The County Library discussion

Hello everyone!

This month's challenge is Things that Go! What does that mean? That means your book needs to be related to transportation or travel. For example you could read The Edge by Dick Francis, or Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, or Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie. Or, if you aren't in a fiction reading mood, you could check out The Airplane: How Ideas Gave Us Wings by Jay Spenser, or The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard, or Epic Drives of the World by Lonely Planet.

Have fun!
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My colleague De (Hi De!) has some additional recommendations. Here they are:

Bird Summons - Road Trip
Too Hot to Handle - Stranded Traveler, Motorcyclist
Westering Women - Overland Trail
Death of a Telenovela Star - Cruise Ship
He Started It - Cross Country Road Trip
A Cruise to Die for - Mega Yacht
Experience USA - Travel
Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey Into the Heart of America - Small Prop Plane
Phoebe's Light - Life at Sea
Ruthless River: Love and Survival by Raft on the Amazon's Relentless Madre de Dios - Survival after a plane crash
Rules of the Road - Road Trip
Wanderlust: A Traveler's Guide to the Globe
Night Train to Murder - Trains
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill - trains
Roosevelt the Explorer: T.R.'s Amazing Adventures as a Naturalist, Conservationist, and Explorer - Travel
Points of Danger - railway detective
Louise's Crossing - Ocean travel
The Hunt for Red October - Submarines
882 1/2 Amazing Answers to Your Questions About the Titanic
Mystery on the Ostrich Express - train
The Highland Falcon Thief - trainTrain: Riding the Rails That Created the Modern World-from the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief - train
The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America’s First Subway - Subway

Anyway... there's a lot of titles, and a lot of different ways to take this challenge. Good luck!

I read Third Rail by Michael Harvey.

1/1 for 2021

I'm resolving to remember to do these challenges this year.

For this one, I think I'll pull IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT off the shelf and read it. Apparently it's about plane crashes. So . . . failed transportation.

Happy New Year, everyone!

Does magical travel count...for instance rings that magically transport you to another world?

Deborah wrote: "Does magical travel count...for instance rings that magically transport you to another world?"

If you think it counts, it counts!

Plus, it looks like they're traveling to a completely different land, where adventure may await. It sounds fun. It isn't, by any chance, The Magician's Nephew is it?

Greg wrote: "I've decided to read Third Rail by Michael Harvey."

Sounds fun!

Tanya wrote: "I'm resolving to remember to do these challenges this year.

For this one, I think I'll pull IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT off the shelf and read it. Apparently it's about plane crashes. So . . . failed tr..."

Whoa! I just remembered that I have a signed version of that, that a friend got me in London. I don't think I've read it yet. Thanks for reminding me it exists. I must read it now. :)

Elizabeth wrote: "Deborah wrote: "Does magical travel count...for instance rings that magically transport you to another world?"

If you think it counts, it counts!

Plus, it looks like they're traveling to a compl..."

Yes I was considering reading The Magician's Nephew I am also considering Around the World in Eighty Days. I haven't decided which one. I'll let you know.

A nephew suggested reading something about bulldozers, and another family member pointed out that Rick Riordan's books often involve a journey. Between those suggestions and my mile(s) long tbr list, I will come up with something!

I will finish Mission to Pluto: The First Visit to an Ice Dwarf and the Kuiper Belt by Mary Kay Carson, a kid's non-fiction book about the New Horizon spacecraft and it's scientific mission to visit specifically Pluto, which was missed by both Voyager and Voyager II in their grand tours of the planets.

Deborah wrote: "Yes I was considering reading The Magician's Nephew I am also considering Around the World in Eighty Days. I haven't decided which one. I'll let you know."

Both are good. The Magician's Nephew is better, easier, and faster to read, imo.

I ended up going the magical travel direction. I am almost half way through Mary Poppins in the Park. Hanging out with a magical nanny may result magical journeys -- like travel to a planet ruled by cats.

I'm going to read 4:50 from Paddington, an Agatha Christie mystery involving a train, and/or I'll reread Beasts of New York, where a squirrel goes on a quest across New York City.

Thanks to an audiobook, I finished Mary Poppins in the Park. Michael travels to a planet ruled by cats, they travel into a park within a park, and there is reference to Miss Andrew traveling as well.

I read a lot of picture books to my child who is very interested in things that move.

I'm sure Scooper and Dumper will be reread several times this month.

I just chose Sadie Sprocket Builds a Rocket as one of my First Reads selections. I also still have the Beehive Award selection When Sparks Fly: The True Story of Robert Goddard, the Father of US Rocketry which my five year old son will love as well. This fall he had his grandpa add empty cardboard tubes to his bike as rocket boosters. He and Grandpa even researched rocket designs on the internet so they could be positioned properly. Unfortunately, they blocked the pedals completely.

