Nanci’s Comments (group member since Jan 29, 2016)

Nanci’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

All these years, I've been referring to pines and firs interchangeably. I had no idea they were two different trees and I even lived in Colorado. Ha! Here's a definition I found online:

Fir tree needles are short and they are always less than 2 inches long. This is a very easy way to tell the difference between pine trees and fir trees. Both pines and firs grow tall and upright. At the lower branches, firs are much wider. The bark on a fir tree is smooth and cork-like and it is often hidden by the branches and needles.

I think the first book would definitely work, since those trees are not wide at the base. Hopefully the second book too. It's hard to tell since we can't see all the details. Fingers crossed!

I will read the BOM starting Dec 4th. There's only one person ahead of me at the library. Tammie I offered to be your back-up writer for DQs if needed.

I will be a back-up writer for DQs with Tammie from team Barrel.

Those are my last books for MAIZE

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Book: Sometimes I Lie
Author: Alice Feeney
Pages: 262
Date read: 11/24
Letters:
M-Madeline
A-Amber


I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World
Author: Malala Yousafzai
Pages: 240
Date read: 11/24
Letters:
M-Malala

Vicky,
Please remove from the SS "Everyone Brave is Forgiven". I'll save that for next week, since we'll be needing lots of E's. In it's place I'll read I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World.
Thanks so much!

Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving yesterday! No Black Friday shopping for me...I'm reading! Anyone shopping? :)

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Book: I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death
Author: Maggie O'Farrell
Pages: 308
Date read: 11/21/18
Letters:
M-author's FN
I-title
*Also, I found Maize in this book if we need it. Page 187 "On one side is a thicket of maize, unmoving in the still, heated air..."

I just started reading, I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death, so that will work for an I also. Hope to finish it today.

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Book: A Dog's Journey
Author: W. Bruce Cameron
Read: 11/20/18
Pages: 336?? Not sure since it was an audiobook
Letters:
A-(title)
E- (character-Ethan)

Hi team!
I've arrived home from our x-country drive. Sorry, I didn't get to read as much as I hoped. It turns out it's hard to read while driving. LOL! I did listen to a book, so I'll post that and then hopefully I'll be able to still complete my planned books for this week.

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Book: The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
Author: Mitch Albom
Pages: 213
Date read: 10/16/18
Letters:
E-Eddie(character)
A-author LN
S-Sameer (character)
T-Tolbert (character)
Note: I was going to read this for Maize, but was able to finish it for this week since it read so fast.

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Book: Every Note Played
Author: Lisa Genova
Pages: 307
Date read: 10/16/18
Letters:
E-title

Amanda A wrote: "I am reading a book for feast genre that I got from Overdrive: Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowledge of Where Food Comes from and Why We Need to Get It Back. It works for the Grey..."

Ugh. Doesn't sound fun, Amanda. Thanks for taking one for the team!

So glad to know that MAIZE is our new word before I leave town tomorrow. I just came home from the library with a stack of books and was wondering which ones I should take with me for next week.
BTW-I will be reading, but may not be able to check in often since I don't know when/where we'll have internet. Most of our days will consist of at least 12 hours of driving, so I may be too tuckered out at the end of the day to mess with internet much.

For MAIZE I will read:
The Next Person You Meet in Heaven for letters: M (author's FN), A (author's LN) E (Eddie)
I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death for letters: M (author's FN) E (Eric)
Sometimes I Lie for letters: M (Madeline) A (author's FN)
Everyone Brave is Forgiven for letters: M (Mary) A (Alistair) Z (Zachary)

SandyC wrote: "Nanci wrote: "Amanda A wrote: "Nanci wrote: "Completion post
Book: Unsheltered
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
Date read: 11/14
480 pages*
*Note- I read the large print pap..."
Hope you enjoy it more than I did, Sandy. :)

Tammie wrote: "Completed 11/15
Thinking In Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life With Autism
306 pgs

T - Title and Author 1st name

a great accomplishment for this author however, a very painful rea..."

I loved the movie about Temple Grandin! I read a different book concerning her life. I might add this one to my TBR, as I like non-fiction and cows! Ha!

Amanda A wrote: "Nanci wrote: "Completion post
Book: Unsheltered
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
Date read: 11/14
480 pages*
*Note- I read the large print paperback from my library with 663..."
Hmmm...I don't know how all that works or how they're getting 672 pages, but thanks so much for adding it. :)

If anyone is thinking of reading it, I'd be interested in your thoughts on it. I love Kingsolver, but this one just didn't tick the boxes like her others have.

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Book: Unsheltered
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
Date read: 11/14
480 pages*
*Note- I read the large print paperback from my library with 663 pages, but I don't see it listed anywhere, so I just selected the regular paperback. The ISBN for mine was 326653222553704.
Letters:
A-Aurelia
S-Selma
T- Thatcher

Wow, Laura! Way to go with all the books!