Game Night

by CarolNo Comments
Tonight I thought I'd feature another card game. Amber and I read Rapunzel's Revenge earlier this week, so I decided to stick with the Wild West theme. Bang! created by Emiliano Sciarra, published by daVinci games "The Outlaws hunt the Sheriff. The Sheriff hunts the Outlaws. The Renegade plots secretly, ready to take one side or the other. Bullets fly. Who among the gunmen is a Deputy, ready to sacrifice himself for the Sheriff? And who is a merciless Outlaw, willing to kill him? If you want to find out, just draw (your cards)!" This card game recreates an old-fashioned spaghetti western shoot-out, with each player randomly receiving a Character card to determine special abilities, and a secret Role card to determine their goal. All the roles are kept facedown, except the Sheriff, so it may take a little while to figure out who's on which side. There are Bang! cards to shoot with, guns that have different ranges, Missed and Dodge cards and horses...
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Library Loot 3/5

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Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Eva and Alessandra that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve borrowed from the library. Check out what other participants are bringing home from their libraries! Here’s my loot for the week. A couple are for me, a couple for Amber.   Backyard Bird Watching for Kids by George H. Harrison The Mystery on Stage created by Getrude Chandler Warner The Secret Soldier by Ann McGovern Squirrels and Frogs by George Peck Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent Eggs in Purgatory by Laura Childs...
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Winners!

by Carol4 Comments
I have five winners, chosen at random to receive a copy of Sway by Zachary Lazar. Congratulations! I hope you enjoy the book. Gwendolyn B. bermudaonion (Bermudaonion's Weblog) Tracey B. Freda M. Darby L. Just e-mail me your mailing address in the next few days and I will pass it along to Hachette Books. Thanks. Remember, if you didn't win, you can always purchase it here....
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Rapunzel’s Revenge

by Carol2 Comments
Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale, illustrated by Nathan Hale Published : August 2008, Bloomsbury USA Children's Books From the cover: Once upon a time, in a land you only think you know, lived a little girl and her mother...or the person she thought was her mother. Every day, when the girl played in her grand villa and lush garden, she grew more curious about what lay on the other side of the ridiculosly huge garden wall. Year after year, things just seemed weirder and weirder, until the day she finally managed to sneak over the top of the wall and was horrified to see what lay beyond... Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale teams up with husband Dean Hale and brilliant artist Nathan Hale (no relation) to bring readers a swashbuckling and hilarious twist on the classic story. Watch as Rapunzel and her amazing hair, along with a mysterious outlaw named Jack, gallop around the wild and Western landscape, battling creatures and outrageous villains,...
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Stardust

by Carol7 Comments
Stardust by Neil Gaiman From the back: What happens when you make a promise to bring back a fallen star? Teenager Tristran Thorn is about to find out, as he ventures beyond the wall of his English countryside town. After falling in love with the hauntingly beautiful Victoria Forester, he sets out on a quest to fulfill his promise to his beloved—and stumbles into the magical realm that lies beyond. My thoughts: This is a beautiful fairy tale, full of magic, both good and bad, gorgeous women, brave men, mystical creatures and, of course, love. Tristran has to find his star, protect the star from others, including an evil witch and a Lord of Stormhold. He has help along the way, from various people and things. It has a happy ending, of course, where all the various story threads are tied up. I would say this is a great story for the whole family, but there are a couple scenes that are not appropriate for kids....
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Wondrous Words Wednesday

by Carol3 Comments
I only ran into one  new-to-me word this week. Well, it's not really new to me, but I've never looked it up before. I just had a general idea of what it means. braggadocio - empty boasting, bragging “to attract associates and positions through charisma and braggadocio" -pg. 126, My Goodness: My Kids by Nesta A. Aharoni Head over to Bermudaonion’s Weblog for some more wondrous words....
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