Adventures in Reading

                     "One benefit of summer was that each day we had more light to read by."
                                                                           —Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle

 I recall lazy summer days spent lying in the shade of a spreading maple tree, 

my friends and I devouring The Happy Hollisters mystery books.
                                                                                                 —Rita Wechter

            Memorial Day marks the unofficial beginning of summer, that season of travel and great summer reads.  This week in lieu of travel writing and photography, I submit links to book reviews by Vickie Bates—published on her blog No Bad Language.

           As part of her 2012 Reading Challenge, Vickie has been posting monthly reading updates and she offers in-depth, thoughtful reviews of books she’s read so far this year.   Vickie’s reading selections—both fiction and non-fiction—reflect her interest in a wide variety of topics and subject matter.


           Enjoy these informative reviews and, if you decide to travel to a destination you’ve read about on my blog, take one of these books along to keep you company.


January Book Reviews:  http://nobadlanguage.net/so-many-books-so-little-time/

February Book Reviews: http://nobadlanguage.net/a-long-reading-list-for-a-short-month/

March Book Reviews:   http://nobadlanguage.net/reading-challenge-update-the-march-of-time/

April Book Reviews:  http://nobadlanguage.net/reading-lessons/


May Reading Update coming in a few days on No Bad Language!




                                    “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”
                                                                                       —Joseph Addison