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A Blessing and a Curse

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Every once in a while I find myself completely overwhelmed by my reading list. It’s a “good” bad. I mean, I don’t think I will ever complain that I have too much to read but the timing is sometimes an issue for me. I’m not always in the mood to read the titles when they need to be read. So what I end up doing is reading what I want, and then I can’t post the review because the book won’t be out for months. See? Timing!

Here is what I must read over the next six weeks. Some are review commitments, some are commitments I made to myself and others are here because they are borrowed and I really need to get them back to their owners. If any of them appeal to you, click on the cover for more info.

The Murderer's Daughters

The Four Ms. Bradwells

Wither

The Raising

The Wikkeling 

Ordinary Thunderstorms

The London Train

There is No Year

Canticle for Leibowitz

Freedom

Kat Incorrigible

Horns

The Big Clock

With Spring Break around the corner, I plan to read at least three of these but these days, my time is spent watching the Otter Pup. She regressed a bit, so I’ve been watching her every move and it’s completely worn me out. At least now that the list is in front of me, it doesn’t look so intimidating. Yes, I think I can do this.

How many books do you have in your immediate TBR (to be read) pile? I say “immediate” because if I counted every book on my virtual list it’s like, 300 or something.

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Listen, Read, Watch: The 3:15 Project

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3:15

Patrick Carman comes up with the best stuff. He is the author of The Skeleton Creek series as well as The 39 Clues and seems to have his hand in lots of interesting projects. His books are interactive and usually include an online element. Kids are asked to read and then go online to unlock the clues. Nifty, eh?

This time around, Patrick and PC Studio have created the 3:15 Project. What does every teen or tween seem to have these days? A cell phone! The 3:15 Project is app based. The reader is asked to Listen, Read and Watch (that’s the “3” part) and the stories are 15 minutes or less and you read them from a device. Isn’t that clever? My son is a reluctant reader but he is always on his phone and fifteen minutes is easy enough to work in without making it seem like work.

If you’d like to read more about the project or see a short clip, click here. The Android and Apple apps are free and can be downloaded from the site.

Additionally, Patrick has been extremely supportive of book bloggers and his enthusiasm for his projects is contagious so if you support the project, tell a friend or better yet, share it with a teen!