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The Hub Reading Challenge Update – Week 10

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

Wow! I’m really slipping here! How did two weeks go by so quickly? I guess that means I need to dive right in with a full update. Week 8: Code Name Verity (audio) by Elizabeth Wein. Read by Moreven Christie … Continue reading →

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The Hub Reading Challenge Update – Weeks 6 & 7

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

I failed to write an update for week 6. It would have been a rather short one, even if I had checked in. I read just one book that week. But I made up for that this week by reading … Continue reading →

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The Hub Reading Challenge Update – Week 3

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

Wow, I did a lot of reading this week! Between the holiday and not having any sub hours at work, I clearly had way too much time on my hands at home. Did I use that time productively to get … Continue reading →

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The Hub Reading Challenge Update – Week 2

Posted on February 17, 2013 by

I made excellent progress this week, finishing 3 books. That’s not quite as impressive as it sounds. I had nearly finished the first one last week and the second was a graphic novel. However, I am also closer to my … Continue reading →

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The Hub Reading Challenge Update – Week 1

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

The longer duration of this year’s challenge means that I don’t have to focus almost exclusively on reading just challenge books in order to finish on time. So these updates will probably be a little bit shorter as I try … Continue reading →

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A Notable Update

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

I’ve made some progress on my personal Notable Books challenge. I hadn’t expected The Hub Reading Challenge to start so early when I began this one. I never did set specific targets from the Notable Books discussion list and I … Continue reading →

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And The Winners Are

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

I’ve made progress on all of my reading challenges. I did finish my last book for the Morris Award Challenge on time. That meant that when the Youth Media Awards were announced on Monday, I had read all of the … Continue reading →

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Challenge Update – Week 6

Posted on January 19, 2013 by

While I haven’t been posting updates here regularly, I have been reading for the challenge. In fact, I have finished the Nonfiction Challenge and am reading the final book in the Morris Award short list. I should have no problem … Continue reading →

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Challenge Progress – Week 3

Posted on December 30, 2012 by

Three weeks down, four to go, and I am more than halfway through the challenge! So far I have read four of the five on the Nonfiction Award shortlist and two of the Morris Award finalists. Six books read, four … Continue reading →

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The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

Back in April, as part of the YALSA Best of the Best Reading Challenge, I read Rae Carson’s The Girl of Fire and Thorns and absolutely loved it. I wrote a short response to it as part of my Challenge … Continue reading →

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