Category Archives: Reading

Reading on the Web

Posted on 05/01/2010 by chick

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White Grade: A+ Charlotte’s Web is one of the most charming books I’ve ever read. No wonder it’s #1 on the list of top children’s books. I remembered enough from my last reading (some 20+ years … Continue reading →

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New Reading Challenge

Posted on 04/29/2010 by chick

This is a list of top 100 children’s books from the School Library Journal and which I got from my friend’s blog. The titles with links are ones I have read since the start of my blog. 100. The Egypt … Continue reading →

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Adventures and Citations

Posted on 04/20/2010 by chick

On with the reading posts… The Curious Adventures of Jimmy McGee by Eleanor Estes Grade: C- I had heard good things about Eleanor Estes, a Newbery Award winner, so I picked up this book at the closing sale of a … Continue reading →

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Secrets, Magic, and Mystery

Posted on 04/18/2010 by chick

I’m way behind on my reading posts again, but my husband has given me the day off, so I finally have time to write them. Here goes! The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Grade: A Though The Secret Garden … Continue reading →

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Love and Mockery

Posted on 03/13/2010 by chick

Dragondoom by Dennis L. McKiernan Dragondoom is a strange book. It is simultaneously wonderful and awful. It is the ultimate example of all that is good and all that is bad in fantasy writing. My husband says I only like … Continue reading →

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Two More Marples

Posted on 03/06/2010 by chick

The Marple books that I borrowed from the library had to go back to the library yesterday, so I do not have them for reference, but I will try to give you an idea of what they were about. 4:50 … Continue reading →

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Another Month Over

Posted on 03/04/2010 by chick

This February wasn’t the best month for my blog. It started out well, with lots of ocarina shots, but by the end of the month the posts had gotten sparse. February is a short month, and it was perhaps not … Continue reading →

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Tons of Reading

Posted on 02/21/2010 by chick

I have done tons of reading lately, mostly lightweight stuff, so I’m going to try to get as much of it into a single post as I can. Percy Jackson and the Olympians, series by Rick Riordan Book 1: The … Continue reading →

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Quick Reviews

Posted on 01/31/2010 by chick

Naked by David Sedaris Grade: A- I enjoyed this collection of essays about Sedaris’s childhood and early adult years. Though I would recommend it, I would also suggest that no one approach this book in a bad mood. He wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Sad but Excited

Posted on 01/30/2010 by chick

J.D. Salinger died on Wednesday, January 27. I hadn’t even realized that he was still alive. Since he was a recluse and hadn’t published anything since 1965, he may as well have been dead for all the difference it made … Continue reading →

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