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The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl

LeaningSun wrote 19 hours ago: It’s no secret that I loved Roald Dahl as a kid. His books for children are witty and entertai … more →

Tags: Fiction, Roald Dahl, Young Readers

Stone's Fall by Iain Pears2 comments

fleurfisher wrote 1 day ago: “The church of St Germain des Pres, at the start of what was supposed to be spring, was a mise … more →

Tags: 999 challenge, Pub Challenge

Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi4 comments

LeaningSun wrote 1 day ago: The premise of Embroideries is that a group of female relatives has just finished dinner and is sitt … more →

Tags: Non-Fiction, Life Stories, Marjane Satrapi

Miss Buncle's Book by DE Stevenson5 comments

LeaningSun wrote 2 days ago: Barbara Buncle has written a book. We never even get to read Miss Buncle’s book-but we really … more →

Tags: Fiction, de stevenson, Persephone

Sailor Moon in the Library?!

carimillope wrote 3 days ago: You may not realize it but CRC has a great variety of extra curricular resources here on campus like … more →

Tags: CRC News, Did you know?, CRC resources

Kindle vs. Kindling

Chris van Hasselt wrote 3 days ago: A sucker for a good pun, if there is such a thing, I couldn’t resist the title of this post.  … more →

Tags: Personal, E-Books, kindle

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi3 comments

LeaningSun wrote 3 days ago: I’ve read about this graphic novel around the blogosphere and wanted to read it after seeing a … more →

Tags: Non-Fiction, Life Stories, Marjane Satrapi

The Frozen Deep by Wilkie Collins7 comments

fleurfisher wrote 4 days ago: I was thrilled to discover The Classics Circuit. What a wonderful idea! And I was even happier to di … more →

Tags: 999 challenge, classics circuit, November Novella Challenge

29 Days of Giving?

bytownmom wrote 4 days ago: At first this didn’t sound like much, but then I started asking myself what would I do every d … more →

Tags: body/soul, Giving, Ideas!

A Man in the Zoo by David Garnett5 comments

fleurfisher wrote 5 days ago: Earlier this year I fell in love with David Garnett’s Lady Into Fox. I had been strong-minded … more →

Tags: November Novella Challenge

Library book sale3 comments

LeaningSun wrote 6 days ago: I have books on the floor and books lined up in double rows on the shelves. I need more books like I … more →

Tags: Book Collecting, library booksale

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa9 comments

fleurfisher wrote 6 days ago: Some books stay with you. They make you pause, think and smile whenever they come into your mind. Fo … more →

Tags: Orbis Terrarum

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa9 comments

fleurfisher wrote 6 days ago: Some books stay with you. They make you pause, think and smile whenever they come into your mind. Fo … more →

Tags: Orbis Terrarum

Crimson Rooms by Katharine McMahon6 comments

fleurfisher wrote 1 week ago: I nearly didn’t pick up The Crimson Rooms when I spotted it in the library. I knew that I had … more →

Tags: Support Your Local Library Challenge

My Children! My Africa! by Athol Fugard2 comments

LeaningSun wrote 1 week ago: My Children! My Africa! is a play set in Apartheid South Africa. It centers around a school teacher … more →

Tags: apartheid, Athol Fugard, Drama

So Long A Letter by Mariama Ba3 comments

LeaningSun wrote 1 week ago: I first read So Long A Letter in high school. I could remember the basic story line but couldn … more →

Tags: Mariama Ba, Women Unbound

Book Review: Close Encounters of the Third Grade Kind1 comment

Jen @ mommablogsalot wrote 1 week ago: Grade: B+ I am not a teacher, nor do I possess any ambitions of becoming one. Don’t get me wro … more →

Tags: Reviews

Teaser Tuesday6 comments

LeaningSun wrote 1 week ago: From your current read, share a few spoiler-free sentences to tempt others. “When I finally un … more →

Tags: Teaser Tuesdays

The Finest Type of English Womanhood by Rachel Heath4 comments

fleurfisher wrote 1 week ago: The Finest Type of English Womanhood is a wonderful piece of storytelling, the tale of two very diff … more →

Tags: Pub Challenge


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