It’s time for taking inventory of our stash of soon-to-be-read’s with 5 Minutes for Books’ monthly meme “What’s on Your Nightstand?”
Not surprisingly, my nightstand is full, packed with a wide variety of library (and a few privately owned!) books.
Adult Fiction
- Barren Corn by Georgette Heyer
- The Carousel Painter by Judith Miller
- The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
- When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke
Young Adult/Children’s Fiction
- Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
- Mystery in the Sand by Gertrude Chandler Warner
- Mystery of the Flying Express by Franklin W. Dixon
Nonfiction
- Catastrophe by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
- Life is Tough but God is Faithful by Sheila Walsh
- Guinness World Records 2010
- One Thing by Sam Storms
- Dave Barry Slept Here by Dave Barry
- I Married Adventure by Luci Swindoll
I also have a whole stack of children’s picture books by Verna Aardema. I’ve been in the process of reading every book in my local library for a little over 3 years now–but I’ve been doing it rather haphazardly. Carrie’s system of reading through the picture book section of her library struck my fancy, so I’ve started at the beginning–and the beginning is Aardema. I’ve only read two of her books thus far, but it appears that she generally retells African folk-tales. The pronunciation can be a bit tricky, but both stories I’ve read seem okay. Not great enough that I’d recommend them, but not bad enough that I’d recommend avoiding them. Just neutral.
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You’ve got plenty on your Nightstand to keep you busy for awhile, that’s for sure! =) Sounds like a lot of fun!
Thanks for linking up!
wow, you do have a lot on your nightstand. I’ve got several Georgette Heyer’s books on my TBR pile.. so many of my friends enjoy her writing.
And, of course, you can’t go wrong with Lord of the Rings trilogy. I find it the perfect autumn read.