This 1998 book is reviewed by Rowan, age 14 33 Things Every Girl Should Know About Women’s History is a book written by many authors, all women, and compiled by Tonya Bolden. It details the …
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One of the big challenges I have in my writing…heck, why use that euphemism?... I've got a problem, a serious problem, a deal-breaker-for-a-reader problem: I don’t yet know how to create suspense well …
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This 2005 Newbery Honor Book is reviewed by Rowan, age 13 Al Capone Does My Shirts is about Matthew, aka Moose, who lives on Alcatraz with his mother, who teaches music lessons; his father, who works …
Date? Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014 Location? Downtown San Francisco Synchronicity (aka Miracle) of the Day? Who knew that San Francisco had an annual Santa Convention? Not we! (In the spirit of the …
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Date? Monday, December 1, 2014 Location? Boulder, Colorado—Sun shining through gray clouds; the mountains, fog-hidden Reading? Betsy Woodman, Emeralds Included: A Jana Bibi Adventure. This is …
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Date? Wednesday, November 26, 2014 Location? Boulder, Colorado—House- and dog-sitting in the horse-country foothills below the Rockies Reading? 2014 …