Here is an abstract of my literary doings in April.
Books Read
Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell – 4/5/2009
The Tory Widow, by Christine Blevins – 4/9/2009
Rainy Day Rescue (Saddle Wise), by Inda Schaenen – 4/13/2009
The Quarter Horse Foal (Saddle Wise), by Inda Schaenen – 4/14/2009
Persuasion, by Jane Austen – 4/17/2009
The Madam, by Julianna Baggott – 4/21/2009
Strawberry Girl, Lois Lenski – 4/23/2009
Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson – 4/27/2009
Everyone is Beautiful, by Katherine Center – 4/29/2009
April Total = 9
Year-to-Date Total = 22
I read many books this month! And I changed my mind about star halves. I revoked them and went back to a straight five-star scale. My pick of the month is definitely Gone with the Wind. Persuasion was a close second.
Book Club
The Madam, by Julianna Baggott - Meeting: April 24, 2009
Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell – Online discussion
I wasn’t able to attend my new book club this month, but I did read both of the books. I found a new favorite in Gone with the Wind and enjoyed The Madam.
Our selections for May are Everyone is Beautiful, by Katherine Center (face-to-face discussion) and Persuasion, by Jane Austen (online discussion).
Challenges
Here’s my exceedingly long challenge list. Check out my Challenges page for updates all month long!
Book Awards II Challenge - 9/10 [ends 6/1/2009]
Really Old Classics Challenge - 0/2 [ends 7/31/2009]
Themed Reading Challenge - 0/4 [ends 7/31/2009]
Chunkster Challenge - 5/6 [ends 11/15/2009]
100+ Reading Challenge - 22/100 [ends 12/31/2009]
A Novel Challenge - 9/12 [ends 12/31/2009]
2009 Pub Challenge - 7/9 [ends 12/31/2009]
A to Z Challenge - 13/26 [ends 12/31/2009]
ARC Reading Challenge - 9/22 [ends 12/31/2009]
Blog Improvement Project - 6/24 [ends 12/31/2009]
Casual Classics Challenge - 2/4 [ends 12/31/2009]
My Year of Reading Dangerously - 2/12 [ends 12/31/2009]
New Authors Challenge - 15/20 [ends 12/31/2009]
Read Your Own Books Challenge - 19/50 [ends 12/31/2009]
Support Your Local Library Challenge - 3/12 [ends 12/31/2009]
TBR Lite Challenge - 0/6 [ends 12/31/2009]
What’s in a Name? Challenge - 0/6 [ends 12/31/2009]
YA Challenge - 4/12 [ends 12/31/2009]
Elizabeth Gaskell Mini-Challenge - 0/2 [ends 6/1/2010]
The Pulitzer Project - 8/83 [perpetual]
The Printz Project - 2/10 (+3 Honor books) [perpetual]
The Newberry Project - 15/88 (+7 Honor books) [perpetual]
Monthly Highlights
- Suey and I started the perpetual challenge, the Printz Project! I’m so excited about this. Head over and post your reviews.
- I also started a new “new release” feature that will appear every Tuesday.
- I participated in Eleanor Bluestein’s blog tour for Tea and Other Ayama Na Tales. In addition to my review of the book, I also interviewed Ms. Bluestein.
- I hosted a mini-challenge during Dewey’s Read-a-Thon.
- And, I participated in Library Loot.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by my blog this month!
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I love Persuasion. But obviously I must read Gone With the Wind–something I’ve been meaning to do for awhile. Looks like you had a good reading month :)
I can’t believe you read Gone With The Wind in addition to all those other books! I think I would have spent an entire month on just that one book.
Holy cow, that’s a lot of challenges! I am impressed. :-) And also very glad y’all started the Printz Project!
Incredible! I am overwhelmed by how to track challenges and you seem to have so many – it just overwhelms me some more! good for you.