fuzzi's Books Galore in '24!

WORK IN PROGRESS!!!



2024's theme is a return to an old favorite of mine, Chicken Soup With Rice by Maurice Sendak. All the pictures are scans from my original 1968 copy.




Inside cover of my copy of Chicken Soup With Rice: notice the little picture taped/pasted on the page...the Weekly Reader had included that picture of the author on the order form, and suggested that it be cut out and added to the front page as seen here. I was in Third Grade, and thought it was a nifty idea.

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I have the 75 and 100 books read challenges planned as usual:



https://www.librarything.com/topic/356460#n8334528
75 Book Challenge thread:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356408
100 Book Challenge thread:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356460#n8334528

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This past year I fell WAY short, only read and ROOT'd about 25 books. More await my attention, so I'm going to try it again, but at a more modest challenge of 50.



My ROOT Progress!!
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356435

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In 2023 I rehomed almost 60 books. Here's my ticker for culled rehomed books in 2024, whether they're read or unread:



Books Culled Rehomed
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356400#8333179

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I'm still reading Newbery Award Medal winners and Honor books. Here’s my ongoing thread:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#n7360207

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I'm planning a yard & gardening thread for 2024, which you can read here: url

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All my reviews can be read here: http://www.librarything.com/profile_reviews.php?view=fuzzi

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I almost read through the Old Testament of the Bible this year. I'm continuing that challenge in 2024:

ticker for Bible reading to be added

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Jump to February's Reads:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356393#8332962

Jump to March's Reads:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356393#8332964

Jump to April's Reads:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356393#8332965

Jump to May's Reads:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356393#8332968

Jump to June's Reads:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356393#8332969

Jump to July's Reads:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356393#8332971

Jump to August's Reads:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356393#8332974

Jump to September's Reads:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356393#8332975

Jump to October's Reads:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356393#8332976

Jump to November's Reads:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356393#8332977

Jump to December's Reads:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356393#8332979

Jump BELOW the monthly posts for some discussion:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356393#8333000

And WE'RE OFF!

Equinox
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/thoroughbred/equinox-jpn/2019

From Chicken Soup With Rice by Maurice Sendak

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*AlphaCATKIT Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355714
January challenges are the letters "A" and "Y"
(yearlong challenge letters are X and Z here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/355713#n8327095)

"A"


The Wildlife Atlas by Sylvia A. Johnson - (ROOT) - Reviewed


Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan - (ROOT) - DNF, reviewed


The Man Who Was Poe by Avi - DNF


Agent of Change by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller - (ROOT) - Did not finish, will try again


The Tiger and the Wolf by Adrian Tchaikovsky - Read and reviewed


Imogene's Antlers by David Small - Read and reviewed

"Y"

The Young Country Doctor, Book 2 by Vernon Coleman - (ROOT) - Did not read this month


What You Know First by Patricia MacLachlan - Read and reviewed

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*British Author Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356166
January is Joan Aiken & Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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*CalendarCAT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355820#
January 19th is Edgar Allen Poe's birthday.

The Man Who Was Poe by Avi - DNF

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*Historical Fiction Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355728#

The River Between Us by Richard Peck - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

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*HistoryCAT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355971#
January is "North & South American Wars and Conflicts"

The River Between Us by Richard Peck - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

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*Westerns in 2024 - L'Amour and Beyond*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356917

Indian Saddle-up by Glenn Balch - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

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*Mystery KIT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355844
January is "Short Stories"
Did not participate (nothing on my shelves matches)

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*Newbery Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#

Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan - (ROOT) - DNF

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*Nonfiction Reading Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356227#
January is "Prize Winners"

Stonewall by Jean Fritz (Horn Book Fanfare Best Book 1980) - Did not read this month

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*RandomKIT Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355872#
January is "Early Birds"

How to Speak Chicken by Melissa Caughey - Read and reviewed


Nora's Chicks by Patricia MacLachlan - Read and reviewed


The Iridescence of Birds: A Book about Henri Matisse by Patricia MacLachlan - Read and reviewed


