I obtained the list of children and young adult books that I will have to read for one of my classes next semester, and today read one of the high-school level ones.
It is called "If I Stay" and is by Gayle Forman. A very powerful book about the love of family, and the choices we all make. The main character is a 17 year old girl named Mia. I would not recommend reading this if you are in a sad mood. I also would suggest a box of tissues nearby.
It's short, less than 200 pages, but very well worth reading.
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I stopped by the library today to print out some discussion guide questions for the books I'm reading for my class. (We have to post thoughts about the books and do blog posts - so I'm taking notes as I go to be prepared.)
I was going to print out the booklist, but it was 15 pages long, and at $.15 per page, just not worth it.
I checked to see if there were any books on running that I could use as a source for my project, but there weren't any usable ones. I do have "Born To Run" by Christopher McDougal on hold, which will be a great source.
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I also stopped by Wal-mart and by Payless to check out any shoes they had to replace my sandals. Wal-mart had a slim selection of sandals for $5, but none of them fit my wide feet. 
Payless had some, but all of them had way too much heel to be a comfortable walking shoe.
I was going to stop by the Dollar General, but breezed right past it on the way home without realizing it. (It is less than 1/4 block from my street.)
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I stopped by the bank to deposit my gym paycheck and the check from my dad (iPhone fees). I attempted to do both checks via the drive up ATM, but it couldn't read my dad's check. So, I had to go inside to deposit it. Not painful, just annoying.
I also pulled out the $30 I need to bring tomorrow when I go to my orientation meeting at the no-kill animal shelter.
I am feeling uber exhausted right now - maybe left over from Saturday? - but need to have much more energy for tomorrow night!
A good YA book and Shoe Shopping
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anything by Joan Aiken or Tove Jannson (Moomins)!
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At one time the class required you to read ALL newberry and caldecat award winners ... But then they realized that was to much. So now they've selected a good portion of them, as well as other books, and then you choose two or three from each section/ age level. One of the caveats is you have to choose books you haven't read ..... In some sections, that doesn't leave me very many choices!