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I Read: Heads You Lose by Lisa Lutz and David Hayward
Did you ever have a creative writing class in high school or college where the teacher wanted you to pair up with another classmate and you'd write one chapter and then they'd write the next chapter? Maybe even the whole class collectively tried to write a story together in this fashion and it inevi
04.5.2011| books, Featured Reviews | Jen E @ mommablogsalot
No CommentsI Read: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón was my book club's pick for our March meeting - it's a great example of one of those amazing books that I never would have read if our club hadn't picked it. The description on the back of the book is just vague enough and head scratch inducing that I
03.25.2011| books, Featured Reviews | Jen E @ mommablogsalot
No CommentsI Read: Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen
This book caught my eye immediately and I knew I had to read it, knew I would adore it. Of course, I'm already a huge fan of Anna Godbersen after devouring her Luxe series and I was eager to read the first installment in her newest series which takes place in the roaring twenties. By the summer of
03.10.2011| books, Featured Reviews | Jen E @ mommablogsalot
No CommentsI Read: Friendship Bread by Darien Gee
"One afternoon, Julia Evarts and her five-year-old daughter, Gracie, arrive home to find an une 421 xpected gift on the front porch: a homemade loaf of Amish Friendship Bread and a simple note: I hope you enjoy it. Also included are a bag of starter, instructions on how to make the bread herself, an
03.2.2011| books, Featured Reviews | Jen E @ mommablogsalot
1 CommentWe’re Reading: Dream Big Little Pig by Kristi Yamaguchi
Do you ever watch shows like American Idol or Top Model and see the contestants who say, "I've dreamed of being a [insert famous profession here] my whole life!" Which at 16 or 17 years old isn't saying much, but you know. Half of these people are not very good at the profession they claim to love
03.1.2011| books, Family entertainment, Featured Reviews | Jen E @ mommablogsalot
1 CommentBook Review: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
They say there are two sides to every story and Gregory Maguire has made a literary career out of sharing some of those other sides to stories we know well. Turning classic fairy tales and children's stories on their head, revealing a gritty underbelly to the romantic, optimistic versions of the t
02.17.2011| books, Featured Reviews | Jen E @ mommablogsalot
1 CommentBook Review: Deep Down True by Juliette Fay
If you are looking for a funny, heart warming book with characters that are easy to relate to and a healthy mix of heavy and light subject material, I definitely recommend checking out Deep Down True by Juliette Fay. At it's root, this book is a fairly standard "chick lit" novel (though I cringe
02.1.2011| books, Featured Reviews | Jen E @ mommablogsalot
No CommentsBook Review: Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
Last week I finished reading Anne of Avonlea and was just about to start watching the corresponding film when Jean, a good bloggy friend of mine, warned me that the film combines books two and three. So even though I had just begun to read another book, I quickly set said book aside and returned to
01.24.2011| books, Featured Reviews | Jen E @ mommablogsalot
No CommentsBook Review: Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
I just spent a selfish bit of time yesterday sitting on the couch reading the last 5% of Anne of Avonlea on my kindle while my children made occasional sad faces and complained of boredom, but mostly entertained themselves with fun toys and sibling antics. I think you all understand and agree that
01.18.2011| books, Featured Reviews | Jen E @ mommablogsalot
1 CommentBook Review: The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard is a murder mystery novel set in the heart of a small town in the midwest. This is my book club's first pick for the new year, which we'll be discussing at the end of the month. Book Description from GoodReads.com: During a deadly blizzard in 1987,
01.6.2011| books, Featured Reviews | Jen E @ mommablogsalot
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