When Grandfather Flew by Patricia MacLachlan - Read and reviewed


How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham - Read and reviewed

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*ROOT aka Read Our Own Tomes*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/357294#
See ticker above for progress
ROOT Total This Month: 5

Nic of the Woods by Lynd Ward


The Wildlife Atlas by Sylvia A. Johnson


Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan


The River Between Us by Richard Peck


Indian Saddle-up by Glenn Balch

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*SFF-KIT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355889#n8323791
January is "Epic Fantasy"

The Witchwood Crown by Tad Williams - (ROOT) - Did not read this month


The Tiger and the Wolf by Adrian Tchaikovsky - Read and reviewed

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Books read and reviewed in January:
1. Nic of the Woods - (ROOT)
2. The Wildlife Atlas - (ROOT)
3. The Tiger and the Wolf
4. Deuteronomy (KJB)
5. The River Between Us - (ROOT)
6. Indian Saddle-up - (ROOT)
7. How to Speak Chicken
8. Nora's Chicks
9. The Iridescence of Birds: A Book about Henri Matisse
10. When Grandfather Flew
11. What You Know First
12. Rimrunners (reread)
13. Numbers (KJB)
14. How to Heal a Broken Wing
15. Imogene's Antlers

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Books culled rehomed in February:
1. Nic of the Woods - (ROOT)
2. The Wildlife Atlas - (ROOT)
3. Surviving the Applewhites - (ROOT) - DNF
4. The River Between Us - (ROOT)
5. The Man Who Was Poe (DNF)
6. What You Know First

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Male authors read this month: 7 to date
Female authors read this month: 7 to date

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Cumulative Stats
Books culled rehomed from my library: 56
Books read and reviewed: 15/13
ROOTs completed to date: 5

Not assigned to any challenge:

Rimrunners by CJ Cherryh (reread)


What the Nurses Saw by Ken McCarthy - Moved to February

From Chicken Soup With Rice by Maurice Sendak

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2024 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

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*AlphaCATKIT Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/357174
February challenges are the letters "F" and "E"
(yearlong challenge letters are X and Z here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/355713#n8327095)

"F"


Hard Trail to Follow by Elmer Kelton - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg - Read and reviewed


Floodgate by Alistair MacLean - (ROOT) - Did not read, moved to next month?

"E"


Hard Trail to Follow by Elmer Kelton - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg - Read and reviewed

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*British Author Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/357893#
February is Emma Newman & Ronald Firbank
Did not participate (nothing on my shelves matches)

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*CalendarCAT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/357181
Topic is love, romance, or something else to do with February:

I Didn't Come Here to Argue by Peg Bracken - (ROOT) (birthday in February) - Did not read, moved to next month?


Plague Ship by Andre Norton - (ROOT) (birthday in February) - Did not read, moved to next month?


The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer - Read and reviewed

February is National Library Lovers Month, and my library reads are all by Patricia MacLachlan:

Cat Talk - Read and reviewed


Three Names - Read and reviewed


Prairie Days - Read and reviewed

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*Historical Fiction Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355728#

Hard Trail to Follow by Elmer Kelton - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer - Read and reviewed

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*HistoryCAT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/357148
February is "Georgian/Regency/Victorian Britain"

The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer - Read and reviewed

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*Westerns in 2024 - L'Amour and Beyond*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356917

Hard Trail to Follow by Elmer Kelton - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

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*Mystery KIT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355844
February is "True Unsolved Mysteries"
Did not participate (nothing on my shelves matches)

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*Newbery Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg - Read and reviewed

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*Nonfiction Reading Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356227#
February is "Women's Work"

What the Nurses Saw by Ken McCarthy - Currently reading

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*RandomKIT Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/357288
February is "Escape or Rescue"

Floodgate by Alistair MacLean - (ROOT) - Did not read, moved to next month?

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*ROOT aka Read Our Own Tomes*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/358050#
See ticker above for progress
ROOT Total This Month: 2
ROOT Total For @Rosalita: 2

Visitor by CJ Cherryh


Hard Trail to Follow by Elmer Kelton

In memory of rosalita
https://www.librarything.com/topic/357293#n8365675

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg


The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer

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*SFF-KIT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/357085
February is "Critters and Creatures"

Visitor by CJ Cherryh - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


The Bear and the Serpent by Adrian Tchaikovsky - Did not read, moved to next month?

