What Are You Reading Now?

[Cheryl, Host of Miscellaneous and Newbery Clubs]

Under the Wide and Starry Sky is a great book, but not time-travel.

[Ahmed]

hello every one , I'm really glad to be here and this is my second time to be here and can you help me to know how to use this site and "also to open any book to read" thanks

[[deleted user]]

Ahmed wrote: "hello every one , I'm really glad to be here and this is my second time to be here and can you help me to know how to use this site and "also to open any book to read" thanks"

I'm sorry, but the only published books you can read ON here are a few classics and some fanfiction. You mostly review books you've read in other places. :)

[Ahmed]

and how to open them?:)

[Ahmed]

Raevyn wrote: "Ahmed wrote: "hello every one , I'm really glad to be here and this is my second time to be here and can you help me to know how to use this site and "also to open any book to read" thanks"

I'm so..." what is the way to open them I clicked some books and they didn't open please tell me because I'm new here:)

[[deleted user]]

Go to Jane Eyre or James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing and click 'read book'.

[Ahmed]

Raevyn wrote: "Go to Jane Eyre or James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing and click 'read book'."

ok I will do and thank you very much

[Ahmed]

sorry I didn't find read book sorry but where is it ? to click it :)

[Ahmed]

Ahmed wrote: "Raevyn wrote: "Go to Jane Eyre or James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing and click 'read book'."

ok I will do and thank you very much"

Ahmed sorry I didn't find read book sorry but where is it ? to click it :)

[Beverly, former Miscellaneous Club host]

@Ahmed:
I clicked on the link to Jane Eyre above, and directly under the cover illustration was a tab that said "Read Book." Clicking on that brings up the book on the computer.
I also clicked on the link to the James Potter book, but I did NOT see a "Read Book" tab under the cover there. There was a tab under the description of the book that said "Download Book."

[[deleted user]]

Re-reading Middle School: Save Rafe!

[Esther]

We, as a family, are listening to How to Speak Dragonese and Magic Marks the Spot.

I love Magic Marks and Spot. It's refreshing to read a story about a girl who wants to be a pirate, not a princess. :)

[Cheryl, Host of Miscellaneous and Newbery Clubs]

I'll check it out!

[Manybooks, Fiction Club host]

I've just gotten my last collectible hard cover of the Anne of Green Gables series (took about five years because I did not want to pay and arm and four legs). So, now I am going to put my mass market paperback versions of the novels in a storage bin and reread (for the umpteenth time) the AOGG series, but this time, the new (old) hardcovers. Yay!!

[[deleted user]]

In the Land of the Lawn Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales. But my book club meeting is today, so I might be reading something better before the day is over. :P

[Cheryl, Host of Miscellaneous and Newbery Clubs]

Congrats Gundula!

I just read an older book, myself. I guess Family Sabbatical takes place in the early 1950s but it sure seems more nostalgic than that, to me. Pleasant happy family story - not worth the current market price, though, imo. (borrowed a friend's copy but won't name names for the sake of privacy)

That book looks weird indeed, Raevyn; I hope you find something better.

[Manybooks, Fiction Club host]

Cheryl in CC NV wrote: "Congrats Gundula!

I just read an older book, myself. I guess Family Sabbatical takes place in the early 1950s but it sure seems more nostalgic than that, to me. Pleasant happy fam..."

I have "Family Sabbatical" on my to-read list as well, but since I don't know the book, I am not willing to fork over much money (it's a bit different with the Anne series, since I have known and loved it for years, and actually, those hardcovers that have been the most expensive, I received as gifts, like you, as much as I like and even love certain books, some prices are outrageous and not worth it, especially if they are not in stellar condition).

[[deleted user]]

I have finished so many things since I last posted here; the two I completed most recently are and .

Now I'm reading ...technically re-reading, since I started it in fourth grade but never finished it.

[[deleted user]]

I finished it^ And I also finished the July 2014 issue of Highlights (I don't think it's on GR).

[Cheryl, Host of Miscellaneous and Newbery Clubs]

Yes, GR doesn't catalog magazines.
Btw, I read a 'Weenies' book by David Lubar and liked it almost more than I'm willing to admit. I'm looking for more.

What happened to the plan to read Splintered, I hope you don't mind me asking?

[[deleted user]]

I read Splintered and loved it, but I forgot about it on this thread. I'm glad to see you enjoyed the Lubar book. ;)
EDIT: I'm now reading .

[[deleted user]]

I'm done with it, and now I'm working on .

[Cheryl, Host of Miscellaneous and Newbery Clubs]

Whoa, you're just devouring books! Good thing you're cataloging them here, or you'd never remember them. Well, at least, I wouldn't. I haven't a clue about most books that I read before I joined GR. I wish I'd cataloged and reviewed when I was a teen.

[[deleted user]]

Thanks! :D

[Manybooks, Fiction Club host]

Raevyn wrote: "I read Splintered and loved it, but I forgot about it on this thread. I'm glad to see you enjoyed the Lubar book. ;)
EDIT: I'm now reading ."

The first of the Herdman books is the best, but you should still read the sequels. What I like about them is the fact that although they were written a long time after the first book, the author actually strives to keep them in the time of the first book. If you like books set in the 70s or written in the 70s and early 80s, you should read Me and the Terrible Two (not in current print but available online at sites like ABE Books).

[[deleted user]]

Thanks, @Gundula. :) I wanted to read the other Herdman books but apparently they're out of print...*sighs bitterly at whoever is in charge of that issue*

[Manybooks, Fiction Club host]

Raevyn wrote: "Thanks, @Gundula. :) I wanted to read the other Herdman books but apparently they're out of print...*sighs bitterly at whoever is in charge of that issue*"

Are you sure they are out of print? I just bought them on Amazon last year (I had only ever read the first one). You should try again.

