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Themed Challenge January 1st – June 30th 2008
My Themed reads theme is Girlhood in World War II. My four minimum reads are;
The Children's House at Belsen by Hetty Verolme
The Children's House at Belsen by Hetty Verolme
Four Letters to the Witnesses of My Childhood by Helena Ganor
Survivng with Wolves: The Most Extraordinary Story of World War II by Misha Defonseca, Sue Rose (Translator)
I Have Lived A Thousand Years by Livia Bitton-Jackson
Women and War
1 The Children's House at Belsen Hetty Verolme
2 Four Letters to the Witnesses of My Childhood Helena Ganor
3 Surviving with Wolves: The Most Extraordinary Story of World War II Misha Defonseca READ
4 I Have Lived A Thousand Years Livia Bitton-Jackson READING NOW
5 A life in secrets : the story of Vera Atkins and the lost agents of SOE Sarah Helm
6 I will Plant You a Lilac Tree Laura Hillman
7 A Time to Speak Helen Lewis
8 If I Should Die Before I Wake Han Nolan
Book Around The World
1 War and Peace Leo Tolstoy READ
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3
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7
8
Book Awards
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Richard and Judy
1The house at Riverton Kate Morton
2 Salmon Fishing in The Yemen Paul Torday
3 The Savage Garden Mark Mills
4 The Interpretation of Murder Jed Rubenfeld
5
6
7
8
Catch My Eye
1 When The Emperor Was Divine Julie Otsuka READ
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3
4
5
6
7
8
Spiritual
1 Pilgrim Road Albert Holtz LENT READING
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Wendy’s 100 Most Influential Novels by Women Writers
1 Mrs. Dalloway -Virginia Woolf
2 Their Eyes Were Watching God-Zora Neale Hurston READ
3 The Stone Diaries-Carol Shields
4 Tell Me a Riddle-Tillie Olsen
5 The Optimist's Daughter-Eudora Welty
6 Stones From the River-Ursula Hegi
7 Stones for Ibarra-Harriet Doerr
8 Angle of Repose-Wallace Stegner
Newbery Project
1 The Giver Lois Lowry READ
2 The Trumpeter of Krakow Eric Kelly
3 Ginger Pye Eleanor Estes
4 Island of The Blue Dolphins Scott O'Dell
5 A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle
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8
1 The Children's House at Belsen Hetty Verolme
2 Four Letters to the Witnesses of My Childhood Helena Ganor
3 Surviving with Wolves: The Most Extraordinary Story of World War II Misha Defonseca READ
4 I Have Lived A Thousand Years Livia Bitton-Jackson READING NOW
5 A life in secrets : the story of Vera Atkins and the lost agents of SOE Sarah Helm
6 I will Plant You a Lilac Tree Laura Hillman
7 A Time to Speak Helen Lewis
8 If I Should Die Before I Wake Han Nolan
Book Around The World
1 War and Peace Leo Tolstoy READ
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Book Awards
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Richard and Judy
1The house at Riverton Kate Morton
2 Salmon Fishing in The Yemen Paul Torday
3 The Savage Garden Mark Mills
4 The Interpretation of Murder Jed Rubenfeld
5
6
7
8
Catch My Eye
1 When The Emperor Was Divine Julie Otsuka READ
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Spiritual
1 Pilgrim Road Albert Holtz LENT READING
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Wendy’s 100 Most Influential Novels by Women Writers
1 Mrs. Dalloway -Virginia Woolf
2 Their Eyes Were Watching God-Zora Neale Hurston READ
3 The Stone Diaries-Carol Shields
4 Tell Me a Riddle-Tillie Olsen
5 The Optimist's Daughter-Eudora Welty
6 Stones From the River-Ursula Hegi
7 Stones for Ibarra-Harriet Doerr
8 Angle of Repose-Wallace Stegner
Newbery Project
1 The Giver Lois Lowry READ
2 The Trumpeter of Krakow Eric Kelly
3 Ginger Pye Eleanor Estes
4 Island of The Blue Dolphins Scott O'Dell
5 A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle
6
7
8
Comments
I hope you have a wonderful day. Today is Joseph's sixth birthday, and we've been celebrating all weekend. I didn't get a lot of reading done, but that's perfectly okay. I have enjoyed hanging out with my boys and family.
Take care!
Jill
I also thought that I could link these into other challenges that I am thinking of taking on. My personal view is that reading should come first and that we should be careful not to be overdriven by challenges, otherwise it can take the heart out of reading. Having said that I love the challenge concept! It is 11.15 am here and I must go and get on - I am off to a meeting!
Take care Julie