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Reading Room:  What are you reading?  |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 18 2007 : 06:13:50 AM
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I just started Sins and Needles (a needlecraft mystery) by Monica Ferris. Light, easy reading.
I finished Hit by a Farm..if any of you would like to read it I am ready to pass it on to a new home. It was funny.
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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ashcordes
True Blue Farmgirl
197 Posts
Ashley
Roann
IN
USA
197 Posts |
Posted - Jan 18 2007 : 07:08:08 AM
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Jenny,
I'll take "Hit by a Farm" if you haven't already passed it on. I've e-mailed my address to you.
Thanks, it sounds really good! I'll reimburse your postage if you'd like.
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yellojewl
True Blue Farmgirl
72 Posts
Amber
Hurley
MO
USA
72 Posts |
Posted - Jan 18 2007 : 4:45:06 PM
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| This may sound crazy, but I am reading some children's books. I have a college class that is beginning next week called Children's Literature (I'm working on my teacher certification). I have read or have been reading and re-reading some good books...Charlotte's Web, The Secret Garden, Winnie-the-Pooh, Hatchet, Sarah Plain and Tall, and Watsons Go To Birmingham-1963. |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jan 18 2007 : 6:27:02 PM
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Amber, not silly at all! I love to re-read classic childrens' books like the ones you mentioned. My favorite is "Where the Red Fern Grows" I love Anne of Green Gables too.
Ashley..I will get Hit by a Farm out to you!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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daffodil dreamer
True Blue Farmgirl
805 Posts
Jayne
Hamilton
Victoria
Australia
805 Posts |
Posted - Jan 18 2007 : 8:27:30 PM
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Amber, I love reading so-called childrens' books - I have been trying to find Sarah Plain and Tall here as lots of farmgirls have mentioned it and I'd never heard of it. Still trying, no luck so far. I think I'll just have to do another amazon order!
Best wishes,
Jayne |
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shmeg
True Blue Farmgirl
222 Posts
Megan
Granville
Ohio
USA
222 Posts |
Posted - Jan 19 2007 : 04:53:43 AM
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I saw that many of you get your books from amazon, and I thought i'd mention that www.overstock.com has a wide selection of books and is almost always cheaper than amazon. There is also one called daedalus books that has really super low prices, but not the selection. You can still find some great new books for $3-$5.
I love the kids books too!!! |
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Beemoosie
True Blue Farmgirl
2077 Posts
Bonnie
New York
USA
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
Posted - Jan 19 2007 : 09:19:41 AM
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I'll mention the book talked about in another thread IF YOU LIVED HERE, I'D KNOW YOUR NAME by Heather Lende. I found it to be fabulous and enjoyable. That is a woman who is living her life to the fullest. I missed her when I was done reading it.
I am reading A WALK IN THE WOODS (another book mentioned on this site) and that is also great. Monica Ferris books are a new treat for me. I just finished HANGING BY A THREAD the other night and will get another of her books this weekend.
Have fun!
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yellojewl
True Blue Farmgirl
72 Posts
Amber
Hurley
MO
USA
72 Posts |
Posted - Jan 19 2007 : 2:18:13 PM
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I'm going to check out overstock.com, too. I always comparison shop, especially with s/h prices. I like amazon.com and half.com for book prices. The best place, not on-line, that I find my books are at used books stores. I found all those children's books there for really discounted prices.
Jayne - I loved Sarah, Plain and Tall. I don't remember reading it as a girl. It is just a short book but it has a wonderful story. You'll enjoy it. I found it at all the websites we mentioned (both used and new). Good luck with your shopping. |
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FlipFlopFarmer
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Carla
Molalla
Oregon
198 Posts |
Posted - Jan 19 2007 : 9:29:16 PM
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I'm reading the Little House on the Prarie the 2nd book in the Laura years. I'd like to go back and read the other books in the series outside the Laura years.
 Carla
Live simply.
Love generously.
Care deeply.
Speak kindly. |
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ponyexpress
True Blue Farmgirl
320 Posts
Sandy
Kirkwood
Missouri
USA
320 Posts |
Posted - Jan 19 2007 : 10:15:49 PM
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Amber, the most expensive class I ever took was Children's Literature...and that was because I kept making trips to the book store. My children's book collection is almost as large as MY reading book collection. I'm just waiting for the grandchildren to come along so I can share.
