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5 Reasons To Read Middle Grade Books As An Adult
I love to read kid’s books. Recently I was assigned the job of proofreader at the school library. In the last few months, I’ve read quite a few books for middle graders and was delighted to rediscover my enjoyment of them. These books are written by adults, so it seems likely adults would enjoy reading…
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Home
Penny Parkes, 2021 Fiction Anna Wilson is a professional housesitter. She steps into people’s lives watching their houses, pets and occasionally their neighbors. All she really wants is a home of her own. One filled with love and laughter and happy memories. She grew up in foster care so she doesn’t have a baseline to…
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6 Books in a Garden and 1 Garden Tip
Gardening is a joy and a challenge for me and these are books that have kept me interested and hopeful as I challenge myself to grow food and flowers. The kiss of the sun for pardon, the song of the birds for mirth, — One is nearer God’s heart in a garden than anywhere else…
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Books About Books
As an avid reader, one of my favorite type of books is books about books. I love bookshops, libraries, references to books. Anything down that line. Anything that brings books into focus. Here is a list of favorites that I have read over the years. Be thinking of your own list. I want to hear…
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The Woods Were Full of Men
Irma Lee Emerson, 1963, 242 pages, Memoir Irma Lee Emerson tended to fall flat on her face. Her four sisters had gone out into the world to make happy marriages and her three brothers to work in worthy professions. She tried and failed at various occupations. One day she escaped to the zoo for a…
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Spare
Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, 2023 Autobiography It is with mixed feelings that I read this book. It was “forced” on me by my fellow book clubber, otherwise I may not have tackled it. It is a very long book with many details about royal life. It starts with the death of Princess Diana.…
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