false 1779001 F The United States 12/2008 06/2009 0 40 33 true 5861859 read 1 true 3908677 currently-reading 6 true 3908676 to-read 17 false 3912360 memoir 8 false 3912362 biography 6 false 3912391 travel 6 false 5210219 mystery 4 false 4050357 animals Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1) by Elizabeth Peters]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59129696 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172544229s/188230.jpg 1779001 Judy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1228601756p2/1779001.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1779001-judy Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:34:24 -0700 The Last Camel Died at Noon (Amelia Peabody, #6) by Elizabeth Peters]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59129803 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170652235s/66528.jpg 1779001 Judy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1228601756p2/1779001.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1779001-judy Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:30:56 -0700 The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody, #2) by Elizabeth Peters]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59129779 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168345821s/32143.jpg 1779001 Judy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1228601756p2/1779001.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1779001-judy Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:30:44 -0700 The Hippopotamus Pool (Amelia Peabody, #8) by Elizabeth Peters]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59129757 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171921671s/126730.jpg 1779001 Judy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1228601756p2/1779001.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1779001-judy Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:30:27 -0700 The Mummy Case (Amelia Peabody, #3) by Elizabeth Peters]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59129740 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170652243s/66534.jpg 1779001 Judy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1228601756p2/1779001.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1779001-judy Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:30:11 -0700 The Case of the Missing Books (Mobile Library Mystery, Book 1) by Ian Sansom]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59129501 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172096995s/138686.jpg 1779001 Judy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1228601756p2/1779001.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1779001-judy Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:27:57 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/32992-dinner-date-with http://photo.goodreads.com/groups/1203097330p2/2996.jpg 1779001 Judy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1228601756p2/1779001.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1779001-judy Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:26:54 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/64874-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-thomas-hardy http://photo.goodreads.com/groups/1189457607p2/970.jpg 1779001 Judy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1228601756p2/1779001.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1779001-judy Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:24:38 -0700 Mike wrote: "Tess definitely encouraged me to explore more of Hardy's work. I want to read Jude the Obscure,but I've heard it's a real downer so I'm a little weary..."

Jude the Obscure is *definitely* a downer. But so was Tess! (IMHO)

Still, I love Thomas Hardy. I completely lose myself in his places and people.
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/82154-read-aloud-books-for-young-kids http://photo.goodreads.com/groups/1213305949p2/5547.jpg 1779001 Judy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1228601756p2/1779001.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1779001-judy Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:23:01 -0700
We were just given a book that's a big hit, with both the grownups and kiddies - The Gift of Nothing. It has *adorable* cartoons (I think by the guy who draws the "Mutts" series), but a sweet moral about how love and friendship are more valuable than any material possessions. I definitely recommend checking it out!]]>