I love books by Don and Audrey Wood - the stories are precious and the illustrations are as entertaining as the stories. And you have to read OLD TURTLE. Wonderful story and beautiful watercolor illustrations.
I'm heading south for the winter. Some parts of my body already have a head start! |
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peapodjane
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
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Posted - Jan 20 2007 : 03:35:12 AM
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Aunt Jenny,
I have read almost all of Monica Ferris's books that the library has here, they do not have the one you mentioned I am going to request that they get her entire series, the copies they have are definitely circulated quite frequently, I did just finish her "Crewel Yule" which of course was especially fun at this time of year! Another series that is fun and similar in flavor, some humor etc. is the Sounthern Sister books by Anne George (example title "Murder on a Bad Heir Day") it is so comforting to see by the posts how many of us are avid readers! Yeah!
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yellojewl
True Blue Farmgirl
72 Posts
Amber
Hurley
MO
USA
72 Posts |
Posted - Jan 20 2007 : 06:37:22 AM
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Sandy - Thanks for the book recommendation. I'm going to look up Old Turtle and read it.
I love Don and Audrey Wood, too. The funny thing is I had read a couple of their books, Piggies and King Bidgood's in the Bathtub, to my youngest son who is 14 now...and loved the stories and pictures. As I've accumulated more youngsters in my house with foster parenting and by working at the school, I have gotten to read more children's books. I loved The Napping House. I just read it this last year. It was great.
Another book, not by the Woods', I want to read is Bridge to Terabithia. I've heard it's great.
I guess I also need to add some adult titles to my list |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Jan 20 2007 : 07:19:28 AM
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We LOVE the napping house around here! I am just loving that my little William is enjoying books and being read to. Of all the weird things, he requests Aesop's fables for children almost every night. Some of them seem a little rough around the edges, but he LOVES them. I'm still back in the "Goodnight Moon..." phase
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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shmeg
True Blue Farmgirl
222 Posts
Megan
Granville
Ohio
USA
222 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2007 : 08:40:48 AM
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I found a beautiful new children's book called "the Big Book of Little" It is full of fairy rales, poems, etc, with beautiful vintage looking illustrations. It makes a great gift, I think I need to get one for my own kids now too.
-Megan |
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FlipFlopFarmer
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Carla
Molalla
Oregon
198 Posts |
Posted - Jan 24 2007 : 1:53:31 PM
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Just picked up "Hit by a Farm" yesterday from the library read 1/3 of the book already last night.... Cracked up so hard I was crying.  FUNNY!
Carla
Live simply.
Love generously.
Care deeply.
Speak kindly. |
Edited by - FlipFlopFarmer on Jan 24 2007 1:57:50 PM |
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Nance in France
True Blue Farmgirl
1438 Posts
Nancy
St. Laurent de la Salanque
France
1438 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2007 : 03:45:08 AM
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| Just finished "Lady and the Unicorn" by Tracy Chevalier, who also wrote "Girl with a Pearl Earring; saw that at the theatre and now that I have seen how well she writes, I want to buy that paperback for sure! The "Hit by a Farm" sounds really good from what ya'll are saying so that may also be on the list. Love the suggestions from everyone. Nance |
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yellojewl
True Blue Farmgirl
72 Posts
Amber
Hurley
MO
USA
72 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2007 : 05:31:05 AM
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| How was Lady and the Unicorn? I really enjoyed Girl With A Pearl Earring. I haven't seen the movie yet, though. |
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
1825 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2007 : 05:57:19 AM
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Originally posted by Nance in France
I just began reading "Sharing A Robin's Life" by Linda Johns, an artist and naturalist who lives in Canada: I forced myself to shut the book after the first chapter last night because I already know don't want it to end! For anybody who loves birds, this is amazing! I had to order it from Borders as an out of print book, but maybe B&Noble has it as a second hand book also. DEFINITELY going to get at least one of her other books. Nance
Nancy, my cousin in upstate New York recently sent me "A Robin's Life" and "Birds of a Feather: Tales of a Wild Bird Haven," both by Linda Johns. (My husband and I rescued a hatchling robin last year--we called him Birdbrain -- and it was one of the most amazing experiences of our lives.) I'd be happy to share "Birds of a Feather" with you if you don't see it in stores or online. You have to return it, though! It's among our favorites. Just send me your snail-mail addie backchannel and I'll pop it in the mail for you. |
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laluna
True Blue Farmgirl
295 Posts
New York
USA
295 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2007 : 07:04:12 AM
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@Amber - well, I read The Lady and the Unicorn a few weeks ago. I was rather "meh" about it when I finished - in my opinion, The Girl With a Pearl Earring was far better! Unicorn was pretty formulaic, I think trying to repeat the success of Earring. Still an enjoyable read, but I tend to be somewhat critical when reading books by the same author.
