Chronicles of Narnia: Books and Movies

EJ and I started reading The Chronicles of Narnia a few weeks back as we participated in The Chronicles of Narnia Reading Challenge. I am very glad that Carrie of Reading to Know hosted this challenge. Without the challenge, I do believe we would not have taken the Narnia plunge. We are very thankful that we have started down this reading path as these books are really fabulous.

The funny thing is, I was talking to my friend – Jody- about Narnia. I was telling her that I just do not get the big interest in these books. Well, that comment was made before watching the movie The Lion, the Witch, the Wardrobe and reading (listening to) Prince Caspian. Those two books combined with The Magician’s Nephew and The Horse and His Boy have catapulted me into a love for Narnia. EJ has even fallen victim.

My thought is: Narnia is not just one book it is a culmination of all the books together. Even though we have not finished the series, I can most certainly see how each book captivates a reader in various ways and then these ways come together to give an overall feeling, an overall impression, an overall sense of awe and ahhhh.

C.S. Lewis is a man to be admired for his works of literature. His writings of Narnia were done in a time where the cultural did not see benefit in children reading books of fantasy. His writings were a bold move. Not only are the Narnia books admirable so are his other writings including Screwtape Letters for which I have read and cannot say enough good about the book.

"Things can never happen the same way twice.
--Aslan"
— C.S. Lewis (Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #4))

"You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve," said Aslan. "And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth. Be content."
— C.S. Lewis (Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #4))

Let’s Talk Movies

Oh my goodness, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a fabulous movie. It is an outstanding movie that can be viewed as a family or even as an adult without the children present. This movie contains a great storyline, wonderful action, beautiful set, terrific actors, great music score. It is brilliant. I am so glad that this movie is one we own.

EJ Thoughts (age almost 10) :

I really like this movie. My favorite part was a fighting scene when the birds were dropping big rocks on their opponents.

Prince Caspian, another Narnia movie that we have thoroughly enjoyed. Is it as good as LWW? I do not believe so but yet it is still absolutely wonderful. I will say, the book is far better. There are a few differences between the two but I am okay with that. Why? Well, if the only exposure to Narnia for a child or adult is through viewing the movie…well then…the movie have done a great job in keeping the overall essence, theme and moral grounds that are in the book.
We do not own the Prince Caspian movie but we will soon as I know we will watch this movie many times.

I look forward to next Narnia movie: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

EJ Thoughts (age almost 10):

I liked this movie most especially the end. The movie was different than the book yet the action scenes were great. I liked the part where they were flying on the birds on the way to the castle. I also liked the mouse – Reepicheep, He was cool!

Let’s Talk Books

Prince Caspian, the book is a great adventure. I so love the whole Narnia world. The imagination and the life that comes to play is fabulous. I appreciate the temptation that comes to the children and yet, they are able to overcome. I really like the character of Prince Caspian. I look forward to reading more of his journey.

EJ Thoughts (age almost 10) :

This story was great. I really liked Reepicheep. I liked the action scenes. I just really liked this story very much.

The Horse and His Boy, a story that takes place in a land not of Narnia. This adventure has much intrigue and circumstances for which you want to know the resolution. Shasta really does take the reader on a journey. Aslan, as always, has significant presence even when not “physically” present in the storyline but for a few scenes. Aslan’s breathe is very significant as it serves to reassure and bring back life. This story gives one much hope.

EJ Thoughts (age almost 10):

This story was great. It does not take place in Narnia but in lands by Narnia. I liked it because of the talking horses. My favorite character was Prince Cor.

Focus on the Family Radio Theater audiobooks
I cannot say enough good about these productions. EJ and I listen to the audiobooks for all of the books we have “read” up to this point. We have so enjoyed the listening. The dramatization really brings the story alive. It propelled me into my new love for Narnia. I cannot recommend these audiobooks enough. Seriously, you should experience at least one Narnia audiobook from Focus on the Family.

EJ Thoughts (age almost 10) :

The audiobooks, I liked because there were different voices for the dramatization. You could hear the stuff in it…when they were fighting you could hear the clinging of the swords. It made the story visual, intense and fun.

