I totally forgot today was Monday! Last week I didn't receive any reading materials in the mail but this week makes up for it thanks to Paperbackswap and Amazon.
The books are Geraldine Brooks's People of the Book; Lullabies for little Criminals, which I found out about from Kimbofo months ago and it was on the 2008 shortlist for the Orange Prize; Tigerheart by Peter David, a retelling of Peter Pan; the latest issue of Tin House; Gods Behaving Badly from BookThirty (thanks!); This Common Secret by Susan Wicklund; Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass, a young adult read that sounds very promising; How to Be an Explorer of the World by Keri Smith; and Knockemstiff by Donald Ray Pollock, which is a collection of short stories that's been getting rave reviews.Happy Readings!
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Tigerheart looks fantastic, so I'm definitely going to have to read it. How to Be an Explorer of the World looks good, too!
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I loved Tigerheart. And I really want to read People of the Book too. Happy reading for you too!
Wow - you got some great looking books. I hope you enjoy them all.
Good haul! Some of those looking interesting, and some I have already read!
Wow! You got some really fantastic books in the mail this week! I have a copy of Tigerheart on it's way to me right now :) I'm really excited about it.
Tigerheart is absolutely brilliant!
Anastasia: How to be an Explorer seems like its a great read. I haven't started it yet.
Nymeth, Kailana, and Bermudaonion: Thanks, you guys!
I see your reading Notes to Self. I read that last summer and loved it. Its pretty soul baring on Samara's part and I definitely know I could not do that publicly. She has a lot of great ideas for journaling and some I may take into the classroom.
Wow - what a great week! The book by Geraldine Brooks looks great - I've got it on my tbr pile.
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What a fantastic haul. Is the book swap international?
Chris and Carrie: I can't wait to read it!
Bree: I know! I just started reading it. O'Shea is very brave.
Wendy: I saw your pile. It looks great.
Scrapgirl: Th swap isn't international, but they're working on it.
Ooh, I totally want to read the Keri Smith book. Have you checked out any of her other books? Very inspiring and fun, especially Living Out Loud. Enjoy your books!
What a super nice load! :) You are gonna be busy now.
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