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]]> 3 319 250 true 5816135 read 3 true 4305700 currently-reading 66 true 4305699 to-read 34 false 4576808 spring-challenge-09 13 false 5151390 summer-challenge 0 false 4640416 quitters----don-t-plan-to-finish Reservation Blues (Paperback) by Sherman Alexie]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72512334 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555363s/6159.jpg 1970794 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1233246606p2/1970794.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1970794-tracy Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:42:35 -0700 The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (Paperback) by Sherman Alexie]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72512296 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170393840s/52873.jpg 1970794 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1233246606p2/1970794.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1970794-tracy Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:42:09 -0700 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Hardcover) by Sherman Alexie]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72512287 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255627075s/693208.jpg 1970794 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1233246606p2/1970794.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1970794-tracy Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:42:07 -0700 The Wrong Mother: A Novel (Paperback) by Sophie Hannah]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72512231 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255654980s/6562491.jpg 1970794 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1233246606p2/1970794.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1970794-tracy Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:41:46 -0700 Little Face (Paperback) by Sophie Hannah]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72512213 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31mgkEBQaKL._SL75_.jpg 1970794 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1233246606p2/1970794.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1970794-tracy Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:41:37 -0700 The Children's Book (Hardcover) by A.S. Byatt]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72512170 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51jim7NTY8L._SL75_.jpg 1970794 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1233246606p2/1970794.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1970794-tracy Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:41:19 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/183021-introductions http://photo.goodreads.com/groups/1247974662p2/21757.jpg 1970794 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1233246606p2/1970794.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1970794-tracy Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:27:22 -0700
My name is Tracy, and I'm from Iowa (I think that makes three of us now!). I'm a 44-year-old mother of 6 (yes, six -- all mine, no twins), married 22 years this month. Since I write freelance and homeschool four of my six kids (the oldest is a freshman in college this year, the youngest is just 3), I don't exactly have a lot of "free" time. But whenever I can squeeze in a few minutes (or neglect the housework for an hour), I read!

I've enjoyed the reading challenges, though I've yet to finish one -- I just like the idea of hunting down books I might not otherwise have considered, and finally getting to others on my "to read" shelf. I even adapted the summer challenge for my kids for the summer -- and my 10-year-old kicked butt, winning every category!

I like having the challenge as a separate group -- and I toast you, Cynthia, for taking this on in your spare time. You realize you won't actually HAVE any spare time now, right? :)
]]> The Shadow of the Wind (Paperback) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72396984 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410s/1232.jpg 1970794 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1233246606p2/1970794.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1970794-tracy Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:07:32 -0700 A Far Cry from Kensington (Paperback) by Muriel Spark]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72396293 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170709256s/69516.jpg 1970794 Tracy http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1233246606p2/1970794.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1970794-tracy Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:01:36 -0700