Currently in Hand

Yesterday I ran to the library and picked up 11 books. It isn't unusual for me to pick up more than I can possibly read in the allotted 3 weeks, but I do love to have some variety from which to choose. Also, most often I'm able to renew online if I really don't want to let go of something, but haven't gotten to it yet (and as a general rule of thumb, if I sense I won't read something in this round, I return it immediately, along with anything I've finished, so that others may have a chance at it! Not fair to hoarde!).

The books I selected:

1. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'engle (currently reading, as previously mentioned)
2. IT by Stephen King
3. The Drawing of the Three: The Dark Tower II by Stephen King
4. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
5. Dune by Frank Herbert
6. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
7. The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
8. Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl
9. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
10. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
11. A Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L'engle

Those that are bolded I have read before and am re-reading. A few of them I suspect I may have read when I was younger, but just don't recall (I suppose we'll find out once I start reading them!). Also, I think it's clear there are some themes in what I selected.

Many of these books are children's "chapter" books. Once I began dreaming of A Wrinkle in Time, I found I yearned to spend some more time in that period of my reading life. Of course, I haven't read nearly enough Stephen King and Dune is a classic sci-fi novel which I've found recently I love (or figured out finally that I had always been fond of sci-fi/fantasy and simply hadn't realized it).

Also, I have Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. Hamilton on hand. Recently I ran to the used bookstore to find it because it was checked out of the library and the due date was too far off for me to bear (I had just finished the one before it, Blue Moon). Once I had it in hand, I realized I wanted to wait until my hold requests for the books following it came in. Then I could have a week or two of just Anita Baker (the main character in the series) novels. So, I'm hoping to get a call from the library around March 6th stating that they've all arrived (when they're due!) and ready to be picked up. Until then, I'll be working my way through the volumes listed above, and feverishly working on compiling my updated reading list.