Tag: fun
group name: booknerdsanon
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September 14, 2007 07:39 PM EDT --
Here are a few nice sweeps from my inbox today. Hope you enjoy. Lots of books today!
Ronald McDonald House sweeps for $10,000
http://www.careinmotionsweeps.com/
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September 12, 2007 05:43 PM EDT --
This week's story hour at the library focused on peanuts. I guess maybe it is George Washington Carver's birthday? Not too sure on that though. But we did hear some . . .
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December 24, 2007 05:17 PM EST --
Khaled Hosseini has written one of the most powerful stories I have read in a long time. I had seen this book advertised online, and had heard about it from friends and family. Finally, . . .
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October 19, 2008 06:23 PM EDT --
What kid doesn't dream of running away to join the circus someday? Jacob Jankowski really didn't have that in mind, though, the night he left his ruined past behind him and hopped . . .
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December 03, 2007 07:50 PM EST --
Today my daughter shared her library book with me. She picked up "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" by John Rox, and illustrated by Bruce Whatley. She explained to . . .
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December 08, 2007 06:47 PM EST --
Bobbi Anderson writes popular westerns in the small Maine town of Haven. One day while exploring the woods on her property, she literally stumbles upon a bright object in the ground. In spite . . .
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December 23, 2007 10:02 AM EST --
When most general readers hear the name Stephen King, they think of cult classic horror stories like "Carrie" or "Christine". Even fans of King's work may not realize . . .
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December 30, 2007 11:28 AM EST --
My kindergartner won't let me return this book to the library! We've renewed it all we can, and it's due back next week. He will not be a happy boy! I've already decided . . .
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March 30, 2008 06:57 PM EDT --
What a weird little world Stephen King brings us into as he begins his Dark Tower series! I enjoy almost all of his books that I have read so far, even the Bachman books (where . . .
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October 28, 2007 05:41 PM EDT --
When the recent film version of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" came out, our entire family enjoyed it. But we were left wondering, what's with the towel? Why do . . .
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November 08, 2007 06:21 PM EST --
Marcus Pfister has brought families another terrific story to share together! In "Penguin Pete and Pat", This popular author of "The Rainbow Fish" has brought to . . .
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March 02, 2008 03:42 PM EST --
In "Hearts in Atlantis", Stephen King brings us five stories in one. The novel begins in the 1960s, and takes readers through to 1999. Its major focus is a study . . .
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May 04, 2008 08:30 PM EDT --
A few years ago I was searching for a Mother's Day gift that would be one of a kind, something no one else would think of to give my mom. I was feeling pretty frustrated until I . . .
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June 09, 2008 08:09 PM EDT --
Thanks to Gather, I was lucky enough to win a free copy of this fun and informative book during this, my fifth pregnancy. This straightforward manual for moms-to-be would be just . . .
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May 07, 2008 06:57 PM EDT --
While writer Cait Murphy's work usually can be found in financial or business magazines internationally, for her first book she has turned her attention to a topic that hits a more personal . . .
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September 29, 2007 09:53 PM EDT --
One day while browsing through the local library's meager offerings, I came across this colonial-inspired cookbook. Although I've seen older Williamsburg cookbooks before and copied . . .
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August 22, 2008 10:07 AM EDT --
When we were growing up, young girls enjoyed Judy Blume's coming of age books because they were blunt, honest portrayals of the confusing whirlwind known as puberty. Her characters, . . .
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September 21, 2008 05:21 PM EDT --
Miss Anne Elliott is the oft ignored daughter at Kellynch Hall. As a young woman, she is courted by a young sailor named Wentworth, but is persuaded to turn him away by . . .
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December 12, 2007 06:26 PM EST --
Every night, the Night Eater follows his friend the moon and gobbles up all the yummy darkness. Light cloudy nights taste like cotton candy, while black nights taste like bitter chocolate! . . .
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January 07, 2008 07:44 PM EST --
My reading group is discussing "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" by Thornton Wilder this month. This particular reading group focuses only on Pulitzer-nominated books. Thornton Wilder . . .
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