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March 2014 Wrap-Up and Monthly TBR

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Hop on over to Booksessed to participate.

March's TBR Pile (8/11):

  1. February Roll-over: Time Enough for Love by Robert Heinlein
  2. J's pick: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
  3. Nonfiction: What Ifs of American History
  4. Freebie: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
  5. Series pick: The Zombie Whisperer by Jesse Petersen
  6. Classic: Tales of the Brothers Grimm
  7. Book club selection: The Baker's Daughter by Sarah McCoy
  8. Carry-over: Wicked by Gregory Maguire
  9. Monthly Key Word: Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim
  10. Library Pick: The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa
  11. Added: The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen

Picture Book Roundup (I'm not planning on reviewing the picture books we read, but I do plan on recording them monthly for my reading challenge)

  1. Up Tall and High by Ethan Long -- Not my favorite, not Arthur's favorite
  2. Book of Big Brothers by Cary Fagan -- Cute little book, Arthur might enjoy it at a later age
  3. Lots of Dots by Craig Frazier -- Loved the bright colors
  4. Tip Tip Dig Dig by Emma Garcia -- Great use of sounds
  5. Tony and the Pizza Champions by Tony Gemignani -- Great little story, bit much for the little one
  6. The Library Gingerbread Man by Dotti Enderle -- Classic tale
  7. Momo and Snap are NOT Friends! by Airlie Anderson -- Lots of sounds, Arthur seemed to enjoy it

1,000,000 Page Goal

Monthly Total: 2545 pages
Pages Remaining: 828,214 pages

Current Read - None...  I imagine that I will be starting another book tonight, but I haven't decided which one yet.

Books Won (0)

Books I Gave Up On (0)

Challenges Completed  -- None yet, but I'm still making some great strides.

Comments - Looky looky!  I read only 8 books this month, but my page total was over 2500!  I'm very pleased with my progress.  Having an active 5 month old cuts into my reading time, but I still try to make time.

April's TBR Pile:

  1. J's pick: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
  2. Nonfiction: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
  3. Fluffy romance: Gentleman of Her Dreams by Jen Turano
  4. Freebie: The Strain by Guillermo del Toro
  5. Classic: A Vindication on the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft
  6. Book club selection: The Thirteenth Tale by Diana Setterfield
  7. Carry-over: Wicked by Gregory Maguire
  8. Contemporary YA: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
  9. Story Collection: Stranger Than Fiction by Chuck Palahniuk