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Bout of Books 27 - Progress Tracker

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Day 5 - in progress Current Read:  On the Come Up by Angie Thomas Reading:  in progress  A couple books within books favorites: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - WWII/Historical Fiction; YA The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin - Contemporary Adult Fiction The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon - Historical Fiction; Mystery; Fantasy Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell - Contemporary YA; Romance If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino - Magical Realism; Literary Fiction Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov - Literary Fiction; Mystery; Poetry The Nevernight Chronicles by Jay Kristoff - Fantasy; Adult Fiction What are some of your favorite books within books...within books? Day 4 Current Read:  On the Come Up by Angie Thomas Got some reading done: 84 pages A super quick sketch of a recent scene for today's challenge: A rap battle - drawing is not always my forte! Day 3 Current Read:  On the Come Up by Angie Thomas Finally got some rea

Bout of Books 27 - Intent to Join!

Along with my intent to get back into blogging more frequently, it just so happens that one of my favorite reading events in beginning on Monday!  Bout of Books is heading into its 27th round (!) and I have every intention of participating for this round - it's been a while!   Here's a little about the challenge: The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 6th and runs through Sunday, January 12th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, Twitter chats, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional.  For all Bout of Books 27 information and updates, be sure to visit the  Bout of Books  blog.  - From the Bout of Books team I have no intention of setting outlandish goals aside from reading every day and participating in the daily challenges.  There's still time to join if you'd like; head over to their