J. Kaye was kind enough to “Splash” me. Thank you! Here are the rules: 1) Put the logo on your blog/post. 2) Nominate up to 9 blogs which allure, amuse, bewitch, impress or inspire you. 3) Be sure to link to your nominees within your post. 4) Let them know …
To join in on Friday Firsts, visit Wendy. She’s got today’s topic and a puzzle for you. Reach out and pick up the nearest book to you right now (don’t go the bookshelf and pull off War and Peace). What’s the first line… This is from the prologue of …
I don’t know if anyone out there is local, but the Pittsburgh International Children’s Festival is being held May 13-17. The reason I mention it is one of the performances is based on a story I remember from my childhood and that I read to Amber when she was little, Goodnight …
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink,translated from the German by Carol Brown Janeway Description: The Reader is a brief tale about sex, love, reading, and shame in postwar Germany. Michael Berg is 15 when he begins a long, obsessive affair with Hanna, an enigmatic older woman. He never learns very much …
Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from…that way people can have some …
Moonlight on the Magic Flute (Magic Tree House #41) by Mary Pope Osborne Description: Jack and Annie head to 18th-century Austria, where they must find and help a brilliant artist. Decked out in the craziest outfits they’ve ever worn—including a wig for Jack and a giant hoopskirt for Annie!—the two …
