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Second Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge, Weekly Update #4

By • Apr 26th, 2009 • Category: Second Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge

Welcome to Weekly Update #4 for the Second Quarter 2009 African American Reading Challenge! How’s the reading coming? Are you on track?



Second Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge, Weekly Update #3

By • Apr 19th, 2009 • Category: Second Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge

Welcome to Weekly Update #3 for the Second Quarter 2009 African American Reading Challenge! How’s the reading coming? Are you on track? Share with us the book you just read as well as the book you plan to read next.



Second Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge, Weekly Update #2

By • Apr 12th, 2009 • Category: Second Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge

Welcome to Weekly Update #2 for the Second Quarter 2009 African American Reading Challenge! How’s the reading coming? Are you on track? Share with us the book you just read as well as the book you plan to read next.



Second Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge, Weekly Update #1

By • Apr 5th, 2009 • Category: Second Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge

Each week (usually on Sunday), a new Reading Challenge blog will be posted for you to stop by and share the books you’re reading. Remember we’re all in this together so hopefully you will stop by weekly.



First Quarter 2009 African American Reading Challenge WRAP UP

By • Apr 1st, 2009 • Category: Second Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge

Hey everyone…time to wrap up the First Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge. So…how did you do? Share your thoughts…answer the questions below in the comment section.



Second Quarter 2009 African American Reading Challenge

By • Mar 29th, 2009 • Category: Second Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge

Counting down to the Second Quarter 2009 African American Reading Challenge. Won’t you join us?



First Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge, Weekly Update #12

By • Mar 23rd, 2009 • Category: First Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge

Last week, I read and FINALLY finished The Black Girl Next Door by Jennifer Baszile. It’s a coming-of-age memoir about a black girl growing up in the 70s/80s in Palos Verdes, CA, a predominantly white neighborhood.



In With the New Book Giveaway Winners

By • Mar 20th, 2009 • Category: Out With the Old In With the New

Congratulations to Balinda the latest winner of the In With the New African-American Book Giveway. Stop by and check out what books Balinda won; and stay tuned for APOOO’s next giveaway.



First Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge, Weekly Update #11

By • Mar 15th, 2009 • Category: First Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge

Last week, I read nothing from my list…but I did read a couple of books including Finding Me by Darnella Ford. Great premis…strong beginning…saggy middle…and just so-so finish…but it’s a book that’s different enough that I recommend to others (too bad it wasn’t on my reading challenge list…lol).



Out With the Old, In With the New–Last Call

By • Mar 10th, 2009 • Category: Out With the Old In With the New

If you have not won any books in this contest yet, you can select up to five books from the list below until they are all gone. Hopefully you will see something you like if so post your book request in the comment section along with your email address (ie apooo4uATyahooDOTcom).