I'm Still Reading...Just A Bit Slower!

Since our daughter is playing on two softball teams this season, and we are coaching one of them...we have a very busy spring on our hands.  Due to this I will be posting less frequently...definitely not every day.  My goal is to post at least two or three times a week.

I'm still reading everyday...just a bit slower.  Thanks so much to those of you who read my blog!

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Bring On Spring!!!

I'm really enjoying all of my Spring magazines this week.  I'm particularly loving Southern Living and all the beautiful gardens, decorating ideas, and delicious looking food.  I'm loving the weather, and my daughter and I have walked on our local walking trail several times in the past week.  We've been playing catch, gearing up for softball season.  BRING ON SPRING!!!

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My daughter purchased a couple of books at the book fair today, and I thought I'd share them with you.  She's particularly excited about the first one.  She has a real interest in Greek mythology.  I think I'm going to read Sound Bender as part of mystery month.  It sounds pretty good.

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It's Softball Time...

We signed our daughter up for softball last week, and that got me thinking about softball in books.  I've never read nor heard of a "softball book", so I decided to go looking.

Here's some of what I found...

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From Goodreads...
Set in a small Oregon town just after WWII, this is the powerful tale of a community shattered by its reaction to two young newcomers, Aki and Shazam.  Told from 21 different points of view, Bat 6 explores the subject of Japanese-American racial prejudice after the war.

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From Goodreads...
The Story of two sisters and one softball-playing summer.

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From Goodreads...
Everyone thinks being a fourteen-year-old fast pitch softball player is nothing but fun and games.  But ask Rachel Adams, and you'll learn otherwise.  There are millions of problems to deal with, including demanding dads, grumpy coaches, and umpires that make terrible calls.  But Rachel really complicates things for herself when she sneaks out with her teammates, meets some boys, and drinks alcohol...

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From Goodreads...
Brooke Conrad is on top of the world.  She is the star shortstop for her high school's softball team, and it is one of the best teams in the state.  But everything changes overnight when the shortstop for the school's baseball team gets kicked out of school , and the baseball coach asks Brooke to take his place for the season.  Brooke has never heard of anything more ridiculous...

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From Amazon...
Fifteen-year-old Angel Williams has wanted a puppy all of her life, so she is ecstatic when her dad finally agrees he can get one-but on one condition.  She has to hit a home run in her softball game later in the day.  Much to Angel's delight, she does, and she is rewarded with an adorable chocolate Labrador named Homer.  Homer becomes her team's mascot, and he leads them on their quest to win the state championship.  But when Homer is injured in a freak accident, can Angel and the rest of the team continue without him?




Let me know if you've read a good book about softball !