I haven't touched this blog in a long time but I've had lots of thoughts about some of the books I've read. I just never wrote them down here.
After finishing "The Day the World Came to Town" by Jim Defede I wanted to write down several things that came to mind. (Note: I wish I had written down my thoughts about the Space Oddyssey books by Arthur C. Clarke. It all had to do with aliens and the failings of mankind and Advent and Christmas and sin and redemption. But I can't remember!!)
So, I came back to this blog to record my thoughts about the book I finished today. In doing so I found a bunch of entries for books that I read back in 2013 or before. These were draft posts with no text. They were just place-holders until I could come back and write about each book. I don't know why I never wrote the posts. After deleting two or three of these draft place-holders I realized I should at least record the names of the books here. I can't remember reading some of them so I really want to find out what they were all about.
These are in no particular order. I've listed the date that I made the draft post, but I have no idea when I actually did read these books. I do know that I DID, in fact, read them.
Life Below Stairs: True Lives of Edwardian Servants by Alison Maloney February 2013
Period 8 by Chris Crutcher, April 29, 2013
Cat Daddy: How the World's Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me About Life, Love, and Coming Clean by Jackson Galaxy May 4, 2013
Smile by Raina Telgemeier April 30, 2013
This is a graphic novel that was insanely popular when I was working at the Tates Creek Branch. It really is a good book and was followed by equally popular sequels.
Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World
by Sy Montgomery April 29, 2013
Who Done It? Investigations of Murder Most Foul edited by Jon Scieszka March 2013
Father Gaetano's Puppet Catechism by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden May 10, 2013
I only vaguely remember this book. It sounds good! It's an illustrated novella. Of course, the library no longer has this.
I Can't Complain: (All Too) Personal Essays by Elinor Lipman May 13, 2013
The Bonze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare May 25, 2013
After the Newbery Medal was announced that year I decided to start reading every single Newbery winner. I also have a memory of a friend of mine coming to the library with his grandson. They were looking for a historical novel to read for a school assignment. I recommended this book because it takes place in Jerusalem during the time of the Roman Empire. My friend did not consider this a historical novel because it wasn't about a historical event. I still haven't decided if a historical novel is determined by the events in the book or the setting. Hmm.
King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry June 7, 2013
Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Patterson June 23, 2013
Beyond by Graham McNamee June 25, 2013
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey June 25, 2013
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare July 1, 2013
Doll Bones by Holly Black July 11, 2013
The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs by Jack Gantos July 17, 2013
A very weird but good book. One of the lesser-known Gantos books.
The Garden of My Imaan by Farhana Zia July 26, 2013
About a Muslim middle school girl. I loved this book. I remember recommending it to one of my young Muslim patrons. She also loved it and checked it out multiple times. I believe that she really was happy finding a book about someone like her. 💙
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman August 8, 2013
Butter by Erin Jade Lange August 11, 2013
The View from Penthouse B by Elinor Lipman August 27, 2013
Looking at the dates from these books I notice that they are in chronological order. Did I actually read that many books that summer?! I usually don't read that fast!
But many of these are young adult or juvenile novels. I also was probably trying to read as much as I could because of the Summer Reading Program. Too bad that the library has quit using reading logs. Keeping track of reading is not a component anymore. One less headache for the librarians, but too bad for people like me. It was motivating for me.
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