{"id":33247,"date":"2018-09-17T06:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=33247"},"modified":"2018-09-14T16:42:24","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T21:42:24","slug":"online-reading-challenge-mid-month-check-in-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/online-reading-challenge-mid-month-check-in-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Reading Challenge &#8211; Mid-Month Check-in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;cn=376081\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-33260\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-33260\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/waterforelephants.jpg?resize=280%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>Hello Readers!<\/p>\n<p>How is the month of September going for you? Are you reading something inspiring\/thoughtful\/entertaining? If you&#8217;re still looking or are short on time, maybe a movie would be a good option. Here are some to consider.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;cn=1257424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Places in the Heart<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. Starring Sally Field, John Malkovich and Danny Glover, this film takes a look at surviving the Dust Bowl. Battling prejudice, injustice and devastating weather, the three main characters &#8211; a recent widow, a blind man and a black man &#8211; form an unlikely alliance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;cn=3534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Cinderella Main<\/strong><\/em><\/a> starring Russell Crowe and Renee Zellweger. No longer able to box after breaking his hand during a fight, James Braddock turns to manual labor. Desperate for money, he agrees to one more fight which, to everyone&#8217;s surprise, he wins, returning him to the violent and unpredictable sport. Based on a true story.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;cn=740383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>The Grapes of Wrath<\/strong><\/em><\/a> starring Henry Fonda. An American classic, this film takes a hard look at the reality of the struggle to survive during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. Heartbreaking and often difficult to watch it is nevertheless highly recommended.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;cn=376081\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Water for Elephants<\/strong><\/em><\/a> starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson is set against the backdrop of a small-time circus operating during the Great Depression. A secret romance threatens to destroy many lives and nearly ends in tragedy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Readers! How is the month of September going for you? Are you reading something inspiring\/thoughtful\/entertaining? If you&#8217;re still looking or are short on time, maybe a movie would be a good option. Here are some to consider. Places in the Heart. Starring Sally Field, John Malkovich and Danny Glover,<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/online-reading-challenge-mid-month-check-in-8\/\">[Read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,3371],"tags":[2657,523,582],"class_list":["post-33247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dvds","category-online-book-challenge","tag-1930s","tag-drama","tag-great-depression"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd0CXx-8Ef","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33247"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33261,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33247\/revisions\/33261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}