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Thanks! I got the one that came out in 2010? It's "revised and updated" woo woo Happy 2016, Frankie

I've read them multiple time and have never gotten tired of them! I'm stuck in The Lemon Tree, but hopefully, it is coming together. It's mostly about the history of Israel, so a bit challenging.

Hope to see you around more in 2016! Happy New Year

Kylie- I forgot to wish you Happy New Year and a good reading year! I hope you like your new book

Oh Weaveworld is wonderful too! Well done on the read a thon, I'm glad you are liking Gone Girl

Sunday 1/3 The Lemon Tree- Sandy Tolan 40 pages 1001 Books to Read Before You Die- Various 30 pages Total 70. Total for read a thon: I finished two books and one short story, totaling 536 pages!

Buy something pretty! Well, and take in the hills

Hello from California!

Oh- I remember you mentioning that trip! We didn't get that far (SD) when we went cross country... did you see the Black Hills? I especially remember when they gathered maple from the trees in the winter and made little candies by putting them in the snow to harden And yes, in 11 years, Luka has never lived that down!

I haven't read that one, I am a HUGE Clive Barker fan, really nice guy, I met him twice... sorry it didn't work out so well for you. Have you ever read his YA book Thief of Always? I think Imajica was my favorite... which did you like best?

Oh yes! I used to read them as a kid, over and over and over... lol They are one of the books I remember reading all by myself and being my favorite. I've been eyeing the single volume collection that I used to have as a child, my dog as a puppy ATE them and I was saving then for my daughter (when I had one ). Have you read them?

Is that Jojo in your avatar? I love cattle dogs, I love their eyes. I have Luka, a Kerry Blue Terrier. I don't think I would ever have a terrier again! They are crazy! Do you show too, or just agility?

I got an Amazon package in the mail this morning, an early birthday present for myself An amazing edition of The Little House on the Prairie books (all 9 + some extras equal 1700 pages ) And 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die I also got a pair of e-readers, they are glasses (just a low strength for eye strain) and are supposed to block blue light emitted from computers, tablets, etc. A few days ago, I got my first graphic novels, Joe Sacco's The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992- 1995 and Pyongyang: A Journey to North Korea by Guy Delisle. In Kindle books, I have also received all my books TBR in January, Jodi Picoult's The Pact and Cynthia Swanson's The Bookseller and Hunger by Michael Grant (from Gaia!).

Oh no! I think that's why I chose Of Mice and Men, I knew it would be good

Thanks Claire and Alexi! Alexi- I won't recommend anymore PKD

I do, but he's 11 and hates other dogs!

I can't wait to get to it in a few weeks! I usually go to bed with my book at 8 I do a lot of reading at night. I hope you feel better and aren't sick

Although it's not a biography of a person, The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan is about the history of Israel and if you know some of the history and geography of the country, it is a good read if interested. The basis is the true story of a Jewish Israeli woman and a Palestinian Arab man who meet over the boarder town house he grew up in and the house she now resides.

Saturday 1/2 On Two Feet and Wings- Abbas Kazerooni 119 pages (finished) The Lemon Tree- Sandy Tolan 81 pages Total= 200 pages It's fun, you girls should do it! I miss the BCF group reads

That's good to hear about Kiera Cass, as I plan on The Selection this year. Also liked Gilead

Of Mice and Men and A Handmaids Tale is showing up on lots of lists I highly recommend Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. Good luck with the agility- I always thought that would be fun. Happy New Year

Just be careful- that series nearly drove me into a loony bin

I am sorry, but that is hilarious! I heard this too and was happy they played it, I love the version.... we bought the CD when we were in Kauai and listened to it the whole trip I got my first birthday gift, from Gaia, Hunger by Michael Grant... the next in the Gone Saga And have spent a lot of time reading lately, its been too cold to go out anywhere

Both stray from the books so far! But the movie for Maze Runner was better than the book, I thought.

On Two Feet and Wings- Abbas Kazerooni (244 pages) At the urging of his father, Abbas and his mother have decided to flee Iran during the Iran/ Iraq war. Abbas is about to turn 10, and the Government is already recruiting boys as young as 8. Part of an elite family under the Shah, the family now lives humbly and must sell everything to send the pair to Istanbul. At the airport, Abbas learns he must travel on his own, and, as a 10 year old boy, attempt to acquire a visa from the British Consulate. Along the way, Abbas uses pure intellect to make his way in Istanbul. He meets friends on the way, but it’s Abbas himself that saves him.