One of the “perks” of working in the public school system – one which I had not anticipated – is the complimentary school pictures they take of the teachers. I have seven wallet size pictures now, with absolutely no plans of what to do with them. I joked with one of the other teachers that I might write “Stay cool!…
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Halloween
Last Thursday, I left directly from work to the airport. I caught a flight to Salt Lake City and was kindly picked up by my father-in-law, who drove me back down to Provo. I had a midnight dinner with my in-laws and went to bed in their very dark guestroom (you will never get such a good night sleep, as…
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These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine by Nancy E. Turner
9.5 of 10: Go read this book. I haven’t put together my list of the top books I’ve read this year, but there is absolutely no question in my mind that These is my Words will be on it. This is the book I’ll recommend for a long time when people ask me for a title. I almost cannot contain…
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Medina Hill by Trilby Kent
Many moons ago, when I got invited to participate in the Medina Hill Book Blog Tour, I convinced Kayla that she totally should read it along with me so we could chat about it. This is how our conversations went every couple weeks in the 2 months leading up to today’s post. Kayla: Have you finished Medina Hill? Janssen: Have…
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What I’m Going to Read: Round 5
The winner was Kathleen with her vote for East by Edith Pattou. I’ve put in the request for it from the library and I’m excited to get started. (And, er, I did read The Girl with the Silver Eyes early on last month, but just haven’t gotten around to finishing my review yet. Coming soon!) There were some seriously good…
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