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Today is International Literacy Day, a time for us all to take a bit of time to reflect not only how lucky we are to be reading this sentence, but also how we can promote the ability to read all across the world. Have you been involved in any literacy programs or campaigns recently? We’d love to hear about them here.
If you’d like to get involved in promoting literacy, here are just a few things you can do…
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Tired of being in the dark all the time? Well, this light can not help you personally be any "brighter", but it can help you in situations where you need a handy light to read or do other tasks. BE DEALS is offering this great little light for only 99 cents - with free shipping - for a limited time. I can't even think or another good way to spend a buck - especially with stay indoors, reading season upon us.
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Order a Barnes & Noble NOOK e-reader and you can get a free $25 e-book card. Use this card to purchase an e-book, magazine, or newspaper. Plus, you'll get free shipping on both items.
Are you a big fan of reading e-books or wanting to start? Currently BestBuy.com is offering the Barnes & Noble NOOK WiFi eReader in white, for only $149.99 (plus tax), with a "free" $25 B&N giftcard - great for adding to your e-book collection or starting a new one! You can get access to... Read More
A comment from a reader of Change.org’s article, “Growing Number of Historians Believe Abraham Lincoln Was Gay,” pretty much sums up how I feel about the idea of President Lincoln being gay: “Honest Abe has long been one of my favorite American presidents and if he was gay, well, then bless his little rainbow heart.” I would alter the comment only to say “big rainbow heart,” since it seems like the man likely had one.
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This weekend, through Labor Day, Half Price Books will be offering an additional 20% off their already low prices! This will be a great time to pick up some books you need or some early Holiday gifts. These little sales only happen about once every three months or so this is a great time to stock up! Half Price Books is one of my favorite places to buy, trade, and sell books, although I must admit I am very partial to the Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA) store - its my favorite! The staff there is... Read More
I first heard about the book Possum Living through an interesting journalism experience. Author David Gates, intrigued by his tattered copy of the book, tracked down its original author. He found her, and the follow-up on her story is truly fascinating. Unable to get his story published as a magazine article, Gates released it to the internet on a donation program. And now here it is, in book form! This copy is the original Possum Living book, sandwiched between... Read More
Have you ever wanted to make a Dr. Seussian dish of green eggs and ham? How about moose juice and goose juice? Did you ever wonder what kind of a feast made up a who-roast beast? All of these recipes and many more are artfully displayed and broken down in Georgeanne Brennan’s Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook: Recipes Inspired by Dr. Seuss! Illustrated by Frankie Frankeny, Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook does not contain recipes that come from Seuss himself. However, they are based directly on his books... Read More
Valentine’s Day in River Heights isn’t full of love and friendship this year. Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew’s friendship is in ruins in “Valentine’s Day Secret” by Carolyn Keene. Nancy, George and Bess all take a visit to Farmer Fran’s Barnyard Buddies to make their own special stuffed animals. The place is crowded on the weekend and because it’s Valentine’s Day, Farmer Fran is putting prize tickets in some of the pockets of the stuffed animals. Whoever finds a ticket in the pocket of their... Read More
Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew have a different sort of case to solve in “Pony Problems” by Carolyn Keene. There is a new petting zoo in town and among the chickens and goats there is a sweet Shetland pony named Buttons. Mr. Johnson and his family moved to River Heights when they bought the farm. Unfortunately, business hasn’t been doing well and his pony keeps finding ways to escape. Neighbors around River Heights keep finding Buttons in their front yard munching on flowers and grass.
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Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew are taking it on the runway. In “The Fashion Disaster” by Carolyn Keene the girls get to be part of a fashion show. River Heights is having the first ever fashion show for dogs to raise money for the Rollover Rescue animal shelter. All the dogs in the show will be dressed in the latest fashions by a local dog clothing artist and to top it all off, the star of the show is none other than the famous doggy-diva Lola. Lola is a very pampered poodle and when her gourmet... Read More
Jumping ahead in the Jewel Fairy series by Daisy Meadows to book number five we get to meet “Amy the Amethyst Fairy.” As I’ve said before, the books seem to be very popular with the kids in our area and we’re lucky if we can even find any to check out when we go, let alone getting and reading them all in order. But that’s okay because the books are really easy to follow in the series even if read out of order. But now back to fairy business…The girls have been helping the Jewel Fairies find... Read More
We were so happy that we were able to find at least a couple more Jewel Fairies books at the library on our last visit. They seem to be in short supply or very popular in our area. This time we were able to find the first book in the Jewel Fairies series “India the Moonstone Fairy” by Daisy Meadows. In this story the girls are taken to Fairy Land where they are asked by the King and Queen for help. Jack Frost has been up to no good and this time he has taken all the magic stones from the Queen’... Read More
Who doesn’t love a good ghost story? I know I do and with the rainy and stormy weather coming our way with the change of seasons, it’s time to break them out. In The Pony Pals “The Pony and the Haunted Barn” Jeanne Betancourt does just that. The Pony Pals have their secret riding trail but there is also another trail that leads to Morristown. Morristown is an old ghost town that has been abandoned for a very long time. The girls aren’t afraid of ghosts or believe all the stories they hear about... Read More
The Pony Pals are excited and have their fingers crossed that Anna will get to be a star with her pony Acorn. In the little town of Wiggins, a casting call has been posted for a play and they need both the leading lady and horse role filled. The girls and the town have both seen Acorn in star action in the past and know that the role is his for sure. Now it’s Anna’s chance to show her stuff in “Magic Pony” by Jeanne Betancourt. Anna would love nothing more than to be in the play with her pony,... Read More
At first I was not quite sure what to think when I found this on Meritline but after some serious consideration I am pretty sure everyone should own the Small Tricky Opening Magic Wooden Box with Extra Secure Secret Drawer and here is why: it is totally cute! This would be a great way to "wrap" up some small presents you have been meaning to give and I bet the kids would love it! It is kind of like a puzzle in the way it opens up and is "locked" by three separate locking mechanisms. This would... Read More
Stephen King has written an interesting little book in Blockade Billy, combining his two aesthetic passions - baseball and suspense writing. The result is one that might appeal to people who love baseball more than his usual material, but there's enough in Blockade Billy to please, and maybe even surprise, his long-time readers. And even if it doesn't, the book's only 112 pages long. It'll be over quicker than a boring ball game.
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Cycle of the Werewolf is an interesting little book from the man who brought us The Stand, The Tommyknockers and Needful Things. For one, it is really a little book - at 128 pages, I finished it a little more than a day. Secondly, it is articulated by the chilling and vivid illustrations of the renowned Bernie Wrightson. Thirdly, it is told in the present tense. Not mentioned in the same breath as Cujo and Christine, I didn't give much thought to Cycle of the Werewolf until my Stephen King... Read More
Most folks who read – for real, not just in passing, every once in a great while – probably don’t start a book and not finish it. If that does occur, some catastrophe could only explain the inability to complete a nominally easy task. So, my not finishing The Magic Mountain, since it was interrupted by some emergency, can only be explained by my lack of focus, or the boring nature of the book. That latter seems right, though.
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Vincent van Gogh is regarded as one of history's greatest painters, his pieces among the most recognizable (and expensive) works of art in the world, and "the trailblazer of modern art". In The Lost Van Gogh, the debut novel by husband-and-wife team Al and Jean Zerries, the Portrait of Monsieur Trabuc - long thought lost in the nightmares of the Second World War - suddenly turns up at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Its arrival is heralded by the near-death of three police officers... Read More
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