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What Kind of Reader Are You? Your Result: Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm   You're probably in the final stages of a Ph.D. or otherwise finding a way to make your living out of reading. You are one of the literati. Other people's grammatical mistakes make you insane. Dedicated Reader   Literate Good Citizen   Book Snob   Fad Reader   Non-Reader   What Kind of Reader Are You? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz...

I completed the Winter Holiday Reading Challenge hosted by Book in Hand. Here is  the list of books I read. I had challenged myself to read four books, which I did, even though several were kids books. I'm already making up my list for next year's holiday reads, though, books I didn't get around to this time. What Could Be Keeping Santa? by Marilyn Janovitz Merry Christmas, Princess Dinosaur! by Jill Kastner Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson Great Joy by Kate DiCamillo I'm Your Santa (anthology) Guess Who's Coming to Santa's for Dinner? by Tomie dePaola The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg...

Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about library books… Do you have a system for borrowing out books from the library? Do you know what you're going to borrow before you get there? How often do you borrow out books? I usually go to the library once a week, on Thursdays after I pick Amber up from school. I usually know what books I'm going to borrow, since I tend to put holds on them on-line and that way they are just waiting behind the counter for me. Amber, however, roams the childrens non-fiction shelves, picking up whatever looks interesting. See how others responded at Just One More Page....

Happy New Year, everyone! So … any Reading Resolutions? Say, specific books you plan to read? A plan to read more ____? Anything at all? Name me at least ONE thing you’re looking forward to reading this year! I'm participating in several challenges, so I'm planning on completing them. I'm hoping to read more classics and, of course, to continue reading daily with my daughter. There are too many books I'm looking forward to reading to begin to list them. See other repsonses at Booking Through Thursday....

Frantastic Voyage (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist #5) by Jim Benton Franny's faithful lab assistant, Igor, has swallowed a doomsday device that is ready to go off at any moment! For any regular scientist, there is only one way to get the device out -- um...make that two ways. But Franny K. Stein is no ordinary scientist, so she concocts her own way to get the device back and save her friend. With her miniaturization machine, Franny shrinks herself to the size of a pin and goes on a field trip like no other...through the body of a ticking time-dog! Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy ride! Amber absolutely loves this series and this was another good entry. It subtly shows some of the downfalls of watching too much tv, with all the familiar humor and grossness that characterize Frannie's world. I have to admit that I thought her wishing she had more time to play in the...

I hope everyone had a wonderful day with family and friends....