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Lost in the Labyrinth by Patrice Kindl
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The Neighbors Are Watching by Debra Ginsberg
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
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Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (March 04): 03/04/19

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?
Hosted by Kathryn of Book Date.

I finished the Davis painting. I'm not entirely satisfied with it but it's as good as I can do now.

Davis farm at sunset, a painting in acrylic

I also started the first of the climate change paintings. It's my first time using gouache but I felt it was the best medium for the series.

Smoke over East Avenue, gouache

Last week I read seven books, but the three last ones were really short and I read them over the weekend. On the Come Up by Angie Thomas is as good as The Hate U Give. I will be reviewing it on Saturday.

What I read:

  • Ghostbusters: Crossing Over by Erik Burnham and Dan Schoening (Illustrations); personal collection
  • The Cat of the Baskervilles by Vicki Delany; personal collection
  • Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire by Susan Tan; library book
  • On the Come Up by Angie Thomas; personal collection
  • Border Markers by Jenny Ferguson; personal collection
  • Bob the Artist by Marion Deuchars; library book
  • Magnificent Birds by Narisa Togo; library book

What I'm reading:

  • The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf; personal collection
  • Wrapped Up in You by Dan Jolley and Natalie Nourigat; library book
  • Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly; personal collection
  • Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake; personal collection

Up Soon:

  • Comics Will Break Your Heart by Faith Erin Hicks; personal collection
  • Paper Girls, Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang (Artist); personal collection
  • Swap'd by Tamara Ireland Stone; personal collection
  • An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim; personal collection / research

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Comment #1: Friday, March 01, 2019 at 17:55:00

Donna

4 books isn't too bad. They look like fun reads. Thanks for visiting Girl Who Reads.



Comment #2: Tuesday, March 05, 2019 at 14:35:00

Pussreboots

They were fun reads.



Comment #3: Monday, March 04, 2019 at 03:55:13

Greg

I need to read Paper Girls one of these days.



Comment #4: Tuesday, March 05, 2019 at 14:40:00

Pussreboots

I think you would like the series.



Comment #5: Monday, March 04, 2019 at 08:40:45

Beth F

I keep meaning to get to Song for a Whale



Comment #6: Tuesday, March 05, 2019 at 14:42:00

Pussreboots

I will get it reviewed shortly after reading it.



Comment #7: Monday, March 04, 2019 at 10:02:36

Erin @ Cracker Crumbs

Magnificent Birds looks really good! I will have to look for it. Your paintings look great as well! I had to look up what gouache is; very cool! Have a great week!



Comment #8: Tuesday, March 05, 2019 at 14:45:00

Pussreboots

Magnificent Birds is beautiful. I got into gouache because my daughter was watching a Youtube video by an illustrator. I realized the medium would work well for my climate change project.



Comment #9: Monday, March 04, 2019 at 10:29:28

Laurel-Rain Snow

Love the climate change picture...and On the Come Up looks good. Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.



Comment #10: Tuesday, March 05, 2019 at 14:49:00

Pussreboots

Thanks. I'll be done with the second one probably in time for next week's update. On the Come Up is excellent.



Comment #11: Monday, March 04, 2019 at 11:24:13

Kathy Martin

I still have The Hate U Give on my Kindle. I really need to get to it soon. Come see my week here. Happy reading!



Comment #12: Tuesday, March 05, 2019 at 14:53:00

Pussreboots

You should read it. The movie is also very good. I hope On the Come Up gets a movie adaptation too.



Comment #13: Monday, March 04, 2019 at 21:47:56

Kim

Wow! Your artwork is beautiful! Ghostbusters Crossover looks interesting.



Comment #14: Tuesday, March 05, 2019 at 14:57:00

Pussreboots

Thank you. The Ghostbusters comics are fun. The Crossover one, though, requires reading the previous ones. There are so many characters!



Comment #15: Monday, March 04, 2019 at 22:03:31

Elizabeth @ Silver's Reviews

Very nice paintings...lots of books with pretty covers.

ENJOY your week, and thanks for coming by my blog.



Comment #16: Tuesday, March 05, 2019 at 15:01:00

Pussreboots

Thank you. This week's going to be a busy one.



Comment #17: Monday, March 04, 2019 at 22:45:16

Stefanie

I had to Google Gouache. I would like to experiment more with gesso and paint for my cards as I'd like to go toward more mixed media. I'm thinking of getting some gelatos also.



Comment #18: Tuesday, March 05, 2019 at 15:05:00

Pussreboots

Before this project I've worked in oils and acrylics. I've dabbled in watercolors and colored pencils. Good luck with your projects!



Comment #19: Monday, March 04, 2019 at 18:53:08

Stefanie

WOW! That is one heck of a photo of the moon! You captured it perfectly. Did you use a special camera?



Comment #20: Tuesday, March 05, 2019 at 15:08:00

Pussreboots

I used my Olympus EPL-8 with a M.75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II lens. ISO 800. f8.0 and shutter speed 1/400. Manual focus. It's not a special camera — a midrange mirrorless camera.



Comment #21: Tuesday, March 05, 2019 at 07:27:43

Yvonne

I think the Davis painting is beautiful. Enjoy your books and have a great week!



Comment #22: Tuesday, March 05, 2019 at 15:16:00

Pussreboots

Thank you.



Comment #23: Tuesday, March 05, 2019 at 16:44:40

Deb Nance at Readerbuzz

I'm so glad to hear that Angie Thomas' second book is as good as the first. I will be looking for that one soon.

I also like the covers of Bob and Magnificent Birds. I shall also look for them.



Comment #24: Tuesday, March 05, 2019 at 15:18:00

Pussreboots

The two bird books are very good.



Comment #25: Tuesday, March 05, 2019 at 17:08:55

Kathleen Bailey

Hey, long time since I visited, I see you are still reading like crazy!



Comment #26: Tuesday, March 05, 2019 at 15:20:00

Pussreboots

It doesn't feel like a crazy pace to me. I do have other things I do. I work. I make art. Housework. Errands. Photography.

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