July wrap-up

What an unproductive month. No clue why. No excuses. Hoping August will be better, but I make no guarantees...my energy seems wrapped up in preparing for school, working on the house, and just spending time with the family. Don't even feel like blogging.

Read:

Young Adult Fiction:
*Nation by Terry Pratchett (Printz Project, YA '09, RYOB, Herding Cats 2, Dewey's Books, 999)

Middle Grade Fiction:
*The Garden of Eve by K.L. Going (RYOB)

Folktale/Fairy Tale Collection:
*The Golden Phoenix: Eight French-Canadian Fairy Tales by Marius Barbeau, retold by Michael Hornyansky

Middle Grade Non-Fiction:
*A History of Us: An Age of Extremes by Joy Hakim (for homeschool)

Short Stories:
*"Repair Kit" by Stephen Baxter (100 Shots of Shorts, 42 Challenge)


Watched:

On TV:

On DVD/Video:
*Stand by Me (for fun)
*Tightrope (for fun)
*Dirty Harry (for fun)
*Harper's Island (for fun)
--"Gasp"
--"Sigh"
*The Wire (for fun)
--"One Arrest"
--"Lessons"


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