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Milo and Emil, reading up a storm!

182 BOOK "METERS" completed with just under two weeks to go!

Shoot those titles our way, Villa di Maria!  And, if you're willing, please send along a photo with one of your favorite reads!  (megm@villadimaria.org)

Thanks to all who HAVE participated and to those who are PLANNING on participating!

Please send us your lists by Monday, August 15th!

Hank is all about the hoops this summer!Hank Yau's List:

1. The Basketball Book
2. At the Buzzer: Greatest Moments in NBA History
3. Magic Thief
4. Michael Jordan
5. Tim Duncan
6. Magic Johnson
7. Best NBA Teams of All Time
8. Best NBA Centers of All Time
9. Best NBA Forwards of All Time
10. Best NBA Guards of All Time
11. Best NBA Dunkers of All Time
12. Best NBA Shooters of All Time
13. The Best of Everything Basketball Book
14. Basketball: How it Works
15. Center Court: The History of Basketball
16. All Ball: Basketball’s Greatest Players

The Knight Family Lists:Milo:

1. Animorphs 25: The Extreme, by K. A. Applegate
2. Animorphs 27: The Exposed, by K. A. Applegate
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Ugly Truth, by Jeff Kinney
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3, The Last Straw, by Jeff Kinney
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid 9, The Long Haul, by Jeff Kinney
6. Animorphs 28: The Experiment, by K. A. Applegate
7. Nursery Rhyme Comics (various authors)
8. Animorphs 30: The Reunion, by K. A. Applegate
9. Usborne Illustrated Stories from the Greek Myths, retold by Russell Punter
10. Animorphs 20: The Discovery, by K. A. Applegate
11. Animorphs 31: The Conspiracy, by K. A. Applegate
12. Animorphs 32: The Separation, by K. A. Applegate
13. Animorphs 36: The Mutation, by K. A. Applegate
14. Animorphs 9: The Secret, by K. A. Applegate
15. Animorphs 10: The Android, by K. A. Applegate
16. Animorphs 29: The Sickness, by K. A. Applegate
17. Anno's Math Games, by Mitsumasa Anno
18. Animorphs 35: The Proposal, by K. A. Applegate
19. Animorphs 26: The Attack, by K. A. Applegate
20. Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers, by Dav Pilkey
21. Animorphs 38: The Arrival, by K. A. Applegate
22. Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers, by Dav Pilkey
23. Animorphs 42: The Journey, by K. A. Applegate
24. The 52-Story Treehouse, by Andy Griffiths
25. Treasure Hunters, by James Patterson
26. Treasure Hunters 2: Danger Down the Nile, by James Patterson
27. Treasure Hunters 3: Secret of the Forbidden City, by James Patterson
28. Animorphs 45: The Revelation, by K. A. Applegate
29. The Quest for Paradise, by Geronimo Stilton
30. Wildwood, by Colin Meloy
31. Captain Underpants and the Battle of the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part II, by Dav Pilkey
32. Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People, by Dav Pilkey
33. Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000, by Dav Pilkey
34. Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot, by Dav Pilkey
35. Super Diaper Baby 2, by Dav Pilkey
36. The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr. Willy Wonka, by Roald Dahl
37. Magic Tree House #3: Mummies in the Morning, by Mary Pope Osborne
38. Magic Tree House #50: Hurry Up, Houdini! by Mary Pope Osborne
39. Demon Dentist, by David Walliams
40. The Twits, by Roald Dahl
41. The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, by Roald Dahl
42. Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets, by Dav Pilkey
43. Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants, by Dav Pilkey
44. That One Spooky Night, by Dave Bar-el
45. Howie Monroe and the Doghouse of Doom (Tales from the House of Bunnicula), by James Howe
46. Invasion of the Mind Swappers from Asteroid 6!, by James Howe
47. It Came from Beneath the Bed!, by James Howe
48. Magic Tree House #37: Dragon of the Red Dawn, by Mary Pope Osborne
49. Magic Tree House #32: Winter of the Ice Wizard, by Mary Pope Osborne
50. The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, by Dav Pilkey
51. The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, by Dav Pilkey
52. The Celery Stalks at Midnight, by James Howe
53. Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask, by R. L. Stine
54. Goosebumps Most Wanted: A Nightmare on Clown Street, by R. L. Stine
55. Goosebumps Most Wanted: Dr. Manic Will See You Now, by R. L. Stine
56. Big Nate, by Lincoln Peirce
57. Big Nate 2, by Lincoln Peirce
58. Goosebumps: Don't Go to Sleep!, by R. L. Stine
59. Goosebumps Hall of Horrors: The Birthday Party of No Return, by R. L. Stine
60. Goosebumps Hall of Horrors: The Five Masks of Dr. Scream, by R. L. Stine
61. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J. K. Rowling
62. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J. K. Rowling
63. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J. K. Rowling
64. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J. K. Rowling
65. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 4: Dog Days, by Jeff Kinney
66. The BFG, by Roald Dahl
67. The Witches, by Roald Dahl

Oliver's List

1. The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Watermelon Money, by The Berenstains
2. Stuck, by Oliver Jeffers
3. Buzz Boy and Fly Guy, by Tedd Arnold
4. The Cut-Ups Cut Loose, by James Marshall
5. The Miss Nelson Collection, by James Marshall
6. The Cut-Ups Crack Up, by James Marshall
7. Bears in the Night, by Stan and Jan Berenstain
8. The Bears' Picnic, by Stan and Jan Berenstain
9. The Bears' Vacation, by Stan and Jan Berenstain
10. The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree, by Stan and Jan Berenstain
11. The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Dinosaur Bone
12. Shoo Fly Guy, by Tedd Arnold
13. Super Fly Guy, by Tedd Arnold
14. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy, by Tedd Arnold
15. Fly High, Fly Guy, by Tedd Arnold
16. Hooray for Fly Guy, by Tedd Arnold
17. I Spy Fly Guy, by Tedd Arnold
18. Amelia Bedelia, by Peggy Parish
19. Goodnight, Darth Vader, by Jeffrey Brown

