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2012 Reading Challenge

Cathe Olson has read 49 books toward her goal of 100 books.

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Cathe Olson

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http://www.goodreads.com/CatheOlson

born

February 01, 2004

gender

female

website

http://www.simplynaturalbooks.com

genre

Cooking, Food & Wine, Health, Mind & Body

member since

April 2009

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Cathe Olson is an elementary school library media tech, as well as a writer and natural foods cook. She is the author of Simply Natural Baby Food and The Vegetarian Mothers Cookbook, and Lick It! Creamy Dreamy Vegan Ice Creams Your Mouth Will Love. Cathe has had articles published in national magazines such as Mothering, VegFamly, Vegetarian Voice, and Natural Awakenings.

Cathe is passionate about helping parents make healthy food choices for themselves and their families. She is a frequent speaker at parenting classes, moms clubs, natural foods stores, libraries, and wellness centers.

She is also active in her support of libraries and writers. Cathe was the director of the Central Coast Writers Conference and has served on the boards of the...more

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Cathe Olson's Blog

Help stop antibiotic abuse

Almost 80 percent of antibiotics sold in the United States are given to animals on factory farms. Not to treat sick animals, but to compensate for the dirty, crowded conditions the animals are raised in. The routine overuse of antibiotics creates bacteria resistant to known drugs. Illnesses caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria kill 70,000 Americans every year. If we continue to create bugs r... read more »

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Books by Cathe Olson

Average rating: 3.97 · 94 ratings · 29 reviews · 3 distinct works

	The Vegetarian Mother's Cookbook: Whole Foods to Nourish Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women-- And Their Families 4.14 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2005	My rating:
	Simply Natural Baby Food: Easy Recipes for Delicious Meals Your Infant and Toddler Will Love 3.29 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	Lick It!: Creamy, Dreamy Vegan Ice Creams Your Mouth Will Love 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2009	My rating:

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Grace: A Child's Intimate Journey Through Cancer and Recovery

by Melinda Marchiano

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Cathe Olson wrote a new blog post: Help stop antibiotic abuse Help stop antibiotic abuse Almost 80 percent of antibiotics sold in the United States are given to animals on factory farms. Not to treat sick animals, but to compensate for... read more »
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Cathe Olson gave to: Blackberry Wine (The Food Trilogy, #2) by Joanne Harris read in May, 2012	My rating:
Enjoyable story with a touch of the magical -- about an unhappy man trying to make peace with his past.
May 29, 2012 03:43pm · see review
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Cathe Olson gave to: The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson read in May, 2012	My rating:
Novel about a women who moves into a crumbling mansion in France with a man she hasn't know long who has a mysterious past. Ghostly visitations, buried bodies, mysterious disappearances . . . all the usual gothic-novel ingredients.
May 20, 2012 04:54pm · see review
Cathe Olson gave to: T Is for Titanic: A Titanic Alphabet by Debbie Shoulders read in May, 2012	My rating:
This is a really interesting books containing some of the lessor known facts about the Titanic and its passengers. The format, while not terribly useful for research or school reports, is fun because the reader never knows what he or she will learn n...more
May 17, 2012 06:39pm · see review
Cathe Olson gave to: Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes read in May, 2012	My rating:
This novel alternates between the past when Cathy meets a handsome, charismatic man, Lee and begins a relationship with him that quickly turns violent and controlling -- to the present when she has OCD and post-tramautic stress syndrome and tries to...more
May 17, 2012 06:35pm · see review
Cathe Olson marked as to-read: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
May 15, 2012 07:21am
Cathe Olson gave to: Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson read in May, 2012	My rating:
An absolute touching book about a life-changing friendship between two women. So happy and sad at the same time. It's a tiny bit slow to start but stick with it . . . it's so worth it.
May 06, 2012 07:14pm · see review
Cathe Olson marked as to-read: Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland Stone (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
May 02, 2012 07:00pm
Cathe Olson marked as to-read: My Heart Be Damned by Chanelle Gray (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
May 02, 2012 06:57pm