January Book Challenge: Start with a Finish It's a new month...a new year...and we have a new reading challenge!!! This year (and this month) we are going to "start with a finish"! Which means we are going to finish reading a book that we have started....but...never got around to finishing. So....this challenge will be different for everyone...with no one list fits all... For me some of the books that are on my list include: Deep Work by Cal Newport Team of ... View the Post
Favorite Books from 2022
Favorite Books from 2022 This year I had so much fun reading along with our monthly book challenges! Here is what I read for each month: January: "Tuesdays At the Castle" by Jessica Day George February: "Rising Strong" by Brene Brown March: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving April: "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers May: "Small Favors" by Erin Craig June: "The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio" by Terry Ryan July: "The Stranger Beside Me" by Ann ... View the Post
December Reading Challenge: Stories to Stitch By
December Reading Challenge: Stories to Stitch By This month our challenge is to read something that was written by an author that is no longer living. And with that for the challenge....there are sooooo many great choices. Here are a few good reads that fall into this category: Since it is December I have to put "A Christmas Carol" on the list....because even though I make my family watch the "Muppet Christmas Carol" every holiday season...it is my favorite movie version of ... View the Post
November Reading Challenge: Stories to Stitch By
November Reading Challenge: Stories to Stitch By This month our challenge is to read something that "everyone" has read...except for you. And you should join us this month....everybody's doing it! :) For this challenge everyone will have a different list. As for me, here are a few books that I always hear people talking about...but I haven't ever read: So...have you read any of those? Were they worth the read? ****** Now that we have ... 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
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