On Wednesday night, Heidikins came to visit. Because of things like “work” and “cub scout meetings,” I didn’t get to see as much of her as I’d hoped, but it was still a lovely long weekend. We had a few meals here and on Thursday night, with Bart home from a business trip, we ventured into the North End and…
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National Book Awards
On Wednesday, the five finalists for the National Book Awards were announced in each category. It will come as no surprise to you that all my attention was on the Young People’s Literature category. As in, I was refreshing the page like an idiot during my lunch break waiting for it to turn to 12 noon. Last year, I read…
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Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson
9 of 10: This is everything you want non-fiction to be; I was amazed that James Swanson could make a familiar story so gripping, but Chasing Lincoln’s Killer was just that. A few weeks ago, at the National Book Festival, we were wandering around a bit during the second hour because there wasn’t anyone I was particularly interested in seeing….
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Time to Share Your Wealth of Knowledge
A few weeks ago, Bart and I started discussing Thanksgiving in great detail. For the last two years, we’ve spent it with friends in Austin. It required a total of five minutes of travel, practically no cost, and allowed me to volunteer for the fun parts (dessert, sweet potatoes, turkey), and then lay around on Ralphie‘s living room floor. I…
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Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith
8 of 10: Flygirl was a great historical fiction offering. I’ve mentioned before that I like historical fiction about big events but from an angle I wasn’t previously familiar with. This one did that perfectly. flygirl by sherri l. smith Ida Mae loves to fly. Her father was a crop duster, and he taught her how to fly his plane….
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