Chapter 19: Reading Speed Bumps

Julia has been struggling through a reading slump this summer so we thought is was time to address the elephant in the room.  In this chapter, we talk about her disinterest in reading and then discuss some ways to overcome reading malaise.

Books/authors Julia mentions:

• Dan Brown
• Because of Wynn Dixie by Kate Dicamillo
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
• Holes by Louis Sachar
• Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
• The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
• Ready Player One by Ernest Kline
• Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
• Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
• The  Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
• The Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborne
• Perfectly Good Food by Margaret and Irene Li

Books/authors Stephany mentions:

• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
• Persuasion by Jane Austen
• The Hobbit by J. R. R Tolkien
• The Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells
• Drowning by T. J. Newman
• Anne of Green Gables (graphic novel) by Mariah Mardsen, Brenna Thummler (illustrator)
• The Graveyard Book (graphic novel) by P. Craig Russell, Neil Gaiman, Kevin Knowlan (illustrator)
• Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulson
• El Deafo by Cece Bell and David Lansky
• Lightfall: The Girl and the Galdurian by Tim Probert 
• Spy x Family by Tatsuya Endo
• Mary Roach
• Bill Bryson
• Erik Larson

Other mentions:

• Goodreads
• Bookbub
• Currently Reading
• From the Front Porch
• Diving In
• Modern Mrs. Darcy
• What Should I Read Next

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