So many books… June has been a crazy month for book pick-ups. From A christianbook.com sale, to a ton of Kindle pick-ups, to my father-in-laws estate, we were just getting books right and left this month.
For Kindle:
Mrs. Tuesday’s Departure: A Christian Historical and Inspirational Romance of World War Two
Why I got it: I don’t actually remember getting this book, but since it’s in my Amazon history… I’m guessing free from BookBub?
Journey’s End (Gilded Promises)
Why I got it: This month Kindle First choice. I haven’t really been into the Kindle First choices the last few months. I use to be, if not excited, at least mildly interested, but not these last few months.
Blood of Requiem (Song of Dragons Book 1)
Why I got it: Someone suggested this author to me, and this is the first book in his dragon series. So got to begin at the very beginning, right?
Firefly Island
Why I got it: Same author as above, but not the same series. A stand alone fantasy book that sounded really good.
The Dragon Chronicles
Why I got it: A free collection of fantasy novels about dragons.
Galactic Empires: Eight Novels of Deep Space Adventure
Why I got it: Another free collection, this time of sci-fi stories.
LEGENDS: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery
Why I got it: And yet another free collection, do you see a trend here?
Spirit Legacy
Why I got it: This was free from BookBub and sounded really good. Again a book where dreams play an important role, plus it’s a coming of age story, two wins for me.
Call of the Herald
Why I got it: I’ve got to stop opening up BookBub emails. My TBR list is already overflowing, but I can’t seem to resist a free fantasy story, especially if its a coming of age one. And when the description says, “Catrin unknowingly triggers powerful, ancient, magic and fulfills a prophecy that says she will destroy entire nations.” Well that sealed it now I really want to read it.
ARC:
Called to Community
Why I got it: It was actually the tagline that made me request this book, “The Life Jesus Wants for His People.” This is something that has been on my mind, so I’m interested to see what the authors, it’s a collection of essays, have to say about it.
eArc:
Rags and Ruins
Why I got it: I recently joined the early reviewer team at Ravenswood Publishing and they ASKED me what I’d like to review next! What an awesome opportunity! I choose Rags and Ruins because it seems to be a fun twist on an old story. A fantasy story where the main character seems to be a human child raised as a goblin. Look for a review coming soon.
Coloring Book:
Creative Haven Peacock Designs Coloring Book
Why I got it: My husband is a great guy and when we saw this at the mall, he suggested we buy it. Because he knows how much I enjoy both coloring and peacocks. 🙂
Estate:
As with the pick-up from my grandparents there are too many books to list here, so I’ll just give you a few highlights. (Plus all of the classic young adult books pictured above.)
Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West
Why I got it: My husband picked this one out, but we are both interesting in Lewis and Clark (it’s an Oregon thing.)
The Pathfinder: Or, The Inland Sea 1914
Why I got it: A 1914 adventure books for boys. This one has obviously seen some use. And I believe this is the sequel to the Last of the Mohicans.
All Dressed Down and Nowhere to Go
Why I got it: One word: Dilbert.
How to Calculate Quickly: Full Course in Speed Arithmetic
Why I got it: My husband is the one who bought this for his dad. They both shared a lot of mathematics.
Cosmos
Why I got it: Carl Sagan’s classic is one we didn’t have yet.
Mysteries of the ancient world
Why I got it: A Nat Geo book that looks pretty interesting.
75 Scrambles In Oregon: The Best Non-technical ascents
Why I got it: My father-in-law will most be remembered for his love of hiking.
Super Bowl XI Program Guide
Why I got it: My father-in-law went to this super bowl. And although we were in hope that his ticket would be inside(it wasn’t) it’s still a neat piece of family history.
Taekwondo Tigers Series:
Why I got it: Little Bug has been taking Taekwondo class since last July. Recently our school has launch a new program for the Tigers class (4 to 6 year olds.) This new program includes a cast of characters for the different belt ranks. And each character has their own book. Score for bookworms! (Note: We are still waiting on the last book Baron to come in.)