I think we'll reread the beautifully written The Snow Dancer which I think may also be on the Beehive List. I received it as a First Reads selection and we have read it several times. I highly recommend it, as does my son.

Night Night, Norman is about a horse and is hilarious!

I'll try to squeeze an adult book in somewhere. Would finishing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire count? We're listening to it in the car on the way home from Grandma's after work.

I'm also reading Our Road to Damascus: 7 Lessons for a Life of Purpose and Meaning which is more about a spiritual journey based on St. Paul's experience on the road to Damascus. It's been enlightening and uplifting.

I just finished The Magician's Nephew for this challenge. I have, however, put Around the World in Eighty Days on my to be read list for the future.

JoAnn wrote: "I read a lot of picture books to my child who is very interested in things that move.

I'm sure Scooper and Dumper will be reread several times this month.

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I love that your child likes Scooper and Dumper. Have you guys read [book:The Little Snowplow by local author Lora Koehler? There's also a sequel The Little Snowplow Wishes for Snow.

So many of you guys are ON TOP of this challenge and have finished already. I've read, but I haven't finished anything yet.

Debbie wrote: "I will finish Mission to Pluto: The First Visit to an Ice Dwarf and the Kuiper Belt by Mary Kay Carson, a kid's non-fiction book about the New Horizon spacecraft and ..."

I love learning about space. I might have to try this one.

I read Around the world in eighty days.

I plan to read Around the World in Eighty Days for the challenge this month. With any luck, my husband will read it with me. :)

I read "A Reluctant Bride" book one in the bride ship series by Jody Hedlund

Elizabeth wrote: "I love learning about space. I might have to try this one."

My husband saw I was reading it and asked about it. He wants to read it before I return it. If a hold gets put on it, I don't know if I'll finish it before I have to return it. (hint, hint).

I read "The Night Diary," and it was SO, SO, SO GOOD!

I read .
This was a really good book and was very touching. I shed a few tears in a couple of places.

I actually finished Mission to Pluto: The First Visit to an Ice Dwarf and the Kuiper Belt by Mary Kay Carson (Review) before the end of the month. And it's my first finished book of 2021.

Finished a second book that has a transportation/travel element. In How to Raise an Elephant Mma Ramotswe's van features prominently in parts of the story. Also there is some travel involved, and Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni runs an auto repair shop.

I finished 4.50 From Paddington.

Just completed Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams. Moved it up on my TBR list to meet the challenge. One of my 2021 goals is to meet all 12 challenges this year.

Utah Hornbakers wrote: "Just completed Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams. Moved it up on my TBR list to meet the challenge. One of my 2021 goals is to meet all 12 challenges this year."

Good luck on joining all the challenges! Because of other groups I'm in and the tomes they read, I usually do children's picture books for this group. It's a good excuse to keep my hand in one of my most beloved genres!

Debbie wrote: "Utah Hornbakers wrote: "Just completed Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams. Moved it up on my TBR list to meet the challenge. One of my 2021 goals is to meet all 12 challenges this year."

Good luc..."
I am also following your example and if I a book I am reading for another group doesn't fit the library challenge, I will read a children's book.

One more week for this challenge!

Don't forget to let me know that you've finished reading.

I read The Incredible Journey with my girls. They love Homeward Bound, so we thought we'd try the book it's based on.

I read Sixteenth Watch by Myke Cole. It’s an action thriller about a Coast Guard unit, and they are often on a spaceship defending areas.

I read The City of Brass, which has lots of traveling in it.

Just a few more days! Thanks everyone for letting me know what you are reading for this challenge.

I just finished Around the World in Eighty Days.

Brittany wrote: "I just finished Around the World in Eighty Days."
Good for you! I tried reading it years ago and was just so bored I couldn't bring myself to finish it. But I was a SYT (sweet young thing) in high school. Maybe now as a senior in life rather than in high school I might like it better!

I read The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett in which Eudora takes many literal and figurative trips. It was a fun diversion from the stress of life, too.

Remember to get your finished books in by the end of the day today!

Debbie wrote: "Brittany wrote: "I just finished Around the World in Eighty Days."
Good for you! I tried reading it years ago and was just so bored I couldn't bring myself to finish it. But I was a S..."

I definitely liked it better now than I would have in high school. My husband is also a history buff and we read it together, so it was interesting hearing his take on the book from a historical standpoint.

Congratulations to our January 2021 prize winner! Darin read Sixteenth Watch to complete the challenge!