This weekend was tons of fun. It was such a blast following everyone's progress for Dewey's 24 hour reading challenge. Congratulations to all of the participants! Everyone blew me away with the amount of time spent reading and the amount of blogging that they did! I'm definitely in next year. I decided to have my own little readathon and got 3 books read this weekend. I read Because of Winn Dixie and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane for the Four Legged Friends Challenge and started Bud, Not Buddy for the Newbery Challenge yesterday. I finished Bud, Not Buddy today which officially ends the Newbery Challenge for me!
Bud, Not Bu
ddy was a great little book. It's the story of a young boy who's in foster care after his mother's death. All of his belongings fit into a suitcase wrapped in twine and include a picture of his mother, some rocks with dates written on them, a blanket, and a photo of a jazz band with a man that he believes to be his father in it. After having horrible luck in his new foster home, Bud runs away in the hopes of finding his father, hoping to finally find acceptance. It was a very endearing story and I was reminded of many of the kids that I've worked with while reading this one. A nice ending to the challenge.I went hunting all over the place today for a copy of Ray Bradbury's The Halloween Tree after Debi suggested it during the 24 hour Challenge last night but came up empty handed. I'd really like to read that one on Halloween night. So I ordered it on Amazon today in the hopes that it will get here on time. I also got Kate DiCamillo's new picture book, Great Joy and Jan Siegel's Prospero's Children. So I have a new package of books to look forward to sometime soon ;)
Hope everyone has a great week!
