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September 2014 Wrap-up and Monthly TBR

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September's TBR Pile (6/16):

  1. J’s pick: Dune by Frank Herbert
  2. Book club selection: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
  3. MVPA Book Club: An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
  4. Feminist Book Club: No Turning Back by Estelle Freedman
  5. Carry-over: Washington by Ron Chernow √
  6. Series pick: Winterblaze by Kristen Callihan √
  7. Book to movie: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
  8. Fun and Funny: The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul by Terry Pratchett
  9. Comic Pick: Fairest Vol. 3
  10. Dystopian: Divergent by Veronica Roth
  11. Adult Contemporary: The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
  12. Comic Pick: Soulless Vol 1
  13. Comic Pick 2: Soulless Vol 2
  14. Short Story Collection: The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination
  15. Zombie Pick: The Living Dead
  16. Steampunk Pick: The Mammoth Book of Steampunk

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. Elmer and the Kangaroo by David McKee
  2. This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
  3. Summer by Bright Baby
  4. The Amazing Adventures of Bumblebee Boy by Dvid Soman
  5. Jack and the Beanstalk by E. Nesbit
  6. I'm Fast by Kate and Jim McMullan
  7. Horseplay by Karma Wilson
  8. I Love to Dance by Anna Walker
  9. Froodle by Antoinette Portis
  10. I Love Birthdays by Anna Walker
  11. I Love My Mom by Anna Walker
  12. Goodnight, Little Monster by Helen Ketteman
  13. The Crocodile and the Scorpion by Rebecca Emberley
  14. Chameleon's Colors by Chisato Tashiro
  15. I Love Vacations by Anna Walker
  16. Are Dinosaurs Dead, Dad? by Julie Middleton
  17. Let's Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas
  18. I Love My Dad by Anna Walker
  19. A Home for Bird by Philip C. Stead
  20. Rainbow Fish: Colors by Marcus Pfister
  21. A Long Way Away by Frank Viva
  22. Stars! Stars! Stars! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
  23. Penguin Cha-Cha by Kristi Valiant
  24. I Love to Sing by Anna Walker
  25. Please, Bring Balloons by Lindsay Ward
  26. Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle
  27. Wiggle by Doreen Cronin
  28. Dancing Feet by Lindsey Craig
  29. Giddy-up Daddy by Troy Cummings
  30. Hello! Hello! by Matthew Cordell

1,000,000 Page Goal

Monthly Total: 2718 pages
Pages Remaining: 818,719 pages

Current Read - Dune by Frank Herbert

Books Won (0)

Books I Gave Up On (0)

Challenges Completed

  • Pictures Books: 100 different pictures books read to Arthur. Let's get started on the next 100!
  • What's in a Name: This month's MVPA book club book completed my 2014 What's in a Name challenge

Comments - A small book count for this month, but my pages read is still good. I definitely read some good books this month.  Looking forward to more awesome books.  I think I have my reading mojo back.

October's TBR Pile:

  1. J's pick: Dune by Frank Herbert
  2. J's pick: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
  3. Book club selection: Expecting Adam by Martha Beck
  4. MVPA Book club selection: TBD
  5. Feminist Book club: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
  6. Series pick: Entwined by Kristen Callihan
  7. Book to movie: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
  8. Dystopian: Divergent by Veronica Roth
  9. Reread: The Awakening by Kate Chopin
  10. Fantasy Pick: Shadowdance by Kristen Callihan
  11. Favorite: A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
  12. Short Story Collection: The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination
  13. Zombie Pick: The Living Dead
  14. Steampunk Pick: The Mammoth Book of Steampunk