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The King s Daughter wrote:I'm almost finished with The Silver Chair. It's great. :D
Hey, that's my favorite. Besides The Magicians Nephew. And The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. :D
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The King s Daughter wrote:I'm almost finished with The Silver Chair. It's great. :D
Hey, that's my favorite. Besides The Magicians Nephew. And The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. :D
Awesome! :D

I haven't attempted to decide on my favorite Narnia book now that I've almost re-read them all. I've never read The Last Battle though, so it'll be interesting! \:D/ But it's so sad about Susan. :( She used to be my favorite character until I found out how she was in the end.
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Into the Rising Sun, a book of memoirs by World War II vets who fought in the Pacific. It is gripping.
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Catspaw wrote:Laurie, you're reading the books that I want to read right now! :mad: I will definitely look for "Lady in Waiting" - thanks for the recommendation! I'm also waiting to read the new Tamera Alexander book - I really have enjoyed the other books I read by her.

Last night I finished re-reading "In Sheep's Clothing" by Susan May Warren. I love her books! I'm probably going to re-read the next book in the series, "Sands of Time," next. :D I'm also reading a non-fiction book (shocking, I know!) called "Punished by Rewards" by Alfie Kohn. It's very interesting so far - if you're interested in reading about ideas about how to effectively and ethically motivate people by encouraging intrinsic motivation instead of solely using extrinsic motivation. I've only read the first chapter so far, but it's very intriguing.
You are welcome!! I am loving the Tamera Alexander book, it's great. I've read all of the other books by her too. I found out from someone on another forum that she has a new series coming out next year.
Here are a couple of links to Lady in Waiting:

http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/ ... =1&search=

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_ ... %20Waiting
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Thanks, Laurie. :D I might wait for it from the library, or I might succumb and buy it. I actually have some gift certificates for my local Christian bookstore, so I might look for it next time I'm there. :D In the CBD link they had a recommendation quote from Siri Mitchell, and I love her books, so that's another good reason to think I'll really enjoy the book!
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Catspaw wrote:Thanks, Laurie. :D I might wait for it from the library, or I might succumb and buy it. I actually have some gift certificates for my local Christian bookstore, so I might look for it next time I'm there. :D In the CBD link they had a recommendation quote from Siri Mitchell, and I love her books, so that's another good reason to think I'll really enjoy the book!
You are very welcome!! Whichever way is best for you. From the tone of your posts you sound anxious to read it so I thought I would provide the links. I love Siri Mitchell too. Lady in Waiting was the first Susan Meissner book I have read and if she continues to write books like this one I will continue to read them.
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At the moment I'm reading a collection of short stories by L. M. Montgomery. \:D/
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Laura Ingalls wrote:At the moment I'm reading a collection of short stories by L. M. Montgomery. \:D/
Yay! \:D/ Which one?
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I am reading a book called "Six Frigates". It is by Ian W. Toll and it is about the founding of the U. S. Navy. Very interesting book.
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The King s Daughter wrote:
Laura Ingalls wrote:At the moment I'm reading a collection of short stories by L. M. Montgomery. \:D/
Yay! \:D/ Which one?
It's called At the Altar...I don't think I've seen it at my library before, yet one of the stories seems familiar. :-k So some of them may be from another collection as well.
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I've been going through the Shopaholic series, which, minus the occasional language, is quite funny and an enjoyable read.
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Laura Ingalls wrote:
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Laura Ingalls wrote:At the moment I'm reading a collection of short stories by L. M. Montgomery. \:D/
Yay! \:D/ Which one?
It's called At the Altar...I don't think I've seen it at my library before, yet one of the stories seems familiar. :-k So some of them may be from another collection as well.
If TKD hadn't asked which book it was, I would have! I can't remember if I've read that one or not, but there are a number of themed collections like that, and I think some of them had been previously published, while others were more recently discovered. (Recently meaning within the last couple decades, not the last couple months.) ;) LMM's short stories are an enjoyable read, if not always as good as many of her books. There are definitely some similar themes.

I finished "Sands of Time" by Susan May Warren, the second in the Mission: Russia series, and I'll be moving on the third one, "Wiser than Serpents," which is probably my favourite of the three in the series. :D
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I just finished the 10th Mandie book. I'm going blank on the title.
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Chapter 5 of Castle Roogna! \:D/ Very odd so far. I love it.
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I am reading Elyon by Ted Dekker and also Sherlock Holmes.
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EMBEE wrote:I just finished the 10th Mandie book. I'm going blank on the title.
I read the first Mandie book when I was pretty little, so I don't remember it. But I should really read them sometime. Library here I come! \:D/


I finished The Last Battle. Awww, no more Narnia. :( *reads over again* kidding of course ;)
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Just finished Adam of the Road! Love it.
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I am now reading The Missing by Beverly Lewis.
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i'm reading left behind book 9 DESECRATION
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I finished Within My Heart last night, it was excellent as all of Tamera Alexander's books are. I am now reading The Crimson Cipher by Susan Page Davis. It is romance/intrigue set in 1915 during World War I, very good so far.
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