Lauren's List

1. Grunt, by Mary Roach
2. Zeitoun, by Dave Eggers
3. The Girls, by Emma Cline
4. Astonish Me, by Maggie Shipstead
5. The Passenger, by Lisa Lutz
6. The Best American Poetry 2015, (various authors)
7. Eligible, by Curtis Sittenfeld
8. Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
9. A Country Called Childhood, by Jay Griffiths
10. My Planet, by Mary Roach
11. The Where, the Why, and the How, by Matt LaMothe, Jenny Volvovski, and Julia Rothman
12. Little Children, by Tom Perrotta

PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED TITLES BELOW:The Andre-Jhing Family List:Lynne's favorites this summer :1. La chasse à l’ours (We’re Going on a Bear Hunt), Michael Rosen – Helen Oxenbury (15 cm)2. La pomme rouge (The Red Apple), Kazuo Iwamura (19 cm)3. Le piano des bois (The Piano of the Woods), Kazuo Iwamura (19 cm)4. Réveillé les premiers (Hanna’s Night), Komako Sakai (19 cm)5. La couleur des emotions (The Color Monster), Anna LLenas (24 cm)6. Mes petites histoires Montessori, On range (My Little Montessori Stories, Let's Clean Up), Eve Hermann (22 cm)7. Mes petites histoires Montessori, L'oiseau blessé (My Little Montessori Stories, The Wounded Bird), Eve Hermann (22 cm)8. Mes petites histoires Montessori, Le goûter (My Little Montessori Stories, Let's Make Some Bread), Eve Hermann (22 cm)9. Mes petites histoires Montessori, La promenade (My Little Montessori Stories, The Walk), Eve Hermann  (22 cm)10. Mes petites histoires Montessori, La robe d'été (My Little Montessori Stories, Summer Dress), Eve Hermann  (22 cm)11. Mes petites histoires Montessori,  Emy et les tournesols (My Little Montessori Stories, Emy and the Sunflowers), Eve Hermann  (22 cm)Sophie:1. Au Coeur des émotions de l'enfant (Understanding Children's Emotions), Isabelle Filliozat (18 cm)2. Il n'y a pas de parent parfait (There is No Perfect Parent), Isabelle Filliozat (18 cm)3. La discipline positive (Positive Discipline) Jane Nelsen (18 cm)4. Eduquer sans punir (Educate Without Punishment), Thomas Gordon (18 cm)The Nordmann Family's ListThe boys have been devouring all of the "choose your own adventure" books they can find!1. Your very own robot (Choose your adventure)  by RA Montgomery2. Pokemon, Watch out for team Galactica3. Ghost Island  (Choose your adventure)  by Shannon Gilligan4. Pokemon, Meet Ash's Pikachu5. Pokemon, Ash battles his rivals6. Return to the Haunted House  (Choose your adventure)  by RA Montgomery7. Fire  (Choose your adventure)  by RA Montgomery8. Dragon Queen  (Choose your adventure)  by RA Montgomery9. Your Grandparents are Zombies  (Choose your adventure)  by RA Montgomery10. Guinness Book of World RecordsAdult Titles1. Red Country by Joe Abercrombie2. I Will Send Rain by Rae Meadows3. Time of Contempt by Andrzej Sapkowski4. Sharp Ends by Joe AbercrombieReese Gebauer's List:1. The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale2. Mouse Scouts Make a Difference by  Sarah Dillard3. Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen4. Stuart Little by E.B. WhiteThe Broston/Steinman List:Emerson:  Mrs. Steinman rotates the books Emerson has access to each week, but here is what they read every day (many times a day) last week:1. This is me - Richard Scarry2. The Rooster Struts - Richard Scarry3. Bunnies - Richard Scarry4. I am a Bunny - Ole Risom5. Big Red Barn - Margaret Wise Brown6. My Big Animal Book - Priddy books7. My First Words - DK books8. My First Colors - DK books9. My First Animals -DK books10. Baby's First Book - Garth Williams11. Doggies -Sandra Boynton12. The Going to Bed Book - Sandra Boynton13. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See? - Bill Martin, Jr.14. A Color of His Own - Leo LionniThis is Andra's list so far this summer:1. Me Before You - Jojo Moyes2. Lord of the Flies - William GoldingAnd here's Danny...he has more, but he said they were scary books and didn't think they were appropriate to share in this forum (ain't he sweet?):1. The Invincible Iron Man - Brian Michael Bendis2. The International Iron Man - Brian Micheal Bendis3. Batman: The Long Halloween - Jeph Loeb4. Batman: Haunted Knight - Jeph Loeb5. Judge Dredd - VariousMrs. Steinman has been re-reading her David Sedaris collection because they make her laugh out loud, which fit the bill and kicked off her summer reading in the most perfect way!1. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls2. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk3. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and DenimAnd, last but not least, Mrs. Steinman just started this new book:4. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry -Fredrik BackmanMrs. Schwind's List:1. Horns - by Joe Hill2. The Underneath - by Kathi Appelt3. This Census-Taker - by China Miéville4. Uprooted - by Naomi Novik5. Packing for Mars - by Mary Roach