2011 e-book Reading Challenge

Well, it's official. I have ordered my Kindle! 


I was using the Android App, and was really enjoying it, but as much as I could be reading, my battery just won't handle it, especially since I need it for other things, like phone calls and email!


So, I am officially joining this Book Challenge, hosted by The Ladybug Reads. The details to the challenge can be found here.


Challenge Guidelines:
1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.

--Non-bloggers: Include your information in the comment section.

2. There are seven levels:

-- Curious – Read 3 e-books.

-- Fascinated – Read 6 e-books.

-- Addicted – Read 12 e-books.

-- Obsessed – Read 20 e-books.

-- Possessed – Read 50 e-books.

-- Fanatical – Read 75 e-books.

-- Monomaniacal – Read 100 e-books.

3. Any genre counts.

4. You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap-up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you.

5. Challenge begins January 1, 2011 and lasts until December 31, 2011.


I will list the books I read here. I have 2 books already on the Android App, which will sync with my Kindle once I get it! 


The books I am reading or have read:


1. Hidden Mickey 2: It All Started... by Nancy Temple Rodrigue and David W. Smith
2. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (cross-challenge book)

2011 Page to Screen Reading Challenge

2011 Page to Screen Reading Challenge at Reading Extensively

Here's another one I'm going to join, since I have several books looking at me that have been made into movies.

This one has some prizes to go along with it!! :)

I'll post the books I read on this post.

1. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

2011 100+ Book Challenge

2011 100+ Book Challenge at Home Girl's Book Blog

Sign me up for this one, too!

In 2009, I read 25 books. Last year, I read 32. I think I could possibly hit 50 this year. Text books count, right? :)

I'll list the books I read here.

1. Hidden Mickey 2: It All Started... by Nancy Temple Rodrigue and David W. Smith
2. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 

2011 Support Your Library Book Challenge

2011 Support Your Library Book Challenge at Home Girl's Book Blog

I'm signing up again this year! :)

Last year, I read 9 books from the library, which included 3 that I bought from the Friends of the Library. This year, I have a feeling it will be more, since I'm trying to cut back on funds spent in the "books, music, and leisure" category.

With that being said, I'm going to post the books here that I read throughout the year.

2010 Book Challenges Updates!

So, today is January 1, 2011! Happy New Year!

Here were the Challenges I participated in last year:

100+ Book Challenge

Support Your Library

Young Adult Book Challenge

My final counts were 32 total books read, 9 were from the library, and 21 were Young Adult. You can click on the links for each of the challenges to see what books I read.

I will be participating in other challenges this year. I'm still hoping to get my Nook! :)

Happy New Year and keep reading!

November Update

So I joined the 100-Plus Book Challenge, and So far, I'm at 23 or so.

I found a great author, Robin Jones Gunn, who writes Christian Fiction for women and teens. I found the first three of the Glenbrooke series at the library sale, and fell in love with them. I finished the series (8 of them) with the help of a teacher at school, and then she gave me the Christy Miller series. I've read the first 3 of those, and they're great. Christy Miller is for teens, but I would say at about age 10-11 would be appropriate. They mention drugs and sex, but since this is a Christian series, it talks about how the main characters choose to make the right decisions.

I have a break from school until December 8, so I'm hoping to read several more books in that time.

Jaime's bookshelf: 100 Plus Books Read

Frindle

Summer Promise

A Whisper and a Wish

Yours Forever (The Christy Miller Series, #3)

Secrets

Whispers

Echoes

Sunsets

Clouds

The Power of a Praying Wife

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

When I bought this book, I didn't even know it existed. I was in line at Costco, and the lady behind me had it. I ran to get it because, let's face it, it was a Twilight book.

I started reading this book on Sunday, and was about half way done by the time I went to see "Eclipse" on Wednesday (I don't have too much time to read). I'm glad I did, and was also wishing I had finished it, because it made the battle scene so much more enjoyable.

If you enjoyed the Twilight Saga, you'll enjoy this book. It offers a look into the life of one of the Newborns, one with feelings and a conscience. I just wish it had all turned out different for Bree.

Friday Fill In 1/8/2010

1. There are places I'd really rather be.


2. Desert winds blow those clouds away.

3. Standing in the desert at night can make one cold.

4. Mickey says:  oh boy.

5. He went out tiger hunting ... they're greeeaaaat.

6. Not much keeps my mind from wandering .

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to one more night kid free, tomorrow my plans include the last of the training and then driving to Hemet and Sunday, I want to go to church and see my family that I haven't seen since before Christmas!!!

Princess Lessons (Meg Cabot)

Last night, I finished "Princess Lessons" by Meg Cabot. This is one of her Princess Diaries books, but it's not part of the series, per se.

Technically, it's written by Princess Mia, her grandmother, her bodyguard, and her friends. It basically teaches a young lady about how to act like a Princess, even if she wasn't born one.

This would be a perfect gift for a pre-teen. It gives fun, age-appropriate, real-life advice about how to treat people, how to act, and even a few tips on how to dress from Princess Mia's hair stylist and fashion designer. Princess Mia gives her opinion on everything, telling the reader that she should just be herself, too.

As a special feature for this blog, I am going to list the Accelerated Reader (AR) reading level and points for each book that has one. My daughter's school uses this program, and since I'm reading Young Adult books as one of my 2010 Challenges, I thought I'd add this onto my reviews.

So, Princess Lessons by Meg Cabot has an AR level of 6.8 (upper 6th grade reading level), with 2.0 points available.

This book satisfies the following book challenges:

• 100+ Reading Challenge
• 2010 Support Your Local Library
• 2010 Young Adult Book Challenge