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Books read and reviewed in February:
1. Leviticus (KJB)
2. The Reluctant Widow
3. From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
4. Hard Trail to Follow - (ROOT)
5. The Chicken Health Bible
6. Visitor - (ROOT)
7. Cat Talk
8. Three Names
9. Prairie Days

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Books culled rehomed in February:
1. The Reluctant Widow
2. From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
3. The Chicken Health Bible

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Male authors read this month: 3 to date
Female authors read this month: 6 to date

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Cumulative Stats
Books culled rehomed from my library: 2
Books read/reviewed: 9/8
ROOTs completed to date: 2 (plus 2 for rosalita)

Not assigned to any challenge:

The Chicken Health Bible by Noah Phipps

From Chicken Soup With Rice by Maurice Sendak

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2024 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

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*AlphaCATKIT Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/358431
March challenges are the letters "H" and "R"
(yearlong challenge letters are X and Z here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/355713#n8327095)

"H"


Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm - Read and reviewed


Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Mama's Coming Home by Kate Banks - Read and reviewed


The Cat Who Walked Across France by Kate Banks and Georg Hallensleben - Read and reviewed

"R"


The Twits by Roald Dahl - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


The River People by Philip Wayre - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Kid Rodelo by Louis L'Amour - Read and reviewed


Lily's Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff - (ROOT) - Cannot locate my copy


Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

"Z"

Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin! by Lloyd Moss - Read and reviewed

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*British Author Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/358824#
March is "Welsh Authors"

The Twits by Roald Dahl - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

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*CalendarCAT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/358469
March possible author choices:
✔️Patricia MacLachlan
✔️Robin Hobb
Kenneth Grahame
Tad Williams
✔️Louis L'Amour

Kid Rodelo by Louis L'Amour - Read and reviewed


Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Just Dance by Patricia MacLachlan - Read and reviewed


All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan - Read and reviewed


Your Moon, My Moon: A Grandmother's Words to a Faraway Child by Patricia MacLachlan and Bryan Collier - Read and reviewed

And for World Wildlife Day:


The River People by Philip Wayre - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Lutra, the Story of an Otter by Philip Wayre - Did not finish, moved to April

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*Historical Fiction Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355728#

Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis - (ROOT) - DNF (Did not finish)


The Lantern's Dance by Laurie R. King - Did not finish, moved to April

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*HistoryCAT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/358453
March is "Science and Medicine"

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*Westerns in 2024 - L'Amour and Beyond*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356917

Kid Rodelo by Louis L'Amour (reread) - Read and reviewed


Long Way to Texas by Elmer Kelton - (ROOT) -

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*Mystery KIT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/358513
March is "Historical"

Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis - (ROOT) - DNF


The Lantern's Dance by Laurie R. King

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*Newbery Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#

Lily's Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff - (ROOT) - (Newbery Honor 1998) - Cannot locate my copy


Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm - (Newbery Honor 2000) - Read and reviewed


Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark - (Newbery Medal 1952) - Read and reviewed

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*Nonfiction Reading Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356227#
March is "Forensic Sciences"
Did not participate (nothing on my shelves matches)

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*RandomKIT Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/358447#n8421087
March is "Wildlife"

The River People by Philip Wayre - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

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*ROOT aka Read Our Own Tomes*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/359013#
See ticker above for progress
ROOT Total This Month: 5

The Twits by Roald Dahl


The River People by Philip Wayre


Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis - DNF (Did not finish)


Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb


Have Spacesuit Will Travel by Robert Heinlein - DNF (Did not finish)

In memory of rosalita
https://www.librarything.com/topic/357293#n8365675

Long Way to Texas by Elmer Kelton
Wiki here: https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/Rosalita%27s_memorial_wiki_2024#.F0.9F.9...

