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message 1951: by Randi (new)

Randi (mrsrandimoulton) | 254 comments I'm reading Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult for 10.9 Earth Signs. LOVE Jodi Picoult!


message 1952: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8987 comments I just finished up the Face on the Milk Carton the other day! I can't believe it shows up on the banned books list

Katrina wrote: "Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "I really liked "The Face On The Milk Carton"."

I've been meaning to read it for years! So glad to finally get around to it."



message 1953: by Kathy G. (new)

Kathy G. | 1931 comments I'm reading Fire World by Chris D'Lacey. I hated to skip a couple in the series, but this one fit a task. I'm loving it. :-)


message 1954: by Liora (new)

Liora (chinquapin) | 0 comments I am reading Legend in Green Velvet by Elizabeth Peters and The Aviary by Katherine O'Dell for the Go Green Challenge (15.4).

The Aviary by Kathleen O'Dell Legend in Green Velvet by Elizabeth Peters


message 1955: by Dionisia (new)

Dionisia (therabidreader) | 329 comments I am currently reading The Devil's Tickets: A Vengeful Wife, a Fatal Hand, and a New American Age by Gary M. Pomerantz, but keep getting distracted by all the other books I want to read for the challenge too. I think I may start Changing by Lily Hoang today. Can't resist!


message 1956: by Midu (new)


message 1957: by mstan (new)

mstan | 868 comments Dionisa - I get what you mean about being distracted. I have three books going on at once now but am sooo tempted to start on another.

I'm currently reading Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea, Swallows and Amazons (on kindle) and The Game of Kings (reeeally hard to get through the first 100 pages, I heard - and it's proving true).


message 1958: by Bea (new)

Bea The Lisa Unger ebook that I am currently reading (Darkness, My Old Friend: A Novel) is very good. I have now marked your book, Kyle, as a TBR as Lisa Unger is a very good writer.


message 1959: by Dionisia (new)

Dionisia (therabidreader) | 329 comments Bea wrote: "The Lisa Unger ebook that I am currently reading (Darkness, My Old Friend: A Novel) is very good. I have now marked your book, Kyle, as a TBR as Lisa Unger is a very good writer."

Oh, goody! I have that one marked for the challenge. Fragile was the first book I read by Lisa Unger and I liked it (despite the hokey ending). Both books involve the same characters.


Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) | 3046 comments Dee wrote: "I just finished up the Face on the Milk Carton the other day! I can't believe it shows up on the banned books list

Katrina wrote: "Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "I really liked "The Face On The ..."


It's banned because of the occult the woman who kidnapped Janie were associated with


message 1961: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8987 comments I didn't find that mentioned on the ALA website - they said the sexual situations and not listening to adult authority...but the occult would be a reason too I guess


Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) | 3046 comments I didn't think there were sexual situations and not listening to adult authority, which adult authority? This is why I hate the banned list and their reasons because their reasons are so vague and it doesn't always makes sense. I read one of the books of the "Alice" series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor and is a coming of age series about a 12 year old girl. When claiming points for last challenge we had to state the reason it was banned. One of the reasons was homosexuality. Now I read 8 books out of this 22 book series and I couldn't find anything that would reference homosexuality. It is a good series though.


message 1963: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8987 comments neither did I...I guess her and Reese getting a hotel room but not really and some making out...lol! I'm getting ready to read Shine for a 25 pointer which has been banned for homosexuality since its about a GLBT hate crime - well, duh, of course there will be homosexuality in it...


message 1964: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8987 comments I got 2 big books in progress - 11/22/63 (for 5.6) and The Bronze Horseman (10.1) and 3 shorter books - Rogue Angel for 15.9; Bear, Otter, and the Kid (15.5) and Fight or Flight (10.8)


message 1965: by Katrina (new)

Katrina (katmcv) | 455 comments Couldn't decide what to read next so got out the random number generator and generated numbers to match the rows in my spreadsheet, so I'm about to begin Hex Hall (Hex Hall, #1) by Rachel Hawkins for task 30.3. :)


Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) | 3046 comments I finished "The Storyteller of Marrakesh" and starting "The Courage Tree".


message 1968: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8987 comments I, Nadia, Wife of a Terrorist for 5.1; Dreams of the Peaceful Dragon: A Journey Through Bhutan (10.3) and Iron Earth, Copper Sky (10.7)

Also still slowly working on 11/22/63 for 5.6 and The Bronze Horseman (10.1)

and i'm listening to The Scent of Rain and Lightning for 15.1


message 1969: by Katrina (new)

Katrina (katmcv) | 455 comments The Boyfriend List 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver (Ruby Oliver, #1) by E. Lockhart (5.10) and next up is The Name of the Star (Shades of London, #1) by Maureen Johnson (15.3)


message 1970: by Liora (new)

Liora (chinquapin) | 0 comments I am now reading The Earth Hums in B Flat The Earth Hums in B Flat by Mari Strachan (10.7 - "earth" in title) and The Mournful Teddy The Mournful Teddy by John J. Lamb (10.8 - less than 1,000 ratings)


message 1971: by Fiona (Titch) (new)

Fiona (Titch) Hunt (titch) | 58 comments I have the following on the go:

Time Bomb - Jonathan Kellerman
The Trophy Taker - Lee Weeks


message 1972: by Sue (new)

Sue (suetinge) | 1580 comments I'm still working on The Name of the Rose for 30.7 and just started The Time Machine for 30.4.


message 1973: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8987 comments my first DNF of the challenge...I made it through all of 3 chapters, plus the intro of The Paris Wife - not sure if it was the narrator or the book though


message 1974: by Donna Jo (new)

Donna Jo Atwood | 2412 comments I'm working on Explosive Eighteen


message 1975: by Fiona (Titch) (new)

Fiona (Titch) Hunt (titch) | 58 comments Have just finished the immensely enjoyable A Redbird Christmas - Fannie Flagg. I am now about to embark on reading Private London - James Patterson.


message 1976: by Midu (new)


message 1977: by Katrina (new)

Katrina (katmcv) | 455 comments Reading after the quake by Haruki Murakami for 20.7 the Happily Ever After task. Been on my tbr forever, glad to get around to it.


message 1978: by Bea (new)

Bea Currently reading: Murder on the Eiffel Tower (Victor Legris, #1) by Claude Izner for 25.7b, The Eight by Katherine Neville for 10.4, and Catch Me by A.J. Holt for 30.3b.

