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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Saturday, January 27, 2024
2024 Monthly Motif Challenge
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Jan : From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L Konigsberg ( won Newberry Award)
Week 4: Read 52 Books for 52 Weeks
W4:
Title: Meet Me At the Lighthouse
Author: Dana Gioia
Pages: 54
Published: 2023
Started: 1/21/24
Finished: 1/21/24
Summary: Poems about old Los Angeles by a former poet laureate.
My thoughts: These poems capture old Los Angeles perfectly especially the ones involving music.
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Friday, January 19, 2024
W3: Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks
W3:
Title: The Book of Cat Poems
Author: Ana Sampson
Pages: 126
Published: 2021
Started : 1/14/24
Finished: 1/16/24
Summary: A compilation of poems based on cats. Rilke, Tolkien,Yeats with beautiful watercolor illustrations to accompany it.
My thoughts: If you’re a cat lover, you’d love this book. The illustrations are beautiful and the poems are different and eclectic.
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Friday, January 12, 2024
W2: Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks
W2:
Title: Improbable Libraries
Author: Alex Johnson
Pages: 232
Published: 2015
Started: 1/9/24
Finished: 1/11/24
Summary: A book about unusual libraries around the world including those using animals, unusual transportation, personal libraries etc…
My thoughts: I liked it. I never knew so many different types of libraries existed and it was heartening to see the lengths people will go to read.
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Saturday, January 6, 2024
Week 1: Read52 Books in 52 Weeks
Week 1:
Title: From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Author: E.L Konigsberg
Pages: 162
Published: 1967
Started: 1/1/24
Finished: 1/6/24
Summary: Claudia Kincaid decides to runaway with her brother after feeling ignored to teach her parents a lesson. She runs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. There, they have adventures and find themselves taking part in a mystery.
My thoughts: This was my favorite book as a child and first time I’ve read it in 30 years. And it’s still as wonderful as it was when I read it as a child. Writing is lyrical, the characters are multifaceted which is incredible for characters who are children. The writer makes the kids relatable and the brother-sister relationship genuine. The kids sound and act like kids without being annoying. I love this book.
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Friday, January 5, 2024
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