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http://bookingmama.blogspot.com/ - Sharing ideas on books and book clubs (and occasionally some other things)
bookingmama.blogspot.com - 17 hours ago
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A few weeks ago, I mentioned a new-to-me
website that is just filled with wonderful book recommendations...
-- Flashlight Worthy Books . Well, today they have posted a list that is very near and dear to my heart - The Best Book Club Selections of 2009 (as chosen by Great Book Bloggers .) I'm not ...
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bookingmama.blogspot.com - 23 hours ago
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Welcome to this week's Book Club Exchange ,
a relatively new (and hopefully) regular feature on Booking...
Mama which highlights anything and everything book club-related! Today, Chris from Book-a-Rama has written a terrific post about her book club. I hope you enjoy reading about her unique ...
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Book Club Exchange - Chris of Book-a-Rama
bookingmama.blogspot.com - 24 hours ago
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Beth Fish Reads is hosting another fun challenge.
This time it's the What's in a Name? 3...
Challenge ! Here's the scoop: So here's how it works: Between January 1 and December 31, 2010, read one book in each of the following categories: 1. A book with a food in the title: Clockwork Orange, ...
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What's in a Name? 3 Challenge
bookingmama.blogspot.com - 46 hours ago
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Summary: This is the way the world ends...
It was a fairy tale come true when Mark...
Dorn —handsome pilot, widower, tragic father of three—chose Jiselle to be his wife. The other flight attendants were jealous: She could quit now, leaving behind the million daily irritations of the job. (Since ...
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Review: In a Perfect World
bookingmama.blogspot.com - 47 hours ago
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Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted
by Kathy aka Bermuda Onion where we share new...
(to us) words that we’ ve encountered in our reading. Feel free to join in the fun. IN A PERFECT WORLD by Laura Kasischke rictus - The rictus of the cacti, bleached to the bone. (p.92) rictus: The ...
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Wondrous Words Wednesday - December 2, 2009
bookingmama.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
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It just dawned on me that I completed
the Chunkster Challenge too -- quite awhile ago, in...
fact! For this challenge, I signed up for the " Mor -book- ly Obese" one. That means I agreed to read 6 or more books over 450 pages. Here's a list of books that I read that qualify for that challenge: ...
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Chunkster Challenge - Completed
bookingmama.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
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The Clear Off Your Shelves Challenge is over!
I signed up to for the minimum - 20%....
I actually did better than I thought for this challenge even though I didn't get reviews written for all of the books yet! I can credit much of my success to preparing for the panel I moderated at the Lititz ...
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Clear Off Your Shelves Challenge - Completed
bookingmama.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
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Summary: Christmas miracles can come from unlikely sources.
Betty Kowalski isn't looking forward to the holidays. She...
just can't seem to find Christmas in her heart. Maybe it's because her husband is gone. Maybe it's because she's missing her children. Or maybe it has something to do with her ...
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Review: The Christmas Dog
bookingmama.blogspot.com - 3 days ago
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Summary: Can a gift from the past mend
a broken heart? Ian Collins is an old man...
without his son. Patrick Collins is a young boy without his father. On his Christmas list are only three items. He wants the army to find his father. He wants to leave his grandfather's house. And he wants the ...
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Review: The Unfinished Gift
bookingmama.blogspot.com - 4 days ago
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Summary: Marcy Lewis is bored by school, she
despairs of ever being thin, and she is certain...
she'll never have a date. Life at home isn't great either, since her father bosses her and her mother around. Then along comes Ms. Finney , an English teacher who will try anything in the classroom, ...
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Book Report: The Cat Ate My Gymsuit
bookingmama.blogspot.com - 5 days ago
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Summary: Discover the power of a simple gift!
Laura Carrot’s Christmas stocking might be empty this year...
because her dad is in danger of losing his job. While Larry thinks a letter to the North Pole should fix the problem, Bob knows what will really help…and tells the story of a little boy ...
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Review: VeggieTales Saint Nicholas
bookingmama.blogspot.com - 7 days ago
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I hope you've enjoyed The 12 Days of
Christmas Cookies. I have had such a wonderful time...
sharing my recipes with you over the past 12 days. And, of course, I've loved giving away some goodies during that time. But now the real fun begins .... Today, Kathy and I are each hosting part of the ...
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Virtual Cookie Swap - Chocolate Cookies/Candy & Giveaway
bookingmama.blogspot.com - 7 days ago
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It's Day 12 of The 12 Days of
Christmas, and Kathy has posted a yummy recipe for...
Brown Sugar Cookies. Today, I'd like to welcome Ann Pearlman whose book THE CHRISTMAS COOKIE CLUB (my review ) was the inspiration behind The 12 Days of Christmas Cookies . I can't think of a better way to bring ...
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Day 12: The 12 Days of Christmas Cookies & Guest Blogger ...
bookingmama.blogspot.com - 7 days ago
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Welcome to Book Club Exchange , a relatively
new (and hopefully) regular feature on Booking Mama which...
highlights anything and everything book club-related! Today, Lisa from Lit and Life has written a great post about her book club - The Omaha Bookworms. I think you'll enjoy her essay and I ...
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Book Club Exchange - Lisa of Lit and Life
bookingmama.blogspot.com - 8 days ago
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Summary: Stuck. That’s how 33-year-old aspiring singer Celeste
Duncan feels, with her deadbeat boyfriend and static career....
But then Celeste receives a puzzling phone call and a box full of mysterious family heirlooms which just might be the first real clue to the identity of the father she ...
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Review: Love in Translation
bookingmama.blogspot.com - 8 days ago
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It's Day 11 of The 12 Days of
Christmas Cookies -- I can't believe how quickly the...
past week and a half has flown by. I hope you are enjoying Kathy's and my favorite cookie recipes! As many of you already know, my little guy has life-threatening food allergies to anything dairy. In addition, ...
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Day 11 - The 12 Days of Christmas Cookies
bookingmama.blogspot.com - 9 days ago
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Summary: In Marilyn Brant’s smart, wildly inventive debut,
one woman in search of herself receives advice from...
the ultimate expert in matters of the heart… It begins one day in sophomore English class, just as Ellie Barnett’s teacher is assigning Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. From ...
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Review: According to Jane
bookingmama.blogspot.com - 9 days ago
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Welcome to Day 9 of The 12 Days
of Christmas Cookies! Today, Kathy has posted a recipe...
for Raspberry Almond Cookies , but I have something extra-special too to share -- a giveaway for some classic Christmas DVDs! Earlier today, I posted a review for The Original Christmas Classics Limited ...
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Day 10 - The 12 Days of Christmas Cookies & Giveaway
bookingmama.blogspot.com - 9 days ago
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Summary: Thumpity , thump, thump! Look at Frosty
go! Frosty ’s 40! The story of how everyone’s...
favorite snowman magically came to life on Christmas Day, “ Frosty the Snowman” has signified the arrival of winter since his TV debut in 1969—and he’s still melting hearts! The series ...
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Review: The Original Christmas Classics DVDs
bookingmama.blogspot.com - 10 days ago
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Summary: Horses + mystery + rescuing abused animals
= a triple crown of perpetually popular preteen genres!...
Thirteen-year-old Jasmine is found guilty of assaulting Hugh Robicheaux , the owner of the horse farm where she works. But she's still determined to prove that Robicheaux killed ...
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Review: Shadow Horse
