readathon: update #4

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I'll do a final wrap-up post tomorrow, but faced with the option of starting a new book less than an hour before my goal finish time or going to bed, I'm choosing bed! I had so much fun, and I read three books: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Rescuing Seneca Crane & The Hunger Games. I'll tally the pages for tomorrow's wrap-up post.

I didn't decide what or how to donate to charity before the read-a-thon, but it came to me during my second book: I'm donating to one of my favorite organizations: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in honor of my two favorite (fictional) teenage detectives, Kari and Lucas, and direct the gift to family and children's programming. I can't say enough great things about this series, and if you've read The Mystery of the Third Lucretia, you'll understand why this donation is indeed perfect. I like the idea so much, I hope to donate to an organization important to a character of a book I read each read-a-thon. Read it forward, indeed!

Comments

  1. (Diane) Bibliophile By the SeaOctober 25, 2009 at 1:18 AM

    GOOD NIGHT to you-- Isn't the time flying by? I am starting to feel exhaustion setting in, but blog-hopping is helping. Keep up the good work.

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  2. TrishaOctober 25, 2009 at 1:51 AM

    Congrats on meeting your goals!

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  3. AnonymousOctober 25, 2009 at 2:14 AM

    Good night! You did a fabulous job :)

    I think for my donation I'm going to donate one book to the library for every book I read. Because I'm a poor graduate student, but I have plenty of books to share.

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  4. EvaOctober 25, 2009 at 2:18 AM

    We're coming up on the final quarter! You've done great so far-see it through to the end! You can do it!

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  5. Nicole (Linus's Blanket)October 25, 2009 at 4:58 AM

    You've done a great job!

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  6. LightheadedOctober 25, 2009 at 7:55 AM

    Great job! Five minutes left but I hope you had a blast reading :)

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  7. tanabataOctober 25, 2009 at 8:46 AM

    Congratulations! You did great! Quite a few of us read The Hunger Games for this read-a-thon. I'm looking forward to picking up Catching Fire soon.
    Hope you're having a good, well-deserved sleep.

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  8. AnonymousOctober 25, 2009 at 2:20 PM

    Wow, what a cool cause you've been reading for! It was my first time and I didn't choose to read for a cause but I wish I had thought of a museum! :)

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  9. nomadreaderOctober 25, 2009 at 2:34 PM

    @gnoegnoe Instead of registering for gifts at our wedding, my fiance and I are asking for donations to our favorite museums too!

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