Tag: books
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The Writer’s Book Tag
Greetings friends! I have been long absent due to complex and overwhelming circumstance involving time thieves, Schuman, and Spanish verbs. But now, having thwarted the time thieves, fled from Schuman, and conjugated the Spanish verbs, I find myself able to write to you again. In short, I am back! Or maybe Schuman killed me and…
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A Few Words of Beauty and Wisdom (not from me of course)
Today I have some wonderful words of beauty and wit and wisdom. Regrettably, none of them are mine. Due to oodles of homework and running for my life, I lack sufficient time to bestow my great wisdom upon you. Because I do have great wisdom. As I’m sure you already know. Someday I will share…
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August Recap- Reading, Writing, and Dickens
Hark! The end of August is upon us! How time flies when you’ve been rendered unconscious by the heat of the sun. But I will spare you my endless squawking about the heat and tell you about much more important things that happened this month. Like books. Books Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things…
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What Happens When a Bookworm Is Unable to Read Books (Terrible things, I assure you)
Terrible things happen when you take a bookworm away from their natural habitat. We are fragile, volatile creatures. We require books to survive and frequent visits to libraries, bookstores, and quiet, secluded rooms with comfy chairs to sustain us. If we are denied these, the consequences can be dire. Apparently whoever decided going to college…
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July Recap- Reading, Writing, and Other Stuff (Maybe? Do I even do other stuff in my life??)
I did a lot this July. And by that I mean I left the house (multiple times!), read a bunch of books, wrote a lot, and actually ate salad. I am very proud of myself. It’s amazing what you can do with a whip behind you or a school in front of you APPROACHING AT…
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A Few of the Best Brothers in Fiction
I’m sure you were all beginning to fear (or, in some cases, hope) that I had been devoured by a giant squid or trampled by a herd of ostriches. But here I am again. And today we will be covering the topic of fictional brotherhood. There’s something about brothers that makes me want to love…
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Sandwiches
A good book is like a sandwich. It is made up of many different components. The combinations of such components are practically limitless, but the important thing is that, whatever the combination, the components work together to make a nutritious, well rounded meal. While
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5 Of the Worst Book to Movie Adapations
Any devout book-loving-movie-watching individual knows that thrill of terrible excitement evoked by the words “THEY’RE MAKING A MOVIE.” Joyous discovery! Such possibilities! Such anticipation to see this well loved story brought to the screen! How could you go wrong with such a wonderful story? Ha. As if anyone ever asked THAT question. The truth is,…
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10 Brilliant Books
Books are glorious. Wonderful, brilliant, doorways into other worlds. Other lives. Other minds. There is nothing quite like the effects of reading a well written book. I am terrible at making decisions and awful at picking favorites, so I would like to remind you that these are SOME of my favorites. I don’t actually just…
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