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*SFF-KIT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/358438#
March is "Space Opera"

Regenesis by C. J. Cherryh

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Books read and reviewed in March:
1. Exodus (KJB)
2. All the Places to Love
3. Just Dance
4. The Twits - (ROOT)
5. Our Only May Amelia - (Newbery Honor 2000)
6. Mama's Coming Home
7. Max's Words
8. City Cat
9. Lost and Found
10. Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin!
11. The River People - (ROOT)
12. Kid Rodelo
13. The Cat Who Walked Across France
14. Genesis (KJB)
15. Max's Dragon
16. Dragon Keeper - (ROOT)
17. Your Moon, My Moon: A Grandmother's Words to a Faraway Child
18. Secret of the Andes - (Newbery Medal 1952)

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Books culled rehomed in March: 5
1. The Twits - (ROOT)
2. Kid Rodelo
3. Silver Pigs - (ROOT)
4. Have Spacesuit Will Travel - (ROOT)
5. Your Moon, My Moon: A Grandmother's Words to a Faraway Child
6. Secret of the Andes - (Newbery Medal 1952)

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Male authors read this month: 6 to date
Female authors read this month: 12 to date

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Cumulative Stats
Books culled rehomed from my library: 6
Books read and reviewed: 18/16
ROOTs completed to date: 5

Not assigned to any challenge:


Lost and Found by Kate Banks - Read and reviewed


City Cat by Kate Banks - Read and reviewed


Max's Words by Kate Banks - Read and reviewed


Max's Dragon by Kate Banks and Boris Kulikov - Read and reviewed

Didn't Finish


The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser


Have Spacesuit Will Travel by Robert Heinlein - (ROOT)

From Chicken Soup With Rice by Maurice Sendak

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2024 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

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*AlphaCATKIT Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/359228#n8467735
April challenges are the letters "U" and "O"
(yearlong challenge letters are X and Z here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/355713#n8327095)

"U"

Hearts Of Fire: Eight Women In The Underground Church And Their Stories Of Costly Faith edited by Steve Cleary - (ROOT)


Grey Seas Under by Farley Mowat - (ROOT)

"O"

The Overneath by Peter S. Beagle - (ROOT)


Other Men's Horses by Elmer Kelton - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Lutra, the Story of an Otter by Philip Wayre - Currently reading


An Otter's Story by Emil Liers - (ROOT)

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*British Author Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/359637
April is Barbara Pym & Anthony Trollope
Did not participate (nothing on my shelves matches)

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*CalendarCAT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355059#8421502

For Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month:

White Fur Flying by Patricia MacLachlan - Read and reviewed

Authors with Birthdays in April

The Overneath by Peter S. Beagle - (ROOT)


Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini


Alistair MacLean


Fair Weather by Richard Peck - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed

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*Historical Fiction Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355728#

Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini


The Lantern's Dance by Laurie R. King - Read and reviewed

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*HistoryCAT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/359222
April is "Riots, Revolution, and Mayhem"

Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini

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*Westerns in 2024 - L'Amour and Beyond*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356917

Other Men's Horses by Elmer Kelton - (ROOT) - Read and reviewed


Long Way to Texas by Elmer Kelton - (ROOT)

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*Mystery KIT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/359278#
April is "Series"

A Whisper to the Living by Stuart Kaminsky - (ROOT)


The Lantern's Dance by Laurie R. King - Read and reviewed

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*Newbery Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#

Jennifer, Hecate, MacBeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth by E.L. Konigsburg - (ROOT)

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*Nonfiction Reading Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356227#
April is "Globalization"

The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - (ROOT)

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*RandomKIT Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/359239#n8468295
April is "Enchanting Garden Visitors"

An Otter's Story by Emil Liers - (ROOT)


Lutra, the Story of an Otter by Philip Wayre - Currently reading

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*ROOT aka Read Our Own Tomes*
url
See ticker above for progress
ROOT Total This Month: 2

Other Men's Horses by Elmer Kelton


Fair Weather by Richard Peck

In memory of rosalita
https://www.librarything.com/topic/357293#n8365675

Long Way to Texas by Elmer Kelton


Geno: In Pursuit of Perfection by Geno Auriemma

Wiki here: https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/Rosalita%27s_memorial_wiki_2024#.F0.9F.9...

