Like last month, our giveaway genres are the same. But the books couldn’t be more different. Here’s what others are saying about A Breath of Eyre and One for the Murphys: One for the Murphys — Lynda Mullaly Hunt “This is a beautiful book, filled with hope. You’ll cry and laugh along with Carley as … Continue Reading
Browsing Tag: Eve Marie Mont
The Love of Libraries
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Tags: Eve Marie Mont, books, cat in the hat, […]
6 06 MAR
Tags: Eve Marie Mont, books, cat in the hat, […]
6 06 MAR
“You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read with a child.” – Dr. Seuss Fifteen years ago, Dr. Seuss’s birthday (March 2) was chosen by the National Education Association to celebrate NEA’s Read Across America Day, which kicks off the year-long Read Across American program. According to their … Continue Reading
Big Books vs. Quiet Books
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Tags: A Breath of Eyre, Eve Marie Mont, The Writing Life, […]
8 23 FEB
Tags: A Breath of Eyre, Eve Marie Mont, The Writing Life, […]
8 23 FEB
I recently finished Veronica Roth’s stellar debut, Divergent, about a young girl who shocks her family and herself when she becomes part of a societal faction that emphasizes bravery and action above all other traits. The plot is a breakneck succession of twists, turns, thrills, reversals, and near misses. You don’t linger in this book; … Continue Reading
January is all about resolutions, fresh starts, the promise of something new. So I thought it might be appropriate to talk about book beginnings, too—those first lines, first pages, first chapters that tease us, suck us in, grip us from the word go. How many of you when choosing a book from the library or … Continue Reading