Our favorite stories thus far:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Prince Caspian

The music…Okay…the music for Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian is spectacular and was featured on my Thursday Tunes post.
The chosen songs for the soundtracks and inspired music cd add a great amount of depth to the stories.
The Narnia music ranks up there as one of my favorites to listen to on my Zune.

The Chronicles of Narnia…take a leap and read, listen or watch a wonderful adventure!
Experience the story.

EJ and I look forward to our next Narnia book: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
For this story, we are reading the book, another experience for us.

"Do not dare not to dare."
— C.S. Lewis

My other Narnia Reviews:

The Magician’s Nephew
Chronicles of Narnia: Guides, Companions, Resources

Let’s Talk: Special Needs, part two-c

Note: Let's Talk: Special Needs will be posted in parts. If you have not done so already, you may like to read the previous part... part one, part two-a, part two-b

Our story continues...

Summer school 2008 was a disaster. It was unorganized. I truly felt as if I was dropping him off at daycare. Nope. He stays home...especially since he has cried...no, bawled his eyes out every morning before going to school starting about April. No more. Let me say, this whole past year (2008-2009) "I" has not cried...bawled once. Has he balked? Yeah he has, he is not a morning guy. Cry/bawl? No. Makes me wonder?

July 2008, Neurology time. We have a neurology evaluation done. Blood work, EEG, exam, questionnaire. Result - Congenital Encephalopathy. A general diagnosis based on the EEG which showed a slight frontal lobe abnormality. Is the neurologist concerned? No, he does not feel that the slight abnormality is cause for concern. Ok...no solid answers but what we do have is a… diagnosis. A diagnosis that...Thank God...gives us private speech therapy. Opens up a few more doors!!! Let me state, it took many calls and a few letters to finally understand that with a congenital diagnosis, a rider on our policy allows speech therapy. A rider...a rider tacked on by my employment. Without that rider, speech therapy would not be covered. Oh, Thank God for the rider.

Sept. 2008, Speech and Occupational evaluations are done through our private providers.

The diagnosis are a bit vague. There is no big diagnosis title rather a list of specific signs/symptoms.

Speech diagnosis: Motor speech disorder, Expressive language disorder and Receptive language disorder (another one has been added in the last few months for which I do not remember at this point.)

Occupational diagnosis: Lack of Coordination and Other symptoms involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems.

Therapies started in late October, first as co-treatment and then in December as single treatment for each therapy.

November or December 2008, private speech therapist asks if I have heard of Apraxia. I say, "No." She says that she feels that is the crux of "I’s" speech issues. She gives me information to read and learn about Apraxia. After educating myself, this sounds like him.

I also start to have some in school observations of his therapies and class. I am in communication with his teacher in regards to our concerns, questions, and satisfactions.

December 2008, we meet with "I’s" educational team. We discuss "I’s" minutes. We have the 1:1 speech therapy minutes increased and the group speech therapy minutes decreased. We discuss possible placements for the fall 2009 school year - kindergarten.

March 2009 – Neuropsych evaluation was done. Why? It was recommended last year to have the evaluation done in a year – to see if there has been growth.

The evaluator was excellent. She seemed to “get” “I”…she seemed to “get” what he needs. The evaluation took two – one hour sessions plus and intake and feedback session with us (“I’s” parents and Grandpa). The evaluation proved to be valuable for the feedback supported what I was thinking…. “I” needs more.
I really liked the easy going style of the neuropsychologist. I never felt like she was evaluating us as parents and our skills.
The results were not surprising.

“I” is socially aware, responsive and able to demonstrate good eye contact when engaged.
”I” presents with verbal apraxia which is a disparity between his understanding of language and his ability to access his language and express himself. His receptive skill appears to be stronger overall. Nonverbal gestures accompany many of his communicative efforts especially when not understood by the listener.
”I” exhibited marked weakness in his ability to attend and focus. He needs breaks and structure to help promote task persistence. He also requires frequent redirection.
”I” demonstrated considerable difficulty on sensorimotor and visual-spatial tasks.
”I” responds well to individualized attention and structure as larger settings can be overstimulating.

The above were just a few of the results listed out in the seven page report.

