Mailbox Monday September 3

We enjoyed hosting Mailbox Monday in August. Remember to head to Kristen’s at BookNAround for the September Mailbox Monday link-up.

I had a nice book week with different types of books coming into the house in a few different ways.

Purchased:

The Fault in Our Stars — My daughter has been wanting to read John Green, and when I reviewed the audiobook, I said that I thought I might let her read it when she was in high school. Well, she is now — barely — so I let her listen. I bought her the book at her request, because she thinks she’d like to use a portion of it for a Speech tournament.

Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library) — For the high schooler’s required reading for this year. I scored this for under $3 at Half-Price books (and  got an additional 20% off on Thursday for their Labor Day sale).

My Dog’s a Scaredy-Cat (Hank Zipzer) — I bought this one for Kyle, my 3rd grader, on the same bookstore visit. However, when I got it home, I discovered that he had purchased this one when we was out with Dad and Grandpa the week before, so I guess I’ll try to return it.

Review copies received:

A Fistful of Collars: A Chet and Bernie Mystery — I’m not a total mystery buff, but whenever I do read them, I usually enjoy them. I do love dogs, so I do believe I’ll give this unsolicited copy a try.

Charity and Its Fruits: Living in the Light of God’s Love by Johnathan Edwards and edited by Kyle Idleman — I got this from Amazon Vine. It’s not light reading, and it’s a pretty big chunk of a book. It will be interesting to see if Kyle Idleman’s contribution is obvious. I really enjoyed his book, Not a Fan: Becoming a Completely Committed Follower of Jesus, in which he gave a great defense of doctrine with a very humorous spin.

Every Day by David Levithan — This YA book looks like something both Amanda and I would enjoy. Another Vine selection.

Audiobooks:

A Walk on the Beach: Tales of Wisdom from an Unconventional Woman by Joan Anderson — I read her first memoir, A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman earlier this year, so when I saw that Brilliance had released both on audio recently, I decided to give this one a
try. I really enjoy memoir on audio, so hopefully this will be a good way to enjoy it.

The Art of Neighboring: Building Genuine Relationships Right Outside Your Door — probably easier to read/listen to than to actually do, but we’ll see

Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Extra Credit — I listened to Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading on audiobook last year. Not only did I love Charlie Joe Jackson — which surprised me, because I don’t usually go for the “bad boys of kidlit” — but I really enjoyed the audio version, so getting this one in this format was a no-brainer.

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