My sister, Merrick, prefers to watch movies at home. She and her husband have a fairly large TV, which sits right in front of their comfy squishy couches. In her living room which is adjacent to her kitchen, which has a fridge full of food. Just behind the living room is a bathroom, and it is easy to pause the…
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Wings by Aprilynne Pike
8 of 10: I haven’t heard a lot of buzz about Wings, despite it hitting the NYT bestseller list this weekend but I think it deserves more publicity. It was so lovely and spunky; I loved virtually every word. This is one of those books, like Twilight, where I think the official blurb gives away more of the story than…
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No Where to Go
During my sophomore year of college, I got a job working on campus for the school’s summer sports and dance camps office. It was a lovely lovely job with some delightful coworkers, several of whom were major readers. I hadn’t read much for fun in the past few years and it was so nice to slip back into the habit….
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Escape! The Story of The Great Houdini by Sid Fleischman
9 of 10: Non-fiction of the best kind. Escape! The Story of The Great Houdini is a phenomenal book for both fiction and non-fiction readers. My dad is an amateur magician and our hallway is covered in framed magic posters. And, of course, Harry Houdini has always been king. I have heard about him for as long as I can…
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How I Manage to Feed Us on $40
Or, why Bart is wasting away before my very eyes. Or a post with many many headings. Or the longest post I have ever written. Or why I should not write subtitles. Prepping for the Grand Shopping Trip: First, both of my local grocery stores send out their fliers on Wednesdays. One of the stores (Randalls) has excellent sales, but…
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