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*SFF-KIT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/359218
April is "Time Travel"

by

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Books read and reviewed in April:
1. Max's Castle
2. The Lantern's Dance
3. Matthew (KJB)
4. White Fur Flying
5. Other Men's Horses - (ROOT)
6. Fair Weather - (ROOT)

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Books culled rehomed in April: 0
1.

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Male authors read this month: 4 to date
Female authors read this month: 2 to date

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Cumulative Stats
Books culled rehomed from my library: 0
Books read and reviewed: 6/5
ROOTs completed to date: 2

Not assigned to any challenge:



Max's Castle by Kate Banks and Boris Kulikov- Read and reviewed

From Chicken Soup With Rice by Maurice Sendak

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2024 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

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*AlphaCATKIT Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355714
May challenges are the letters "N" and "P"
(yearlong challenge letters are X and Z here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/355713#n8327095)

"N"


by

"P"


Prince Valiant Vol. 11: 1957-1958 by Hal Foster - (ROOT)


Canyons by Gary Paulsen - (ROOT)

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*British Author Challenge*
url
May is "Portal Fantasy"

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*CalendarCAT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/360080#

Canyons by Gary Paulsen - (ROOT)

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*Historical Fiction Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355728#

by

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*HistoryCAT*
url
May is ""

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*Westerns in 2024 - L'Amour and Beyond*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356917

The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin - (ROOT)

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*Mystery KIT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/360176#n8511449
May is ""

by

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*Newbery Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#

by

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*Nonfiction Reading Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/359679
May is "Wild, Wild West"

The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin - (ROOT)

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*RandomKIT Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/360071#8508919
May is "Art & Architecture"

by

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*ROOT aka Read Our Own Tomes*
url
See ticker above for progress
ROOT Total This Month: 0

by

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*SFF-KIT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/360103#
May is "Archaeology"

Dragon Haven by Robin Hobb

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Books read and reviewed in May:
1.

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Books culled rehomed in May: 0
1.

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Male authors read this month: 0 to date
Female authors read this month: 0 to date

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Cumulative Stats
Books culled rehomed from my library: 0
Books read and reviewed: 0
ROOTs completed to date: 0

Not assigned to any challenge:

From Chicken Soup With Rice by Maurice Sendak

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2024 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

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*AlphaCATKIT Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355714
June challenges are the letters "" and ""
(yearlong challenge letters are X and Z here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/355713#n8327095)

""


by

""

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*British Author Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356166
June is &

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*CalendarCAT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355820#
June is ""

by

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*Historical Fiction Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355728#

by

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*HistoryCAT*
url
June is ""

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*Westerns in 2024 - L'Amour and Beyond*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356917

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*Mystery KIT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355844
June is ""

by

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*Newbery Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#

by

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*Nonfiction Reading Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356227#
June is ""

by

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*RandomKIT Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355872#
June is ""

by

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*ROOT aka Read Our Own Tomes*
url
See ticker above for progress
ROOT Total This Month: 0

by

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*SFF-KIT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355889#n8323791
June is ""

by

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Books read and reviewed in June:
1.

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Books culled rehomed in June: 0
1.

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Male authors read this month: 0 to date
Female authors read this month: 0 to date

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Cumulative Stats
Books culled rehomed from my library: 0
Books read and reviewed: 0
ROOTs completed to date: 0

Not assigned to any challenge:

From Chicken Soup With Rice by Maurice Sendak

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2024 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

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*AlphaCATKIT Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355714
July challenges are the letters "" and ""
(yearlong challenge letters are X and Z here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/355713#n8327095)

""


by

""

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*British Author Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356166
July is &

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*CalendarCAT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355820#
July is ""

by

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*Historical Fiction Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355728#

by

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*HistoryCAT*
url
July is ""

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*Westerns in 2024 - L'Amour and Beyond*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356917

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*Mystery KIT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355844
July is ""

by

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*Newbery Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#

by

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*Nonfiction Reading Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356227#
July is ""

by

---

*RandomKIT Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355872#
July is ""

by

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*ROOT aka Read Our Own Tomes*
url
See ticker above for progress
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From Chicken Soup With Rice by Maurice Sendak

