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The Outsiders 06/07 Mama is currently reading:
The Outsiders (Paperback)
by S.E. Hinton
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June 25
The Bible Salesman: ... Mama marked as to-read:
The Bible Salesman: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Clyde Edgerton
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The Last Lecture Mama marked as to-read:
The Last Lecture (Hardcover)
by Randy Pausch
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The Lightning Thief Mama gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
by Rick Riordan
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read in June, 2008

Mama Mama said: "Great youth fiction! I'm going to use this in the fall as I teach mythology to my 7th graders. Lots of action. Fun twists. But can anyone tell me...WHY do we teach mythology, anyway. Is it the "hero" thing? Help me out here. "
June 22
The Prophet Mama gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Prophet (Paperback)
by Kahlil Gibran
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Mama Mama said: "I've always loved this book! "
June 08
Nocover-60x80 New comment on Mama's review of WWII: My Experiences
800988 Mama wrote: "Nah. I loved your grandpa's book. My own grandpa was a sailor at Pearl Harbor - so I have an extra...more "

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87745 New comment on Mama's review of Wish You Well
800988 Mama wrote: "Me too. Why haven't you tried any of his other stuff? Also - WHY ARE YOU MOVING?!!! "

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June 07
She Got Up Off the C... Mama gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
She Got Up Off the Couch: And Other Heroic Acts from Mooreland, Indiana (Paperback)
by Haven Kimmel
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Mama Mama said: "Enjoyed this almost as much as Zippy. There are at least three places where I almost fell off the bed laughing. Love a good laugh before sleep. This book is sadder. "
Wish You Well Mama gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Wish You Well (Paperback)
by David Baldacci
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Mama Mama said: "Never tried Baldacci, though I've heard of him. Titles of his other books makes me think this may have been an aberration novel for him. I enjoyed the writing - lovely decriptions of the mountain folk of Virginia. Great characters. Very clean. Fa...more "
The Outsiders Mama is currently reading:
The Outsiders (Paperback)
by S.E. Hinton
bookshelves: currently-reading
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
 
Love That Dog Mama gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Love That Dog (Paperback)
by Sharon Creech
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Mama Mama said: "This book takes about 25 minutes to read - so I'll be going back for a closer look. It's one of the books I'm to use with my 7th graders this fall. As a teacher, I LOVED it. Then again, I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do with it.... "




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"The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid."
Jane Austen (Northanger Abbey)




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from Lindsay
03/05/2008 03:07PM

793471 I'm sad about the Lincoln book... It looked so good! Bummer.

from Mama
01/22/2008 08:51PM

800988 No - I just marked it when I read it 'cause I liked it. I thought it just went into somekind of a file or something. Still trying to figure this stuff out.

from Sue
01/22/2008 05:51PM

796953 You and Lindsay have the same "favorite quote"... imagine that!

















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