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• Week 1 Summary

  

  Because homeschooling rocks my world, and I love my honorable mention…🙂 Coffee Cups and Wild Things This was our first week of CC (Classical... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Convention Queen Meets McCaffrey

  

  I’m not really a convention queen, I just liked the alliteration. I definitely wouldn’t mind becoming one, though. That being said, I had the opportunity to wor... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Archimedes and the Door of Science

  

  Title: Archimedes and the Door of ScienceAuthor: Jeanne BendickPublisher: Bethlehem BooksGenre: Children’s BiographyI love these Living History Library books an... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Fever Dreams and Egyptian Myths

  

  This sweet boy, so sympathetic and comforting.I’m playing hooky from work. To be fair, I have what I’d like to call the plague. Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Deadly Dunes

  

  Title: Deadly DunesAuthor: E. Michael HelmsGenre: MysteryLength: 220 pagesE. Michael Helms has done it again. He’s written a fun, spunky mystery involving Mac... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Such a Cozy Summer…

  

  Cozy mysteries are where I go to find solace when I’m too tired for anything else… when my imagination is too exhausted to fly with dragons… my intellect... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Our Own Little Walden

  

  This spring has been all about chasing sunshine, growing green things, and avoiding floodwaters.  Since moving to Walden we’ve been attempting to create... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• So Far in 2016…

  City of Ember – DuPrau (January) * It took awhile for me to read City of Ember out loud to the kiddo, but she loved it.  I loved it.  Both of us were... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Since February…

  I cannot believe it has been two months since I have posted a single thing.  In my defense, I have read quite a bit, moved into a new house, built a kitchen... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Running in Heels

  

  Title: Running in HeelsAuthor: Mary A. PerezThis book was hard for me to read, mainly because – post motherhood – I have discovered that reading about terrible... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Mr. Emperor Should Be Serialized

  

  Title: What Was It Like, Mr. Emperor?Author: Chiu Kwong-chiu & Eileen NgIllustrations: Design and Cultural Studies WorkshopTranslation: Ben WangWe received... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Storied Lives

  

  Title: The Storied Life of A.J. FikryAuthor: Gabrielle ZevinBooks about books and bookstores… it’s my achilles heel.  It’s the thing I cannot live without.  It’... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Life in Literature Meme

  

  Piggy-backing off of A World of Randomness who apparently piggy-backed off me, which I’m sure I ripped off someone else at some point… It seems we book... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Everything I Never Told You

  

  Title: Everything I Never Told YouAuthor: Celeste NgGenre: FictionLength: 297 pagesLeave it to me to take an 80 degree Christmas day to snuggle under the softes... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ross Poldark

  

  Title: Ross Poldark (Poldark Series Book #1)Author: Winston GrahamGenre: Historical FictionIn 1945 Graham Winston released the novel Ross Poldark, the first of... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Spelling V

  

  Title: Spelling VAuthor: Meb BryantFormat: KindleI finally found a cover for my kindle – one that fits, one that I like.  It’s a little brown leather ditty... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Good Neighbor

  

  Title: The Good NeighborAuthor: A. J. BannerPublisher: Lake Union PublishingGenre: Women’s Fiction/ SuspenseLength: 196 pagesIt was the perfect weather for a... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Writing Circle

  

  Title: The Writing Circle Author: Corinne DemasPublisher: VoiceGenre: Women’s Fiction / Literary FictionLength: 305 pagesI loved this book.  It has a slow,... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bowls of Happiness

  

  Title: Bowls of HappinessAuthor: Brian TseIllustrator: Alice MakTranslator: Ben WangGenre: Children’s Picture Books/ Education/ Cultural StudiesAs the kiddo... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Wren

  

  Title: WrenAuthor: Regina O’ConnellGenre: Young Adult/ FantasyFormat: Kindle/ EbookOne of the perks of being an indie author is that I encounter a lot of other... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE