September Book Challenge

[cathe]

I hope I didn't miss it but I don't see one for September . . .

So here it is:

"Farenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

To continue with my futuristic binge, I reread this one. In the future, firemen start fires - to out houses where there are books.

[MamaBug]

Thanks so much I was just coming here to post this!

#139 The Preacher's Daughter: Annie's People by Beverly Lewis

I just adore this writer and I love reading about the Amish community. I REALLY want to go there and explore some day soon. Again this is a great book that is the first in a series. Dying to get the next one!

amazon: One of Christian fiction's most beloved authors of the gentle read offers a new series called Annie's People, set in Paradise, Pa. It dishes up the same sort of faith-filled story line and Plain People characters Lewis's fans have come to expect. At age 20, Annie Zook is a budding artist, but her conservative Amish community forbids its members to draw or paint pictures. How will she choose between family and vocation? The disappearance of a small child years ago has left scars on various characters, and new developments in the case threaten to open old wounds. Annie's best friend in the community, Esther Hochstetler, finds that her marriage to an abusive man has become a nightmare, while Annie's pen pal, the wealthy Colorado "Englisher" Louisa Stratford (conveniently an art teacher) visits Annie in Paradise to heal from a broken engagement. Both women explore the possibilities of change. Romance, of course, is always waiting in the wings, especially in the character of handsome "Englisher" Ben Martin. Culinary details, glimpses into the workings of Amish life and strong character development help readers stay with the story's multiple changes of perspective. Plot hints in the final pages will keep Lewis's loyal fans eagerly anticipating the next installment

[MamaBug]

#140 The Englisher: Annie's People by Beverly Lewis

Was so excited to see this at the store and read it in one day. Now I have to wait until OCTOBER!~~ for the next one! Very good continuing story. Just when I thought I had it all figured out things changed.

amazon: Annie Zook, the preacher’s daughter, struggles to keep her promise to her father—to abandon her art for a full six months. Will she succeed, only to succumb to another "forbidden" desire? And what would her father do if he discovered her friendship with a handsome Englisher? Ben Martin has recently moved to Pennsylvania from Kentucky on a secret search of his own. He is mysteriously drawn to Paradise and especially to the covered bridge depicted in Annie’s painting, a folded copy of which he carries in his pocket...along with a smooth peach stone. Will Ben’s keen interest in Annie derail her intention to join the Amish church come autumn?

[lotusbeans]

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion, although I've got The F-Word going at the same time. I think I'm at 28 for the year, shooting for 50.

[Stayseeliz]

Originally Posted by MamaBug

Thanks so much I was just coming here to post this!

#139 The Preacher's Daughter: Annie's People by Beverly Lewis

I read both this one and The Englischer in June. They're fantastic!! I'm passing them around to people from church now and everyone is enjoying them. Can't wait for the 3rd installment "The Brethen" to come out next month!!

I need something good to read..A real page turner!!!

[ZenMamaJen]

Yarn Harlot by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

A collection of essays about knitting; I am a knitter, not a Knitter, and I found it quite amusing (there is one sad story, I won't go into details, but it made me cry). I think she's a doula, too! Anyway, I enjoyed it very much.

[leomom]

Subbing....need to get back in the swing of reading!

[Queen Gwen]

#34 Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Appelhof

Worm composting. Would it fit in my laundry room, you think? Gees, I hate throwing all those banana peels and tea bags out.

[Astrid]

subbing

[Bufomander]

#176 The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo by Peter Orner

from Amazon:

Orner's poetic, episodic examination of the varieties of life at an isolated Catholic primary school deep in the veld of Namibia coheres around the title character, a beautiful guerrilla fighter turned kindergarten teacher. Set in the early 1990s, soon after Namibia won independence from South Africa, this impressive debut novel (after Esther Stories) is mostly narrated by Larry Kaplanski, a young volunteer who leaves Cincinnati, Ohio, to teach English and history at Farm Goas. Orner captures Goas's glacial rhythms, the extraordinary contrast between the desert's night and day, and the community's daily privations, including—for the single male teachers—a lust arising from boredom and loneliness. Mavala Shikongo, the principal's sister-in-law and the object of her colleagues' desires, reluctantly settles at Goas with her illegitimate baby boy, Tomo. Orner punctuates Larry's observations with brief interludes told from the points of view of other inhabitants of the school, and with haunting, cinematic imagery—boys do pull-ups on a huge cross; Mavala and Larry, who become friends and intimates, hold their afternoon trysts on the graves of Boer settlers. These telling snapshots stand in for the larger sociopolitical, cultural and religious issues facing a country emerging from a century of colonization.

this was okay -- i'd say three out of five stars.

[konamama]

and my list keeps getting longer!

[cathe]

"Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

This is the best book I've read in a while. I just could not put it down - it was so good.

I think I got the recommendation from the Book Challenge - but to recap - it's the story of this guy who's parents die just before he's about to graduate from college to be a vet. He runs out on his final exams and joins a circus.

"Stand Up For Your LIfe" by Cheryl Richardson

A self-help book about standing up for yourself and getting what you want out of life. There were some sections I found helpful.

[leomom]

How Children Learn Through Play by Dr. Dorothy Einon

This was ok. There were some new ideas for me, but only a handful. I still like the Montessori books the best. I did get one idea I liked...to help dd make her own ABC and number books. I made her a personalized ABC book, but I like the idea of helping her find magazine pics etc. to go on each page to make her own. The number book I had never thought of...collections of a certain number on each page using stickers or small pics....

[MamaBug]

Stacey if you liked those books this triliogy will work for you too, they both have the same publisher. I read this book all day yesterday and could not put it down until I finished it. Just started the second one:

#141 The Storekeepers Daughter by Wanda E. Brunstetter

This is alot like the Beverly Lewis books I enjoy and they are both published by the same company. I liked it so much that I read it all in one day, and have now started the second in the series of 3.

amazon:
Time seems to stand still in Naomi Fisher's tranquil community, but it cannot hold back tragedy. Helping her widowed father run a store, manage a household, and raise seven children is a daunting task. There is no time to think about courtship or having her own family, though her heart yearns for the attention of Caleb Hoffmeir. But her days are plotted for her-until the afternoon her baby brother disappears from the yard. How can Naomi expect anyone to love and trust her if she can't take care of one small boy? Should she leave all that is familiar and seek a new avenue of life?

[Stayseeliz]

Originally Posted by MamaBug

Stacey if you liked those books this triliogy will work for you too, they both have the same publisher. I read this book all day yesterday and could not put it down until I finished it. Just started the second one:

#141 The Storekeepers Daughter by Wanda E. Brunstetter

This is alot like the Beverly Lewis books I enjoy and they are both published by the same company. I liked it so much that I read it all in one day, and have now started the second in the series of 3.

amazon:
Time seems to stand still in Naomi Fisher's tranquil community, but it cannot hold back tragedy. Helping her widowed father run a store, manage a household, and raise seven children is a daunting task. There is no time to think about courtship or having her own family, though her heart yearns for the attention of Caleb Hoffmeir. But her days are plotted for her-until the afternoon her baby brother disappears from the yard. How can Naomi expect anyone to love and trust her if she can't take care of one small boy? Should she leave all that is familiar and seek a new avenue of life?

Thanks for the rec! I had seen these before! I'm going to the library tomorrow to pick up this one!! I can't wait!!!

[Indigo73]

Between the craziness of moving cross town (which I think it worse than moving cross state) and fibro fog, I know I've forgotten half of what I've read in the last 3 weeks.

Death at Glamis Castle - Robin Paige
Kate and Charles journey to Scotland to rescue a Royal who has been dead for nearly ten years, and find themselves in the middle of a German plot to topple the Crown.

Death in Hyde Park - Robin Paige
A bomb meant for England's new King Edward and Queen Alexandra reveals a terrorist plot and raises the urgent question: in a world of spies and counter-spies, who are the real terrorists? When Jack London, American author and known Socialist, is drawn into this multi-layered plot, Kate and Charles have plenty of untangling to do.

Death at Blenheim Palace - Robin Paige
Kate and Charles travel to sumptuous Blenheim Palace, the home of the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough. But all is not well between the Marlboroughs, for the guest list includes the exotic, erotic Gladys Deacon, the Duke's lover, and the plot involves an apparent kidnapping and murder. The book also features Winston Churchill, the Duke's cousin, and a young Ned Lawrence, known later in his life as Lawrence of Arabia.

Shakespeare's Champion - Charlaine Harris
Cat In An Orange Twist - Carole Nelson Douglas
Hot Number - Carly Phillips
Cold Hit - Linda Fairstein

[Astrid]

#77 Jack and Jill by James Patterson
Book 3 in the Alex Cross series. Great read if you like suspense!

#78 The Husband by Dean Koontz
I read this in a couple of hours because I had to find out what happened! Lots of twists.


Koontz (Forever Odd) is likely to have himself another bestseller in this pulse-pounding thriller with echoes of Hitchcock and Cornell Woolrich. One morning, Southern California gardener Mitchell Rafferty gets a call on his cellphone from a stranger saying that Mitch's beloved wife, Holly, has been kidnapped and that he has less than three days to come up with $2 million in cash. Of course, he's warned not to involve the police. While Mitch is still on the phone, the kidnapper proves his seriousness by directing Mitch's attention to a man walking a dog across the street. A moment later the man is shot dead. Mitch must walk a fine line—cooperating with the police inquiry into this murder without revealing Holly's plight. Koontz ratchets up the tension in a manner sure to captivate most readers, though some may find the ending anticlimactic. (

[leomom]

Diaper-Free Before 3 by Jill M. Lekovic

eh..it was ok

[Bufomander]

#177 British History for Dummies by Sean Lang

I'd never read any of the "dummy" books before. this one was pretty interesting -- not sure how much i absorbed, but it's a start at least....

#178 ...I Never Saw Another Butterfly... Children's Drawings and Poems from Terezin Concentration Camp, 1942-1944

Wow.

[Astrid]

#79 Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen

There are no words to accurately describe how much I love his books. I believe this one is my favourite, but I haven't read them all yet

From Library Journal
Imagine you're driving a rented Chrysler LeBaron convertible to the perfect family vacation at the Amazing Kingdom of Thrills when a rat is tossed into your car by a passing pickup. The rodent in question is not a rat, but a rare blue-tongued mango vole just liberated from the Kingdom by the militant Wildlife Rescue Corps. Welcome to the world of Native Tongue , where dedicated (if somewhat demented) environmentalists battle sleazy real estate developers in the Florida Keys. Hiaasen reminds one of Harry Crews in his depiction of a South full of eccentric people involved in crazy schemes. It is a measure of the writer's talent that no matter how bizarre the situation, it is believable. Late in the book a character laments his predicament as "an irresistible convergence of violence, mayhem and mortality!" If he had added nonstop hilarity, he would have had a perfect description of this book. Highly recommended.