Monthly Archives: February 2009
My order is in
Five tractor-trailers delivered more than 100,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to Southern Maryland this past week. So, that’s my order . . . didn’t y’all want any? Ah, Samoas . . . and Trefoils, and Tagalongs! All the mouth-watering chocolate … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘Catalyst’ by Laurie Halse Anderson
High school senior and brilliant science student Kate Malone is nearly every parent’s dream — motivated, intelligent, organized, hard-working. Only the only parent she has around these days is her father, Rev. Malone, and he’s often too busy preaching to … Continue reading
Filed under 4-star reads, book reviews
Play along with the Oscars
It’s hard to sit down and watch an event like the Oscars and not imagine yourself in a floor-length gown (or stately tux), standing at that podium with tears streaming down your face, fingers wrapped around a hefty gold statue. … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘The Reading Group’ by Elizabeth Noble
Elizabeth Noble’s The Reading Group is a fun, complicated, emotional and often overwhelming look at the lives of five British women, all who attend a monthly reading group to discuss works ranging from Paulo Coehlo’s The Alchemist to Nora Ephron’s … Continue reading
Filed under 3-star reads, book reviews
Booking Through Thursday: Storing books
Let’s go Booking Through Thursday! This week’s question: “How do you arrange your books on your shelves? Is it by author, by genre, or you just put it where it falls on?” I would have thought I’d be very anal-retentive … Continue reading
Filed under book talk
Remember to pink before you leap
I’m certainly not the first woman in the world to declare her love for sparkly things — and I know there will never be a time when legions of other lovely ladies will join me! My ex-boyfriend once cleverly provided … Continue reading
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