[[deleted user]]

I might, because they really sound good. Thank you again. :)

[Manybooks, Fiction Club host]

Raevyn wrote: "I might, because they really sound good. Thank you again. :)"

I would try, and even if they are not in current print, you might be able to get them cheaply on Amazon Marketplace.

[[deleted user]]

I....wasn't so happy with the Danziger book, to say the least. But now I'm reading , which looks promising.

[Cheryl, Host of Miscellaneous and Newbery Clubs]

Another one for me to add to Mt. TBR, thanks Raevyn!

I'm reading Young Warriors: Stories of Strength, a collection of short stories. Katniss Everdeen has absolutely nothing on these teens.

[Manybooks, Fiction Club host]

Nicola wrote: "Just finished rereading Rilla of Ingleside, I thought I'd read it since it's 100 years since the start of WWI. I do like it but much prefer the earlier Anne books. Rilla just isn't as..."

I find Susan more than annoying, she is basically a bigoted and nasty ignoramus (as someone of German origin, this is the book I like the least of the Anne series). Although I have read both German and British books written in WWI that were similarly nationalistic and jingoistic, most of them are no longer in print (and while I am glad that Rilla is still in current print, I am amazed that so many people consider this book one of their favourites, I just cannot get over the hatred although I know that it was a sign of the times). I hope that Susan Baker was not meant to be the mouthpiece of the author but WWI did bring out the worst in many people (amongst all of the nations participating). The Anne of Green Gables series is one of my favourites but I generally do not reread Rilla unless I need to.

[Christeen]

I am currently reading 'Will You Call My Name' a YA novel by Josephine Heltemes and available on Smashwords. The story is a survival story of children in a poverty stricken country. And although I am only partially through the book it is a bit slow at times with punches of adrenaline pumping action. I look forward to finishing and you my look for a review on my Goodreads author page.

[[deleted user]]

Re-reading . There's a whole paragraph on wine in the first chapter (nothing bad or really adult, just a mention)....it seriously shows how middle-grade novels have changed since 1987. :P

[Manybooks, Fiction Club host]

Raevyn wrote: "Re-reading . There's a whole paragraph on wine in the first chapter (nothing bad or really adult, just a mention)....it seriously shows how middle-grade novels ha..."

Have you ever read the Anastasia Krupnik series? The series has been challenged by especially the social conservatives time and again because Anastasia is given a lot of freedom by her parents, is allowed to mouth off and give her opinion and (gasp) is permitted by her father (who is a professor) to sip the foam off his beer. I've only read the first of the series, but I want to read the rest as well (if the sequels are like the first book, I will love them).

It's actually kind of interesting how attitudes change over the years. One of my favourite children's books is a German school story by Erich Kästner (from 1934) titled Das fliegende Klassenzimmer (The Flying Classroom). In this book, which takes place in a German boarding school, the older students are actually permitted to smoke cigarettes, something that would definitely not be acceptable in more recent German children's literature (or English language children's literature), but in the 30s, smoking was considered acceptable and even fashionable.

[[deleted user]]

No, I've never read those, but from what I've seen they look mildly interesting. Thank you. :D

[Manybooks, Fiction Club host]

Raevyn wrote: "No, I've never read those, but from what I've seen they look mildly interesting. Thank you. :D"

They are considered a classic although they (again) are from the 70s and 80s (my age is showing).

[[deleted user]]

Re-reading .
UGH.
My 8-year-old self had horrible taste in books.

[Cheryl, Host of Miscellaneous and Newbery Clubs]

Raevyn wrote: "Re-reading .
UGH.
My 8-year-old self had horrible taste in books."

lol! True for most of us, I'm sure.

[Carolien]

We read Ottoline and the Yellow Cat last week. Both girls loved the illustrations and pored over the book for hours to find more detail. The vocabulary is very wide as well and the story line quite complex.

We've also just read Sophie's Snail. Very good early chapter book. I really recommend the series for anybody with a 4-7 year old who likes animals. It is Sophie's ambition to become a lady farmer, but in the meantime she will farm with snails, woodlice, slugs, centipedes and pretty much anything else that moves. Dick King-Smith's books are generally to be recommended for kids who like animals and cover a wide age range.

[[deleted user]]

Now I'm working my way through Is there life after 6th grade?. I think I should have read this when I was actually IN sixth grade. Maybe I would have liked it more than I do now, in 8th grade.

[[deleted user]]

Re-reading .

[Manybooks, Fiction Club host]

Andrew wrote: "Oh sorry, I got carried away. Thank you for reminding me."

Andrew, just repost the comment in the author section.

[[deleted user]]

Re-reading .

[Natasha]

The Haunted Library by Dori Butler for review.

[[deleted user]]

I'm reading a YA book-- .

[Amy]

Right now I'm listening to Hauntedand reading Dangerous Women a bunch of short stories edited by George R.R. Martin. I just got a ton of books about monsters from the library for my preschoolers next week; I'm so excited about them!

[Cheryl, Host of Miscellaneous and Newbery Clubs]

I know there are animal lovers out there, and this book actually would benefit parents and children, too. I just loved Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior by Temple Grandin. And even though I've read a lot of recent books on psychology and autism, I learned a lot. I've not written a review yet but will within a few days.

[Deborah]

Russell wrote: "I'm just finishing up The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald. I can definitely see the influence in Tolkien's work."

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE that book. My grandparents gave it to me. Haven't thought about it for ages - I'll have to go and find it now!

[[deleted user]]

Now I'm reading slogging through . It's not terrible, but I don't know how young people in the 80's coped, if THIS was their main reading material....