Monthly Archives: September 2010

Review: More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 128 pages Publisher: HarperCollins (August 24, 2010) ISBN-10: 0060835214 Source: Personal copy Yesterday, I reviewed Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, a collection of folklore collected by Alvin Schwartz. More Scary Stories to Tell … Continue reading →

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Review: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Jenn

In honor of Banned Books Week, I decided to post this review of Scary Stories 3 earlier than I had planned. Why, you may ask?  Well, this series of books is on the list of most frequently challenged books between … Continue reading →

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A Wonderfully Bookish Weekend-Part Two!

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Jenn

This past weekend I had the luxury of participating in two outstanding book festivals!  Earlier, I posted about the National Book Festival. On Sunday, after sleeping in for just a few extra hours, the J Crew (my husband, John, and … Continue reading →

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A Wonderfully Bookish Weekend-Part One!

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Jenn

Living in the DC metro has it’s perks, two being the National Book Festival and the Baltimore Book Festival, all in one weekend! On Saturday morning I joined a good friend of mine, alone with her daughter & friend, and … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week?

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Jenn

        It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? This is a weekly event to list the books completed last week, the books currently being reading, and the books to be finish this week. It was created by J.Kaye’s Book … Continue reading →

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Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten? Book Event

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Jenn

This Sunday, the entire J Crew (my husband, John, & my boys Justin & John) trudged down to our favorite independent children’s book store, Hooray for Books! in Old Town Alexandria.  The purpose of our visit? To attend the Is … Continue reading →

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Review: Leaving Before It’s Over by Jean Reynolds Page

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Jenn

Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Avon A (August 10, 2010) ISBN-10: 0061876925 Source: Publisher Roy Vines and his wife Rosalind, like the rest of the residents of the rural North Carolina town in which they lived, have hit upon rough times. … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Leaving Before Its Over by Jean Reynolds Page

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Jenn

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Winner of the BBAW ARC Prize Pack!

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Jenn

  Congratulations, Amber! I’ll pack up the books and send them out to you this weekend! Enjoy!

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Review: Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Jenn

Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Dell; Reprint edition (August 26, 2008) ISBN-10: 0440240999 Source: Publisher In the second of Moning’s Mackayla Lane series, Mackayla (Mac) is settling down into her new life in Dublin. She now works for Barron’s … Continue reading →

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