Tag: Reading
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Review: “If I Never Ever Endeavor” by Holly Meade
With my local library still closed, I’ve turned to raiding my husband’s book collection and found If I Never Ever Endeavor by Holly Meade.
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Review: “A Year Down Yonder” by Richard Peck
In researching middle grade books for writing inspiration, I had to reread A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck. The book made me laugh until I cried.
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Review: “The…Whangdoodles,” Pt. 2: Calm in the Chaos
We’re entering Whangdoodleland in part 2: “Capture.” As the children face fantastical dangers, we all learn the importance of staying calm in the chaos.
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Review: The “Biscuit” Books by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
I loved the Biscuit books way back when I just started to read. Now that I’m nannying, I’m so pleased to say that the Biscuit books have kept on coming!
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Writing for Granna
We spent Thanksgiving lunch at my grandparents’ house for the first time I could remember since I was a child. For whatever reason, the holidays got celebrated in the days before or after the day marked on the calendar, or my grandparents would stop at our house on the way to see other family, or […]
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Why I Write
It was our third science teacher of the year. We sat in the corner room with the door-size window that let in what hint of light a Tennessee-gray sky provided in March. This teacher had grouped our desks into five sections around the room, as opposed to the rows our last teacher had instituted. She […]
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Why English Majors Can’t Read
This past week I met several new people at a church event, and the topic of books frequently came up. Though the worst question to ask an English major is “what is your favorite book,” it seemed to be the most popular. Despite resulting in a list of books (including commentary) rather than a single […]