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It’s time for the ultimate book-turned-movie post: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R. R. Tolkien!! These exciting, enchanting stories are some of the most well-known in the literature world. We’re going to be looking at them through the movie, because the movie follows the story line closely and gives a really good picture…
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I’ve recently been rereading a favorite series of mine…Suzanne Collin’s Hunger Games!! You’ve probably heard of these popular books and might have even seen the movies. Today I’m going to summarize and share some thoughts about this book. This is just the first post about Hunger Games and there will probably be more soon, so…
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Over the next few posts, I’ll be reading and reviewing Pilgrim’s Progress. At the beginning of the book, John Bunyan composes a poem that is essentially an apology to those who he might be offending by writing the Pilgrim’s Progress. There’s nine different sections, and took me about ten minutes to read. Let’s get into…
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My sister, dad and I recently finished reading the Chronicles of Narnia. I loved these books so much!! The adventures of the Pevensies and the creatures of Narnia are priceless and every single book is a work of art. Here’s a quick summary of each one: Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe The four Pevensies (Peter,…
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Karina Yan Glaser is one of my favorite authors. She writes with a modern feel, and her characters are always fun, entertaining and realistic. One of her relatively new books, a Duet for Home, is a down-to-earth story about the resilient kids who live in a homeless shelter called Huey House. June, Tyrell, and Jeremiah…
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So a month ago, we were at Lemon Grove County Library and the colorful cover of a book on the bottom shelf caught my eye. I pulled it out, and read the title. ‘Truly, Madly, Sheeply’ by Heather Frederick. I read the summary, flipped through it, and decided to check it out.Fast forward to the…
