How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long & Illustrated by David Shannon

Title: How I Became a Pirate

Author: Melinda Long

Illustrator: David Shannon

Length: 44 pages

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers

Classification: Children's Book

Release Date: September 1, 2003

Source: Library Book

Pirates have green teeth—when they have any teeth at all. I know about pirates, because one day, when I was at the beach building a sand castle and minding my own business, a pirate ship sailed into view.So proclaims Jeremy Jacob, a boy who joins Captain Braid Beard and his crew in this witty look at the finer points of pirate life by the Caldecott Honor–winning illustrator David Shannon and the storyteller Melinda Long. Jeremy learns how to say “scurvy dog,” sing sea chanteys, and throw food . . . but he also learns that there are no books or good night kisses on board: “Pirates don’t tuck.” A swashbuckling adventure with fantastically silly, richly textured illustrations that suit the story to a T. 

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Waiting on Wednesday #47: Blood For Blood

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Squid and Octopus Friends for Always by Tao Nyeu

Title: Squid and Octopus Friends for Always

Author & Illustrator: Tao Nyeu

Length: 40 pages

Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers

Classification: Children's Book

Release Date: June 28, 2012

Source: Library Book

A friend for always is someone who... knows how to cheer you up when you're feeling droopy, usually sees things your way, and never lets a quarrel get out of hand. As you'll see in these endearing, silly stories, a friend for always is the very best thing in the deep blue sea.

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My Latest Binge #11: Stranger Things & The Remnant Chronicles

I really like to binge watch and binge read series! It is so easy to do. And so I want to share all my latest and current binge watches and binge reads with all of you! Sometimes it might just be something I'm watching or something I'm reading or both! 

Waiting on Wednesday #46: Illusion

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August 2016 Highlights

Summer Bookish Bingo & #VASRP Wrap-Up

Bookish Bingo: Summer 2016 (June/July/August)

Hosted by: Pretty Deadly Reviews

I LOVE participating in Bookish Bingo. But sadly, this time around I didn't do well. No bingos for me this time. Hopefully I will do better next time!

Name in Title: Rose & Thorn (Ash & Bramble #2)

Aussie Author:

Magic: The King Slayer (The Witch Hunter #2)

Water on Cover: Romeo Redeemed (Juliet Immortal #2)

Historical Setting: 1900-1950's:

F/F or M/M Romance:

White Cover: Confess 

June, July, or August Release: Just a Girl by Ellie Cahill

Folklore or Myths:

Weather Words in Title: The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer #1)

Red Cover: Juliet Immortal (Juliet Immortal #1)

Part of a 4+ Book Series:

Free: These Shallow Graves

PoC MC:

A Book About Books: Famous in Love (Famous in Love #1) 

Over 500 Pages: The Beauty of Darkness (The Remnant Chronicles #3) 

2016 Debut: The Crown's Game (The Crown's Game #1)

Mental Health:

Starts with S, U, M, E, or R: Even in Paradise

Yellow Cover: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two

Middle Grade: Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin

Outdoors:

Food in Title or On Cover:

Political Intrigue: Break Me Like a Promise (Once Upon a Crime Family #2)

Monsters:

2016 Virtual Summer Reading Program

Hosted By:  Read. Sleep. Repeat and He Said Books Or Me

Goal: 25 Books 

My Summer Reading List:

1. Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
2. Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
3. Even in Paradise by Chelsey Philpot
4. The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine
5. Emmy & Oliver by Robin Benway
6. Never Never by Brianna Shrum
7. The Chapel Wars by Lindsey Leavitt
8. The Fine Art of Pretending by Rachel Harris
9. Hello? by Liza M. Wiemer
10. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
11. Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
12. A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
13. Two Summers by Aimee Friedman
14. The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer #1) by Jenny Han
15. It's Not Summer Without You (Summer #2) by Jenny Han
16. We'll Always Have Summer (Summer #3) by Jenny Han
17. Just a Girl by Ellie Cahill
18. Famous in Love (Famous in Love #1) by Rebecca Serle
19. How to Love by Katie Cotugno
20. Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira
21. The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles #1) by Mary E. Pearson
22. The Heart of Betrayal (The Remnant Chronicles #2) by Mary E. Pearson
23. The Beauty of Darkness (The Remnant Chronicles #3) by Mary E. Pearson
24. The Great Hunt by Wendy Higgins
25. The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord

As you can see I read 17 books from my Summer TBR list! Yay! I really wanted to read all 25, but sadly I ran out of time. I also read a few other books that were not on my list. I'm not sure if those count, but I thought I would still share ALL the books I read during the #VASRP time frame (June 20th - September 5th)!

1. Juliet Immortal (Juliet Immortal #1) by Stacey Jay
2. Romeo Redeemed (Juliet Immortal #2) by Stacey Jay
3. Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
4. The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer #1) by Jenny Han
5. It's Not Summer Without You (Summer #2) by Jenny Han
6. We'll Always Have Summer (Summer #3) by Jenny Han
7. The Chapel Wars by Lindsey Leavit
8. Just a Girl by Ellie Cahill
9. The Fine Art of Pretending (The Fine Art of Pretending #1) by Rachel Harris
10. The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles #1) by Mary E. Pearson
11. Famous in Love (Famous in Love #1) by Rebecca Serle
12. Dumplin' (Dumplin' #1) by Julie Murphy
13. The Heart of Betrayal (The Remnant Chronicles #2) by Mary E. Pearson
14. Even in Paradise by Chelsey Philpot
15. The Beauty of Darkness (The Remnant Chronicles #3) by Mary E. Pearson
16. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child- Parts One and Two (Harry Potter #8) by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne
17. Rose & Thorn (Ash & Bramble #2) by Sarah Prineas
18. The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord
19. How to Love by Katie Cotugno
20. Emmy & Oliver by Robin Benway
21. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

So I read a total of 21 books during the Virtual Adult Summer Reading Program. I really wanted to reach my goal, but I am actually REALLY HAPPY with my results. Summer is usually my busiest time of the year. My girls are out of school, so I am usually spending all my free time with them and my family. I was so busy, I really didn't participate in this event as much as I wanted. I kept forgetting to do the Challenges and forgot all about the twitter chats. I am still glad I joined though, I think I would have read a lot less this summer if I wouldn't have. (Last year I didn't even read 5 books during summer vacation, it was the biggest reading slump!)

I didn't reach all my summer goals. But overall, I am really happy with my summer reading this year. What books did you read during summer vacation? 

Waiting on Wednesday #45: Gemina

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The Pigeon Needs a Bath! by Mo Willems

Title: The Pigeon Needs a Bath!(Pigeon)

Author & Illustrator: Mo Willems

Length: 40 pages

Publisher: Disney Hyperion

Classification: Children's Book

Release Date: April 1, 2014

Source: Library Book

The Pigeon really needs a bath! Except, the Pigeon's not so sure about that. Besides, he took a bath last month! Maybe. It's going to take some serious convincing to try and get the Pigeon to take the plunge.

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