#BoutofBooks 17 - Day Seven

Today was the last day of Bout of Books, and I only read one more title: Marian-Martha by Lucile F. Fargo. This brings my grand total for the entire week to 23. I'm pretty happy with that, even if it's not as many as I originally planned. I will definitely be back for Bout of Books 18 in January! 

#BoutofBooks 17 - Day Six

I started out this read-a-thon too fast and furious and now I'm burned out. I read a bit here and there today, but only finished one very short book, just so I'd have something to report. That was Belling the Tiger by Mary Stolz (the original edition). I am hoping to read a book or two tomorrow to finish out the week. Then I'll tally up the total for this bout!

#BoutofBooks 17 - Day Five

I feel myself running out of steam with only two days left in the read-a-thon. Including the book that I had almost finished before I went to bed last night, I only read four books today:

• Alex Ryan, Stop That! by Claudia Mills
• Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina 
• Surprise Island by Barbara Willard
• The Trouble with Babies by Claudia Mills

I also read two chapters of Kat, Incorrigible.

#BoutofBooks 17 - Day Four

I lost some of my momentum today, but I did read a handful of books that I really enjoyed. I finished four books:

• The Five Sisters by Margaret Mahy
• The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth
• The Finches' Fabulous Furnace by Roger Drury
• Bright April by Marguerite de Angeli

I also read more than half of Alex Ryan, Stop That! by Claudia Mills, but couldn't quite finish before midnight.

#BoutofBooks 17 - Day Three

My reading for day 3 brings me to a total of 20 books for the week so far. Here are the six books I read today:

• Other People's Houses by Margery Bianco
• Anna All Year Round by Mary Downing Hahn
• The Blue Teapot: Sandy Cove Stories by Alice Dalgliesh
• Back to School with Betsy by Carolyn Haywood
• C is for Cupcake by Carolyn Haywood
• The Letter on the Tree by Natalie Savage Carlson

#BoutofBooks 17 - Day Two

Today was fairly productive. I was up way too late last night so did not get up early for my walk, and therefore didn't continue with my audiobook. But I still ended up reading 7 books again:

• First Love by Gay Head
• Building Blocks by Cynthia Voigt
• The Tacky Little Icicle Shack by Theodora Koob
• Goodbye, Mr Chips by James Hilton
• What The Neighbors Did and Other Stories by Philippa Pearce
• Freddie Ramos Rules New York by Jacqueline Jules
• Pedro, First Grade Hero by Fran Manushkin

I also did today's challenge, and posted it to Instagram.

More to come tomorrow!

#BoutofBooks 17 - Day One

Today was the first day of Bout of Books 17! I started the day with a morning walk before my kids woke up, during which I listened to about 40 minutes of The Geography of You and Me by Jennifer E. Smith. This is not really part of my Bout of Books goals, but I may finish it this week, depending on how many mornings I actually get up early.

After that I read 7 books:

• Three Boys and a Lighthouse by Nan Hayden Agle 
• B is for Betsy by Carolyn Haywood
• The Davenports and Cherry Pie by Alice Dalgliesh
• The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson
• Betsy and Billy by Carolyn Haywood 
• Just Like David by Marguerite de Angeli
• High-Rise Secret by Lois Lenski 

Today's challenge, hosted by Writing My Own Fairytale, asked participants to share their favorite and least favorite book-to-movie adaptation.

My favorite, off the top of my head, is Because of Winn Dixie.

My least favorite, hands down, is The Secret of Moonacre, which is an absolutely atrocious adaptation of Elizabeth Goudge's wonderful novel, The Little White Horse.

Bout of Books continues all week! Check back tomorrow for day two's progress. 

Bout of Books Read-A-Thon, August 2016

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 22nd and runs through Sunday, August 28th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 17 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

Bout of Books 17 is just over a week away!

I've really gotten a lot of reading done with this read-a-thon the last two times I have participated, so I'll be joining in again the week of August 22-28. My goal this time is to read a bunch of the "Old School" titles that have been piling up on my coffee table, plus the handful of chapter book ARCs I've received for the Fall. There are 29 books on my tentative list, but a lot of them should be quick reads, so hopefully I'll be able to meet that goal without too much difficulty. 

Check back a week from Monday to follow my progress!