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August's TBR Pile (12/13):
- Nonfiction: Creative Lettering by Jenny Doh √
- Science Pick: How We Got to Now by Steven Johnson √
- Writing Pick: Leaving a Trace by Alexandra Johnson √
- Crafty Pick: The Complete Decorated Journal by Gwen Diehn √
- Self-Help Pick: The Crafter’s Devotional by Barbara Call √
- Home Pick: Young House Love by Sherry and John Petersik √
- History Pick: The Secret Museum by Molly Oldfield √
- Book club selection: Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara √
- Carry-over: Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
- Random pick: Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple √
- Series Ender: Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore √
- Added: Common Phrases by Myron Korach √
- Added: Interest by Kevin Gaughen √
Picture Book Roundup:
- But Not the Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton
- The Little Dump Truck by Margery Cuyler
- Elmo at the Zoo by Lori Froeb
- Thomas and Friends Blue Mountain Mystery by by Reverend Awdry
- Roar, Roar Baby by Karen Katz
- Trains, Cranes, and Troublesome Trucks by Reverend Awdry
- How Penguin Says Please by Abigail Samoun
- 3, 2, 1... Circus! by William Wegman
- Things that Go
- Trucks by Debbie Powell
- Dinosaur Opposites by Stickland
- My First Books of Things that Go by Alain Gree
- Duck and Goose How are You Feeling? by Tad Hills
- What's Your Sound Hound the Hound by Mo Willems
- Jungle Animals
- Cookiebot by Katie Van Camp
- A Line Can Be by Laura Ljungkvist
- Super Guinea Pig to the Rescue by Udo Weigelt
- Go to Bed, Monster by Natasha Wing
- R is for Robot by Adam Watkins
- Alphabet Trucks by Samantha Vamos
- Never Ask a Dinosaur to Dinner by Gareth Edwards
- Sun Above and Blooms Below by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky
- Daddy Sat on a Duck by Scott Cohn
- My Dinosaur is More Awesome by Simon Coster
- What's Your Favorite Animal? by Eric Carle
- Are We There Yeti? by Ashlyn Anstee
- Boats Go by Steve Light
- Dog Comes Too by Hazel Hutchins
- I'm Dirty by Kate McMullan
- Bizzy Bear Knights' Castle by Benji Davies
- Red Wagon by Renata Liwska
- Hi by Ethan Long
- Pug in a Truck by Nancy Coffelt
- Let's Look at Trains by Britta Teckentrup
- Good Night Thomas by Reverend Awdry
- Who's That On the Go by Tad Carpenter
- Bug Patrol by Denise Dowling Mortensen
- Race Car is Roaring by Mandy Archer
- Digger to the Rescue by Mandy Archer
- Silly Street by Steve Bjorkman
- Spot a Lot Vehicle Adventure by Steve Smallman
- Truckery Rhymes by Jon Scieszka
- How Do Dinosaurs Say good Night? by Jane Yolen
- Tractor Saves the Day by Mandy Archer
- Cool Cars by Tony Mitton
- Through the Town by Craig Shuttlewood
- Jackson and Bud's Bumpy Ride by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff
1,000,000 Page Goal
Monthly Total: 3862 pages
Pages Remaining: 783,936 pages
Current Read - Dragon in Amber by Diana Gabaldon; Mortal Fear by Greg Iles
Books Won (0)
Books I Gave Up On (1) - Mortal Fear by Greg Iles. This was a book club selection for this month and after 150 pages, I just didn't care about this book at all.
Challenges Completed -- What's in a name: harder challenge given the odd categories, but I did it! Mount TBR: 36 Books straight off my shelves! Woohoo!
Comments - Very good month! I'm very excited to be average 3500 pages a month lately. I feel like I've actually be prioritizing reading above things like television. Go me!
September's TBR Pile:
- Nonfiction: Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin
- Book Club Selection: TBD
- MVPA Book club selection: Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
- Carry-over: Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
- Random pick: The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
- Favorite Author Pick: First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen
- Challenge Completer: Don't Know Much About Mythology by Kenneth Davis