Neuropsychologist Recommendations:

• Enrolled in a structured and supportive Kindergarten classroom.
• Receive intensive speech and language therapy, augmentative communication assistance, assistive technology, and occupational therapy in educational environment.
• Motor speech therapy (5 days x 30 minutes), Speech and Language therapy (3x60), Group speech and language therapy (2x60), complete augmentative and alternative communication evaluation, Implementation of no tech and low tech augmentative and alternative communication communicator.
• Consultation for medication trial due to his significant attentional problems.
• Continue to have medical/neurological follow-up as needed to monitor progress
• Consultation with educational lawyer for school advocacy
• Periodic re-evaluations to monitor “I’s” progress

The above Neuropsychological evaluation is the general gist of what was in the seven page report.

April 2009, I visited two contained classroom programs. One is in district. The other is through SEDOL (special education district of our county).
My choice, SEDOL. Why? The classroom seemed more appropriate for “I” as it is smaller with a better ratio of 1 teacher to 10-12 children with at least 1 aide, most likely 2 aides. All the professionals (teacher, therapists, etc) work for SEDOL so the likelihood of having a good knowledge base for “I’s” needs is greater. No school building responsibilities which could pull an aide from the classroom. The environment is set up for movement rather than rows of desks. Sensory aides are available and in the open… rocking benches, squishy balls, toys to play with for a small break, etc. The curriculum is individual driven vs. classroom driven which they call “frameworks”.
The down side is the drive. It is around a 40-minute bus drive to the school were the SEDOL program is contained.

May/June 2009 – The end of May, we started the process of medication consultation. We had a few appointments with a Pediatric Psychiatrist. One visit – an intake with us – the adults. Second visit with “I”. Third visit with us – the adults,- to discuss the need for medication and which one. Fourth visit did not take place until the end of July as we needed to complete a few tests…lab work and an EKG.

June 1st – End of the year IEP meeting. We discussed “I’s” current progress. Augmentive/Alternative Communication (ACC) evaluation team came and observed “I” in the morning and then discussed their thoughts. This area of the ACC is one sticking point with me. I am upset that I had to request this evaluation from the school. When my friend, Jody, looked up state laws and educational stuff, she came across a state board policy which states that a child with a severe to profound language deficit should be considered for a ACC system. Umm…what? This was never mentioned to me and clearly “I” falls into the category. I don’t know…I felt a disappointed and I felt that “I” was let down. I felt that “I” was paid a disservice by not having an evaluation for an ACC system done sooner in his educational life. The ACC evaluation team stated that could not finish their evaluation as it was the last week of school. Dang…another 5-6 months down the drain waiting on an evaluation. The evaluation was then scheduled to take place September 30. Fine…it will have to be fine but still…dang! At least, “I’s” current team readily agreed that an ACC eval should be done. I am thankful for that.

School Placement: at the IEP meeting, placement was determined. Hands down, without any opposing discussion, “I” will be placed in the SEDOL program. Good. I think, at this point, that the SEDOL program is best for “I”. The school district pays tuition for each child that they send to SEDOL…it costs them more. I wonder…where do they really rank “I” on their list of severity and needs? Curious.

Up until now, the school team has talked opposite of what we see at home. Interesting to note that now, on his IEP forms and in summaries, the team is using sensory language such as “easily distracted”, “uses large body movements” “leads his body with his head”, “does not visually scan his environment which leads to falling over things”, “places a lot of food in his mouth when eating”, “has sensory/integration processing difficulties in the area of tactile, proprioceptive and vestibular areas”, “has difficulty knowing where his body is in space”, “difficulty grading movement”, “does not display sensory seeking behaviors in classroom setting due to constant movement done in classroom and time frame”, “arousal tends to increase when he performs unstructured activities and movement in space”, “on playground, observed to not have safety awareness”, “generally a happy boy”, “likes to tease and laugh”…. the list goes on and on. The thing is, all that is in the IEP and School eval is stuff which is not foreign to us. They are finally describing the “I” that we know and love. Interesting and thankful to see the validation (finally) to what we have been saying.

Overall, I am pleased with the school. This past year, I believe, has been the best. It was wonderful to feel apart of the team. They listened, we compromised and things were implemented upon my suggestion and their suggestions.
“I’s” teacher was amazing. She has a heart of gold. She really put a lot of effort into her classroom and we saw the benefit of that in “I”. She was always opened to communication with us. She was available. Yes, she was new but boy…she turned out to be great! I wish her the best. I hope that she continues to teach in special education as I think she will do wonderful things for more students to come.
I’s” school therapist were open to communication and suggestions. I know they tried their best within the parameters that was set. “I” had a new speech team (pathologist and paraprofessional) and I was very pleased with them and their attentiveness.

