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  • June 8, 2010 at 9:00 pm #45413
    Melody Kondrael
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    Redwall – 351 pages
    Review: Proofread this for Vivace Kondrael (that’s his username, I need to get into his account soon to post his books…). Sorry, not going to let him read it. I would’ve except for the slightly wierd theology (for being a monastary, they sure are not Christian) and the fact that they kept using bad language. :( Too bad, Brian Jacques has a good touch for memorable characters and an interesting plot.

    Junior Classics –  volume 7, adventures of courage and heroism – 572 pages
    Review: Very interesting! I wish they would reprint this. I got it off Gutenburg (randomly, actually, found it while looking for something else) and then found a page count on Amazon (just barely, it seems to be only somewhat in print) Lamplighter should get this one, this is a really interesting book. :) Full of short stories of courage and heroism, as the title says. Need to watch the theology a bit (it’s not all conservative Protestant/Anabaptist) but no bad language and no gore.
    Originally intended for a 10-14yo, I think, but it was very interesting even to me, and the reading level is on par with any teenage book written now. I love the old books, they’re written so much better. :)

    Running total:   923

    Next up – Beyond the Summerland and Lord of the Rings. :D

    June 8, 2010 at 11:09 pm #45414
    wyatt
    Member

    Beyond the Reflections Edge, Bryan Davis. 373 pages.

    Running total: 493 pages

    June 8, 2010 at 11:21 pm #45415
    equinegirl5595
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    Airborn – Kenneth Oppel – 501 pages

    Running Total – 1943 pages

    June 9, 2010 at 3:03 am #45416
    minihorse77
    Member

    Courage to Run (Daughters Of The Faith Series), by Wendy Lawton – 137 pages
    The Tinkers Daughter   (Daughters Of The Faith Series), by Wendy Lawton – 128 pages
    The Captive Princess (Daughters Of The Faith Series), by Wendy Lawton – 135 pages

    Running Total – 3087 pages.

    June 9, 2010 at 11:46 am #45417
    Amanda Lynn Kondrael
    Member

    The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, 206 pages
    Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis,  223 pages
    The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis, 248 pages
    13 pages of Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

    Running Total: 1,375 pages

    June 9, 2010 at 12:38 pm #45418
    Janin of Yen
    Member

    Forgot about this…. :)

    High Rhulain; a Tale from Redwall – 314 pages.

    June 9, 2010 at 2:55 pm #45419
    Glittermouse11
    Member

    Inkheart by Cornelia Funke pg. 565

    Running Total: 834

    June 9, 2010 at 3:00 pm #45420
    narnia365
    Member

    The Great Wide Sea, by M. H. Herlong – 288 pages  Review – “Just two months after the death of his mother in a car accident, his dad, crushed by the loss of his wife, sells their house and small boat

    and uses the money to buy the Chrysalis, a 30-foot sailboat. He

    uproots Ben and two younger sons for a yearlong tour of the Bahamas.

    Life goes as smoothly as it can for a while, despite the tension,

    chores, and close quarters. But one morning everything changes—their

    father disappears.” Overall, this book is pretty good, but I don’t think I would “re-read” it. Definetely interesting though… all-and-all, it’s a lot like Swiss Family Robinson in “style” and in “feel”.

    Running Total: 884

    June 9, 2010 at 3:21 pm #45421
    Adalin
    Participant

    The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster- 256 pages

    Running Total: 1,161

    June 9, 2010 at 4:40 pm #45422
    minihorse77
    Member

    Mystery At Saddle Creek, by Shelley Peterson – 308 pages

    Running Total – 3395 pages

    June 9, 2010 at 4:56 pm #45423
    Melody Kondrael
    Member

    The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson – 272 pages
    Review: This is an interesting read of the War of the Roses. I enjoyed the adventure & chivalry aspects, as well as the historical aspects. You have to read it all the way through and not be put off by the MC’s quest for revenge, though. ;) It does have a good ending.

    923 + 272 =
    1195 pages

    June 9, 2010 at 7:23 pm #45424
    Janin of Yen
    Member

    Ranger’s Apprentice Book Four: The Battle for Skandia. 294 pages.

    I really love the Ranger’s Apprentice series. :)

    June 9, 2010 at 9:04 pm #45425
    Jordan
    Member

    First Read-a-Thon post! (Pretty bad, since I’m an organizer of this thing…)

    Save the Cat! Strikes Back, by Blake Snyder.  176 pages.
    Running total: 176 pages. (Whoo-hoo!)

    June 9, 2010 at 9:07 pm #45426
    Ruth
    Member

    So Long, Insecurity, by Beth Moore: 346 pages.
    Running Total: 666 pages.

    June 9, 2010 at 10:35 pm #45427
    Owan
    Member

    Freddy and the Popinjay by Walter R. Brooks — 244 pages
    Excellent as always, “popinjay” is a cool name. :)

    When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead — 197 pages
    This would have been a cool book but the plot was poorly executed. The writing kind of stunk, the characters were poorly developed, and the ideas were under-developed. Pretty disappointing but not mind numbing.

    Freddy the Pied Piper by Walter R. Brooks — 251 pages
    This one was good but not quite what the others are. The story wasn’t as interesting as the others and was sort of “unbelievable.” I was disappointed that never did find what’s-his-name’s money in Mr. Boomschmidt’s house.

    Thus Far: 3,962

    (Do the pages of a learning-to-drive manual thingibob count? :P )

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