November Reading Challenge: Everyone Has Read It...But You A new month means a new reading challenge! This month the challenge is: Everyone Has Read It...But You. Which means...choose a book that "everyone" has read except for you. This will be different for everyone. For me...here are a few books I haven't read but I feel like everyone else has: "The Midnight Library" "Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightening Thief" "Water for Elephants" "The ... View the Post
October Reading Challenge: Stories to Stitch By
October Reading Challenge: Stories to Stitch By This month our challenge is: Mysteries and Thrillers! A perfect challenge for the spooky season! I have to admit that I LOVE reading mysteries and thrillers all year round. They are some of my favorite reads. Here are a few that I've enjoyed so far this year: Murder on the Orient Express is classic mystery. It is a quick read and quintessential Agatha Christie. I only picked up this book because the one I ... View the Post
October Reading Challenge: Mystery/Thriller
October Reading Challenge: Mystery/Thriller A new month means a new reading challenge! This month the challenge is: Mystery/Thriller Which means…simply choose a mystery or thriller to read....which is awesome since it is spooky season!!!! I LOVE the spooky season SO MUCH!!! In the next few days I will post a list of book recommendations along with some quilt pattern choices that correlate to our challenge of the month. And I have loads of favorite recommendations to ... View the Post
September Reading Challenge: Stories to Stitch By
September Reading Challenge: Stories to Stitch By This month our challenge is: "Should Have Read in School"....which means choose a book that students read in their junior high or high school classes but somehow you never read. Like what books might those be? Here are some of the books that were on my reading lists in school: And here is a book that my daughter and I have been reading together this week from her current reading list: So ... View the Post
September Reading Challenge: Should Have Read in School
September Reading Challenge: Should Have Read in School A new month means a new reading challenge! This month the challenge is: Should Have Read in School Which means….choose a book that most people read sometime in a junior high, high school, or college class...but somehow you didn't read. Some of the books I read in school classes include: The Giver, The Outsiders, Island of the Blue Dolphins, The Power and the Glory, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and The ... View the Post
August Reading Challenge: Stories to Stitch By
August Reading Challenge: Stories to Stitch By This month our challenge is: Two Word Title. Which is as simple as it sounds...read a book with a two word title. This is another challenge that gives us soooo many good reading options! A few of my favorite reads with two word titles include: "Small Sacrifices" by Ann Rule (True Crime) "Rising Strong" by Brene Brown (Self Help) "Small Favors" by Erin A. Craig (Fairy Tale Retelling) "The Dry" by Jane Harper ... View the Post