Perfect Books For Summer Reading Programs

This year's theme for our Summer Reading Program...... Create It!

Here are a few books that we read about DANCING!

These books are available for check out at the Salmon Public Library!

Final Summary of 48HBC

Friday June 5

9am-11am-read

11am-2pm-break

2:00pm-2:30pm-blogged

2:30pm-5:30pm-read

5:30-9:30-break

9:30-10:00-blogged

10:00pm-12:30am-read

read-7 1/2 hours

blogged- 1 hour

Staurday June 6

7:30am-10:30am- read
10:30am-11:30am-breakfast/shower
11:30am-3:30pm-read
lunch
4:00pm-4:30pm-blogged
4:30pm-7:00pm-read
7:00pm-7:30pm-blogged
7:30pm-8:30pm-dinner/laundry

8:30pm-11:00pm-read

11:00pm-11:30pm-blogged

11:30pm-2:00am-read

2:00am-7:00am-slept

7:00am-9:00am-read

read- 16 1/2 hours

blogged-1 1/2 hours

Total reading- 24 hours

Total Blogging- 2 1/2 hours

Total books read- 6

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Al Capone Does my Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

The Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian

A big thank you to MotherReader for organizing this event. It was really fun as well as very challenging. Also a big hug goes to my better half for putting up with take-out for two days and keeping the kids busy while my nose was in a book all weekend!

Coraline

I've been dying to read Coraline by Neil Gaiman since seeing the previews for the movie. Of course I wanted to read the book before watching the movie! So I started this little book last night as part of my book selections for the 48HBC.

It was the perfect little ghost story for the dark and stormy night we were having late last night.

This is the story of Coraline, a little girl who is bored to tears with her house, her parents and her neighbors. One day she finds a door that opens to a brick wall, until she finds a magic key that makes the brick wall disappear. After walking through the door she finds a house identical to her own but everything is now wonderful and magical. New parents that want to give her their undivided attention, yummy food, and toys that want to play. Everything seems perfect...until she looks a little closer. Coraline quickly realizes that nothing is as it seems to be in this new world and her other mother wants her to stay forever and ever.

This book is CREEPY with a capital C! The wonderful descriptions call up vivid pictures for the imagination. As I was reading it last night cuddled deep in a blanket I swear I was seeing shadows in corners.

Neil Gaimen is a master storyteller. I loved his book The Graveyard Book and Coraline lived up to it.

I recommend this book to readers 10 and up. I think it's the perfect ghost story to read aloud with your kids during Halloween.

This book is available at the Salmon Public Library for check out.

Al Capone Does My Shirts

Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko was published in 2004 and is a Newbery Honor Book. I chose this book for the 48HBC mostly based on title. It just begs to be read.

This is the story about 12 year old Moose Flanagan set in 1935. Moose's family has just moved from Santa Monica to Alcatraz Island where his dad has gotten a job as a prison guard at the famed prison.

This is how Moose describes his feelings on the relocation of his family "I want to be on Alcatraz like I want poison oak on my private parts"

We learn that the actual reason for the move is for his sister Natalie who is to go to the Ester P. Marinoff School for kids with special needs.

Moose struggles with the change of schools and making new friends as well as the frustration of trying to help his parents deal with his sister's undiagnosed condition(which we, the reader immediately recognize as autism). His feelings and emotions are honest and raw. I

I really liked this story. I would recommend it to readers 12 and up.

This book is available to check out at the Salmon Public Library.

Number 6

Starting book number 6-The Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian
Losing steam......

Blurry Words and Blending Books

It's 11pm and I'm still buzzing from the 3 glasses of ice tea I had earlier. I'm not a night owl so this part of the 48HBC is hard for me. This evening I finished Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko and started on Coraline by Neil Gaiman. I think I'll write reviews in the morning-they will probably make more sense then.
So far I have accomplished 16 1/2 hours of reading for the 48HBC which doesn't seem like a lot in the big picture does it?
I have read 5 books that have been on my book shelf for a few months which makes me feel pretty good.
My plan for tonite is to finish Coraline and start another one before I can't keep my eyes open.
My challenge ends at 9am Sunday morning.
Sally Forth Good People!!!

My Reading Log

Today

read 7:30am-10:30

breakfast/shower

read 11:30-3:30

lunch

blogged 4:00-4:30

read 4:30-7:00

blogged/reviews 7:00-7:30

dinner/laundry

So far have read-9 1/2 hours

Blogged-1 hour

On ward...........