So far I'm a little behind on my goal to read 60 books this year. I figure I can always cheat by reading lots of children's and young adult titles.

I discovered today on Amazon that it there are now "Choose Your Own" adventure-type books for the Kindle. They are low-cost and I'm sure I will enjoy the nostalgia.

1. How I Killed Pluto and Why it ( Read more... )

I hear on NPR this evening that Palin tried to have books removed from her local library when she was mayor. She also threatened to fire the librarian for non-compliance.

That's it! I was willing to give her the benefit of the doubt until now. She has no respect for the Constitution of the United States.

Remember, Banned Books Week is this

Apparently this is not a good year to be my favorite of anything.

The 22nd of August is Ray Bradbury's birthday. Ray Bradbury is an author who has had had a large influence on me and who I am as a person ( Read more... )

A visitor dropped by today. A brown owl in fact. He was a very odd looking owl. I guess that's just how magical he is. He was wearing a brown uniform and instead of flying with his wings he drove a brown truck. I didn't know owls could do these things. He gave me a specially mailed package that read "DO NOT DELIVER BEFORE JULY 16." and " ( Read more... )

So we're reading this Beverly Cleary classic at the school where I work. I decided today to bring in two eggs. One is hard boiled. The other is not. We'll see what kind of good minds they have figuring out which is which.

(No, I'm not going to let them smack it against their heads).

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Fiction:1. Secret Life of Bees -- Sue Monk Kidd ( Read more... )