July 30, 2010

To Kill a Mockingbird Challenge

(from the host blog: Hope is the Word) In honor of the 50th anniversary of the publication of one of my favorite novels of all time, I am hosting the To Kill a Mockingbird reading challenge here at Hope Is the Word during the month of August.  I am super excited about this endeavor because I believe the last time I read this novel was when I taught it during my short-lived career as a high school teacher.  I am even more excited about the prospect of enticing those who have never read this wonderful story to do it this year!  :-)

I plan to listen to the audiobook version. I have read the book about 6 times and seen the movie another 3, maybe 4 times.

If I can find the movie, my favorite video store chain recently closed all but 1 or 2 of its stores in the state, I will also watch the movie, gladly, again. {Gregory Peck in TKM... totally swoon-worthy.}

July 29, 2010

Read-Aloud Thursday #2 1/2

Hope Is the Word is the home of Read Aloud Thursday, which is a weekly meme in which bloggers share their families’ read-alouds of the week.
Reaghan and I have been reading aloud since my last of these posts back in March. We have not been reading aloud together this week however. I developed an infection in my jaw/cheek/under my chin. I had to have a tooth pulled yesterday and the infection is in the process of resolving (fingers crossed). As I write this I have only been on the antibiotic for just over 12 hours. So next week, or the week after at the latest, you will be seeing "Read-Aloud Thursday #3 on my blog.

Library Loot #9


Library Loot is a weekly event hosted by Marg @ Reading Adventures that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time during the week. And of course check out what other participants are getting from their libraries!

IMPORTANT: Kylee's Journal Disclosure

In accordance with the FTC Guidelines for blogging and endorsements, Kylee's Journal would like everyone to know that the books reviewed on my blog were either provided to me by the publisher/the author for free OR were purchased by me OR were borrowed from the library. Books recieved for free do not get special treatment, if I don't like something, I either will not finish it (DNF) or I will struggle through to the end; both get reviews posted here.
~KyleeJ