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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (October 23): 10/23/17

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (August 31)
Hosted by Kathryn of Book Date.

We've not made the progress I was hoping to have made this weekend with moving out of the apartment. My husband is taking tomorrow off so it will be him and me schlepping for the six hours that our kids are in school.

Girl Scouts: Leader and Daughter event.

Today we were also busy with the Leader / Daughter Girl Scout Event. It was two and half hours of crafts, hiking, games, and eating. Before the hike we each made a hiking stick.

My pride stick.

What I read:

Miles Morales
Miles Morales by Jason Reynolds; library book
The First Rule of Punk
The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez; personal collection
Armstrong and Charlie
Armstrong and Charlie by Steven B Frank; personal collection (audio)
Little & Lion
Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert; library book
The Dastardly Deed
The Dastardly Deed by Holly Grant; library book
See You in the Cosmos
Paper Girls Volume 3 by Brian K. Vaughan; library book

What I'm reading:

Dorothy Must Die
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige ; personal collection
Orphan Island
Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder; library book
One Mixed-Up Night
One Mixed-Up Night by Catherine Newman; library book

Up Next:

Speedy in Oz
Speedy in Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson; personal collection
The Lotterys Plus One
The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue; library book
Lights, Camera, Middle School!
Lights, Camera, Middle School! by Jennifer L. Holm; library book

Reviews Posted

By motor to the golden gate
By Motor to the Golden Gate by Emily Post; research
Lumberjanes, Volume 2: Friendship to the Max
Lumberjanes, Volume 2: Friendship to the Max by Noelle Stevenson; personal collection
Chapter and Hearse
Chapter and Hearse by Lorna Barrett; personal collection
The Flying Troutmans
The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews; research
Once Upon a Thriller
Once Upon a Thriller by Carolyn Keene; library book
The Stone Warriors
The Stone Warriors by Michael Northrop; personal collection
The Stone Warriors
A Perfect Day by Lane Smith; library book
   

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Comment #1: Monday, October 23, 2017 at 02:35:46

Kathryn

Lovely hiking stick! Ah so plenty of exercise between that and the house moving. I found while we were doing our house clearing that I covered 10000 steps in one day!



Comment #2: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 15:46:00

Pussreboots

Thanks. My phone mangled the colors. I'll take a better photo with my camera next time I use the stick.



Comment #3: Monday, October 23, 2017 at 05:14:13

Ronyell @ Rabbit Ears Book Blog

Wow! That's a lot of books you're reading! I hope you enjoy your new reads!

Here’s my It’s Monday! What Are You Reading!



Comment #4: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 15:48:00

Pussreboots

I'm busy doing so many other things this week so I'm not sure how much reading I'll actually accomplish.



Comment #5: Monday, October 23, 2017 at 07:57:36

Pat @ Posting For Now

Happy Monday! Looks like you had a busy week.



Comment #6: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 15:48:00

Pussreboots

It was a busy weekend and this weekend will be too. Last week though was one of the quietest weeks I've had in months. This week though is back to being busy.



Comment #7: Monday, October 23, 2017 at 08:49:37

Laura @ Library of Clean Reads

I used to love Nancy Drew books when I was a kid. I also liked A Perfect Day. Look like you had a great weekend with your kids!



Comment #8: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 15:55:00

Pussreboots

I didn't read Nancy Drew as a child. A Perfect Day is a cute book.



Comment #9: Monday, October 23, 2017 at 09:10:11

Beth F

Great reading week, despite the move.



Comment #10: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 15:56:00

Pussreboots

Of all the moves we've been through (this is our seventh), it's so far been the least stressful.



Comment #11: Monday, October 23, 2017 at 10:27:44

Laurel-Rain Snow

I hope you get a lot of moving done today...and then you can enjoy those books! Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.



Comment #12: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 20:50:00

Pussreboots

We got the remaining furniture out of the apartment. Now it's just some boxes and cleaning. We have three weeks left.



Comment #13: Monday, October 23, 2017 at 10:57:30

Kathy Martin

Good luck with your reading and moving this week. Come see my week here. Happy reading!



Comment #14: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 20:57:00

Pussreboots

Thanks. Both are coming along nicely.



Comment #15: Monday, October, 23, 2017 at 22:22:06

Lindsay

The cover of "The Flying Troutman" is so eye-catching! I'll have to look it up. I love that Lane Smith book -- his illustrations are always so beautiful!



Comment #16: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 21:00:00

Pussreboots

The Flying Troutmans is an excellent audiobook.



Comment #17: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 09:03:57

Mystica

That is a lot of reading with a lot of chores as well. I hope this week will be smoother.



Comment #18: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 21:03:00

Pussreboots

There's a lot of waiting involved with these moving in chores. That's when I read.



Comment #19: Tuesday, October, 24, 2017 at 11:12:57

Valentina Cano

They all look like great fun!



Comment #20: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 21:04:00

Pussreboots

It was a good week of reading and this week looks good too.



Comment #21: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 17:22:45

Elizabeth @ Silver's Reviews

Hope you get moved out.

The kid's day looks fun.



Comment #22: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 21:53:00

Pussreboots

We're getting there. We still have about two and a half weeks.



Comment #23: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 18:09:58

Yvonne

You really have your work cut out for you as far as the move goes. Good luck with it.



Comment #24: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 21:53:00

Pussreboots

We should basically be done by the end of this coming Sunday.



Comment #25: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 20:01:21

Erin @ Quixotic Magpie

So happy you made the progress you wanted! And your Girl Scout event sounds super fun. I love your hiking stick!

I love Lane Smith. Definitely a go to author for me to read to the boy.



Comment #26: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 21:59:00

Pussreboots

The hiking stick was fun (and easy) to make. The Lane Smith book was fun.



Comment #27: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 05:35:48

Louisa

Hoping the moving is going better! And again, Dorothy Must Die! Thanks for stopping by! Happy reading!



Comment #28: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 22:02:00

Pussreboots

The move is going fine. We should be basically out by the end of Sunday. I'm enjoying Dorothy Must Die but it's going to take me a long time to finish it.



Comment #29: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 10:56:53

Di @ Book Reviews by Di

All your Girl Scout photos look so interesting! I love the activities that you all do.

I hope that you had more apartment success!

I hope you have a great week this week and thanks for stopping by my blog!



Comment #30: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 22:02:00

Pussreboots

The event was fun but hectic. We should be out of the apartment completely by the end of Sunday.



Comment #31: Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 15:06:58

Sarah

Hope things go better with moving all the stuff out of the apartment. Sometimes moves don't go as smoothly as you want them to. You have another batch of good looking books coming up, enjoy them!



Comment #32: Monday, October 30, 2017 at 17:11:00

Pussreboots

We're almost done. The biggest, most breakable, and most important things have all been moved. We have maybe a dozen boxes left.

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