I’m In!

When I first saw the War Through the Generations: World War II challenge, I thought it might be fun since that’s a time period I do like to read about.   I quickly forgot about it, though.  When I met the adorable duo that is Serena and Anna, I started to give it more serious thought.  I sent Serena an email yesterday and she said it’s not too late to sign up; she also said I can count the books I’ve already read since the challenge started!  The rules for the challenge are:

To participate in the WWII Reading Challenge, you must commit to reading at least five books throughout the year.  We plan to read more than that, and feel free to do the same!  The books can be fiction or non-fiction, and they can be about any aspect of WWII.  WWII should be the primary or secondary theme, and it doesn’t matter whether the book takes place during the war or after the war.   Children’s literature is acceptable!  (Please visit the WWII Reading List page for some recommendations.)  You can count books you are reading for other challenges, so long as they meet the aforementioned criteria.

You can decide which books you’d like to read right away, or you can choose them during the course of the challenge.  However, when you sign up, we ask that you set a reading goal for the challenge.  At the end of the challenge, those who met or exceeded their reading goals will be entered in a drawing (prizes to be announced later).

Since I’ve already read 4 books that count for this challenge, and the year’s almost half over, I’m going to set a goal of 8.  The books that I’ve read are:

• The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
• The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
• The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
• Aleutian Sparrow by Karen Hesse

And, just for fun, here’s a picture of Serena and Anna.