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. . . .

Sunday, November 29, 2015

65. The Wrath & the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

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Book 1:  The Saga of Shahzrad and Khalid 2015, G. P. Putnam's Sons 395 pgs. YA Fantasy/HistFiction/Retelling of 1001 Nights. .. Fi...
Thursday, November 26, 2015

Letterboxing: My Very First PLANT

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When I finally figured out what to carve for my first plant it was easy.  MY FIRST PLANT!  And I actually drew it myself....reminiscent of...
Thursday, November 19, 2015

64. Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel

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2014 National Book Award FINALIST audio read by Kirsten Potter 2014, Random House Audio & Knopf 11 unabridged cds 336 pgs. Adult ...
Monday, November 9, 2015

63. The Impossible Knife of Memory - Laurie Halse Anderson

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2014, Viking Books for Young Readers 391 pgs. YA CRF Finished 11/9/15 Goodreads rating:  3.93 My rating: 4 Setting: Contemporary Ne...
Sunday, November 8, 2015

PICTURE BOOK - Sharing the Bread: an Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Story by Pat Zietlow Miller

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Illustrated by Jill McElmurry 2015, Random House Children's Books 32 pgs. Goodreads rating: 3.92 My rating:  4 Endpapers: ...
Sunday, November 1, 2015

Quest Scouts November - Paper & Ink

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Paper & Ink November 1, 2015 Type: Standard Need 1,000 pts. (out of 2,500) Expires 9/1/16
Friday, October 30, 2015

62. Tag Man - Archer Mayor

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Joe Gunther #22 7 unabridged cds 2011 Minotaur Books 290 pgs. Adult mystery Finished 10/28/15 Goodreads rating:  3.79 My rating:  ...
Thursday, October 8, 2015

61. Victims - Jonathan Kellerman

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Alex Delaware #27 listened to the audio cd on the way back and forth from work audio read by John Rubenstein - very enjoyable 2012, Ran...
Monday, October 5, 2015

MOVIE - Black Mass

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R (2:02) Wide release 9-18-15 Viewed 10-1-15 at ElCon with Sheila and Connie RT Critic:  76  Audience:   76 Cag:  5/Loved it  ...
Thursday, October 1, 2015

2015 Row By Row

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6/21/2015 - 9/8/2015 Go to the National website here . License Plates I Have: 11 States! 18 PLATES (Didn't get them from every sh...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

MOVIE - Paper Towns

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PG-13 (1:49) Wide release 7-24-15 Viewed at Century Gateway on 9/21/15 RT Critic:  55  Audience:   57 Cag:  3.5 / Entertaining an...

60. Court of Fives - Kate Elliott

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#1 Court of Fives Actually read the just-out, hard-covered book! 2015, Little Brown & Co. 432 pgs. YA Fantasy/Dystopia Finished 9...
Saturday, September 19, 2015

DNF - The Inquisitors Mark - Dianne K. Salerni

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Eighth Day #2 Goodreads rating:  4.34 2015 Harper Collins 352 pgs. Nope, decided not to continue with this....not that I disliked i...
Tuesday, September 15, 2015

PICTURE BOOK - What REALLY Happened to Humpty?: From the Files of a Hard-Boiled Detective by Jeannie Franz Ransom

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Illustrated by Stephen Axelsen 2009 Charlesbridge 32 pgs. Goodreads rating: 3.90 My rating: 5 Endpapers Title Page Illustra...
Monday, September 14, 2015

59. The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness

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Chaos Walking #1 listened to audio cd. 2008 Candlewick 479 pgs. YA SciFi/Dystopia Finished 9-7-15 Goodreads rating:  3.95 My rating...
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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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