Wednesday, December 9, 2015

November totals

Between the pages of a book is a lovely place to be

The STLCC Reading the Dream Team read 24 books in November, 7460 pages. We had 12 participants.

Thinspired by Mara Schiavocampo
Closer to the Heart by Mercedes Lackey
Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the world that made him
Mistress of the Wind by Michelle Diener
Polio: an American story byDavid Oshinsky
Escape from Camp 14: one man's remarkable odyssey from North Korea to freedom in the West, by      Blaine Harden
Checking Out Love  by R. Cooper
A Little Familiar by R. Cooper
Soul  by Tobsha Learner
I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
Leaving Tabasco byCarmen Boullosa
Frangipani by Celestine Hitiura Vaite
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
A Breath of Snow and Ashes byDiana Gabaldon
The Givenness of Things by Marilynne Robinson
The Way of the Wolf by Martin Bell
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Sick in the head : conversations about life and comedy by Judd Apatow
Dashing through the snow by Macomber
Trimmed with murder by Goldenbaum
Winter Wonders by Melody Carlson
Tower of Thorns by Juliet Marillier

Anxiously Awaiting Winter!

...the newest book in the Lunar Chronicles (new window), not the season!

As a child, fantasy was always my go-to genre for reading and still is! The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer proved to be exceptionally appealing to me as an adult, especially the book titles. The main character for each book in the series embodies a well-known princess character from traditional literature, but the series is set in the future where the moon is now inhabited and that society is at odds with the people of Earth. The author creatively weaves folkloric traditions into the fabric of science fiction throughout the series and I anxiously look forward to getting my hands on Winter!