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John Adams 06/06 Tanya is currently reading:
John Adams (Paperback)
by David McCullough
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The Woman in the Dun... 06/06 Tanya is currently reading:
The Woman in the Dunes (Paperback)
by Kobo Abe
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The Dord, the Diglot... 12/31 Tanya is currently reading:
The Dord, the Diglot, and an Avocado or Two: The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words (Paperback)
by Anu Garg
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July 22
Adventures of Huckle... Tanya gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Audio Editions)
by Mark Twain
bookshelves: classics, fiction, young-adult
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read in July, 2008

Tanya Tanya said: "This is always a fun read, but listening to Patrick Fraley read it aloud was ten times better. I try to do the "voices" when I read to my kids so I can appreciate the skill necessary in developing a different voice for each of what must be ...more "
July 21
Eggs Tanya gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Eggs (Audio CD)
by Jerry Spinelli
bookshelves: fiction, young-adult
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read in July, 2008

Tanya Tanya said: "We listened to this book immediately after "Dave at Night" by Gail Carson Levine and thought that it was funny that this one could have had the same title. It's also about a boy named David, unhappy with his new situation, who sneaks out at...more "
Dave at Night Tanya gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Dave at Night (Paperback)
by Gail Carson Levine
bookshelves: fiction, young-adult
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read in July, 2008

Tanya Tanya said: "This is another book we listened to on CD while traveling. (It's the only way I can sanely drive long distances.)I enjoyed this story about a boy who must make the decision between making the best of a bad situation and escaping from it. "
The Tale of Desperea... Tanya gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Tale of Despereaux (Audio CD)
by Kate DiCamillo
bookshelves: fantasy, fiction, young-adult
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read in July, 2008

Tanya Tanya said: "We listened to this on CD on the way to Decatur and loved it. I wasn't excited about another animal story but the character of Despereaux was very likable and I was sucked into the story right off. I know Miriam didn't like the "and now dear rea...more "
June 18
Kate's Turn: A Novel Tanya gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Kate's Turn: A Novel (Paperback)
by Cheri J. Crane
bookshelves: fiction, inspirational, young-adult
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read in June, 2008

Tanya Tanya said: "Not great literature but a hard-to-put-down story about a confused, rebelling, misunderstood teenage girl and her struggling parents. "
June 06
Seeing Voices: A Jou... Tanya gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Seeing Voices: A Journey into the World of the Deaf (Hardcover)
by Oliver W. Sacks
bookshelves: health, history, science, troy-relief-society-book-club
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recommended to Tanya by: Marcia Marshall
read in May, 2008

Tanya Tanya said: "Although this book drags somewhat in the middle from all the technical writing, I was very interested in learning about how our brain processes language, spoken and signed, and how much the learning of a language, any language, influences the depths ...more "
Awakenings Tanya gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Awakenings (Paperback)
by Oliver W. Sacks
bookshelves: health, memoirs, science
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read in June, 2008

Tanya Tanya said: "After having read another Oliver Sacks book, I picked this up just because I enjoyed the 1990 movie with Robin Williams and Robert De Niro. This turned out to be an amazing story. The book is about Dr. Sacks's actual experiences with a new drug and s...more "
The Woman in the Dun... Tanya is currently reading:
The Woman in the Dunes (Paperback)
by Kobo Abe
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May 08
Talk to the Hand: Th... Tanya marked as to-read:
Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door (Hardcover)
by Lynne Truss
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May 02
At Home in Mitford Tanya gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
At Home in Mitford (Mitford Years (Paperback))
by Jan Karon
bookshelves: fiction, inspirational, oxford-relief-society-book-club, troy-relief-society-book-club
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read in May, 2008




Tanya's favorite quotes

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"Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You."
Dr. Seuss (Happy Birthday to You! (Classic Seuss))

"I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I'd rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way."
— Edgar Guest, poet (1881-1959)

"I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me. "
— Banksy, street artist (b. 1974)




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