The Best Reader [01/03/12] 

  • Sunday Salon 1.3.10

    I survived the cold this week. Aberdeen was, according to CNN, the third coldest place in the nation on Friday. Brr! I spent New Years Eve at school attending a jazz dance (which was awesome) and returned to Northern Minnesota the next day. That was a lot of driving. I saw "The Blind Side" with my mom tonight — such an inspiring m…

  • Knightley Academy — Violet Haberdasher

    "I picked it up and quickly found myself in a world that was easy to relate to but fascinatingly different and addicting." Miss RemmersFrom Amazon.com... "Henry Grim has never been in trouble for borrowing a sword from the headmasterÕs private stores. He has never discovered a forbidden room in a foreign castle, or received a deat…

  • Applefied

    2011 was definitely the year of The Apple for me (as I assume it was for many others with the death of Steve Jobs); I now consider myself "Applefied." The husband gave me an iPad 2 for Christmas this year, I bought an iPhone in June, I purchased my MacBook Pro last September (2010), the iTouch (3rd generation) was a Christmas Gift…

  • Quick Giveaway 1.3.09

    From the Back of the Book:"The ear is 1863 during the hostile Civil War, where this riveting and tragic story takes hold of Virginia Mae Mercy, a fanatical Christian who believes her husband's death is divine justice. But when Virginia births a stillborn, she quickly denounces her faith.Reconciled, she learns to love her only surv…

  • Sunday Salon 1.2.11: In which I take on all forms of bullying

    Whoo! The first Sunday Salon of the year! Late last night (the reason this Sunday Salon is being written on a Monday) I finished "Delirium" and... wow... wait until my review.With the New Year and all of its resolutions (or should I say Reading Challenges) I'm feeling particularly motivated. I always love this time of year — the p…

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