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Mandie and the Secret Tunnel

nobody@vox.com(Sara) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:50:31 -0800

#3: Mandie and the Secret Tunnel by Lois Gladys Leppard I first read this book when I was around 11 or so - Mandie's age in the story. I loved the series then, and I still find it enjoyable now. I happened to spot the books on the shelf at the...

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The Wal-Mart Effect

nobody@vox.com(Sara) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:01:16 -0800

#2: The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works -- and How It's Transforming the American Economy by Charles Fishman I'll be honest, I did not expect to like this book. I thought it would be very dry and I honestly ex...

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Eclipse

nobody@vox.com(Sara) — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:00:18 -0800

#1: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer Eclipse is the third book in the Twilight series. It continues the story of Bella, Edward, and Jacob and how their lives intertwine despite conflicts among them. I liked it better than New Moon, but so far Twili...

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QotD: Not Funny

nobody@vox.com(Sara) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:22:22 -0800

What, if anything, is not okay to joke about? Someone else's problems, especially those that are medical and/or that they have no control over. If you want to joke about your own issues, be my guest. But don't try to make light of mine.

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My 2008 Reading List

nobody@vox.com(Sara) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:35:17 -0800

I did it! I read 50 books during 2008. Here is my 2008 list: 1. Days of Infamy (Harry Turtledove) 2. The Magician's Nephew (C. S. Lewis) 3. Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson) 4. End of the Beginning (Harry Turtledove) 5. The Friday Night Knitting Cl...

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The Teahouse Fire

nobody@vox.com(Sara) — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:13:35 -0800

I finished my 50th book for 2008, and just in time, too! #50: The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery What would happen if a little French girl, born in the USA and transported to Japan by an uncle at the age of nine, grew up Japanese? Set the beginn...

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The Tsarina's Daughter

nobody@vox.com(Sara) — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:52:27 -0800

#49: The Tsarina's Daughter by Carolly Erickson Once again, we have a book about a woman who says that she is a Romanov daughter who survived the assassination of her parents and siblings. But this time, we have a twist. This woman does not cl...

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QotD: Winter/Summer Solstice

nobody@vox.com(Sara) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 10:53:14 -0800

Today you will either have the longest day of the year, or the shortest, depending on where you are. What will you do to celebrate the solstice? Submitted by Jack Yan. Nothing much on my solstice agenda this year. Shovel some snow, watch some t...

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Nineteen Minutes

nobody@vox.com(Sara) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 10:47:47 -0800

#48: Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. I remember hearing that this book had a controversial topic when it first came out, but by the time I started reading it (more than a year later), I had forgotten. I just knew that I wanted to read it. I ...

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Anne of Windy Poplars

nobody@vox.com(Sara) — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:30:52 -0800

#47: Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery As part of the 50 in 365 challenge, I have been re-reading the Anne series. I enjoyed them when I was a child; I still enjoy them now. I always wanted to be more like Anne - and in many ways I was ...

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