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National summer reading

Top 10 summer books for toddlers: fun, sun, play and grow!

Summertime opens new worlds to toddlers – vacation beaches, playing outdoors, silly time with dad, kites and frogs and dirt of course! Here...
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Classic star autobiographies make for great summer reading

Readers looking for “beach books” to occupy the long summer days might consider checking out an autobiography from one of Hollywood...
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City Dog - book review

City Dog by Alison Pace is sure to delight West Highland White Terrier fanciers as well as anyone who enjoys dog themed novels, especially with a...
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A matter of patience: Wrede’s ‘A Matter of Magic’

  • Patricia C. Wrede
  • July 7, 2011
Since the 1980s, Patricia C. Wrede has pumped out several lukewarm fantasy novels and short stories. Part one, entitled Mairelon the Magician, of...
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Summer reading: Sewing and crafts

I finally remembered to get signed up for a library card. This was only after attending a Mommy, Music and Me class at a local branch weekly for...
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The summer reading lists missed some essential literature: Orion

Best summer reading: The lists have been published. NPR, O magazine, The NY Times, andmany more media outlets have told you their fine ideas about...
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Julia Golding spreads her wings in ‘Dragonfly’

  • Julia Golding
  • July 1, 2011
Julia Golding has written nearly twenty books but Dragonfly will stand out in reader’s minds as one of her most adventurous and poignant...
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Five spiritual books for your summer reading list

  • Spiritual Reading List
  • June 30, 2011
"Tell me what you read and I'll tell you who you are" is true enough, but I'd know you better if you told me what you reread. ...
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Warm evenings, lemonade and a new book

Reading outside in the warm fresh air is a perfect time to work on the thinking skills behind using context clues to understand word meaning. Our...
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Vacations are the perfect time for exposure to great books

With a few minutes a day, you can make a difference is a child’s life by promoting reading with children. Influence a child to pick up a good...
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