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The Rory Gilmore Challenge
“I live in two worlds, one is a world of books,” she said. “I’ve been a resident of Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County, hunted the white whale aboard the Pequod, fought alongside Napoleon, sailed a raft...
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Book Sale Cart
For those who have perhaps been living under a rock, you may not know we have a used book sale room here at the library. This wonderful room is filled with a hodgepodge of books that have been donated...
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The Rory Gilmore challenge and The Pretty Little Liars
Well my first week has gotten off to a bad start. I will try and explain myself, though it is not a good excuse. I have not read much of Alice in Wonderland yet and here is my not so great excuse. A...
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Maleficent
I just wanted to say I watched Maleficent this past weekend and it was beautifully done. I have always been a fan of Disney's Sleeping Beauty even though Disney's version is a little slow, it is...
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Whodunnit?
According to Stephen King; "Good books do not give up all of their secrets at once". This is particularly true when it comes to mysteries (at least those that are engaging). Maybe, I am just morbid,...
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Rory Gilmore Challenge Alice and Tom
Hi everyone, well I am still reading Alice in Wonderland I haven't gotten very far yet, but so far it looks like Disney stuck to the book pretty well. I am really enjoying it. The only problem is...
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Accepting the Rory Gilmore Challenge
Alas, Gilmore Girls was a family drama with a continuing story line that ran from 2000 through 2007. Years in which I was sleep deprived and hip deep in spit up, pureed sweet potatoes, and dirty...
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Gilmore Girl Challenge
Okay, I'm still reading Alice and listening to Huck but this entry has nothing really to do with literature and everything to do with Gilmore Girls. :) Just because. :)So, I thought I might just share...
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Storytime Anytime-Tales with Scales
A few days ago the Portland District Library kicked off Summer Reading 2014 with a "scaly" presentation by the Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary. Kids got to see, touch, hold, and learn about some...
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Why Do Summer Reading?
As I mentioned in my previous post, Portland District Library kicked off summer reading last week with a presentation by the Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary. We are starting a bit late this summer since...
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The Gilmore challenge and Alice
Here are the ones I watched as a little girl. :)Sorry it has been so long since I blogged. I had a great time in Niagara Falls and I finished Alice in Wonderland. For some reason it was a very slow...
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The Gilmore Girls Challenge-In Cold Blood
So many books, so little time. Frank ZappaI finally checked a few titles off of my perpetually lengthening "to read" list and managed to read a book for the Rory...
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Choo Choo Read!
I am constantly reading new middle grade fiction and there have have been some exceptional books published this year. Coincidentally, two of the books that I particularly enjoyed are mystery/adventures...
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Cujo and the Gilmore Challenge
Okay I want to start off with an apology I know I said I was going to read Carrie next but I couldn't get a hold of a copy. I know weird huh? Our libraries copy disappeared and I could of swore I had...
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Storytime Anytime-Chugga Chugga Choo Choo
In my last post, Choo Choo Read, I reviewed two children's chapter books that are set on trains. Since I currently have "trains on the brain" what could be better than a railway storytime?Before we...
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Storytime Anytime-Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
Am I the only person who sings this song whenever they are outside in the rain? Maybe that is just something weird that I do, but you can still enjoy this lovely video. The background dancers are...
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Top 100 Chapter Books: 91-100
WOO HOO!! This is the Stack Report's 100th Post!Hopefully, readers are finding this blog interesting, informative, amusing, or, at the very least, not boring.What could be more apropos for the 100th...
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Gilmore Challenge proving more challenging than I thought.
Hi everyone, First thing I want to start off with is, I'm sorry it has been a month since I posted. Between vacations and summer in general I haven't had a lot of reading time. I now own a copy of...
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Top 100: 81-90
Wow, I feel like such a failure as a blogger. I truly intended on posting the next 10 books on my top 100 last week, but I have been busy wrapping up my Young Writers Club for the summer. I compile...
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Gilmore Challenge and Freaky Friday
Whoot! It has not been quite two weeks and I finished Freaky Friday. Actually it didn't even take me two days when I finally picked it up.(Okay actually if you only count reading time it was a few...
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