Tuesday, August 31, 2010

The Boy on Fairfield Street - Kathleen Krull

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How Ted Geisel Grew Up to Become Dr. Seuss illustrated by Steve Johnson & Lou Fancher Dragonfly Books, 2004 48 pages paper $7.99 pur...
Saturday, August 28, 2010

Growing Frogs - Vivian French

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Illustrated by Alison Bartlett Candlewick, 2000 Paper $6.99 32 pages "Read and Wonder" series ages 5-8 Excellent book Ever since B...
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Friday, August 27, 2010

The Water Gift and the Pig of the Pig - Jacqueline Briggs Martin

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Illustrated by Linda S. Wingerter Houghton Mifflin, 2003 32 pages Rating: 4 Endpapers: light blue Set in Waldo County, Maine, this is the st...
Thursday, August 26, 2010

MOVIE - Eat, Pray, Love

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Gorgeous settings - Rome, India, Bali Released 8-13-10 PG-13 (2:13) Wed. 8-25-10 at El Con with great friends I haven't seen in awhile R...
Monday, August 23, 2010

The Boy Who Loved Words - Roni Schotter

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Illustrated by Giselle Potter Schwartz & Wade Books, 2006 32 pages Rating: 4.5 Front endpapers: cut-out words on light green Back endpap...
Sunday, August 22, 2010

MOVIE - The Girl Who Played With Fire

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Mesmerizing - but not as good as The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Released 7-9-10 R (2:09) Sunday 8/22/10 with Shane at the Loft RT: 66 cag: ...

MOVIE - Mother and Child

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A beautifully woven beautiful story..."not the soppy melodrama you might expect" Released 5-7-10 R (2:05) Sat. Aug. 14, 2010 at Ch...

Getting Involved, Making a Difference

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Making a Difference in Our World. There are so many well-run, helpful nonprofits out there, and I've been trying to do my bit to make th...

Just Like You - Marla Stewart Konrad

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Illustrated by Lin Wang Zonderkidz, 2010 $15.99 24 pages For: Parents of new babies and all young children Rating: 4.9 Endpapers: Gentle pal...
Friday, August 20, 2010

60. Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer

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Audio read by Ilyana Kadushin (Bella) and Matt Walters (Jacob) Random House Audio, 2008 16 unabridged cds 20 hrs. 29 minutes 768 pages Ratin...

Lin Yi's Lantern - Brenda Williams

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A Moon Festival Tale Illustrated by Benjamin Lacombe Barefoot Books, 2009 32 pages For: young kids Rating: 3+ Endpapers: Red with sten...
Sunday, August 15, 2010

MOVIE - The Other Guys

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Very Funny - it's meant to be stupid, so you don't mind that it is Released Aug. 6, 2010 PG-13 (1:47) 8-13-10 at El Con with Jen ...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010

59. I Am Number 4 - Pittacus Lore (actually, James Frey, I think)

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I've got a strong feeling this will be #1 in what might be called "The Lorien Legacies" Harper, 2010 HC 17.99 for: YA 440 page...
Monday, August 9, 2010

Fire Up With Reading - Toni Buzzeo

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Illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa Upstart Books, 2007 32 pages Rating: 4 Endpapers: White Mrs. Skorupski, the Liberty School librarian, has c...
Sunday, August 8, 2010

Sunday Love - Alison Paul

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Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2010 HC $16.99 32 pages Rating: 3.5 Endpapers: Red The cover grabbed me instantly. This is a great word...