My Goings-On in March:
Here are the things that stand out to me this month:
- Writing. I’ve started writing a new book! Not very far at this point, but it’s good to be working on something new.
- Visit to Purdue. We went to visit Purdue so Danielle could see it one more time before she makes her final decision. (We also visited University of Georgia on Saturday, so she’s making her final decision in the next few days.)
- School concerts. Danielle had a few different concerts this month: they had their solo and ensemble competition performances, then the a capella group performed at a school event, and then she had a concert where all the choirs performed (she’s in two of them).
- Track meets. We also went to a few of Danielle’s track meets. Hard to believe this is her final sports season.
Features & Discussions:
MARCH 2022 DISCUSSION CHALLENGE LINK-UP & GIVEAWAY
FEBRUARY 2022 MONTHLY WRAP-UP & BEST OF THE BUNCH
2022 YA & MG VERSE NOVELS: A COMPLETE LIST & TEN I’VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO
MARCH 2022 MONTHLY WRAP-UP ROUND-UP LINK-UP & GIVEAWAY
My 2022 Reading Progress:
I read 8 books in March, bringing my total for the year to 35. This puts me 11 books ahead of schedule so far for the year.
I’ve also read 14 picture books and 4 manuscripts for fellow authors! (I don’t include either in my main Goodreads count.)
March 2022 Reviews
- Girl Giant and the Monkey King by Van Hoang | Review
- New from Here by Kelly Yang | Review
- Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo | Review
- Breaking the News: What’s Real, What’s Not, and Why the Difference Matters by Robin Terry Brown | Review
- The Welcome to Wonderland Series by Chris Grabenstein | Review
March Best of the Bunch:
(Best of the Bunch is hosted over at Cocoon of Books. We link up our favorite reads of the month!)
I’m actually choosing a non-fiction book as my top choice this month. I was surprised how much I enjoyed Breaking the News!
2022 Goals Progress:
The Discussion Challenge is my one and only goal for 2022. (And I lowered it this year.)
Progress: 2/11-20 Discussions (Creative Conversationalist)
2022 YA & MG VERSE NOVELS: A COMPLETE LIST & TEN I’VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO
DO YOU “SEE” A BOOK AS YOU READ? LET’S DISCUSS!
HOST/SIGN-UP LINK – Feed Your Fiction Addiction & It Starts at Midnight
Wrap-Up Round-Up!
Don’t forget to link your March wrap-up posts up to the Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up. And enter the giveaway!
I am surprised to see you only had two discussions. It seemed like you posted more. You know what I always say, quality over quantity. This is a big decision for Danielle! All those lasts and picking a school. I hope it all goes well.
It’s great you’re starting a new book. And it’s an exciting time for your daughter. I remember when my daughter was applying to colleges and deciding where to go too.
How exciting to start a new book! Writing is something that I very much aspire to do someday. 🙂 Good luck with all the college decisions! I have a few years before that’s my life–my oldest is 15… I’m not sure how I’ll deal with letting him go. 🙁
Good luck with the writing! Happy April!
It certainly sounds like a busy month! Good luck to your daughter with her college decision and to you with your book!
Breaking the News sounds similar to True or False: A CIA Analyst’s Guide to Spotting Fake News by Cindy L. Otis. I read that and wanted to shove it into everyone’s hands.
Sounds like March was all about Danielle. 🙂 Good luck to her with all her sports and music and decisions.
That’s so awesome about starting a new book! I wish I could just finish one! Except once again I feel the need to just give up. I go back and forth so much on that. That top book does look like one that would be good to maybe have in my library, even for high schoolers, so I’ll probably look to put it on my list! Thanks for sharing!