Category Archives: Reading

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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Feet of Glass

Posted on 03/10/2012 by chick

The Girl With Glass Feet by Ali Shaw I usually don’t buy my fiction at Ocean State Job Lot, but I had the strangest feeling that there was a book there for me, so I paused to look at the … Continue reading →

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Recent Reads

Posted on 03/04/2012 by chick

Granny’s Wonderful Chair by Frances Browne Grade: A- Surprisingly good set of fairy tales. The Sea Egg by L.M. Boston Grade: B Clearly L.M. Boston hoped to instill a love of the sea in young folks, because she attempted to … Continue reading →

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First for the Year

Posted on 02/06/2012 by chick

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón Grade: B I am almost ashamed to admit that I only just finished reading my first book for the year. At nearly 500 pages, The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos … Continue reading →

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A Mystery

Posted on 02/05/2012 by chick

A month went by without a single Poirot post. That’s unusual. Normally I’d force myself to sit down on Sunday, no matter what else I had going on, and post a quote. So what happened? My husband happened. One day … Continue reading →

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