The Celery Stalks at Midnight by James Howe

by Carol2 Comments
The Celery Stalks at Midnight by James Howe From the cover: Where is Bunnicula? That's what Chester the cat, Harold the dog, and Howie the dachshund puppy would like to know. When Chester makes the chilling discovery that Bunnicula the vampire bunny has vanished from his cage in the Monroe household, his head is filled with visions of killer parsnips, bloodthirsty string beans, and homicidal heads of lettuce! Everyone knows that vampire victims become vampires themselves—and the neighborhood gardens reveal the ultimate horror: bloodless zombie vegetables! Determined to save Bunnicula's victims and the unsuspecting Monroes, Chester leads the valiant friends on a wild bunny chase involving a hazardous garbage truck ride, a hair-raising encounter with an irate tomcat...and that's just the beginning! My thoughts: This was a fun read. I'm so glad Amber likes this series, since it's one of the few I remember from when I was her age. The title just stuck in my head. There are parts of it that are laugh out loud...
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Teaser Tuesday (a day late)

by Carol4 Comments
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 great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given. Please avoid spoilers! My teaser: Someone had just been in here. Either the wines had been deliberately destroyed, or knocked off accidentally while someone attempted to get out. -pg. 47, Murder Uncorked by Michele Scott Tuesday Teaser is hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Play along....
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Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter

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Bread And Wine: Readings For Lent And Easter Description: A time for self-denial, soul-searching, and spiritual preparation, Lent is a fitting season for daily reading and reflection. Hence this book, which offers meditations from a wide spectrum of classic and contemporary Christian writers. Containing selections grouped around such themes as temptation, crucifixion, resurrection, and new life, Bread and Wine can be dipped into at leisure or used as a guide to daily devotions—and returned to any time of year for spiritual revitalization. For breadth of scope and depth of insight, nothing rivals this collection. Thoughts: Next year, I hope to read this book more regularly during Lent. It took me way too long this year, simply because I wasn't consistent. It features writings from a wide variety of  thinkers and authors, including Martin Luther, John Donne and 20th-century theologians like C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton and Dorothy Day. There is also a generous sampling from contemporary writers, including Philip Yancey, John Updike, and Madeleine L'Engle. Many of the...
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She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb

by Carol6 Comments
She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb Description: Mystery and folklore are skillfully blended in this contemporary Appalachian tale. Driving the plot are "Harm" (Hiram) Sorley, an aging prisoner suffering from recent memory loss, who receives a spiritual message to escape from prison and return home to North Carolina; history grad student Jeremy Cobb, who wants to hike the trail used by Katie Wyler in the late 1700s when she escaped from Indians who held her captive, and members of the sheriff's department. Strong females also figure prominently, not the least of whom is Katie Wyler, dead over 200 years, whose spectral image helps several characters. Assisting Sheriff Arrowwood is his newest deputy, Martha Ayers, who's determined to prove she can do the job. When all these folks converge beside a burning trailer home, more than one mystery is solved. McCrumb's rich use of dialect, accompanied by both physical description of and folklore about the mountains, combine to produce an evocative, haunting story....
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