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Broadening My Horizons

by 123pizza on May 20, 2009

I pride myself on reading anything. I tell people I will read anything. That’s actually not true. I’ll read anything but science fiction or fantasy. I have a hard time imagining the fake worlds and reading the strange names. It frustrates me. I did enjoy the Harry Potter series but I only started reading the [...]

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Trying To Get Him To Read

by 123pizza on May 18, 2009

Hubby and I are avid readers and have read to our children since they were born. So imagine our surprise when N announces he hates reading. Ever since then it has been my mission to find the book that will hook him and make him a life-long reader. This evening while we were at our [...]

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Finished Book

by 123pizza on January 30, 2009

So I’m part of this competition and am working on finishing books I have started reading but not finished. (What a concept.) This is the second book I’ve finished for the competition, The Reader. I started this book sometime last year with the intent of reading it with Best Friend. Somehow life got in the [...]

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First Finished Book – The Kite Runner

by 123pizza on January 19, 2009

Rick is having a little competition for this year. It’s finish reading books you have started but haven’t finished reading. I thought it was excellent so I signed up. The rules are simple. Only books you have previously started count and you have to take a photo of the book. My first finished book is [...]

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Leave it to Chance by Sherri Sand

by 123pizza on December 1, 2008

It is time for the FIRST Blog Tour! On the FIRST day of every month we feature an author and his/her latest book’s FIRST chapter! The feature author is: Sherri Sand and his/her book: Leave it to Chance David C. Cook (May 2008) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sherri Sand is a wife and mother of four [...]

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Forsaken by James David Jordan

by 123pizza on November 1, 2008

It is time for the FIRST Blog Tour! On the FIRST day of every month we feature an author and his/her latest book’s FIRST chapter! The feature author is: James David Jordan and his book: Forsaken B&H Fiction (October 1, 2008) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: James David Jordan is a business litigation attorney with the prominent [...]

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Sunday Photo

by 123pizza on October 26, 2008

Checked this book out from the library today (Saturday) and am already two-thirds of the way done reading it. Excellent reading. I’m making myself go to bed so that I can get some sleep and finish it tomorrow. I have found that if I get sleep then I am not so cranky the next day. [...]

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Friday Findings

by 123pizza on October 17, 2008

Today’s findings will be a bit different. Instead of sharing links I’ve found on the internet, I’m going to share some authors I have enjoyed reading lately. Ellen Hopkins – I’ve read Crank and am in the process of reading Impulse. Elizabeth Berg – I’ve read Talk Before Sleep: A Novel and Dream When You’re [...]

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Crank by Ellen Hopkins (Best Book I’ve Read in Quite Some Time)

by 123pizza on October 16, 2008

Crank by Ellen Hopkins is the best book I have read in quite some time. To say I loved it would be an understatement. From the back cover: Life was good before I met the monster. After, life was great, At least for a little while. Kristina is the perfect daughter: gifted high school junior, [...]

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Goodbye Hollywood Nobody by Lisa Samson

by 123pizza on October 11, 2008

It is October 11th, and FIRST is doing a special tour to ‘Say Goodbye to Hollywood Nobody’. Today’s feature author is: LISA SAMSON and her book: Goodbye Hollywood Nobody NavPress Publishing Group (September 15, 2008) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lisa Samson is the author of twenty books, including the Christy Award-winning Songbird. Apples of Gold was [...]

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