January has been a good month for reading here at the House of Hope. I read a total of eight books this month, not to mention the seventy-five or so I read aloud to my girls. While the read-aloud number is fairly normal for any given month around here (and that number really only accounts [...]
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Carrie at Reading to Know has just published the conclusion of the L.M. Montgomery Reading Challenge. Click on over if you love LMM and want to read others’ thoughts about her and her works. Click on over if you’ve never heard of her and you want to know more. Either way, I’m pretty sure you [...]
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We have quite an eclectic mix of books in our library basket this week, and really, most of them are just so-so. We did thankfully end up with a few winners, though. My favorite of the week is Dahlia, written and illustrated by Barbara McClintock. This is the story of a little girl named Charlotte [...]
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Booking Through Thursday has been published, and this week, the discussion is being held over there in the comments. Click on over if you want to participate in (or just read) a stimulating conversation about the future of book publishing!
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Synopsis: The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery is the story of Valancy Stirling and how she takes charge of her own life. Always under the thumb of her controlling family, meek and mild Valancy is shocked to learn that she has only one year to live. As a result of this revelation, Valancy takes her [...]
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What you see to the right is actually not what’s on my nightstand right now. Oh, no! I would be embarrassed to show you that because if I did, you would think that I need to quit both blogging AND reading and get to work straightening and organizing my house. Or not, since most of [...]
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Like I need more books to read right now. Right. : ) I can’t resist, though. I like doing this little feature because it helps me keep up with what, where, and when I heard about that certain book that sounds tantalizing. Bear with me. I was reading a recent issue of Southern Living magazine [...]
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Synopsis: This novel really defies summary, but I will do my best. Beware: possible spoilers abound! Gabriel Syme is a poet-turned-detective hired by Scotland Yard to infiltrate a group of anarchists in England. He falls into a nest of anarchists when he is surprisingly taken under the wing of a fellow-poet and anarchist, Lucien Gregory, [...]
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As usual, our library basket this week contains a hodge-podge of books. When I’m browsing for books at the library, I usually try to find a mixture of books that I think will appeal to both my girls. Still, my decisions are ultimately based on what looks good to me; after all, if I’m reading [...]
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