I just checked my journal and couldn't believe it has been 2 weeks since I last posted!! I have been reading my friend's journals each day, but haven't had the time to write myself ( Read more... )

The first half of this classic by Alcott is the story of Polly Milton, a girl from the country, who goes to live in Boston with the Shaws, her significantly wealthier aunt, uncle, and cousins. Polly's simple clothing and transparent life seems strange to the Shaws, but her warmth and kindness eventually wins the hearts of the whole family. The ( Read more... )

Taken from rinabeana who swiped it from mcgook.

Take the list below, paste it into your own blog, and note whether you've read the book, seen the movie, and if you're likely to (if you want).

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I snagged this from _ilacemychucks!!

PART I - THE BASICS
Name: Keith
Age: 52
Location: Michigan
Sex: Male

PART II - THE BOOKS
Name 5 of your favorite books: The Bible, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Lord of the Rings, Little Women, and The Last of the Mohicans
Name 5 of your favorite authors: Alexandre Dumas, Louisa May Alcott, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Robert ( Read more... )

1. Grab the nearest book ( Read more... )

The second of the Leatherstocking tales continues the saga of Natty Bumppo, aka Hawkeye. The story takes place during the French and Indian War in the colony of New York. Hawkeye and his Mohican companions, Chingachgook and Uncas, agree to take Cora and Alice (the daughters of Colonel Munro), Major Duncan Heyward and a singer named David Gamut ( Read more... )

I finished the first of the Leatherstocking tales this past weekend. The main character throughout the series, Natty Bumppo, is know as the Deerslayer and Hawkeye in the first book. He is joined by his Delaware Indian companion, Chingachgook, and Harry March in an attempt to rescue Thomas Hutter and his 2 daughters from a group of Mingos (Iroquois ( Read more... )