Last week I nattered on endlessly about The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and mentioned, briefly, that it was a finalist for the National Book Award. This book, What I Saw And How I Lied, is another of those finalists. My vote? Is still 100% on Frankie Landau-Banks. What I Saw and How I Lied by judy blundell What I…
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Halloween 2008
In the four Halloweens that Bart and I have been together, this is the first one we’ve dressed up for. And, you know what? I think we’re going to from now on . . . it was pretty fun. Do you know who we are? Here’s a hint: “They say that the best weapon is the one you never have…
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Fifty
Last week, I intended to write a post about my Dad’s fortieth birthday, which we celebrated ten years ago. All seven of us flew to Wisconsin to visit his parents, and I particularly remember the cake we bought. We took a gorgeous family picture, all of us in black dresses and tuxedos, at a dining table in the middle of…
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Question
My office is giving out free flu shots all last week and this, but tomorrow is the last day it will be in a building close to me. Which leads me to a question I’ve been mulling over for three or four weeks now: Should I get a flu shot or not? Ugh, help me decide whether or not to…
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The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
I haven’t enjoyed a book this much since I finished The Hunger Games in San Francisco back in August. And, if you read my review where I basically gushed all over the page, you’ll know that’s saying quite a lot. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks is a really really great book. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E….
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