Yearly Archives: 2008

2008 Reading Roundup

Posted on December 31, 2008 by At Home With Books

My goal for this year was to read more than last year (72 books) and I succeeded by reading 95 (see full list here). My favorites from this year (in no particular order) were: Graphic Novels: Persepolis – Marjane Satrapi … Continue reading →

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Weekly Giveaway Roundup

Posted on December 31, 2008 by At Home With Books

Here are some of the giveaways I discovered this week: Multiple giveaways are going on at The Cornhusker Academy for her favorite books of the year. The contests start ending January 7th (thanks Janna). Here are the links so far: … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Thingers – December 30

Posted on December 30, 2008 by At Home With Books

Today’s question from Wendi’s Book Corner: Here is a list of the main areas of Library Thing: 1. Home (http://www.librarything.com/, before you log in) 2. Home (once you log in, contains Your Home, Your Profile, Connections, Recommendations, Reviews, Statistics, Clouds, … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday

Posted on December 30, 2008 by At Home With Books

Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share the title of the book that … Continue reading →

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Mailbox Monday – December 29

Posted on December 29, 2008 by At Home With Books

This week I received: Monday: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (contest win from Confuzzled Books) The Adventurous Deeds of Deadwood Jones by Helen Hemphill (contest win from Maw Books) The Christmas Box by Richard Evans (bonus from Maw Books) Alex & … Continue reading →

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Eon: Dragoneye Reborn Giveaway

Posted on December 29, 2008 by At Home With Books

I am very excited to announce a giveaway in celebration of the release of Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman. The prize bundle (provided by a publicist) includes: Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison GoodmanPaper Towns by John GreenThirteen Reasons Why … Continue reading →

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U.S. Presidents Reading Project

Posted on December 29, 2008 by At Home With Books

The rules are simple: 1. Read at least one non-fiction book about each of the U.S. Presidents 2. Take as much time as you need 3. Have fun learning about U.S. history and its leaders When I first saw this … Continue reading →

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2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge

Posted on December 29, 2008 by At Home With Books

I am siging up for option 2: read 25 books from the library. I know that I will check out at least 20 books for various challenges, so I figure reading 25 shouldn’t be all that hard. Here is my … Continue reading →

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Winter Reading Challenge

Posted on December 29, 2008 by At Home With Books

The Winter Reading Challenge runs from December 21st, 2008 through March 20, 2009. The rules are very flexible: 1) Choose any number of books you would like to read and post them on your blog.2) They can be fiction and/or … Continue reading →

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Thursday’s Thoughts – New Years

Posted on December 29, 2008 by At Home With Books

This week’s Thursday Thoughts question is:What are your New Year’s Resolutions? 1. Keep the house cleaner/more organized.2. Play more games with my kids.3. Read more books with my kids.4. Exercise several times a week.5. Learn French (I’m still hoping my … Continue reading →

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