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Spring Reading Thing 2007

And now for the winner of the $10 Amazon.com gift certificate:
Devildogwife
Congrats, devildogwife, and thanks for participating in the Spring Reading Thing!

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Believe it or not, today is the first day of summer. So put down your pencils books, pick up your computer mouse, and type up a post letting us know how the Spring Reading Thing went for you!
A week ago, I listed some suggested questions that you might want to answer in your wrap-up [...]

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Spring Reading Thing Wrap-Up

written by Katrina on June 21, 2007 · 16 comments

and filed under Reading Challenges, Spring Reading Thing 2007

I started in March with a list consisting of five fiction and six non-fiction books. As I oh-so-accurately predicted, I zipped through all the fiction books and added at least five more (I lost count, and was not diligent to write down the additional ones I read). As for the non-fiction? Well…
I’m [...]

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Believe it or not, the start of summer is only one week away. Here at our house, it already feels like summer. School’s out, the schedule (schedule? what schedule?) is more relaxed, and the temperatures are soaring. But when it comes to the “official” start of the summer season, that’s still one week [...]

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So, I just realized that today is June 1st. Which means we have about 3 weeks left in the Spring Reading Thing. How are you all doing?
I have to admit, I fear that there are two nonfiction books that just aren’t going to get finished this time around. Oh, I’ll still read [...]

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Emily left a comment on my post from Friday, suggesting that I set up a Mr. Linky as a convenient place for everyone to post links to their Spring Reading Thing Book Reviews. I thought that was a great idea — seeing as how the reviews keep pouring in faster than I can keep up with [...]

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As I mentioned in the Spring Reading Thing kick-off post, I’ll be giving away books to two random participants who have done at least one book review from their Spring Reading Thing list. The first giveaway is… Today!
The winner of So Many Books, So Little Time is…Amy at The Sleepy Reader!
Congratulations, Amy!
I also want [...]

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Wow — you guys are awesome! Many of you have either emailed me or left a comment to let me know about book reviews you’ve done so far for your Spring Reading Thing books. Everyone who has done at least one review is eligible to win one of the two books I’ll be giving away [...]

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Welcome, everyone! Are you ready to read? Do you have your list? Great, let’s go!
I can’t wait to see what everyone will be reading this spring. Whether you’re reading for fun, for inspiration, for learning, or just to force yourself to finish up those half-read books, I hope you enjoy every [...]

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Spring Reading List

written by Katrina on March 21, 2007 · 37 comments

and filed under Books/Reading, Reading Challenges, Spring Reading Thing 2007

Sometimes I read to learn. Sometimes I read to get motivated. Sometimes I read to be challenged. Sometimes I read to get through those books that I feel I “should” read.
But as I looked over my shelves last week, trying to decide what I wanted to put on my Spring Reading Thing [...]

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