Kindergarten Readers:
Schools out for the summer! And guess what the newly minted 1st Grader came home with? A stack of books from school. They were getting rid of some of the old practice and phonics readers (most are 8-10 pages long) and like a good little bookworm little bug brought home a stack including: old Five Little Ducks, Whose Baby?, Dune Bug, Look, Mom, No Words! , In a Dark, Dark Wood, White Rabbit’s Color Book…
Christianbook.com Sale
Forbidden (The Books of Mortals)
Why I got it: I’ve heard good things about this Christian dystopian series and the prices was ridiculously low.
Emma of Aurora: The Complete Change and Cherish Trilogy: A Clearing in the Wild, A Tendering in the Storm, A Mending at the Edge
Why I got it: I thought this would be a series that my mom, my grandmother and I could share and enjoy. However the book is HUGE! So big I can’t imagine my 90 year-old grandmother holding it to read. Even looking at it I am imaging getting carpel tunnel from trying to read the thing. But I enjoy Jane Kirkpatrick, and the book was only $1.99 so it’s waiting for me on the TBR shelf.
Landon Snow and the Shadows of Malus Quidam, Landon Snow & The Island Of Arcanum, Landon Snow & The Volucer Dragon, Landon Snow & The Auctor’s Kingdom
Why I got it: They were .99 cents each and I am always on the look out for the next Cooper Kids adventure series to share with my nephew.
The Bernstein Bears God Bless Our Country
Why I got it: For Little Bug because, #1 she has discovered the Bernstein Bears books this year and loves them, and #2 because we have been talking about the 4th of July and what it means.
The Bernstein Bears’ Harvest Festival
Why I got it: Again I got it for Little Bug because she has totally fallen in love with the Bear of Bear Country this year.
Curious George Time for School
Why I got it: This book is really cool, the has a fold out practice clock that you use as you read the book. Makes teaching time extra fun and it’s practical.
Misc:
Miss Brooks Loves Books (And I Don’t)
Why I got it: Staples had this book in the back of the store and marked down to $1.97 because the paper cover was torn.
Before You Go: A Daily Devotional
Why I got it: I am working on writing a e- booklet for my client Forever Changed International and their missions trips. (Ok so it’s been on my to-do list for 6 months, but I still plan to get to it sometime.) My business partner, Bradley suggested this book to help me get the creative juice flowing.
The Ghost Bride
Why I got it: We’ve recently re-opened the Carnegie Library for Saturday hours, so to help promote our newly expanded hours the Library Foundation had a booth at the nearby Farmers Market where they gave away old ARCs from the Library. This was the one I picked.
10 replies on “June 2016 Book Pick-Ups”
Love the Estate books. But the chunkiness of Emma of Aurora is attractive 😉
I got Emma of Aurora to share with my Grandmother. I’m just trying to imagine how my 90 year old grandma is going to manage with that huge book. Maybe she’ll have to lay it out on a table to read it.
Lots of great titles in your haul. Love the old covers of the Estate books. The Bobbsey Twins books sparked a childhood memory. Their annuals were regular Christmas presents from my parents.
My younger sister was into the Bobsey Twins. I was always more of a Nancy Drew girl. But I really love those old covers too.
Love those Estate books. We have a few of them from my husband’s collection when his parent’s passed. I also love those Berenstein Bears. I miss reading those with our kids! Such great lessons!
We have been on a HUGE Berenstein Bears kick. I have read … Get the Gimmies and …Too Much Junk Food over-and-over-and-over. I know this phase will pass but I thought I’d better get some new ones in the mix while I can.
I had fun looking through your list. Called to Community caught my eye.
I haven’t been able to start Called to Community yet, but I need to get to it soon as it’s an ARC. I’ll post my review on my blog when I finish it.
That is an impressive number of pick ups. 🙂
The last couple of month have just been crazy! The July pick-ups list won’t be nearly as long.