Hour 19 update! Finished my second and final book!

My Book Progress:

~Beauty and the Beast  24 pages (Kindle)

~ A Little Princess 186 pages (Kindle)

~ The Secret Garden 214 pages (Kindle)

~ Cinderella 24 pages (Kindle)

~ The Story of Doctor Dolittle 176 pages (Kindle)

~ A Midsummer Night’s Dream 128 pages (Kindle)

~ The Time Machine 104 pages (Kindle)

~ The Invisible Man 208 pages (Kindle)

~ Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 188 pages (Kindle)

~ Stuart Little 131 pages

~ Winnie-the-Pooh 161 pages

~ For One More Day 197 pages

~ The Cat Who Came In From The Cold 107 pages

~ The Bridges of Madison County 171 pages

Total Possible Pages 2,019

I'll post a more detailed blog about the Time Machine at some point on Sunday!  This was fun and hopefully I won't forget the next one!  Yay for April 2011 readathon!

1st Book Finished in Hour 14!

    First book finished!  Finally! So relieved.  Anywho, here is a description of the book:

     From the Publisher

Sara Crewe is a gifted and well-mannered child, and Captain Crewe, her father, is an extraordinary wealthy man. So Miss Minchin, headmistress of Sara's new boarding school in London, is pleased to treat Sara as her star pupil--a pampered little princess.
But suddenly, one dreadful day, Sara's world collapses around her. All of her lovely things are taken from her and she is forbidden to associate with her friends. Her father has died penniless in India.

Miss Minchin can now show her greedy and meanspirited nature to its fullest. The little princess is reduced to a shabby drudge. But Sara does not break, and with the help of a monkey, an Indian lascar, and the strange, ailing gentleman next door, she not only survives her sufferings but help those around her. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


Quotes


"Whatever comes," she said, "cannot alter one thing. If I am a princess in rags and tatters, I can be a princess inside. It would be easy to be a princess if I were dressed in cloth of gold, but it is a great deal more of a triumph to be one all the time when no one knows it."
— Frances Hodgson Burnett (A Little Princess)


"Neither do I -- to speak truth. But I suppose there might be good in things, even if we don't see it."
— Frances Hodgson Burnett (A Little Princess)


"You are nothing but a doll. Nothing but a doll -- doll -- doll! You care for nothing. You are stuffed with sawdust. You never had a heart. Nothing could ever make you feel. You are a doll!"
— Frances Hodgson Burnett (A Little Princess)


My Thoughts


I really enjoyed this book!  It was very touching and I'm so glad that I stuck with it!  It shows that a little girl can be very rich for her age and I enjoyed the journey of it.  Can't wait to start read #2!  

My Book Progress:

~Beauty and the Beast  24 pages (Kindle)

~ A Little Princess 186 pages (Kindle)

~ The Secret Garden 214 pages (Kindle)

~ Cinderella 24 pages (Kindle)

~ The Story of Doctor Dolittle 176 pages (Kindle)

~ A Midsummer Night’s Dream 128 pages (Kindle)

~ The Time Machine 104 pages (Kindle)

~ The Invisible Man 208 pages (Kindle)

~ Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 188 pages (Kindle)

~ Stuart Little 131 pages

~ Winnie-the-Pooh 161 pages

~ For One More Day 197 pages

~ The Cat Who Came In From The Cold 107 pages

~ The Bridges of Madison County 171 pages

Total Possible Pages 2,019

Reading for Charity

After hearing about the fun idea of reading for a good cause, I've decided to participate in the read-a-thon in the name of Milk & Bookies.  
Milk and Bookies is a nationwide charitable organization that inspires children to give back, using books as its currency. 

At Milk + Bookies events, boys and girls are provided the opportunity to select, purchase and Inscribe books that are then donated to their peers who do not have access to books of their own. The fun-filled events feature music, story time and, of course, milk and cookies.

We facilitate these events creating more and more experiences for children to be exposed to giving. Please visit our host-your-own page to read about the M+B class project, M+B birthday party and contact us for information on a book fair at your school. 


Milk + Bookies combines two essential and worthwhile efforts: literacy promotion and service learning. While the book donations are imperative to our mission, just as important is instilling the seed of giving into each host and their young guests, sparking feelings of importance, self-confidence and the desire to give and give again.  

Milk + Bookies was founded in 2004 by Meredith Alexander, a mother of two sons who resides in Los  Angeles. In 2009, Heidi Lindelof and Laura Zimmerman, also L.A. based moms, joined Meredith to help Milk + Bookies grow, all the while maintaining it’s core mission. That same year,  Milk + Bookies was designated a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation.

I will donate $2.50 for every book I finish during the read-a-thon.  If you'd like to pledge along with me, please leave your name and pledge in the comments. If you'd like to support another charity, other read-a-thoners are reading for charity too. You can see the complete list on the Dewey Read-a-thon Blog. 

Thanks to all who help me participate.  I loved this charity because it reminded me of the good old days of going to the library during story time.  I was so excited to find such a wonderful cause and it makes the read-a-thon more exciting!

Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon

     I'm totally excited that it's almost time for this year's Dewey 24 Hour Readathon! I've been preparing by cramming as much reading in as possible over the last few weeks.  The Readathon is taking Place on Saturday, April 9, 2011, and is starting at 8 am in my area.  Last year I participated but struggled to really get as much read because I had other things planned.  This year I'm totally focused on my reading and so far my only excursion is a trip to the gym while I'm reading.

     There's all sorts of fun things to do and get involved in during the readathon.  There are blogs, tweets, and mini challenges.  Already there are about 370 people signed up.  You can sign up as well at http://24hourreadathon.com/.  I got up early last year but only made it until 2am.  I'm hopeful that this year I'll make it further than that.  I'm planning on stocking up on some good snacks to keep me going tomorrow as well as having plenty of caffeinated drinks.  I'll be definitely be participating in the mini-challenges again and maybe I can win some more cool stuff again.  Last year I won two books, wooo hooo!

Here is my list of possible reads that I'm going to try to work from.  I know I may not get to all of them but I'm going to make my best effort.

~ Beauty and the Beast  24 pages (Kindle)

~ A Little Princess 186 pages (Kindle)

~ The Secret Garden 214 pages (Kindle)

~ Cinderella 24 pages (Kindle)

~ The Story of Doctor Dolittle 176 pages (Kindle)

~ A Midsummer Night’s Dream 128 pages (Kindle)

~ The Time Machine 104 pages (Kindle)

~ The Invisible Man 208 pages (Kindle)

~ Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 188 pages (Kindle)

~ Stuart Little 131 pages

~ Winnie-the-Pooh 161 pages

~ For One More Day 197 pages

~ The Cat Who Came In From The Cold 107 pages

~ The Bridges of Madison County 171 pages

Total Possible Pages 2,019

Good luck to everyone participating!  I'll try to keep you updated through blogging, Facebook, and Twitter.  As well as doing the fun mini-challenges on saturday.  Happy reading!