6 of 10: Things I Know About Love pulls a switch on the reader – that cover, the premise, the first half all lead you to believe it’s going to be light, fun reading and then decides to be serious and meaningful. Tragically, it doesn’t actually work. I am firmly convinced a book does not have to be long to…
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National Book Awards 2010
This is the third year in a row that I’m attempting to read all five National Book Award finalists in the Young People’s Literature category. This year, the finalists are: Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine Dark Water by Laura McNeal Lockdown by Walter Dean Myers One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia This year, I’ve HEARD of…
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Soup Season
Since we went the “take only what we can jam in our car and in a few USPS boxes” way of moving, our house is rather bare. And by “rather,” I mean “very.” If we’re talking about things we could use in our house, the list would be long – a bar stool (or four), pictures on the wall (we…
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Sunday Afternoon
This warms a librarian’s heart, yes it does.
Friday at 2:00 p.m.
Might apples and peanut butter be the perfect afternoon snack? Discuss. (If you wish to suggest an alternative snack, we recommend bringing by samples so that an unbiased decision can be reached. Management thanks you for your cooperation).