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What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Left Your Home Today? October 2008		157	iwillrejoice, October 2008
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ARC Junkies : Which ARC Are Your Reading Now?		291	Alirambles, October 2008
ARC Junkies : Penny for your thoughts?		303	Risa15, September 2008
What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 23 August 2008		240	Morphidae, September 2008
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ARC Junkies : Reading Order? (Moved from Early Reviewers Group)		7	24girl, August 2008
What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - #1: AUGUST. 2008		320	charlienmary, August 2008
ARC Junkies : Direct Email Offers		80	tapestry100, August 2008
ARC Junkies : ARCs received in the mail...		423	DevourerOfBooks, August 2008

3. The Shiniest Jewel by Marian Henley A graphic memoir - the author goes through the international adoption process while her father dies. The art wasn't impressive but her story is very touching. 4. Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix A young adult sci-fi book that I enjoyed ...

... src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0446199311.01._SX140_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg"> 82. The Shiniest Jewel by Marian Henley. Graphic memoir about Henley's adoption, at age 50, of a Russian orphan. Also explores her relationship with her father. Not her ...

... different moochers today: The Red Tent by Anita Diamant, the second of three copies I bought at a library sale The Shiniest Jewel by Marian Henley Both were just listed this morning (along with The Club Dumas because I was very low on points, and I wanted to at least list ...

47. Found The Shiniest Jewel a graphic memoir about the author adopting a boy from Russia - read it in one sitting.

Found The Shiniest Jewel a graphic memoir about the author adopting a boy from Russia - read it in one sitting. Also reading Swimming with Strangers, as I liked her last collection of short stories. Both books were arcs and are due to be published in US soon.

... no time flat and started on Henry VI Part II. I needed something to intersperse that with, so I added the graphic memoir The Shiniest Jewel, but that was such a quick read that I'm already done with it. Now I'm probably going to start The Necklace to help break up Shakespeare a bit.

You guys were right, The Shiniest Jewel is done and was pretty moving. I guess I need to get back to Henry VI Part II for a bit, then move onto The Necklace.

DevourerOfBooks - go with The Shiniest Jewel you can read it in an hour.

... penguin classics book, Henry VI Part II in a rush before the 'deadline' and am going to start on either The Necklace or The Shiniest Jewel. Any suggestions on which I should go with?

... on my blog Worducopia. The ARCs I have songs for so far are: Freeze Frame, The Shiniest Jewel, Wife in the North, and When We were Romans. I also picked songs for Just Do It, The Film Club, Ten Cents a Dance, A Home at the End of the Wor ...

... I've finished 2 books that are coming out 9/1 and 2 books on my own list. Something really quick like a graphic novel (the Shiniest Jewel comes to mind), I might take a look inside and finish before I quite realize I've started it. After something really heavy I'm more likely to pick up ...

got an email about The Gone-Away World as well Also received recently When we were Romans, The Shiniest Jewel, Schooled and today got a second copy of Savvy and my copy of The Organ Grinder arrived.

I got The Shiniest Jewel yesterday and When we Were Romans and The Necklace today. I also got Hurry Down Sunshine from LT earlier this week.

Whoo Hooo!! I received The Shiniest Jewel today and The Keepsake today!! (I'm in So. California so I'm usually dead last to receive stuff. I think the shipments work their way from East to West)

My review of The Shiniest Jewel is posted here. This was my first time reading a "graphic" book (a memoir in this case), and I absolutely loved it; I may be adding graphic novels ...

I opened my mailbox to a stack of packages! For ARCs I got The Wordy Shipmates and The Shiniest Jewel! (in the midwest)

I received The Necklace and The Shiniest Jewel today in VA

... Farah Ahmedi Scribbling the Cat by Alexandra Fuller The Rainy Season by Amy Wilentz From publishers: The Shiniest Jewel by Marian Henley The Necklace: Thirteen Women and the Experiment that Transformed Their Lives by Cheryl Jarvis

I received The Shiniest Jewel and The Necklace: Thirteen Women and the Experiment that Transformed Their Lives in the mail today as well. I think my husband may yell at me. He reminded me yesterday that, in our little condo in its current configuration, there really isn't room for another ...

The Shiniest Jewel and The Necklace by Cheryl Jarvis came near Boston yesterday. (no touchstones on The Necklace? There are many similar titles listed) I've never read a "graphic" book, and I was pleased to receive The Shiniest Jewel. I tore right through it last night, wonderful! Hop ...

Received Acedia and Me and The Shiniest Jewel via the USPS today out here in Oregon.

The Necklace: thirteen women..., The Shiniest Jewel (which is actually a graphic memoir- didn't know that but looks good), and Devil's Brood came today. Devil's Brood is the third in a trilogy and good Lord it's huge~730 pages! I had been considering buying the first two to read before ...

... the thread. From Hachette Book Group USA: Want to be an early reviewer of a great new book from Springboard Press? THE SHINIEST JEWEL is new funny and touching graphic memoir from Marian Henley that tells the story of adopting a baby at age 50, and all of the waiting, heartbreak, and ...