Following is a ten year reading plan provided in the Great Books of the Western World first edition library of 1952. The works are organized by the year that they appear in the reading plan. Works shown with hypertext links are available online. Another such list is maintained by Ken Roberts.
I bought a lifetime membership to Library Thing today. If you are not familiar with it, it is a way to catalog your books and see who else has those books and get recommendations based on your library.
For a homeschool mom this can be an intimidating task but I figure by adding 10-20 books a day I should be done in sometime in 2010!
If you use Library Thing you can add me using my mjpuzzlemom name.
Callapidder Days is hosting is hosting Fall into Reading 2007. This is a challenge to read some of those books in your To Be Read Pile. Not only will you get some reading done, there are some prizes too. This contest runs from September 23rd to December 21st .
Click HERE for all the details.
Off to prioritize my books!
I just signed up for an account at PaperBack Swap using my online alias of mjpuzzlemom. If you don’t have an account already may I suggest you sign up for one ? You can click here:
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Be so kind as to use my nickname in the referral box.
Thank you!
MJ
Enter to win the complete set of Terrestria Chronicles on the HSB Company Porch! All winners will be chosen at random. You must be 18 years of age or older to enter. You must live in the U.S. You can view official contest rules HERE. Contest ends September 24th.
I have a few books/series I turn to… they include:
TH White’s The Once and Future King
O.K. I am a sci-fi/fantasy buff!
I find that I can pick these up over and over again and get lost in them.
To participate in Booking Through Thursday, blog about your favorite books as comfort food and leave a comment HERE
If you like to read as much as I do or you are always looking to increase your at home library, here is a site you must check out:
Book Sale Finder - Your Online Guide to Used Book Sales. Here you’ll find thousands of book sales, book fairs, book auctions, and other book events held throughout the USA and Canada. Just click on a state to get a calendar of events. And don’t forget to sign up for Sale Mail!
I read this and immediately thought of all my homeschool friends…..
DailyLit sends books in installments via e-mail. DailyLit currently offers over 400 classic public domain titles that can be subscribed to and read in their entirety for free.
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Hat Tip: Wil Wheaton
Quietly, with heart racing like David’s must have been when he prepared to face Goliath, Gavin Goodfellow emerges from Burnt Swamp, ready to put on the armor of God and enter into spiritual battle.
This fantasy/mystery/adventure, written from a biblical perspective, is just as much fun to read as Harry Potter and the Chronicles of Narnia, but it packs a contemporary punch that has the potential to change lives and get kids into their Bibles. A great read for ages 11 and up, adults are enjoying it, too.
Ask your bookstore to order Book One of the Burnt Swamp Trilogy today (ISBN 978-1-886068-03-2)! Contact the author direct for autographed copies, limited edition hardback, student workbook, and teacher’s guide (candy.abbott@verizon.net)
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I found a book meme Booking Through Thursday
A weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading.
Okay, love him or loathe him, you’d have to live under a rock not to know that J.K. Rowling’s final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, comes out on Saturday…
Are you going to read it? Yes.. as soon as it gets here… I ordered late.
If so, right away? Or just, you know, eventually, when you get around to it? Are you attending any of the midnight parties? I will read it right away, then ds 11 will read it. No parties here.
And, for the record… what do you think? Will Harry survive the series? What are you most looking forward to? I think Harry will survive. I am looking forward to fully understanding Snape. Good guy or bad guy?
