Muddy Puddle Musings

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. . . .

Friday, June 27, 2014

PICTURE BOOK - If.... - Sarah Perry

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Illustrated by the author 1995, J. Paul Getty Museum HC $16.95 44 pages Goodreads rating: 4.34 My rating: 4.5 Endpapers: Bri...

41. The Language Inside - Holly Thompson

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2013, Delacorte Press 522 pgs. (but it's in verse, so it's a quick read) YA CRF with a multicultural twist Finished 6/26/20...
Thursday, June 26, 2014

40. The Year of the Dog - Grace Lin

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audio read by Nancy Wu (very well, too) 3 unabridged discs/ 3 hours 2006, Little Brown 160 pgs. Middle Grade CRF Finished 6...

PICTURE BOOK - Dusk - Uri Shulevitz

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Illustrated by the author 2013, Margaret Ferguson Books; Farrar Strauss Giroux HC $17.99 32 pages Goodreads rating: 3.34 My rati...
Monday, June 23, 2014

39. The Testing - Joelle Charbonneau

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The Testing #1 audio read by Elizabeth Morton (she did great with Cia's part, but didn't like the way she read the male parts, ...
Friday, June 20, 2014

38. Shock Wave - John Sandford

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#5 Virgil Flowers Audio read by Eric Conger 2011 388 pgs. Adult murder mystery Finished on the road to Maine 6/20/2014 Goodread...
Monday, June 16, 2014

37. Orphan Train - Christina Baker Kline

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read on my iPhone/Kindle 2013, William Morrow Paperbacks 304 pgs. YA/Adult CRF/HistFict Finished 6/15/14 Goodreads Rating:  4....
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Sunday, June 15, 2014

MOVIE - Ida

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PG-13 (1:20 - though it seemed longer) Limited release 5/2/2014 Viewed Sunday, 6/15/2014 in Harrisburg at the Midtown Theater RT Cr...
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

36. Lost Light - Michael Connelly

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#9 Harry Bosch audio read by Len Cariou Listened on my iPhone through Overdrive/TPPL download 9 discs/parts 2004 416 pgs. Fini...

MOVIE - The Railway Man

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R (1:56) Limited Release 4-11-14 Viewed at Carlisle Theater (reminds me so much of the Criterion, except it doesn't smell old and...
Sunday, June 8, 2014

PICTURE BOOK - Maple - Lori Nichols

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Illustrated by the author 2014 Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin HC $16.99 32 pages Goodreads rating: 4.25 My rating: 4/Delightful ...

35. This is What Happy Looks Like - Jennifer E. Smith

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2013 Little Brown & Co. 407 pgs. YA CRF Finished 6/7/2014 Goodreads  Rating: 3.71 My Rating:  4/Really liked it a lot TPP...
Friday, June 6, 2014

34. In the Blood - Steve Robinson

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#1 Jefferson Tayte Genealogical Crime Mystery read on my phone through Kindle each night on my trip east in June, 2014 2011 394 pgs...
Wednesday, June 4, 2014

33. And the Dark Sacred Night - Julia Glass

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Audio read by 13 unabridged discs 2014, Pantheon 400 pgs. Adult CRF Finished on the road between NM and IL 6/4/2014 Goodreads...

32. The Program - Suzanne Young

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The Program #1 audio book read by Joy Osmanski 2013 Simon & Schuster 405 pgs. YA Dystopia/Fantasy Finished 6/2/14 Goodrea...
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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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