currents :: book list

a few things have me reading recently.

• finding some interesting books
• needing to find information
• having a kindle which makes it easy to read anytime and anywhere.
• focusing on making this a part of my day.  

i find that bobby, jordan and sofia have a real passion for reading.  it's takes a little bit more effort for andrew and i. in fact the other day his class took a fieldtrip to the library and they were allowed to check out books.  he didn't.  i asked him why and he said "i guess i'm just not much of a reader."  ok.  he reads everynight, because he has to for school.  and he gets into what he's reading but not the way the other members of this family do.


i want to create this passion for reading.  so that's what i'm going to focus on.  i'm working on finishing a few things that i started last year.  i just finished this one.

i really enjoyed it once i got past the foreign names and found the family tree at the beginning to keep everyone straight.  i got into the mystery, even though that is not something i would normally read.  it was long and a bit tedious at times but there were moments where i just couldn't put it down.

i am halfway through this. i've been reading it here and there.  love the writing but the story is a bit very sad so i'm taking it easy.

picked this book up at a vintage store in kerville over the holidays. i just read a few pages at a time.  it's my all time favorite book and the first one i remember reading as a kid from cover to cover.  this edition is from 1947 and has some beautiful illustrations.

can you guess why?  i bought this a few weeks ago based on the recommendation of one of the teachers at the preschool.  i was having some issues with sofia and needed a new tactic.  she recommended this book and as luck would have it, the author is coming to the school to give a parenting talk.  bobby and i will be there for sure.  i want to finish reading this before the lecture.

this was a christmas gift from b.  i am using this information to make the most use of the little space that i have.  it's a great resource to have.


ok so i have books that have been around for a while.  but i also have a list of books that i want to read this year.

this is on the top of my list.  so many people have recommended it.  looking forward to getting it.

interesting marketing for this book.  and it worked. i want to read it.


i'm also thinking of reading 

• some jennifer weiner books just for fun 
• the hunger games trilogy, because jordan challenged me

would love some recommendations.  please share.