On My Bookshelf

So what am I reading?

At any given moment anything from non fiction about any number of subjects to fiction for all ages.

  • Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir ~ An historical fiction of Lady Jane Grey.
  • The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan ~ What the kiddos will be reading next.
  • Seeing Redd by Frank Beddor ~ The second book in The Looking Glass Wars trilogy.

What have I read recently?

  • Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya ~ What the students just finished reading.
  • The Last Days of the Renaissance and Renaissance Lives: A Portrait of an Age by Theodore K. Rabb ~ My fascination with the renaissance continues...
  • The Secret by Rhonda Byrne ~ A birthday gift from my mother.
  • The Vikings by Magnus Magnusson ~ A Half Priced Books find.
  • Number the Stars by Lois Lowry ~ A touching, historically-based novel about dealing with persecution in Nazi occupied Denmark.
  • From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg ~ A classic, Newbury award winning book.
  • Messenger by Lois Lowry ~ From the day I read The Giver I have become enthralled with Lois Lowry. I'm working on reading everything she has written.
  • The Mercy of Thin Air by Ronlyn Domingue ~ A fun gothic novel.

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb