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. . . .

Thursday, December 31, 2015

73rd Annual Golden Globe Nominations - 2016

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Best Motion Picture – Drama Carol Mad Max – Fury Road The Revenant WINNER Room Spotlight Best Motion Picture – Musical or C...
Wednesday, December 30, 2015

71. Till the Sun Breaks Down - Tom Leveen

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Deviant Aeon Book 1 read on my iPhone 2015 for Kindle 130 pgs. genre/audience Finished 12/10ish/2015 Goodreads rating: 4.00 (only f...
Tuesday, December 29, 2015

70. Deception - Jonathan Kellerman

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Alex Delaware #25 audio read John Rubenstein cd back & forth from school and back & forth from Reagan Airport.... 2010 Ballanti...
Friday, December 25, 2015

MOVIE - Alvin and the Chipmunks - The Road Chip

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G (1:26) Wide/ release 12/18/15 Saw it on 12/23/15 at the Carlisle 8 with Ella and Tristan RT Critic: 14   Audience:  60 Cag:  4...
Wednesday, December 16, 2015

69. The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell - Chris Colfer

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The Land of Stories #1 read aloud during book club to 3rd and 4th graders (who all loved it) 2012 Little Brown Young Readers 438 pgs. ...

68. The Hired Girl - Laura Amy Schlitz

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2015 Candlewick Press 387 pgs. YS Historical Fiction Finished 12/12/15 Goodreads rating:  4.05 My rating:4.5 - an excellent read Set...
Saturday, December 12, 2015

MOVIE - Spotlight

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R (2:07) Limited release 11/6/15 Viewed 122/10 at ElCon with Sheila RT Critic:  98  Audience:  96 Critics Consensus:   Spotlight g...
Friday, December 4, 2015

67. Running Blind - Lee Child

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Jack Reacher #4 read by Jonathan McClain - a different reader than I'm used to for Reacher, couldn't quite get used to it 11 una...

66. George by Alex Gino

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2015 Scholastic Press 199 pgs. Middle Grades Finished 12/2/15 Goodreads rating:  3,96 My rating:  4 Setting: Contemporary -- New Jer...

MOVIE - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

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PG-13 (2:16) Wide Release 11/20/15 Viewed at ElCon RT Critic:  70  Audience:  70 Cag:  2/ It was okay, but just barely....more B...

MOVIE - Sufragette

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PG-13 (1:46) Limited release 10/23/15 Viewed at ElCon with Sheila RT Critic:  72  Audience:  74 Cag:  4.5 Liked it a lot - learn...

MOVIE - The Martian

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PG-13 (2:14) Wide release 10/2/15 ElCon RT Critic:  93    Audience:   93 Cag:  4.5 liked it a whole lot Directed by Ridley Sco...

MOVIE - Love the Coopers

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PG-13 (2:00) Wide release 11/13/15 Saw this one by myself RT Critic: 20   Audience: 41 Cag:  2.5 It was okay.... Directed by J...

MOVIE - Bridge of Spies

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PG-13 (2:15) Wide release 10.16-15 ElCon with Sheila RT Critic: 91   Audience:   89 Cag:  6/Awesome Directed by Steven Spielber...

MOVIE - Rock the Kasbah

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R (1:40) Wide release 10/23/15 Saw this on Sat. 10/24 at Century Oro Valley Marketplace all by my lonesome.... RT Critic: 8   Audie...
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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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