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Follow My Hop Recap 1.21.11
Today I'm participating in two memes — the Book Bloggers Hop, hosted by Jennifer at Crazy for Books & Follow My Book Blog Friday, hosted at Parajunkee's View. I am also putting up my weekly recap... get it? "Follow My Hop Recap?"If you're a new follower, please leave me a link to your blog in the comments below so that I can retur…
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Before I Die — Jenny Downham
This week's Guest Reviewer is Shona from Shona's Book Shelves.*****************************From Amazon.com..."Tessa has just months to live. Fighting back against hospital visits, endless tests, and drugs with excruciating side effects, Tessa compiles a list. It’s her To Do Before I Die list. And number one is Sex. Released from t…
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Grad School Update (1)
I am a little over a week into my first semester of graduate school. Due to a lapse in communication (okay, I procrastinated), I almost didn't make it! Classes officially started the 9th of January and (I'll admit it) I was provisionally accepted on January 6th. So that Friday I registered for classes, got my school email (and the…
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Wait, what? They actually listen to me?
A huge part of the curriculum in my English 9 class is Reading. Every Friday is Recreational Reading Day — this is a nonnegotiable; it's not something where if we get behind during the week we can make it up on Friday and then read. We find another time to make it up — Friday is purely reading.Students are required to read two rec…