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2024 Challenge*
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*AlphaCATKIT Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355714
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https://www.librarything.com/topic/356166
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https://www.librarything.com/topic/355844
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https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#

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From Chicken Soup With Rice by Maurice Sendak

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2024 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

---

*AlphaCATKIT Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355714
September challenges are the letters "" and ""
(yearlong challenge letters are X and Z here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/355713#n8327095)

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https://www.librarything.com/topic/356166
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https://www.librarything.com/topic/355820#
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https://www.librarything.com/topic/355728#

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https://www.librarything.com/topic/356917

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*Mystery KIT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355844
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*Newbery Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#

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*Nonfiction Reading Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356227#
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From Chicken Soup With Rice by Maurice Sendak

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2024 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

---

*AlphaCATKIT Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355714
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https://www.librarything.com/topic/356166
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https://www.librarything.com/topic/355820#
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https://www.librarything.com/topic/355728#

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https://www.librarything.com/topic/356917

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*Mystery KIT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355844
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*Newbery Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#

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https://www.librarything.com/topic/356227#
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From Chicken Soup With Rice by Maurice Sendak

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2024 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

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*AlphaCATKIT Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355714
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https://www.librarything.com/topic/356166
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https://www.librarything.com/topic/355820#
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https://www.librarything.com/topic/355728#

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https://www.librarything.com/topic/356917

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*Mystery KIT*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355844
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*Newbery Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#

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*Nonfiction Reading Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356227#
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From Chicken Soup With Rice by Maurice Sendak

*75 Book Challenge* and
*100 Books in 2024 Challenge*
See combined ticker above for progress!

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*AlphaCATKIT Challenge*
https://www.librarything.com/topic/355714
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https://www.librarything.com/topic/356166
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https://www.librarything.com/topic/355844
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https://www.librarything.com/topic/316991#

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THE NEXT ONE IS FOR YOU!

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Congrats on your new thread and Happy New Year! I was starting to wonder if your account had been hacked until I realized this is your 2024 thread.

>15 Karlstar: just working on my thread.

Congratulations on being #1 reply!

#2 Wishing you well for the New Year.

>16 fuzzi: thank you, dear friend!

Happy Reading in 2024!

>19 Narilka: thank YOU!

You are on top of things! Happy new thread! May this year bring you lots of love, laughter, and good books.

>21 catzteach: thank you very much.

Happy new thread!

Happy New Thread!

Hi Fuzzi!

Wishing you a great one!

>23 haydninvienna: >24 littlegeek: >25 quondame: Happy New Year, and thank you!

The purge has begun...

https://www.librarything.com/topic/356435#8338035

Happy New Year! I am in awe of your thread organisation! I hope you have lots of good books to put in it!

>28 Sakerfalcon: thank you!

I am one of those weird people who likes to organize...but I hate filing.

>29 fuzzi: I'm retired and my mantra is: "No more filing!" "No more filing!" "No more filing!"

>30 MrsLee: I WISH.

I'm not retired, and spent a couple days during the Christmas shutdown to come in to my office and FILE. And purge the files. And shred.

Now that my dh is on Medicare and SSDI I have tons of papers the government regularly sends me that I need to keep, and be able to produce on demand, argh.

I have a cabinet (2 drawer) that has junk in it (it's a good place to stuff things I can't find a place for), and a file box with lots of pretty folders with names already added. I was GOING to get some of that done over Christmas, nope. And then New Year's weekend. Nope.

>31 fuzzi: Happily my husband does the "important" paper filing at home. My only filing responsibilities are for the family history. Which I have done most of, although there are several boxes of papers waiting for a "system" to occur and inspire me.

Stolen from Janet (Streamsong)

>1 fuzzi: Oh, I love "Chicken Soup With Rice." What a great idea as a theme!

We had it as part of the Nutshell Library (with Alligators All Around, One Way Johnny and Pierre):



And somehow, way back in my memory, I think we had cassette tapes of someone reading the stories with a Mozart quartet (or quintet?) playing in the background. Once in a while I hear that piece and it brings it all back! This was 40 years ago, of course, when my boys were little.

