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I am not on Carole’s official list of participants in the Ten on Tuesday party, but since this week’s topic<\/a> took a literary bent, I’m gate crashing:<\/p>\n

10 Books on Your Summer Reading List*<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Matilda<\/em> by Roald Dahl — Other people my age were fed a steady diet of Dahl growing up, but he wasn’t part of our household canon. Plus the main character really likes to read, judging by the cover.<\/li>\n

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  2. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz<\/em> by L. Frank Baum — I’ve read two of the later Oz books (and a more modern adaptation), but never the original.<\/li>\n

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  3. The Penderwicks<\/em> by Jeanne Birdsall — A book about summer vacation. I’m hoping for something Eageresque. (These first three are part of getting caught up on the Top 100 Children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Books from the School Library Journal<\/em>.)<\/li>\n

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  4. Gone-Away Lake<\/em> by Elizabeth Enright — Karen rightly pointed out that you can’t very well get caught up on the 100 best kids’ books without re-reading a few favorites. This is another great summer read.<\/li>\n

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  5. At Home<\/em> by Bill Bryson — This was on my list as soon as I heard he had a new book coming out (and has catapulted toward the top now that I have my hands on an ARC (advanced reader copy). He’s my favorite non-fiction author.<\/li>\n

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  6. Greenwitch<\/em> by Susan Cooper — The next installment in the Dark Is Rising series. (Yes, I know in a year when people are eagerly waiting for new books to come out in favorite series that it’s funny that the sequel I’m most excited about was published the year I was born.)<\/li>\n

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  7. Sun in the Morning<\/em> by M.M. Kaye — One of Karen’s recommendations (which are nearly always good) and one of the books I’m reading for the Nonfiction Five challenge this summer<\/li>\n

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  8. The Invisible Kingdom: From the Tips of Our Fingers to the Tops of Our Trash, Inside the Curious World of Microbes<\/em> by Idan Ben-Barak — Another one of the nonfiction summer reads. I started this back in February as a work assignment but it actually seemed interesting!<\/li>\n

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  9. Magic for Beginners<\/em> by Kelly Link — Already in my Goodreads queue, this got bumped up when it was recommended based on the previous five books I’d read.<\/li>\n

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  10. The Lacuna<\/em> by Barbara Kingsolver — I bought this last winter when I heard her read from it just after it was published. It’s been sitting next to the computer waiting for me to feel epically inclined. Hopefully soon!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What’s on your summer reading list?<\/p>\n

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    *This is all non-binding, of course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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