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Reflections on the books, poems, short stories, cereal boxes and small print I'm currently reading AND the films I'm getting to see upon occasion. . . .

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Saturday, July 27, 2024

66. Priscilla, Princess of the Park by Pat LaMarche

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#1 Priscilla series read on Kindle (not available on Audio) 111 pgs. 2020 Middle Grades Realistic Fiction Finished 7/27/2024 Goodreads ratin...

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

32. Home Fire by Kamala Shamsie

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listened on Chirp 276 pgs. 2017 Adult realistic fiction Finished 4/10/24 Goodreads rating: 4.03 My rating: 4 Setting: contemporary Massachus...

Saturday, January 23, 2010

8. Under the Persimmon Tree - Suzanne Fisher Staples

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for: Middle Grades Frances Foster Bks, Farrar Strauss & Giroux, 2005 HC, $17.00 275 pgs. My rating: 4 This was a very interesting ...

Thursday, January 21, 2010

7. The Third Angel - Alice Hoffman

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Audio read by Nancy Travis (magnificent!) for: adults Published 2008 7 unabridged cd's 8 hrs. 288 pages HC $25, paper coming in March, 2...

Friday, August 14, 2009

55. If I Stay - Gayle Forman

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for: YA Dutton Books/Penguin, April 2009 $16.99 200 pgs. Rating: 5 (or maybe 4.5 because it made me cry) Right from the beginning you know t...

Saturday, March 28, 2009

18. Leap - Jane Breskin Zalben

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for: Tweens Published: 2007 272 pgs. Rating: 4 AUDIO 6 cd's (7.5 hours) Recorded Books Female reader: Jennifer Ikeda Male reader: Jo...

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Chris: I retired from teaching nine years ago and then spent almost four years as a children's librarian/aide at the public library, I missed teaching, so.... I've taken a job as School Librarian at a private K-8 school, and I'm so excited! I've taught fourth and fifth grades, middle school literature, and college-level children's literature. Originally from New England, I lived and taught on the coast of Maine for many years, then spent 14 years in the glorious sunshine of Tucson, Arizona, before moving eight years ago to south central Pennsylvania - a new adventure! I adore my kids, my grandkids (I got married at "age 9"), my students, books and reading, quilts and quilting, yarn and knitting, papercrafts and altering books, genealogy, letterboxing, watching movies on the "big screen" - and hitting the road to adventure far and wide. I hate to cook and love to eat. I finally got to visit my 49th state last year (yay!! and it was awesome) so that leaves only one to go ... soon, I hope, soon.....

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