>34 kac522: my children used to get the book/cassette bags from the public library. I don't recall the one with Mozart, but they listened to quite a few.

Through all the moves we've made over the years somehow my copy of Chicken Soup With Rice survived.

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/356840

>36 SilverWolf28: thank you!

I just rehomed 33 of my dad's Robert B. Parker books, doubt I'll ever read them.

>38 fuzzi: That's the right home for those books, if you weren't interested in them.

>39 Karlstar: I might read some of the Spencer books, but not right now. I can find them easily enough if I want to.

>1 fuzzi: Back when I was employed and had to submit monthly report of my team's status, I often used as a heading the first line of the appropriate month's entry from CSwR. My manager at the time was an erudite and humorous fellow, and when I would submit a report headed with "In March the wind blows down the door," he would send me a picture of a spilled bowl of soup.

PS happy new year!

>41 Jim53: love it!

I just went over my reads in 2023, not a 5 star in the bunch!

But I did have a few star reads:

Anne's Tragical Tea Party by Kallie George
Jubal Sackett by Louis L'Amour - reread
Anne Arrives by Kallie George
Anne's Kindred Spirits by Kallie George

I also had a lot of star reads, too many to list then all here.

However, here's a sampling:

Dogs of War by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Little Books of the Little Brontes by Sara O'Leary
One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
To Serve Them All My Days by RF Delderfield
The Moorchild by Eloise McGraw
Listening Woman by Tony Hillerman
Dot For Short by Frieda Friedman - reread
The Red Shoes by Eleri Glass and Ashley Spires
And several books by CJ Cherryh in the Foreigner series

You can see them ALL here, with ratings and reviews:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/347538#

This week I have been working my way through Deuteronomy and The Tiger and the Wolf by Adrian Tchaikovsky. I'm hoping to finish one or both by the weekend.

Stay tuned.

>43 fuzzi: Did the majority of your reads last year come from your TBR shelves? Mine did and while I only had 2 five star reads, I had quiet a few 4 star and a majority of 3 star reads. 3 stars is not a condemnation from me. It means I enjoyed the read, but probably won't keep it or read it again.

>45 MrsLee: yes, some. I tried to read off my shelves as much as possible.

I don't use the library as much as I could because I'm trying to remove more books from my house.

I think we have similar ratings. I feel means it's good, but most of the time those get rehomed. If a book gets it might be rehomed. are generally kept, at least for a while.

Dogs of War by Adrian Tchaikovsky was a Christmas present! It's a keeper!

To Serve Them All My Days by RF Delderfield I bought used because I wanted to read it and the library did not have a copy.

The Little Books of the Little Brontes by Sara O'Leary was an Early Reviewer book I won.

The Red Shoes and One Morning in Maine were purchased for my grandchildren.

The Moorchild by Eloise McGraw was a Newbery on my shelves, got it on credit from the used book store.

Listening Woman by Tony Hillerman was on my shelves, as was Dot For Short by Frieda Friedman, a reread.

The CJ Cherryh books were purchased to be read and kept, that's how much I love her works.

>43 fuzzi: To me a 4.5 star book is truly exceptional. 5 star books are super rare. Sounds like you read some exceptional books last year.

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/357120

One of our LT members has passed away, rosalita.

Here's a memorial thread for her, in which we contribute to the ROOT challenge she had set for herself:

https://www.librarything.com/topic/357293

Please feel free to join us.

My choices to read in memory of her:

The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg - Read and reviewed

The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer - Read and reviewed

One more:

Geno: In Pursuit of Perfection by Geno Auriemma

>50 fuzzi: I'm sorry to hear that. I only had a few interactions with her, but they were always positive and kind.

>51 MrsLee: thanks. That's a nice epitaph for anyone.

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/357476

>53 SilverWolf28: thanks!

I stalled on the Avi book. It's well-written, but I've never been a fan of Poe, and I'm not in the mood for a murder mystery type of story.

Last night I didn't want to start my Adrian Tchaikovsky book, The Bear and the Serpent. I felt I needed some sort of comfort read, familiar story, and I decided to read Rimrunners by CJ Cherryh. Yeah, Bet!

