February 2014: Casual Readers MGR



Our primary group read for February is Dark Places by Gillian Flynn.


Heavy metal, devil worship and farming...oh, my!


We will also begin The Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor for our secondary series group read.

The remainder of this series is upcoming in March and April.

Won't you come discuss with us? Join Casual Readers today!
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Top 10 Reading Resolutions

 These are only some of the Casual Readers reading resolutions for 2014:
  1. Read more.
  2. Read 50 books this year.
  3. Read more non-fiction.
  4. Read more plays.
  5. Read only books that I really want to read.
  6. Read 100 books this year.
  7. Read more short stories.
  8. Read more anthologies.
  9. Read more epic fantasy.
  10. Use spreeder to read all of the books. All of the books!

Each week, The Broke and Bookish inspires a Top 10 Tuesday list. 
Our responses are group member generated.
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What Are We Reading This Month?



Our primary group read for January is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

How To Run With A Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper is our secondary series choice for this month.

Join in on the discussions at Casual Readers!
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2014 Poll Rejects Challenge

Join us for the 2014 Poll Reject-A-Thon.
How many will you read this year?

Be prepared to celebrate the tradition every year!
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Top 10 Thankful Books

We asked our group members to tell us about books that were sincerely life changing.

This is our list of special reads that led us to experience true thankfulness!

  1. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
  2. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
  3. Matilda
  4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  5. To Kill a Mockingbird
  6. When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
  7. The Boxcar Children
  8. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
  9. Life of Pi
  10. The Hobbit

You are welcome to also read the personal stories behind these choices here.

Each week, The Broke and Bookish inspires a Top 10 Tuesday list. 
Our responses are group member generated.
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Top 10 Books Recommended for Teens



To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee


Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes


The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood


1984 by George Orwell


The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien


The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton


Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher


Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver


Back on Track: Diary of a Street Kid by Margaret Clark


Each week, The Broke and Bookish inspires a Top 10 Tuesday list. 
Our responses are group member generated.
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