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• Shelf Discovery Challenge: Lights! Camera! Sylvie!

  November 18, 2009

  •  A couple of months ago I was watching a talk show with my mom when this couple came on. Apparently, they were on a reality show, and I had no clue who they were. I asked about this couple on Facebook, and Patrick Erwin told me who they were: a couple from a reality show who go on other reality shows. “It makes me miss Charo. At least she was talented,” he said. I knew how he felt. So many ...
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• Move over Che, the Smothers Brothers are here!

  November 12, 2009

  • When I think of the word revolution,  I think of the old Beatles song “Revolution” where they sing: You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all want to change the world  You tell me that it's evolution Well, you know We all want to change the world.   Definitely, in my younger days I wanted to change the world. I was positive I was right about everything. I have a ...
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• Bonanza Street Books, a home away from home

  November 5, 2009

  • When I found out that this week the topic was favorite bookstores, I thought, “Oh, this is going to be a tough one.” For me it’s asking which cat is my favorite, or which See’s chocolate I would like. It’s pretty darn tough. When I’d visited my dad on weekends during my childhood, we’d spend hours in bookstores. “Stay where I can see you,” he would tell me, and I did.  Dad, ...
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• Shelf Discovery Challenge: Dating in Woodmont

  November 4, 2009

  •       Won't you let me walk you home from school Won't you let me meet you at the pool Maybe Friday I can get tickets for the dance and I'll take you….                                                 Big Star, “Thirteen”   Although the ages aren’t the same, I had this song in my head when I read Beverly ...
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• I'm Not Going to Disneyland! I am going to write a novel and read Beverly Cleary!

  October 27, 2009

  •     After I stopped writing for the GL project last month, people asked me “What are you going to do next?” I almost wanted to tell them “I’m going to Disneyland!” I didn’t because it sounded snarky, also I didn’t even have the money to go to Disneyland. However, it is time for a new writing project, and a new blogging project as well. First off, the writing ...
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