Tag Archives: books

365 days of happiness: day 12

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

This: My parents and I went out to dinner at Red Robin today, and it was nice and fun and I meant to take a picture of it for today’s happiness photo–and forgot. At dinner, my mom told me that … Continue reading →

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Summer reading list: A Bend in the Road

Posted on July 14, 2012 by

Background: The background to this book selection is simple: I love Nicholas Sparks. No shame. Style: I love Nicholas Sparks’ stories, but I’m not always crazy about his style. He’s super descriptive, and sometimes it’s a little more than I … Continue reading →

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Summer reading list: The Girl Who Fell From the Sky

Posted on July 13, 2012 by

Background: My mom suggested I read this book, and I’m glad I did. Style: The style was good, but what I loved the most was the way Heidi W. Durrow set up the book. The chapters were told from various … Continue reading →

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Summer reading list: The Mermaid Chair

Posted on July 12, 2012 by

I am so behind on book reviews, so you’ll be getting a few of those over the next few days (and I’m doing more reading this weekend–yikes!). Enjoy! Background: When my mom let me borrow The Mermaid Chair by Sue … Continue reading →

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Summer reading list: A Separate Peace

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

Background: I read A Separate Peace by John Knowles during my sophomore year of high school (or was it freshman? one of those early years) and liked it. I figured I’d like it even more when I wasn’t being graded on how … Continue reading →

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Summer reading list: The Secret Life of Bees

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

Background: When I went to my cottage last weekend, I only had about 30 pages left in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and knew that wasn’t going to be enough to last two days at the beach. My mom gave … Continue reading →

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Summer reading list: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

I know, I know, I know, we are sooooo overdue on real posts. Don’t worry, I’ve got TWO book reviews for you this week! (I was a busy reader last weekend.) Background: Did I mention it’s one of my goal … Continue reading →

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Summer preview: more grammar, new pictures, more books

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

Oh my goodness gracious, where have I been? No blogs in awhile? Not even a random picture on Sunday? I swear, y’all must’ve thought I fell off the face of the earth or something. Don’t worry, I’m quite alive. After … Continue reading →

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Summer reading list: Pigs in Heaven.

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

Fact: I actually finished Pigs in Heaven earlier this summer and wrote up this blog post that same day. I just forgot to publish it. Whoops. But anyway. Background: Barbara Kingsolver is, without a doubt, my favorite author. I had … Continue reading →

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Summer reading list: The Oresteia.

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

Boy, do I love me some Greek trilogies. Brief background: The Oresteia is the one of two works on my summer reading list that I’ve read before. (The other one: Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen.) I read it my senior … Continue reading →

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