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This past Friday was the second week in the February read-a-long for Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers at the War Through the Generations blog for the 2014 War Challenge With a Twist.
The questions are up, please stop by and offer your thoughts on pages 87-152 of the novel.
Click here for this week’s questions.
For the first week’s questions, go here.
Also if you have reviews for the Gulf Wars, you can link them here.
I want to wish a Happy Valentine’s Day for my #1 Miami Dolphins fan, my husband Cris. He’s been a rock over the last couple years while I’ve adjusted to motherhood and my new work schedule, etc. I love you and hope we have many more wonderful years together.
For those interesting in attending the Split This Rock! Poetry Festival next month, don’t miss your opportunity to save on the registration for four days.
The festival is March 27-30, 2014.
Pay just $85 for 4 days of festivities. The early bird rate ends on Feb. 14, 2014.
Check out what panels I’m looking forward to, here.
For those who love social causes, engaging with community members, listening to authors and poets, Split This Rock’s 2014 Poetry Festival is not to be missed.
They’ve even extended the early bird fee through Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2014. Pay just $85 for 4 days of festivities!
When is the festival: March 27-30, 2014
Where: This year, the festival book fair on March 29 will be held at the Human Rights Campaign Equality Forum!
And the other venues for the panels and events are: Institute for Policy Studies, Grosvenor Auditorium at the National Geographic Museum, The Wilderness Society, and the Charles Sumner School Museum & Archives.
Some of the poets expected, who I’m excited about are:
Among the panels I’m eager to check out:
There are tons of topics and activities, workshops, and readings in the evenings. Register here.
Need a little more inspiration, check out the Millie Christine video and the Split This Rock 2012 readings. I had a great time in 2010.
Today is the first week of the February read-a-long for Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers at the War Through the Generations blog for the 2014 War Challenge With a Twist.
The questions are up today, please stop by and offer your thoughts on the first 86 pages of the novel.
Click here for this week’s questions.
Also if you have reviews for the Gulf Wars, you can link them here.
With the new year comes the monthly unveiling of the 12 Moons by Erica Goss, Kathy McTavish, Nic S., and Swoon at Atticus Review.
Beginning last year, Erica was kind enough to share some insight into the project, and now that it’s here and live with the first installment, I wanted to provide a central list of links for our previous guest posts and interviews below:
With that recap, I’d like to turn everyone’s attention to January’s post at Atticus Review. Do spread the word, make comments, and wait anxiously for February’s installment…
I know I am.
As part of the War Through The Generations 2014 Reading Challenge with a Twist, we’ll be hosting a read-a-long for the Gulf Wars (Gulf War/Operation Desert Storm and Iraq War/Operation Iraqi Freedom).
In February, we’ll be reading Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers, which is about Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Discussion questions will be posted on Friday for the designated chapters.
As there are no chapter numbers, we’ll have to use approximate page numbers. The copy Serena will be using is in the image to the left. I’ve included some words for the beginning and ending of the sections to help guide those interested in participating.
Here’s the reading schedule and discussion dates: (these are the mass paperback pages)
We hope you’ll be joining us next month for our Gulf Wars read-a-long.
Here’s the schedule of read-a-longs for the 2014 War Through the Generations Reading Challenge With a Twist.
We hope that you’ll be joining us for at least one or more of these read-a-longs in 2014.
Rules for the Dive Into Poetry Reading Challenge 2014:
1. Create a post on your blog stating your intention to read poetry in 2014 and sign up in Mr. Linky. If you don’t have a blog, simply leave a comment about reading poetry in 2014.
2. Choose one of the following options to complete the challenge:
3. Complete your goals between Jan. 1, 2014, and Dec. 31, 2014.
Are you in?
Please add your review links here:
I wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year. May 2014 be filled with great books, family, and friends.
For those interested in the Best of 2013 list of books, click the image above.
Accomplishments in 2013:
My goals for this coming year:
What do you have in store for 2014?