Can more be done for “I”?
I mostly certainly think so. First off, the amount of speech minutes is no where near the amount recommended by the neuropsychologist. The reasoning, well…it does not sit well with me. We were told that more minutes could burn “I” out and interfere with other school functions. The thing is…if “I” cannot communicate effectively then what does the other school functions matter in his long term progress, skills and social being? Burn out? Well, how do you know if you do not push to see where his limits are? Besides that, 120 minutes was good for a 1/2 day program and he will now be in a full-day program. Why is 120 minutes okay 1/2 day but 240 minutes not ok for full-day? These are my questions. These questions are ones that I plan to have answered.
Beyond speech, We have now been told by 3 different professionals that “I” can greatly benefit from and ABA program so why does the school think otherwise? Why not try the approach, what could that hurt? In my thinking, not trying could potential be very detrimental to “I”. Another burning question that needs to be resolved.

Our approach, have “I” start his new program with SEDOL. Let him settle for a bit (not long) and then evaluate and observe and see…does “I” need more?

Our story will continue...

Thursday Tunes: Music of Narnia

This past month, EJ and I have been reading, listening and watching a lot of Narnia. We have fallen for the Narnian world and a natural extension of that world is the music that has been created for Narnia.

The Soundtracks and the inspired music have all added a rich listening environment to our home and car rides. I really love the emotion that is felt throughout. I love the mix of the different artist.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Some of our favorite tracks are: Wunderkind by Alanis Morissette,
Where by Lisbeth Scott,
A Narnia Lullaby by Harry Gregson-Williams,
Knighting of Peter by Harry Gregson-Williams,
Evacuating London by Harry Gregson-Williams
The Battle by Harry Gregson-Williams

Prince Caspian
Some of our favorite tracks are:
The Call by Regina Spektor,
This is Home by Switchfoot,
A Dance ‘Round the Memory Tree by Oren Lavie,
Arrival at Aslan’s How by Harry Gregson-Williams,
Return of the Lion by Harry Gregson-Williams

Music Inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia
Some of our favorite tracks are:
Waiting for the World to Fall by Jars of Clay,
Remembering You by Steven Curtis Chapman,
Open Your Eyes by Jeremy Camp, More Than It Seems by Kutless,
Stronger by Delirious,
Lion by Rebecca St.James,
well…actually, I could go on listing all the songs as each one adds another dimension.

The reality is that I like just about every song in each of the soundtracks and Inspired music. I love the atmosphere the songs create.

Take a listen to a few of my favorite songs from the Narnia Soundtracks and Music Inspired (you need to pause my playlist music which is located on my sidebar - right side - down towards the bottom).

Winner! Winner! Winner!

Yeah!
My first book giveaway has come to a close. Thanks to those who entered.

To pick my winner, I utilized random.org using the List Randomizer first and then randomized again to pick the winner!

True Random Number Service: List Randomizer

There were 11 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. 8
2. 3
3. 11
4. 6
5. 4
6. 7
7. 5
8. 9
9. 10
10. 2
11. 1

Timestamp: 2009-07-30 17:51:10 UTC

CONGRATS to……..Jody!
You were entry number 7, 8 and 9.

I hope you enjoy this book. Remember, start with the first book in the series to at least obtain a background of the characters.

Thanks again everyone for entering!!

Giveaway Ends Tonight!!!

The Siege of Macindaw (Ranger’s Apprentice, book 6) ARC by John Flanagan giveaway ends tonight at midnight CST!

This is a great series!!!
Book six – The Siege of Macindaw is set for its US release on August 4th!

Click HERE to enter!!

Dinette Cake: Quick, Easy and oh so Yummy!

Another recipe that a friend from work has shared.
She makes this cake all the time and shares the yumminess with us at work.

I have finally made the cake at home and can attest to the fact that this is one easy, quick cake to make.
I love it. My children love it. My husband loves it.

Dinette Cake
recipe from Taste of Home

Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup milk
1/3 cup canola oil
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
fresh fruit or ice cream, optional

Directions:
In a large bowl, beat the sugar, milk, oil, egg and vanilla until well bledned.
Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to sugar mixture until blended.

Pour into a greased 9-in square baking pan. Bake at 350 deg. for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Serve with fruit or ice cream if desired.

Yield: 8-9 servings.

We double the recipe.
We add blueberries to our cake batter for another delicious flavor.

Enjoy!

One Deadly Sin by Annie Solomon

One Deadly Sin
By Annie Solomon
Copyright 2009

Challenge: Royal Romance Reading, 100+ Reading Challenge

Back Cover:
Revenge. Edie Swann has hungered for it since she fled her hometown as a little girl. Now she's returned, ready for payback. Armed with a list of names, she leaves each one a chilling sign that they have blood on their hands. Her father's blood. What happens next turns her own blood cold: one by one, the men she's targeted start dying.
Sheriff Holt Drennen knows Edie is hiding something. She has a haunted look in her eyes and a defiant spirit, yet he can't believe she's a murderer. As the body count rises and all evidence points to Edie, Holt is torn between the town he's sworn to protect and the woman he's come to desire. But nothing is what it seems. Long buried secrets begin to surface, and a killer won't be satisfied until the sins of the past are paid in full--this time with Edie's blood.

I won a copy of this book in a giveaway hosted by Kristi of Books and Needlepoint. Thanks Kristi.

First Sentence:
She came at night, creeping into town like a shade.

I was not sure what to expect when I first started reading this book.
Romance? Yes. Suspense-mystery? Yes.
One Deadly Sin delivered both romance and suspense.

Edie was a character that I truly enjoyed reading about as her quest for justice was quick-paced and held my attention. I was never once bored with her personality of independence and determination. I was glad to see vulnerable moments which did not make her a gushy woman in need of a man. She accepted her feelings but did well in keeping her own will. I also liked seeing her character growth - her understanding of her Aunt's words and what is important in life.

Holt is dreamy but not overwhelming. He is a good match for Edie. I liked how he responded to truths found out. Thought the responses he gave were pretty real.

I liked Edie and Holt. Yeah - their romance, sweet nothings and coupling happens rather quickly but that is true about most romance stories. The thing I liked was that they did not seemed to get so lost in one another that all else did not matter. They kept their individuality. The romance did not overtake the story of the suspense.

Yep - I liked the romance of Edie and Holt but what I liked most was the mystery of "who is who", "who knows what", "who dunnit?". The mystery-suspense storyline kept me reading as the intrigue kept me guessing and wondering.

One Deadly Sin is a quick, intriguing and attention grabbing romance suspense read.

Rating: 3.5/5 stars

Other Reviews:
Wendi’s Book Corner
My Friend Amy
Jenn’s Bookshelf

Other Stuff:
Annie Solomon Website: Read an Excerpt

What’s On Your Nightstand? August 2009

5 Minutes for Books asks once a month - What is on your nightstand?

I am posting about my goals for the month of August.

I did a darn good job reading through my July goal of reading through my crazy, carried away library stack! Yes.

August’s reading will be mostly dedicated to my Challenge books.
Not a shabby goal as this goal adds up to about 12 books.
Once I make a decent dent in my challenge books then I will look toward the rest: Reading Through the Piano Stack: Books - Library/Borrowed/Owned.

2009 TBR Challenge

One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
This book is also part of the following challenges:
Stephanie Plum Reading Challenge
1st in a Series Challenge

5 Minutes for Books – Classics Bookclub

Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji

1st in a Series Challenge

The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay

Royal Romance Reading Challenge

Morrigan’s Cross by Nora Roberts
This book is also part of the following challenges:
2009 TBR Challenge
1st in a Series Challenge

Chronicles in Narnia Reading Challenge
So, officially, this challenge has concluded as it ran for a month. However, my daughter and I are going to continue our Narnia journey. How can we not? We are hooked, especially after Prince Caspian.

Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis

Harry Potter Reading Challenge

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (book, #1) by J.K. Rowling
Also apart of…
Random Reading Challenge
Using my GoodReads To-Read List: Random book #111

Everything Austen Challenge
I am not offically signed up for this challenge. I am hoping, however, to be apart of this challenge.

