Category Archives: Reading

I Just Finished Reading…

Posted on 09/03/2012 by chick

The Distant Hours by Kate Morton Grade: A It started with a letter. A letter that had been lost a long time, waiting out half a century in a forgotten postal bag in the dim attic . . . . … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Been Reading

Posted on 07/30/2012 by chick

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain Grade: F In A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, a 19th-century engineer from Connecticut gets clobbered on the noggin and wakes up in 6th-century England. I’m not sure exactly … Continue reading →

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Flying to The Moon

Posted on 05/21/2012 by chick

Dear Marshall, We’re having some work done in the yard today. We hired someone to dig a drainage trench at the top of the hill and down the side. You must have been watching out the window as the digging … Continue reading →

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Musical Memoir

Posted on 05/15/2012 by chick

Broken Music: A Memoir by Sting Grade: B- I am a big fan of Sting’s music. As a child I was entranced by the song “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.” During college I listened to his early solo … Continue reading →

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Two Quick Books

Posted on 04/25/2012 by chick

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo Grade: B+ You don’t have to look hard to find a person who ever had a beloved pet dog. You don’t even have to wander great distances to find a person whose life was … Continue reading →

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Sort of a Sequel

Posted on 04/22/2012 by chick

Tales from Watership Down by Richard Adams Grade: A- Tales from Watership Down contains an interesting mix of stories from the everyday lives of Adams’s fictional rabbits, many of whom we met in Watership Down, and tales of their folk … Continue reading →

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Pass

Posted on 04/14/2012 by chick

I feel bad about abandoning any book before I finish reading it, but sometimes it’s necessary. Here are two books that I abandoned recently. Quest for the Faradawn by Richard Ford Grade: not graded A note on the author of … Continue reading →

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Ribbit!

Posted on 03/28/2012 by chick

Ribbiting Tales, edited by Nancy Springer Grade: A Ribbiting Tales is a wonderful little collection of frog stories. The contributing authors are Bruce Coville, Robert J. Harris, Brian Jacques, Janet Taylor Lisle, David Lubar, Stephen Menick, Nancy Springer, and Jane … Continue reading →

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That Poor Oyster Boy

Posted on 03/12/2012 by chick

The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories by Tim Burton Grade: B- The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories is composed of short rhymes and accompanying artwork. I asked for this book because the online description … Continue reading →

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Pass It On

Posted on 03/11/2012 by chick

Dear Marshall, We read at least one book to you every night before bed. At some point you finagled a book before nap time, too. That means we have to read your favorite book to you at least twice per … Continue reading →

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