what i read in february

what i read in february by ricracretro on Polyvore.com

Once again my choices of the month are dictated by books I'm previewing for work, books that I was personally curious about, and books I'm re-reading out of devotion. Some I am glad to add to my "books I've read" list, and at least one I rather wish I hadn't read. Without further ado . . . here is my list of books (both paper and eInk)that I've read this past month:

• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• Cleopatra : a Life by Stacy Schiff
• Dreadnought by Cherie Priest
• Eros, Philia, Agape (Adobe Digital Editions sample) by Rachel Swirsky
• Escape from the Carnivale : a Neverland Island Book by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson
• Forever in Blue : the Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
• Girls in Pants : the Third Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
• Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
• The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
• The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
• Sorta Like a Rockstar by Matthew Quick
• Teach Yourself Visually Excel 2010 by Paul McFedries
• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
• Wicked : the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

Big A . . . little a . . . what begins with Aa?

Peggy Parish's character, Amelia Bedelia, has always made me laugh. As a child I was intrigued and amused by Amelia Bedelia making sponge cake using actual sponges and a variety of other literal blunders and misunderstandings. I am partial to the copies illustrated by Lynn Sweat, for sentimental reasons, and many of Amelia Bedelia's adventures have a permanent home on my bookshelf. As far as I am concerned, the Amelia Bedelia books are a staple of childhood literature. Guaranteed to cause smiling and giggling.

once upon a time . . .

. . . there was a little girl who loved to read. Who used to play with her sister that they were at a library and she was a librarian checking out books. Books were her constant companion as she grew. Now that little girl is all grown up and has become a real librarian. She still loves to read. She is planning on sharing her thoughts with you about the books she's read, what she enjoyed, what she wished she hadn't read, quotes that stick with her, and the joy of stories and information found within pages bound together.