Tuesday, July 8, 2008
My 2008 reading goal.
Just a quick note here. I made a reading goal of reading 1,000 pages per week for the year. I did this about 4 years ago, except my goal was 50,000 pages. So I haven't really raised the challenge much but believe me it's a big challenge. Coming along for the ride is Josh my 17 year old son who will be graduating this year. I started really strong but I've found that I have faltered a bit this summer. However I hope to turn things around and get caught up. I really like having a large reading goal like this because it makes me really push myself to read good books. This sets such a good example for my kids and grandkids. Plus it gives me a special purpose to my year. So from here hence forth is my reading for the year 2008!
#500 - The Will of the Empress
The Will of the Empress
By Tamora Pierce
The Circle is Reforged series
550 pages
This is the 3rd series about these 4 amazing young kids. However this series takes place a couple of years later. They've been seperated for about 2 years and it's been dificult for them. However they are coming back together and are starting to renew their friendships. Hence the name of the series... reforged. This one is kind of Sandry's... but really the adventure is for all of them. They once again add a new student that showed up in the last series. It was kinda suprising because it's not who I would have thought. I don't like the path Daja's character takes in this series but other than that it's a good book.
By Tamora Pierce
The Circle is Reforged series
550 pages
This is the 3rd series about these 4 amazing young kids. However this series takes place a couple of years later. They've been seperated for about 2 years and it's been dificult for them. However they are coming back together and are starting to renew their friendships. Hence the name of the series... reforged. This one is kind of Sandry's... but really the adventure is for all of them. They once again add a new student that showed up in the last series. It was kinda suprising because it's not who I would have thought. I don't like the path Daja's character takes in this series but other than that it's a good book.
#499 - Shatterglass
Shatterglass
By Tamora Pierce
The Cirlce Open series
359 pages
This is Tris's second book, and like the others she is traveling far from home. She too finds herself a pupil with magic much like hers but also extremely different. This one is pretty cool because of the glass magic in it. This is the 4th book of this series... but she's still writing!
By Tamora Pierce
The Cirlce Open series
359 pages
This is Tris's second book, and like the others she is traveling far from home. She too finds herself a pupil with magic much like hers but also extremely different. This one is pretty cool because of the glass magic in it. This is the 4th book of this series... but she's still writing!
#498 - Cold Fire
Cold Fire
By Tamora Pierce
The Cirlce Opens series
355 pages
This is Daja's second book. As you can tell from the title of the series. The circle of friends is opening up and including more people. Daja is in the far north with her mentor this time. She finds not one student but two. Two twins that also have their own special earth type of magic.
By Tamora Pierce
The Cirlce Opens series
355 pages
This is Daja's second book. As you can tell from the title of the series. The circle of friends is opening up and including more people. Daja is in the far north with her mentor this time. She finds not one student but two. Two twins that also have their own special earth type of magic.
#497 - Street Magic
Street Magic
By Tamora Pierce
The Circle Opens series
This is the second book in this series. It is also Briar's second book. He is traveling with his mentor in another country. Here he finds a little girl Evvy who also has his kind of magic. However hers is with rocks... we see a book about her later in the 3rd series.
By Tamora Pierce
The Circle Opens series
This is the second book in this series. It is also Briar's second book. He is traveling with his mentor in another country. Here he finds a little girl Evvy who also has his kind of magic. However hers is with rocks... we see a book about her later in the 3rd series.
#496 - Magic Steps
Magic Steps
By Tamora Pierce
The Circle Opens series
262 pages
I should explain that this is a new series, but it's the second series of books about these kids. In these 4 books the kids leave their home and travel with their mentors to expand their education.
This one is Sandry's second book where she finds herself becoming the teacher of a very unusual child. This is great to see Sandry as the teacher and still the student in this book.
By Tamora Pierce
The Circle Opens series
262 pages
I should explain that this is a new series, but it's the second series of books about these kids. In these 4 books the kids leave their home and travel with their mentors to expand their education.
This one is Sandry's second book where she finds herself becoming the teacher of a very unusual child. This is great to see Sandry as the teacher and still the student in this book.
#495 - Briar's Book
Briar's Book
By Tamora Pierce
The Circle of Magic series
258 pages
This is the 4th book in this series. I don't think I mentioned that Briar is the only boy in this group of kids. He seems to be surrounded by females but he holds his own pretty well.
By Tamora Pierce
The Circle of Magic series
258 pages
This is the 4th book in this series. I don't think I mentioned that Briar is the only boy in this group of kids. He seems to be surrounded by females but he holds his own pretty well.
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