February 2012
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READING: Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu →
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READING: The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place... →
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READING: Bird in a Box by Amanda Davis Pinkney →
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I’m in love with process. I love process. - Annie Leibovitz
– As heard on the Bookworm interview with Annie Leibovitz discussing Pilgrimage. Now I really want the book.
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READING: Lucky Breaks by Susan Patron, MG novel →
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January 2012
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I love Los Angeles. I know a lot of people go there and they see just a huge...
– David Lynch, Catching The Big Fish
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READING: How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr →
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READING: Noah Barleywater Runs Away by John Boyne,... →
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READING: Bluefish by Pat Schmatz →
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READING: Hound Dog True by Linda Urban →
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READING: The Unfinished Angel by Sharon Creech →
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…I had done everything I could to avoid them, but after almost three...
– MIranda July in It Chooses You.
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READING: The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson →
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I’m writing a poem right now about a nose. I’ve always wanted to...
– -Maurice Sendak
This Fresh Air interview with Maurice Sendak had me weeping. Sometimes funny (see above quote about nose poem), but throughout he is deep and rich and life-affirming.
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"When we can celebrate and truly own what it is... →
Sometimes I need to be told a story, so I turn to The Moth podcast. Today, it was Aimee Mullins. Here’s the video. Above is her quote.
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READING: middle grade novel, The Brilliant Fall of... →
READ: middle grade novel, Ruby Holler by Sharon... →
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December 2011
16 posts
Happy New Year!! We’re going to say it with this video we made: “Year of the Dragon.”
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35 Amazing Book Covers of 2011 from youthedesigner →
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