BlogDay is here (yeah!) and I’m sharing my five blogs So here are the five I want to share: The first is a guilty pleasure it’s Wil Wheaton’s blog. I can tell you now Clair will be laughing at this choice – at lot. For those of you unaware – Wil Wheaton played Wesley Crusher …
Monthly Archive: August 2010
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Fairytale Reads
There is something exciting about a reworking of old familiar tale. I always approach those books with a mix of excitement and dread. What if they are rubbish? Well the two I just read fell into the good and alright categories. I’ll start with Ash by Malinda Lo, a reworking of Cinderella, our heroine is not chasing after the …
Aug
20
New term = New Displays
I got new shoes. They are fab and I love them. My friends commented that if I were a shoe these were the shoes I’d be. Now that reminded me of that old saying “You can’t judge someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes” so a quick google image search later and some …
Aug
08
Time Off = Massive Reading List
So the reading list is massive but I’ve been getting through a few this weekend. I’m hitting the key teen books I wanted to read to start with so: The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson was great. I got it free for the library from the publisher which is always exciting but this book …
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- "Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life."“Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.” - Christopher Paolini (via magiquotes) […]
- “Since the introduction of printing there has been a tendency in...“Since the introduction of printing there has been a tendency in literature to appeal more and more to the eye, and less and less to the ear which is really the sense which, from the standpoint of pure art, it should seek to please, and by whose canons of pleasure it should abide always.” - Oscar Wilde Books on CD are available for you to borrow from the lib […]
- Everyone Should Read - The Chronicles of NarniaEveryone Should Read - The Chronicles of Narnia […]
- "Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live."“Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.” - Mark Twain (via thelifeguardlibrarian) […]
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“A True Story of Discrimination”mwentworth: “A True Story of Discrimination” […]