Finished books for 15.3a, 15.10 and 30.3a.


message 1979: by Fiona (Titch) (new)

Fiona (Titch) Hunt (titch) | 58 comments Has just finished Private London - James Patterson. In morning I will read There's Something About Christmas - Debbie Macomber.


message 1980: by Marina (new)

Marina (marina1709) | 27 comments I'm reading The Mist by Stephen King for the second half of 30.3 (Simple Swaps) and Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead for 25.3a, and then plan to go with the second book in the series, Frostbite for 25.3b, if all goes well. I hope it does.


message 1981: by Katrina (new)

Katrina (katmcv) | 455 comments Reading Queen of the Dead (The Ghost and the Goth, #2) by Stacey Kade for 25.1 Book A.


message 1982: by Bea (new)

Bea I am still reading The Eight (10.4). I am really enjoying this big book and will finish it in the next week. Next big book to tackle will be Jane Eyre (10.9).

Finished the book for 25.7b and started When Red Is Black for 15.4a. Expect to finish tomorrow.


Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) | 3046 comments I finished "The Courage Tree" and starting "Between Worlds"


message 1984: by mstan (last edited Dec 11, 2011 09:48PM) (new)

mstan | 868 comments Reading has been slow-going for me the past few days for some reason. Finished A Tree Grows in Brooklyn for 30.5 (Christmas carolling) and am just starting in earnest on Sabriel (5.7) and The Monstrumologist (5.1).

The Game of Kings (30.2) is on hold - it is seriously difficult to plow through. I may have to pick a different author for 'One Author - Two Series'.


message 1985: by Jayme Pendergraft (new)

Jayme Pendergraft | 762 comments I'm currently working on The Night Circus (10.4), Anna Dressed in Blood (15.2), and The Three Musketeers (30.4B).

I'm really enjoying Anna- the author is quite amusing.


message 1986: by Midu (new)

Midu Hadi | 902 comments I know Jayme! I loved the book!


message 1987: by Sue (new)

Sue (suetinge) | 1580 comments Since I haven't been feeling well, I haven't been reading as much as normal. Still working on The Name of the Rose, also reading King Solomon's Mines for 10.5.


message 1988: by Liora (new)

Liora (chinquapin) | 0 comments I am now reading A Puzzle in a Pear Tree A Puzzle in a Pear Tree (Puzzle Lady, #4) by Parnell Hall for 25.3 (A Series in a Stocking), and A Single Thread A Single Thread by Marie Bostwick for 15.2 (Make it Work).

I am also listening to The Camel Club The Camel Club (Camel Club #1) by David Baldacci for 30.6 (The Many Facets of Earth).


message 1989: by Katrina (last edited Dec 13, 2011 04:04AM) (new)

Katrina (katmcv) | 455 comments Moved onto All These Things I've Done (Birthright, #1) by Gabrielle Zevin as my second book for 30.3. Then I'll be reading Dairy Queen (Dairy Queen, #1) by Catherine Gilbert Murdock for 5.9.


message 1990: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8987 comments working my way through Behind the Veil in Arabia: Women in Oman for Joanna's task - its a chapter a night kind of book, but interesting

also working on The Bronze Horseman for Bec's task (WW2, Battle of Leningrad) and several others


message 1991: by MJ (new)

MJ | 130 comments I'm juggling three at the moment. Sunset Park by Paul Auster for 15.3B, Sula by Toni Morrison for 5.10, and A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1) by Deborah Harkness for 25.4. Sula's been a chapter a night read, but I think I might spend some quality time with it soon and see if I can get it finished up in the next day or so.


Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) | 3046 comments I finished "Between Worlds" and Started "The Slippery Slope"


Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) | 3046 comments I finished "The Slippery Slope" and next is "The Grim Grotto".


message 1994: by Bea (new)

Bea Reading: The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen and A Separate Peace by John Knowles

Audiobook: The Girl Who Played With Fire (Millennium, #2) by Stieg Larsson


message 1995: by Sue (new)

Sue (suetinge) | 1580 comments Still plowing my way through The Name of the Rose and I'm about to start Living Dead in Dallas.


Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) | 3046 comments Finished "The Penultimate Peril" and starting the last book of the series "The End"


Jayme(theghostreader) (jaymetheghostreader) | 3046 comments I finished "The End" and started "Eleven On Top"


message 1998: by ★Meghan★ (new)

★Meghan★ (starinheaven) | 815 comments I am currently reading Fools Rush In (20.1), 1Q84 (20.2), Revolution (20.4), and Home at Rose Cottage: Three Down the Aisle\What's Cooking? (30.5).


message 1999: by Sue (new)

Sue (suetinge) | 1580 comments Finished The Name of the Rose and Living Dead in Dallas today and started Foreign Body to finish off 30.7.


message 2000: by Bea (last edited Dec 26, 2011 05:06PM) (new)

Bea Finished both The Peach Keeper and A Separate Peace.

Will finish Ten Thousand Islands tonight.

Still reading Catch Me and listening to The Girl Who Played With Fire.

Downloaded to Kindle tonight: The Alchemist.

Next book to start: Gone to the Dogs.


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