Summer Reading

I have a stack of books out from the library... as usual. Some are nonfiction and I read them in bits and pieces. A lot of them are children, juvenile and young adult books that I've been reading for my class -- which is almost done. A few are adult fiction that I've been trying to find time for... without too much success. :-P

Between the class I'm taking and searching for new YA books to buy for the library, I've been looking at and reviewing a great number of books. I finally decided that I'd read the first of the immensely popular Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyers, Twilight. Okay... I'm hooked. It was 498 pages, I read it in about 3 nights, staying up till all hours. Then I wanted the next one (New Moon), like right now! Unfortunately, there's a waiting list and despite that fact that I'm the librarian, our local branch copy hasn't been processed for circulation yet and I can't bump myself up the list... haha.

So, I decided today that I would buy it for myself. I'll get it faster. ;-) (Eventually I plan to own them all.) The third book, Eclipse, is already on it's way to me on interlibrary loan, and the final one, Breaking Dawn, isn't out until August. So I have time to get caught up. Also on today's Amazon order was Meyer's new sci-fi novel, The Host (hey, it was half price!), and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. That should keep me going for a bit. :-D

Now, if only I didn't have to work..... ;-)

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Currently reading: Hawkes Harbor by S. E. Hinton (hopefully will finish it before my order arrives!)
Currently playing: August Rush soundtrack