April Ann's comments
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April Ann's comments from the What's The Name of That Book??? group.
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Jackie "the Librarian" wrote: "I love The Velvet Room! I don't remember anything about a diary in it, but I wanted to find my own secret library with velvet curtains after reading that book..."
I don't remember a diary in it either, but it may have been one of the other search keywords that pulled it up. I do remember reading it over and over again. What's funny is, I had no recollection of the book until it popped up... it was an "OH my Gawd" moment!
Here's the cover I remember from The Velvet Room as you can see it is nothing like any of the covers posted here...so...when you are looking for a book and someone posts a title that is very close to the book you're looking for, don't discount it because the cover doesn't match.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/...
:) Yay!!
Falcon's Egg by Luli Gray, 1995.Summary:
Eleven-year-old Falcon discovers an enchanting world of secrets and magical creatures after she finds an unusual egg in New York City's Central Park.
I came across a book I had totally forgotten about that I read as a kid that I LOVED!! It's 
The Velvet Room By Zilpha Keatley Snyder, 1965.It doesn't match the one you're looking for, but it's a terrific read! I'm going to order it now, it's amazing what you can come up with while looking for books!
Think About It, You Might Learn Something. by Robin Supraner, 1973.Summary:
A fourth grader records in her diary only those events which she considers most important and thought provoking.
Was this an adult book or youth?
Not about a polar shift..but...it has floods....Cold Sea Rising by Richard Moran. 1986.
Summary:
Three people--American Admiral Waldo Rankin, Soviet polar authority Anya Cherepin, and journalist Joshua McCoy--stand between humankind and disaster when an enormous volcano threatens to melt the Antarctic ice sheet, causing cataclysmic flooding.
There's The Flood by Jean-Marie Gustave Leclezio. 1968
Can't find a description though.
Daughter Of The Wind by Michael Cadnum, 2003.Summary:
In medieval times as various groups of Vikings fight for supremacy of the northern lands and waters, Hallgerd, Gauk, and Hego, three young people from the quiet coastal village of Spjothof, find their fates intertwined as a series of events take them into danger far from home.
Lord of Thunder by Emma Merritt, 1994.Summary:
Attempting to save her kingdom from sea raiders, Cait nea Sholto finds herself the captive of Norseman Michael Langssonn, who is on a quest for revenge against a man he later discovers to be his own long-lost twin brother.
April Fool! by Francine Pascal was first published in 1989. If you look where it says "other editions" you'll see a picture of a cover.
It's actually #28 of the "Sweet Valley Twins" series.
Summary:The Wakefield twins' April Fool's Day joke turns out a bit unexpectedly as Elizabeth must take the blame for things her sister does wrong.
Was it in reference to "Dungeons and Dragons"?
That's looks like it Regan!
Delanie wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "This is a bit off-topic, but if both of you do like Anya Seton, I think her best novel ever was "Katherine", the story of John of Gaunt's mistress. Just an FYI!" I really loved Kath..."I read Katherine too, it's awesome as well!
Twin Switch by Jamie Suzanne, 1999.Summary:
Jessica gets her superperfect, ultrasweet twin sister, Elizabeth, to help her out of a jam, but the old "trading places" trick gets the twins in some interesting situations.
Twin Switch by Francine Pascal.
I read "Green Darkness" a few weeks ago, now I'm reading "Dragonwyck" I'm on a Seton kick right now! So far "The Winthrop Woman" is my favorite, partly because she references some of my early ancestors in her novel!
Thank GAWD!!!!
A Garden of Briars by Elizabeth McNeill, 1993.
Summary:In the time of the Crusades, beautiful Scholastique, heir to vast landholdings, pledges her love to Peter Astrolabe, is forced to marry the brutal Wolf of Beaune, and fights for her heritage.
I just finished 
Avalon A Novel by Anya Seton first published in 1965. Would be a book on the library shelf. Her books are being reprinted again. Even if this is not the one it's a great read. The main character is not brought up in an Abbey she is abducted and taken to Iceland (and later Greenland) by Norsemen. Her love interest does become a monk (of whom she does see on her return to England)
Not a trashy romance novel!
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