Austenland: A Novel by Shannon Hale

Stephanie Plum Reading Challenge: See 2009 TBR Challenge

Mom-Musings: Kids’ Choice Pick

Artemis Fowl - The Eternity Code, book 3 by Eoin Clofer

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Pirates! by Celia Rees

For One More Day by Mitch Albom

Mom-Musings Personal Repeat Reading Challenge:
My own challenge to reread some of my favorite books.
I have become very intrigued with The Chronicle of Narnia which has led to my intrigue with C.S. Lewis . I have read many quotes by C.S. Lewis, the following quote stands out to me and has led me to start my personal repeat reading challenge.

"I can't imagine a man really enjoying a book and reading it only once."
- C.S. Lewis

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Reading Through the Piano Stack:
Books - Library/Borrowed/Owned

Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception by Maggie Stiefvater
Magic Study by Maria V Snyder
Vampire Academy (book #1) by Richelle Mead
Pleasuring the Pirate by Emily Bryan
Knight of Desire by Margaret Mallory
Perfect Kisses by Susan Johnson, Sylvia Day, Noelle Mack
The Alchemyst (Nicholas Flamel, #1) by Michael Scott
The Wandering Fire by Guy Gavriel Kay

New Release Books
This section is not necessarily books that I will read during the month.
This section is a running reminder for me as to when an anticipated book will be released.
Well, I am hoping to read in August: Destined for an Early Grave and Dreamfever

Destined for an Early Grave – Release Date: July 28
Haunting Beauty - Release Date: August 4
Dreamfever – Release Date: August 18
Catching Fire – Release Date: September 1
Hollow - Release Date: September 1
An Echo in the Bone – Release Date: September 22
Dawnbreaker – Release Date: September 29
Fire – Release Date: October 6

This is my plan. Will I finish all these books? Most likely, not!

My priority is to read my book challenge selections and then move onto my piano stack of books.

I am excited about all the selections for the month of August.

Repeat Reading Challenge

I have found a love for The Chronicles of Narnia as my daughter (EJ) and I have read are way through the series. As I delved deeper into the chronicles, I became very intrigued with C.S. Lewis. There is much to be learned from his writings.

The following quotes spurred me onto thinking…I should start to reread some of the books that I have loved.

"I can't imagine a man really enjoying a book and reading it only once."
-- C.S. Lewis

"It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between."
— C.S. Lewis

My own… Repeat Reading Challenge has been born. **smile**

My goal is to reread one book per month.
The book must define C.S. Lewis’s quote of a book that I really enjoyed!

This challenge will not be a premade list. Rather, the list will develop as the months go by.

This post will be a perpetual post as I will add the books here.

This should be fun and interesting to see which books will be added to my Repeat Reading Challenge.

My Repeat Reading List

August: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Re-Read Thoughts.

Stephanie Plum Reading Challenge

How perfect the timing is as I have been planning to start my Stephanie Plum reading this August…One for the Money, the first book.

Perfect as J.Kaye is hosting this Stephanie Plum Reading Challenge and I have just signed up!

Here is the low-down on this challenge:

• The goal is to get caught up on the Stephanie Plum series, so create a list of the books you haven't read yet. You have between now and December 31, 2010. Don't include books you've read prior to or started before 7/23/09.

• This reading challenge is for participants with a blog. If you decide to participate in the 2009/2010 Stephanie Plum Reading Challenge, create a post on your blog telling others about this event. In your post, be sure to include the link to this post on your blog. That way others can find their way here and join in the fun.

The books to be read are as follows:

1. One for the Money (1994)
2. Two for the Dough (1995)
3. Three to Get Deadly (1997)
4. Four to Score (1998)
5. High Five (1999)
6. Hot Six (2000)
7. Seven Up (2001)
8. Hard Eight (2002)
9. To the Nines (2003)
10. Ten Big Ones (2004)
11. Eleven on Top (2005)
12. Twelve Sharp (2006)
13. Lean Mean Thirteen (2007)
14. Fearless Fourteen (2008)
15. Finger Lickin' Fifteen (2009)

Since I have yet to read on Stephanie Plum book, I had better get going! **smile**

If you would like to take a journey down this reading road then head on over to
J. Kaye’s Book Blog the hostess for Stephanie Plum Reading Challenge to sign up and read all the details.