Several months ago, the Pirate Tree Blog posted the 2012 Notable Books for a Global Society. As is often the case, while looking for something else, I came across the posting again. I looked over the list and wanted to grab several of them (all of them!) a blanket, and a cup of tea and… Read More Nominate Your Favorite 2012 Book
The Perseid meteor showers began this weekend! I started to go out to see them last night, but the air gets so funky here at night that I didn’t step outside. I love watching this annual display and may have to bite the bullet and step outside (Or breathe it, as the case may be.) I… Read More SundayMorningReads
book review: Vodnik author: Bryce Moore date: Tu Books, 2012 main character: Tomáŝ When Tomáŝ was six, something happened that caused his family to leave Slovakia for the US. Ten years later, their house burns down and his parents decide that it’s time to return. His parents have no idea what’s waiting for Tomáŝ in Slovakia,… Read More book review: Vodnik
What better day for book trailers than a Saturday? Meg Medina’s The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind was published in the US earlier this year and came out in June in the UK. Medina created the Hope Tree Project to launch her book. She distributing art weight foil to Virginia high school students and… Read More Saturday Trailer: The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind
I kept waking up to thunder last night and was so happy to see that it had actually rained here! In this drought, we’ve too often gotten thunder and lightning that signified nothing. Icing on the cake will be the 70 degree temps tomorrow! Maybe we shouldn’t have 70 days in August, but we shouldn’t… Read More Drizzles
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