Dreadful Acts

Book #87 (Unique books)
Book #34 in 2009

Dreadful Acts
by Philip Ardagh

"Twelve-year-old Eddie Dickens survives encounters with an escape artist in a runaway hearse's coffin, a hot air balloon bearing the escape artist's lovely assistant, a gas explosion, and a jewel thief on the run."

August 5th to August 10th - 6 days - 128 pages

94 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))

Notes:
Read most of it aloud to Chloe, but she had to leave so I finished it myself.
Although I've read it before, I'm not counting it as a a re-read because it hasn't been posted on here before.

A House Called Awful End (Re-read)

Book #33 in 2009

A House Called Awful End
by Philip Ardagh

"When eleven-year-old Eddie Dickens's ill parents become 'a bit crinkly round the edges,' he is taken by his great-uncle and great-aunt, Mad Uncle Jack and Mad Aunt Maude, and embarks on adventures that involve strolling actors, St. Horrid's Home for Grateful Orphans, and a carnival float shaped like a giant cow."

August 2nd to August 4th - 3 days - 117 pages

93 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))

Notes:
Took turns reading aloud with Chloe.

**Book Count Update**

So, since this blog is here to help me keep track of my total book count from all the books I've read, and not specifically just the ones from 2007 onward, I wanted to add the books I read in 2006 to my count as well.

So...
Book #41

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
by Ann Brashares.







Book #42

The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
by Ann Brashares








Book #43

Girls in Pants
The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
by Ann Brashares







Book #44

Eragon
by Christopher Paolini








Book #45

A House Called Awful End
by Philip Ardagh

**Book Blog 2008**

It's been just over a year since my reading frenzy began. I can't even really remember a time when I wasn't reading. My goal for the year was to read 25 books. I reached that goal on December 5th, 2007 at 1:11 AM, when I finished The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman. I then continued on to read Love, Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli, What You Don't Know About Mysterious Places, by Ryder Windham, and The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde for a total count of 28 books.

For now I have decided not to set a goal count for 2008. I'm going to continue posting my completed books here, along with the overall book number at the top. I might set a new goal for myself at some point during the year, but for now I'll just go where the wind words take me.

While my reading binge didn't start until January '07, I'd like to put down a few honorable mentions of books from '06.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
1, 2, and 3.

by Ann Brashares

Eragon.

by Christopher Paolini

A house called Awful End.

by Philip Ardagh

2007 was a good year for books, and 2008 'll be even better.