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2009

Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-Thon

October 13, 2009 2009

Read-a-Thon day was my favorite day of the year when I was in elementary school. Wearing our comfiest pajamas, we students would walk to school with our bookbags stuffed and overflowing full of pillows, blankets, snacks, and of course, books. At school, we’d stretch out on our blankets and pillows and read, and talk, and [...]

My Reading Habits

September 16, 2009 2009

It’s the happiest week of the year!
It’s Book Blogger Appreciation Week (BBAW)! In honor of that, I’m sharing what my reading habits are like. The idea is to focus on one or two questions or to give a short answer for each. Since I’m a new book blogger, I’m opting for short answers, so [...]

The Amanda Project: Book 1: invisible I

September 15, 2009 2009
The Amanda Project

The Amanda Project: Book 1: invisible I
By Stella Lennon, Melissa Kantor
Publisher: HarperTeen
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Invisible I is the first of eight books in a YA series called The Amanda Project. There are four main characters: Callie, Nia, Hal, and Amanda. The book begins when the school principal’s car has been vandalized, and all four teens are implicated. [...]

Anna Quindlen: Rise and Shine

September 2, 2009 2009

Every Wednesday, I’m going to share one of my favorite videos about writing, reading, books, or authors. Anna Quindlen is one of my favorite writers, and I could listen to her speak for hours. Today’s video is a reading she gave at the Book Group Expo. There’s so much more here than the reading. It’s [...]

Writing in Solitude: Thoughts on
My Prison,
My Home

September 1, 2009 2009
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My Prison, My Home: One Woman’s Story of Captivity in Iran
By Haleh Esfandiari
Publisher: HarperCollins
Yesterday morning, while getting ready for school, I was listening to Susan Page interview an Iranian-American woman named Haleh Esfandiari on the Diane Rehm Show. In 2007, Esfandiari went to Tehran to visit her Mother. As she was headed to the [...]

Olive Kitteridge

August 22, 2009 2009
Olive Kitteridge

Olive Kitteridge
By Elizabeth Strout
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Rating:
This book follows the life of Olive Kitteridge, a strong-willed, say-it-like-she-sees-it, junior high school math teacher. Olive is married to kind-hearted pharmacist, Henry. Throughout the book, Strout dips you in and out of the lives of the Kitteridges, their son Christopher, their friends, and their acquaintances, while [...]

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