And I finally finished The Thirteenth Tale thanks to everyone talking it up here. Now that was a great book! (And I'm usually not a fan of the mystery genre, but this one had so much going for it - I do love a good gothic tale!) |
Edited by - laluna on Jan 27 2007 07:05:14 AM |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2007 : 09:39:00 AM
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I am reading a book called "Eggs in the Coffee, Sheep in the Corn" right now. It is sure good! It is about a Minnesota farmwife in the 1940's and '50's...lots of real life farmwife stuff from that era (I love reading about that time in history!!) I am about 2/3 done now..I really recomend it. It has a few cute stories but isn't a really funny book..more real life stuff....but sure good.
I keep hearing about the Thirteenth Tale..will have to look for that one!
I love all the Jennifer Chiaverini quilting series..I have them all. I especially loved the ones about the Underground railroad!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Nance in France
True Blue Farmgirl
1438 Posts
Nancy
St. Laurent de la Salanque
France
1438 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2007 : 10:29:46 AM
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Amber, since this (Unicorn) is the first book I have read by this author, I couldn't tell you if it was 'formulaic' writing, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. The movie for the Earring was such a beautiful period piece. You REALLY get a feel for how it was to live back then, such as the characters having to wind their way through pitch black narrow hallways clutching a candle. I will definitely read the Earring, too, and possibly her other books if I can find them cheaply.
Rosemary, AAAHHHHH, I would LOVE to borrow your Birds of a Feather and promise to send you my firstborn if something happens to it (yuck yuck). I will email you shortly, and thanks so much!!!! Nance |
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Lovin Life
True Blue Farmgirl
103 Posts
Lisa
New Hampshire
103 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2007 : 4:57:15 PM
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I'm with you girls, young adult books are very good. They don't ever drag and the content can sometimes be as involved as an adult book. When I was teaching, I would love reading Karen Hesse's books. She does some free verse and some short novels, but excellent writing and topics.
"Out of the Dust" is great, she also has another one called "Witness" I think, and "A time for angels" is good because she ends up on a farm in Vermont. Of course I loved that one!
I'd rather live my life with a "full plate" than an empty one. Life is not a rehearsal... eat up! |
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Persephone
True Blue Farmgirl
172 Posts
Katrina
Indiana
USA
172 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2007 : 6:04:53 PM
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"French Women for All Seasons"
"Rural Renaissance"
"Full Moon Feast"
"Becoming the Parent You Want to Be"
"Keepers of the Children"
"Keeping a Family Cow"
"Your Child At Play: One to Two Years"
Yes, I'm currently reading ALL of those. :) |
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JudyBlueEyes
True Blue Farmgirl
657 Posts
Judith
Spokane
Washington
USA
657 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2007 : 6:55:10 PM
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I'm in the same room as Faith ~ I'm on either my 3rd or 4th read of "Voyager" - the 3rd in the series that she's reading. By Diana Gabaldon. I took it along with me when I went home for Christmas, cause I can usually just pick these up and put them down again, since I've read them already, but this time it grabbed me and I'm almost done now.
Anne - China Court sounds like it will be next on my list - it sounds a little like a Rosamunde Pilcher book - have you read her books? The Shell Seekers and Coming Home are two of my favorites and I love reading "Winter Solstice" at Christmastime. It is a wonderful story.
The Rooster crows, but the Hen lays the egg. ~ Texas Proverb |
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