I just discovered an old interview with Barry Cunningham, who is the Publisher and Managing Director of The Chicken House, an imprint of Scholastics Inc. He was previously the editor for Bloomsbury and published Harry Potter and Cornelia Funke's Ink Heart and The Thief LordIt was really an interesting read, especially the part about the revival of
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It's fantastic with a capital F. And you don't even have to have watched the first two because you'll still be able to follow along. It's happy, sad, bittersweet, and just a ride! Who knew the bear could be evil? The 3D is excellent; I haven't been so satisfied with 3D previously but this one is a thumbs up. Go Pixar
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1. JKR & UK politics - I wonder what she'll say about the Lib Dems? I already knew she didn't like the Tories since she donated money to the Labour party not too long ago, but I think she wrote the piece very eloquently (and sometimes sounded bitter but maybe that's just me?).
The Prizes: 1. A signed, first edition of Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. 2. A signed, unedited, first edition of Feather by Abra Ebner 3. A copy of Lock & Key by Sarah Dessen
My eyebrows shot up when I saw in the newspaper that the City of Toronto, along with Startifacts.com, was helping out with the funeral costs of Corey Haim. No offense to Corey, but with the 2.9% residential property tax increase slated to occur and all the cuts to services...it slightly raised my eyebrows
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