Well I know I said I was done joining challenges this year but when you find such great one's- I just can't help myself!!!
I joined the Non-Fiction 5 at Trish's Reading Nook
The Rules:
1. Read 5 non-fiction books during the months of May - September 2010
2. Read at least one non-fiction book that is different from your other choices (i.e.: 4 memoirs and 1 self-help)
I also signed up for Kate's (The Neverending Shelf) Clear-away-the-clutter-Read-A-Thon. which Im looking forward to....more reading=more reviews..........
Also this week I recieved The Beautiful Blog award from the lovely Amanda at Daydreams and Wanderings and from the lovely Lily at Lily's Bookshelf. Thanks Girls........
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Katy's blog at A Few More Pages
This Week Im planning to read:
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard: the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters. As children, the only connection between them was the Russian fairy tale Anya sometimes told the girls at night. On his deathbed, their father extracts a promise from the women in his life: the fairy tale will be told one last time - and all the way to the end. Thus begins an unexpected journey into the truth of Anya's life in war-torn Leningrad, more than five decades ago. Alternating between the past and present, Meredith and Nina will finally hear the singular, harrowing story of their mother's life, and what they learn is a secret so terrible and terrifying that it will shake the very foundation of their family and change who they believe they are.
House Rules by Jodi Picoult HOUSE RULES is about Jacob Hunt, a teenage boy with Asperger’s Syndrome. He’s hopeless at reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, and like many kids with AS, Jacob has a special focus on one subject – in his case, forensic analysis. He’s always showing up at crime scenes, thanks to the police scanner he keeps in his room, and telling the cops what they need to do…and he’s usually right. But then one day his tutor is found dead, and the police come to question him. All of the hallmark behaviors of Asperger’s – not looking someone in the eye, stimulatory tics and twitches, inappropriate affect – can look a heck of a lot like guilt to law enforcement personnel -- and suddenly, Jacob finds himself accused of murder. HOUSE RULES looks at what it means to be different in our society, how autism affects a family, and how our legal system works well for people who communicate a certain way – but lousy for those who don’t.
The Iron King by Julia Kagawa
Meghan Chase has never fit in at her small-town high school, and now, on the eve of her 16th birthday, she discovers why. When her half brother is kidnapped, Meghan is drawn into a fantastical world she never imagined--the world of Faery, where anything you see may try to eat you, and Meghan is the daughter of the summer faery king. Now she will journey into the depths of Faery to face an unknown enemy . . . and beg the help of a winter prince who might as soon kill her as let her touch his icy heart. The Iron King is the first book in the Iron Fey series.
And last but not least although this is not book related I always feel that I read better when my nails look great....(:P) I found a fabulous new color in O.P.I's Hong Kong Collection called Suzi Says Feng Shui, the beautiful blue spring color is fancying my tootsies and nails at this very moment.......
Happy Reading........Katy's blog at A Few More Pages
This Week Im planning to read:
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard: the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters. As children, the only connection between them was the Russian fairy tale Anya sometimes told the girls at night. On his deathbed, their father extracts a promise from the women in his life: the fairy tale will be told one last time - and all the way to the end. Thus begins an unexpected journey into the truth of Anya's life in war-torn Leningrad, more than five decades ago. Alternating between the past and present, Meredith and Nina will finally hear the singular, harrowing story of their mother's life, and what they learn is a secret so terrible and terrifying that it will shake the very foundation of their family and change who they believe they are.
House Rules by Jodi Picoult HOUSE RULES is about Jacob Hunt, a teenage boy with Asperger’s Syndrome. He’s hopeless at reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, and like many kids with AS, Jacob has a special focus on one subject – in his case, forensic analysis. He’s always showing up at crime scenes, thanks to the police scanner he keeps in his room, and telling the cops what they need to do…and he’s usually right. But then one day his tutor is found dead, and the police come to question him. All of the hallmark behaviors of Asperger’s – not looking someone in the eye, stimulatory tics and twitches, inappropriate affect – can look a heck of a lot like guilt to law enforcement personnel -- and suddenly, Jacob finds himself accused of murder. HOUSE RULES looks at what it means to be different in our society, how autism affects a family, and how our legal system works well for people who communicate a certain way – but lousy for those who don’t.
The Iron King by Julia Kagawa
Meghan Chase has never fit in at her small-town high school, and now, on the eve of her 16th birthday, she discovers why. When her half brother is kidnapped, Meghan is drawn into a fantastical world she never imagined--the world of Faery, where anything you see may try to eat you, and Meghan is the daughter of the summer faery king. Now she will journey into the depths of Faery to face an unknown enemy . . . and beg the help of a winter prince who might as soon kill her as let her touch his icy heart. The Iron King is the first book in the Iron Fey series.
And last but not least although this is not book related I always feel that I read better when my nails look great....(:P) I found a fabulous new color in O.P.I's Hong Kong Collection called Suzi Says Feng Shui, the beautiful blue spring color is fancying my tootsies and nails at this very moment.......
Ohhh THE IRON KING!That one sounds interesting :D
ReplyDeleteI like that color!
ReplyDeleteGreat reading week. I loved the Iron King. Hope you enjoy it. Also thanks for joining the challenge. I totally agree more reading = more reviews.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the mention! :D You rock!
ReplyDeleteHouse Rules is on my wishlist--I got a little bit burnt out on Jodi Picoult, but this one sounds v. interesting.
Yay, great books! My review for Winter Garden will be up later in the week... IF you get bored in the beginning, KEEP READING! It gets sooo good in the second half!! I plan on reading House Rules in the near future. The Iron King isn't my usual genre but I'm a good review or two away from getting it, lol!
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