Summer 2011 Reads
As my summer gift this year, I thought I would give the book clubbers a loot bag with little things commemorating each book we had read. ...
Reads by Age
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Baby Reads
With two new babies here or on their way this year for my family, I’ve reacquainted myself with some of my old favorites: Peek-a-Moo! by...
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Happy Birthday Ada Lovelace!
Check out http://www.amazon.ca/Missing-Moonstone-Wollstonecraft-Detective-Agency/dp/038575440X and imagine Ada Lovelace, the world’s first computer programmer as a young girl on what would be her 200th birthday! Wollstonecraft Detective Agency: The...
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Book #23 – The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
About the Book… Our final book for the season was The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The girls were bugging me for months about doing...
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Book #16 – Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
About the Book… Our first book of the 2011-2012 season was Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. This is a young-adult companion book to...
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Book #4 – The Case of the Missing Marquess – An Enola Holmes Mystery by Nancy Springer
The Case of the Missing Marquess – An Enola Holmes Mystery by Nancy Springer is one of my most favourite books that we have read so far. ...
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Celebrate Reading!
Handing a preschooler a new picture book is like watching the world wake up on a new day. Their eyes take in the colourful cover, they...
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Book #3 – The 39 Clues Book 1 – Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
Our next book was a whopper of a series, The 39 Clues Book 1 – Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan. At the time we...
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Book #29 – Margaret and the Moth Tree by Brit and Kari Trogen
About the Book… Margaret and the Moth Tree is a wonderful little tale about an orphan girl who finds the strength to stand up for...
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Book #7 – The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo
The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo was probably the first book we discussed that was not loved by all the members. Kate DiCamillo is also the author...