The other challenge I have joined is the THE CANADIAN BOOK CHALLENGE. There are complete details on John Mutford’s site which I have linked for you. This is a little more demanding than THE CLASSIC BOOK CHALLENGE in that you have to read 13 Canadian books between now and July 31, 2009, but I love the concept. Mutford has listed a number of different approaches and is approaching the challenge himself by reading one book for each province and territory…hence 13!
I am going for the "Free Spirit" which means 13 from any category, mostly because there are some new books coming out this fall that I do not want to miss.
The idea with this, as in the Classic Challenge, is that after you have finished reading you blog a quick review. You don’t have to have a blog. You can put your review here in the comment section and I will link it to the Canadian Book Challenge site, or you can post the review in a couple of other places described on the site.
Here’s my list, in no particular order….I hope to see yours soon!
LATE NIGHTS ON AIR – Elizabeth Hay
CANOE LAKE– Roy MacGregor
THROUGH BLACK SPRUCE– Joseph Boyden
CHARLOTTE AND CLAUDIA KEEPING IN TOUCH– Joan Barfoot
LULLABIES FOR LITTLE CRIMINALS – Helen O’Neill
OTHERWISE– Farley Mowat
THE RETREAT – David Bergen
FALLING – Anne Simpson
THE FILM CLUB – David Gilmour
ROBERTSON DAVIES: A PORTRAIT IN MOSAIC– Val Ross
OLLIE’S FIELD JOURNAL: A 9/10THS HAPPY STORY FROM AFRICA– Patti McIntosh (author) and Tara Langlois (illustrator)
KING LEARY– Paul Quarrington
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES– Lucy Maud Montgomery ( a re-read, but a must do in light of the 100th anniversary and the fact that it’s one of my favourite books)
Ha! Ha! John. It’s supposed to be something GREEN.
What do you suppose is the revelation at the end of Mowat’s book? I think it’ll come out that he really hates wolves.