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2014 Reading Goals: April Progress
Participate in my 2014 Reading Challenge. Read 208 books. I think I’m going to revise this one down to 156 (3 a week), since the original goal was set before I knew I was pregnant. Read 40,000 pages....
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April 2014 Recap
I’m not really ready for April to be over, as time is flying by and I’d prefer it to slow down a bit. I’ve got a lot I’d like to get done before August! It’s not up to me though, and it’s May, and I’m...
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The Making of a Nurse
The Making of a Nurse by Tilda Shalof Somewhat of mixed feelings towards this one: I liked it more or less, but can’t recommend it without reservations. I’m a big fan of medical memoirs, but found this...
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Damage Control (Joanna Brady #13)
Damage Control (Joanna Brady Mysteries) by J. A. Jance I have a very soft spot for Jance’s series, and I intentionally picked one to read on our recent trip because of their setting. While we weren’t...
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What the Kids are Reading (in November 2014)
Recently it’s been almost all about the science books and/or Dr. Seuss for our library book reading. We still repeat our favorites that we own, but for new material we’ve had a heavy rotation of: I Can...
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Books Read in 2014 – The Compiled List
If you’ve been reading my blog all year, this is the compiled list pulled together from all my monthly recap posts, but arranged topically. It excludes all of the picture and board books I read to my...
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Enchanted
Enchanted by Alethea Kontis Kontis has written one of my (and my kids) favorite picture books – AlphaOops, so when I discovered that she’d also authored a fairy-tale mashup series, I had to give it a...
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Reader Survey
As I make blog plans for the rest of this year and next year (yes, already!), I want to hear from you – how can I make The Deliberate Reader more useful for you? I want to keep improving the blog and...
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On {Finally} Reading Pride and Prejudice
If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile you might remember a little reading challenge I set up last year. And then promptly ignored because pregnancy + new baby = what was I thinking planning a...
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Book Description Kryptonite
What’s Book Description Kryptonite? When something in the description makes me immediately decide the book isn’t for me. It’s the opposite of “I will read anything that mentions these favorite things.”...
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