassen
7. Steeped in the World of Tea Edited by Sharon Bard, Birgit Nielsen, and Clara Rosemarda

Books started but not finished during the Read a Thon:

1. You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day 3 hrs 32 min remaining.

2. Winning Mars by Jason Stoddard 280 pages remaining.


Not bad. I finished 3 physical books, 3 E books, and one audiobook over the course of the week.