Update – Summer is Short, Read A Story Challenge

Mel over at The Indextrious Reader had left a post shortly after I had posted this challenge, and along with her recommendation, I went to my local library and picked up these two books along with the two that I had received -

A Hard Witching by Jacqueline Baker

Forms of Devotion by Diane Schoemperlen

These are the 2 that I have received -

Family Happiness by Leo Tolstoy

Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

I have already read The Turning by Tim Winton last summer and LOVED IT.

So, what is it that you have chosen??

If you wanted to get in the action and join the challenge, go and read all about it on The Savvy Reader the blog for HarperCollins Canada.

HarperCollins new Reading Challenge: Summer is Short, Read A Story

Deanna at HarperCollins had alerted me to this great new Reading Challenge – Summer is Short, Read A Story.

These are the details:

**Taken from the Savvy Reader **

Over the course of the summer, we’re reading, writing about, promoting and discussing the short story. HarperPerennial in the US came up with this amazing campaign (based on the above saying coined by Ann Patchett), and I fell a little bit in love with it. Over the next few months you’ll be able to read a new short story on our own Perennial web site (currently it’s Francis Itani’s “Bolero”), and starting June 1st, we’ll have another exciting announcement. So, without further ado, here’s your Summer is Short: Read a Story challenge:

1. Any one of these Classic Shorts: Tolstoy, Cather, Wilde, Melville, Crane, Dostoyevsky

2. Any one of these collections:

Forms of Devotion by Diane Schoemperlen
A Hard Witching by Jacqueline Baker
Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing by Lydia Peelle
Leaning, Leaning Over Water by Francis Itani
Dust to Dust by Timothy Findley
Natasha and Other Stories by David Bezmozgis
The Roaring Girl by Greg Hollingshead
Some Rain Must Fall by Michel Faber
Last Notes and Other Stories by Tamas Dobozy
The Turning by Tim Winton
We So Seldom Look on Love by Barbara Gowdy
Casino and Other Stories by Bonnie Burnard
Lucky Girls by Nell Freudenberger
Coronado by Dennis Lehane
My Mistress’s Sparrow is Dead edited by Jeffrey Eugenides
Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
Wild Nights by Joyce Carol Oates
Gates of Eden by Ethan Coen
Ugly Man by Dennis Cooper

Not so hard to read two books of short stories over the summer!

Let’s see how many you can read over the summer, I have my two that I will be reading, how about you ?

I NEED Your Help!

While I was at my son’s school volunteering last week, I had heard that the school’s Breakfast Program wasn’t going to be able to sustain itself until the end of the year.

Upon talking with the Principal and gaining his approval, i am set on embarking on getting some Publishers that would be willing to donate books to be raffled off, so that we can raise some money for the program. And, Hopefully inspire some kids with what they are reading or with what they want to read.

I am proposing this take place the week of May 4th to 7th, 2009, Which in our school board is “Education Week”.

So, This is my OFFICIAL Challenge!

I challenge all of the Publishers that frequent my blog, to donate some books for this worthwhile cause… Because we all know that nutrition is directly related to learning and if they don’t have the proper nutrition, then they won’t learn or want to learn as much as they can.

So, use the email on my profile here to get a hold of me, and let’s see what we can do to raise some money, and give great books away!

I have one publisher willing to give …what about YOU !

** EDIT**

This is what I had an idea for types of books…

The Twilight Series – Stephenie Meyer

Neil Gaiman Books – The Graveyard Gook , Coraline…

Any other ideas, send them on, My son who is 10, likes war based books, he currently reading My Passchendeale book !! (and has been since before christmas)

**UPDATE** I have TWO publishers that are donating, and one person C’MON!!!

Warm Up For Winter Reading Challenge

It is that time again people. The Savvy Reader which I frequent has started another contest, as the Fabulous Fall Fiction has now come to an end.

There are some interesting picks for this one – Health and Wellness, Fiction, Eminent Lives, Harper Perennial picks just to name a few.

On my travels through the library, I managed to borrow two – Angel Rock, and Freud: Inventor of The Modern Mind. There are a few more that aren’t in circulation yet, but I have placed holds on them. So, hopefully, I will be able to read them soon.

So if you would like to join along, CLICK HERE

Happy Reading!