What books are you reading?

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Fancy Pants by Cathy Marie Hake.
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A friend lent me the 1st book to Winnie The Horse Gentler series and it was very good!! \:D/
Now I will return to my beloved Redwall, and now that I will have a little more time this summer I should hopefully finish it soon.
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I recently finished reading the first book in the Clique seires, by Lisi Harrison, and I really liked it. I got the second book from the library today and will be reading it soon. I'm not sure if anyone else here has ever read those books, but I like them so far.
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a gathering of memories..

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I stoped reading Jumper....because it was awful :anxious:
I'm about to start reading The Oath
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Heirs of Acadia - T.Davis and Isabella Bunn

Very good series. It's set in.. oh, I don't know... early 1800s, maybe? Something like that. Each book is based off a different character, except for the last three. They have teh same two characters as the main ones in them... but I've only read the first two. Aeva, my sister, is a very slow reader, so I daren't read the third one too quickly.

I'm also reading Emma by Jane Austen. I don't like it. It's... too slow, for me. Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility were both waaay better. *shrugs* And the book is so small it's about 446 pages, with about a 200 paged introduction which I skipped. It's quite depressing how slowly it seems to be taking me - even though I've read more than half...

I just also finished this really great trilogy. Mark of the Lion by Francine Rivers*. It's set during the fall of Jerusalem, and is a great trilogy about Redemption, forgiveness, etc. The main character, Hadassah, seems so real, and has a really strong faith. They're long, but filled completely with great stuff.

*Note, there are gladiators in it... and other stuff, which I won't get into. She[F.Rivers] doesn't describe anything at all, and it's all brief, but I'm gonna shut-up now...

:D Great books. Each of them.
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I'm reading "The Princess and the Hound"... it's a really good book. Interesting. Gave me an idea for a magical story. SOmething I've never actually done before, so it's a first.
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Aslan wrote:I stoped reading Jumper....because it was awful :anxious:
I'm about to start reading The Oath
Best book by Peretti.. ever. \:D/

Just finished The Visitation, by the same author.
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im working on "the INDWELLING" sorta disturbing, but cool! \:D/
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treaderby C.S Lewis
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Wings of Morning by Kathleen Morgan. It is the second book in her These Highland Hills trilogy. Excellent so far. :D
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Right now, I'm reading To Kill a Mockingbird. It's a summer ritual to read that book, my favoritest book.
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I just read Tuck Everlasting. There were several differences from the movie, but both were very good.
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The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
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The Creature From Jekyll Island: A second look at the federal reserve system. :-
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I started reading "Par for the Course" by Ray Blackston today - I had a dentist appointment, so at least this kept me smiling while I waited for the torture to begin! It's fairly amusing so far.
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I love you, Ronnie. by Nancy Reagan. And Darien's Rise by McCuskur.
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Laurie wrote:Wings of Morning by Kathleen Morgan. It is the second book in her These Highland Hills trilogy. Excellent so far. :D
I finished the second book and am now reading the third and final book in this trilogy: A Fire Within.
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OK. So I'm in a new book now. I'm reading "The Ragamuffin Gospel" by Brennan Manning. It is OK so far but it's a little difficult to understand. I have only read one chapter so I'm hoping it gets better. It was kind of funny because after I finished reading "The Great Divorce" by C.S. Lewis I was yearning for new reading material. In Colorado Springs we have several different libraries all at different locations. I was lucky to find that they had "The Ragamuffin Gospel" at the library closest to my house so I ran up to the library immediately so that I could get my hands on it. I'm not sure about how popular this book is but I got my hands on it without having to wait in line for it.
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Ghost of lunenburge manor.
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