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Favorite children's books: Crestwood Classic Movie Monsters

Emily

Jun 18
2 min

Favorite children's books: Crestwood Classic Movie Monsters

My elementary school library had a set of movie monster books that absolutely fascinated me. They were on the bottom shelf on the right,...

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Emily

Jun 4
3 min

May 2021 readings

My Goodreads challenge: Greeley, Molly- The Clergyman's Wife Brooks, Elizabeth- The Whispering House Alphabet Challenge: J- Joyce, James-...

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See it or read it: All Things Cease to Appear

Emily

May 27
2 min

See it or read it: All Things Cease to Appear

All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage So many scary things, I don't know where to start. In the book, the troubles of a...

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A ways back: books from ten years ago (2011)

Emily

May 21
2 min

A ways back: books from ten years ago (2011)

I put this together by going through Goodreads lists. The purpose is just to look back at what books came out ten years ago that I've...

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Children's favorites: the Betsy books that aren't Betsy-Tacy books

Emily

May 16
2 min

Children's favorites: the Betsy books that aren't Betsy-Tacy books

I remember the illustrations of these more than the stories. Black-and-white pictures of two little girls with their hair in pigtails. ...

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Emily

May 8
3 min

April '21 reading challenge round-up

Alphabet challenge: H: Hepworth, Sally- The Mother-in-Law My Goodreads list: Danforth, Emily- Plain Bad Heroines Nonfiction: Carson,...

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Challenge check-in: halfway(ish) through April

Emily

May 1
5 min

Challenge check-in: halfway(ish) through April

This is very late, but I have two excellent excuses. 1) I have tried two times to type this post and had technical difficulties, and 2)...

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Children's favorites: Ralph S. Mouse and Ribsy

Emily

Apr 15
2 min

Children's favorites: Ralph S. Mouse and Ribsy

Since the death of beloved children's author Beverly Cleary, the Internet has been flooded with appreciations and reminiscences of her...

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March 2021: challenge check-in and a galley

Emily

Apr 4
6 min

March 2021: challenge check-in and a galley

Pre-pub galley Butler, Nickolas- Godspeed Alphabet challenge "E": Eberhart, Mignon G.- Murder by an Aristocrat "F": Feret-Fleury....

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Emily

Mar 26
3 min

Decorate like a total nerd

Novel Interiors: living in enchanted rooms inspired by literature by Lisa Borgnes Giramonti I found this book while shopping with a...

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Children's favorites: Little Golden Books

Emily

Mar 13
2 min

Children's favorites: Little Golden Books

I don't think that we owned very many books when I was a little kid; I could be misremembering that, but I know we were always...

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Emily

Mar 4
3 min

Challenge Check-in: February 21

Alphabet challenge "C": Coover, Robert- Huck Out West "D": Dymott, Elanor- Silver & Salt 2nd Goodreads list Kwan, Kevin- Crazy Rich...

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Winter 21 scary books: one good, one bad

Emily

Feb 25
3 min

Winter 21 scary books: one good, one bad

Last month, I read a horror book that really left a bad taste in my mouth. It was The House of a Hundred Whispers by Graham Masterson. ...

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Emily

Feb 21
4 min

Challenge check-in: mid-Feb 21

Goodreads list: Haig, Matthew- The Midnight Library Nonfiction: Didion, Joan- Let Me Tell You What I Mean Stretch: Dickens, Charles-...

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Emily

Feb 14
2 min

Getting my attention span back

Last summer, my attention span dwindled down to almost nothing. I was a little worried about it, but I kept seeing other people on...

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A DNF list for the winter. Just couldn't do it.

Emily

Feb 10
2 min

A DNF list for the winter. Just couldn't do it.

Megan Hunter- The Harpy Kevin Wilson- The Family Fang David Leavitt- Shelter in Place Karen Swan- The Paris Secret G. M. Malliet - Wicked...

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Emily

Feb 4
3 min

Childhood favorites and Newberys of old

I'm going to try to cover one of my favorite books from childhood each month for awhile. The Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, and other...

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Reading challenge 2021 Check-in: January

Emily

Feb 2
4 min

Reading challenge 2021 Check-in: January

Alphabet challenge "A": Attenberg, Jami- All This Could Be Yours "B": Berg, Elizabeth- Tapestry of Fortunes Nonfic: Cheever, Susan-...

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Emily

Jan 26
3 min

Longbourn and Nelly Dean

Nelly Dean: a Return to Wuthering Heights- Alison Case Longbourn- Jo Baker I read these two books pretty close together last year by...

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The joy of re-reading: Narnia and The Magicians

Emily

Jan 18
2 min

The joy of re-reading: Narnia and The Magicians

Prince Caspian, The Silver Chair, The Final Battle, by C. S. Lewis The Magician King, The Magician's Land, by Lev Grossman Prince...

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