I know I like to read, but this is ridiculous!

For all those who wonder why I don't post more often.....

When the semester started, the head of the Children’s Lit program (who is also one of my teachers) told me that I would easily read 100 books this semester.

I thought she was exaggerating.

I was wrong.

This is my pile as it first started. Just a couple of text books and some books to read for fun.

The pile quickly grew into this:

And due to a sideways rain storm and the fact that I checked out about 20 more books this pseduo bookshelf turned into this:

This is the bookshelf I claimed for my own from Erin and Joe's furniture. It is holding all the books I have checked out from the library and my textbooks.

The books on the lower left are books that I am done reading. They’re everything Jacqueline Woodson has ever written minus I think three titles. After next week I can check all those back in to the library. I just have one project left to do with them due today. Have I started? Mostly...

The books stacked next to those on the bottom are all the books by Phillip Hoose (minus one) and I’ll read those in the month of October.

On the top left are textbooks and books for my Criticism of Children’s Lit class. See that white, huge monstrosity of a textbook? Yeah, not fun.

The books stacked in the middle are things that I have borrowed from people hoping someday to read, and the books to the right of those are books checked out from the library that I hope to read for fun. Again, someday.

Elena’s Library Stats (as of 10/7/09)

46 books checked out

20 books on hold

38 of the books checked out are for class

8 books are “for fun” reading that I wish I could get to but sadly will not

24 books yet to be requested

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Is it December yet?