A book and a snack -- entering Hour 7!

I finished the second Magnus Chase book and decided it was time for some sustenance!  Tap water, some really good black bean salad, and lime tortilla chips are what's for lunch!  And I'm looking forward to diving into the advanced reader's copy of Emma Donaghue's The Lotterys Plus One, coming out in March.  Kieran went up to take a nap after our 9:00-10:00 reading sprint, and Pippin the Corgi is here keeping me company.

Hour Zero -- Opening Meme

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?
Lakewood, Colorado

2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?
Hmmm....  I'm looking forward to several for different reasons.  I'll say I'm looking forward to the experiencing a re-read of the The Sorcerer's Stone,  but with Jim Kay's gorgeous illustrations this time!  It's such a big book that I think the read-a-thon is perfect for it, as it's sort of hard to read in bed cozily.  :)

3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
My boyfriend made a black bean salad that I got my first taste of last night.  Yum!  Planning to eat it with crackers or tortilla chips.

4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I'm a bookseller at a children's bookstore, I have a 12 year old daughter, I've lived in Colorado for 10 years but grew up in Indiana, and I love the read-a-thon!  Somehow I can't keep track of how many I've done.  I think I'm between 5 and 9....

5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today?

Last time my daughter was with me, as well as my boyfriend's 14 year old son.  They are both with their other parents today, and my boyfriend's 20 year old will be at work the bulk of the day -- so it may be a much quieter read-a-thon, with only 2 participants!

My stack for Dewey's 24-hour Read-A-Thon Fall 2016!!

I missed the spring read-a-thon, so I am so glad to be able to devote tomorrow to the read-a-thon.  My boyfriend is joining me, and we are ready for a relaxing day together! I only have one full-on adult book (Just Mercy, non-fiction) in my stack, though I also have an adult book going on my Kindle if need be.  One re-read this time, but it's the Harry Potter and I haven't yet read it in the heavily illustrated version, so that's exciting.  Only one book that's not yet out.  So many I'm excited about!

Fall 2015 Wrapup

Well, this readathon I was a lot more bare bones than I have been in the past -- very few mini-challenges, and only a few updates -- with hardly any pictures!  And didn't even try to stay awake past midnight!   But I've never read with 3 other people (and others coming in and out) so it was a new adventure.  And I finished 3 books, all of which I really enjoyed.  Hoping to do the April readathon when I'm not in the middle of a move!  We definitely have some ideas for
next time.

What I read:
Anatomy of Evil by Will Thomas
 Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
 A Force for Good:  The Dalai Lama's Vision for Our World by Daniel Goleman
83 out of 312 pages of Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal.

What Fiona read: 
A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Bink & Gollie by Kate DiCamillo & Alison McGhee
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan
The Copper Gauntlet by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare
Doctor Who: Revolutions of Terror
Go: A Kidd's Guide to Graphic Design by Chip Kidd
And lots of partial Mary Russell book on her Kindle

My Aunt Vinnie said she'd do $1.50 for each book, so that's $15 for Fiona's classroom!

Here we are this morning, with Fiona eating chocolate chip pancakes on the couch.

Cover Escape Mini-Challenge

What I've read: Anatomy of Evil by Will Thomas,  Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella, 46/224 of A Force for Good:  The Dalai Lama's Vision for Our World by Daniel Goleman

Where I'm at:  dining room table,but getting ready to head to the bathtub. Looking forward to that!

What else: Audra over at Unabridged Chick is hosting the cover escape mini-challenge, where you are supposed to post a book cover you'd love to escape into!  I don't think it's quite what she had in mind, but how awesome would it be to meet the Dalai Lama? 

Sprint # 3 -- Hour 12 -- 5:00-6:00 p.m.

What I've read: Anatomy of Evil by Will Thomas,  214/286 of Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella

Where I'm at:  dining room table.

What else: Looking forward to finishing up Finding Audrey, enjoying it so much -- wasn't sure if I would.   We surmise that Aidan is napping.  Brie is out and yummy. Also salami and cornbread and grapes. Fiona is reading Mary Russell books on her kindle and Kieran is reading comic books on his iPad. Pippin the Corgi is hoping food will be dropped.

Book Scavenger Hunt Mini-Challenge

(Read about the challenge here)

From my current read, Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella and Fiona's, Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo and Allison McGhee

 Book Scavenger Hunt List

                                                     

1.  Something hard - "She once tried to give it up for Lent. She lasted half a morning." page 9

 

                                                   

2.  Something fast - "'Hello, Gollie,' said Bink. 'What should we do today?'  'Greetings, Bink,' said Gollie.  'I long for speed.'  "Let's roller skate!"' page 3

                                                     

3.  Something sweet - "'Hello,Gollie,' said Bink. 'Do I smell pancakes?'" page 18

                                                    

 4.  Something high "It's balanced precariously on the window ledge.  Any minute, it'll crash down to the ground.  That's seven hundred pounds worth of computer."  page one

                                                    

  5.  Something funny "I've often noticed that people equate 'having a sense of humour' with 'being an insensitive moron'." page 5