I'm going to stop at the library on the way home for some Patricia Maclachlan books I requested, will most likely read those in the next couple of days. I need something "light".

Update: Avi book discarded as a DNF. I just couldn't get into it, weird and dark. I'm not a fan of Edgar Allen Poe, anyway.

Rimrunners turned out to be just what I needed, and I enjoyed my reread.

I got three Patricia MacLachlan books from the library. All three were good but the best one was good enough to order for my granddaughters, Nora's Chicks.

And a copy of What You Know First arrived, was read, and I almost cried. It's definitely going to the Grands.

Reviews start here:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/356408#8379570

>56 fuzzi: One of these days I need to re-read the series that includes Rimrummers from the beginning. Glad you enjoyed it again.

>49 fuzzi: >51 MrsLee: My experience of rosalita was very much like MrsLee's. I'm sorry to hear she's gone. Thanks for letting us know.

>57 Karlstar: thanks! I also reread Merchanter's Luck every couple years, love the Lucy and its owner and how he handles his slings and arrows.

>58 Jim53: you're welcome. I didn't know rosalita well, but she deserves a memorial.

I finished two more picture books yesterday, How to Heal a Broken Wing and Imogene's Antlers (thanks Whisper1), so my total for January was 15. I also am reading Proverbs through every month, but am not counting it for my totals. Reading one chapter daily is an easy way to get some Bible reading done, as it has 31 chapters.

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/358016

I finished reading two of my memorial books mentioned in >49 fuzzi:

Finished my 4th book of February, Hard Trail to Follow. It's above average, good read by Kelton.

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/358508

>64 SilverWolf28: thank you!

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/358715

>66 SilverWolf28: thanks! I'm working on Visitor by CJ Cherryh right now.

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/358903

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/359104

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/359262

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/359476

Here's the Easter readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/359643

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/359825

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/359999

>74 SilverWolf28: thank you for your faithfulness!

It's April, gardens and newly hatched chicks are keeping me very busy, not to even mention 40 hours a week full time employment, AND yard work. I'm usually too tired to read after I come in, sometimes I am too tired to eat.

Once the heat arrives I'll be inside more. And hopefully reading.

Newly hatched chicks! How lovely (though I bet they keep you on your toes!). I wish you all the energy you need to get through this to a quieter time.

>75 fuzzi: Except for the 40 hour workweek, it sounds like the best kind of busy. :) Enjoy your chicks and garden.

>76 Sakerfalcon: and >77 MrsLee: it's a joy to watch the little darlings.


Martha and four of the five chicks she hatched (one is underneath her)

>78 fuzzi: They are adorable :)

>78 fuzzi: Is Martha a Speckled Sussex?

>78 fuzzi: Beautiful!

>79 Narilka: they're all adorable, I agree.
>80 SilverWolf28: yes, the bantam version. You have a good eye!
>81 pgmcc: thank you. When their feathers come in, they'll be scraggly for a little while.

>78 fuzzi: Adorable!

>82 fuzzi:
They will be shabby chic.

>84 pgmcc: bwahaha! Love it.

I need to make a sign to go with the one I have on the coop door:

>85 fuzzi:
I love your sign. :-)

>78 fuzzi: Awwww. Adorable!

>86 pgmcc: thank you, so do I.

>87 Alexandra_book_life: thank you!

>85 fuzzi: Ha, cute! Both the sign and the chickens.

>82 fuzzi: I raise chickens. It's been a couple of years since I had a Speckled Sussex but I remember what they look like. I was pretty sure she was a bantam also.

Here's the next readathon https://www.librarything.com/topic/360200

>90 SilverWolf28: feel free to share pictures here...if you want to.

>92 fuzzi: I will sometime, once I've taken time to take pictures and figured out how to put them on LibraryThing

>93 SilverWolf28: looking forward to it.

You upload them to your gallery, then right mouse click on the photo,, copy image link. Place the image link within the " " of the format code.

An explanation is here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/177029#4750147 or here: https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/Basic_HTML_/_How_to_do_Fancy_Things_in_Y...

>94 fuzzi: Thank you!

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/360348