A Paper Bunny Treat Box – upcycling old books! For our Easter Papercrafts class, we made bunny treat boxes from books that were headed for the recycle bin. To begin, here is the pattern: And here is the pdf of the pattern: Bunny Treat Box We chose our page from a book and printed…
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Still Life by Louise Penny Published: 200 Pages: 312 Why I picked this book? This book was a recommendation from someone in the Mystery Lover’s Book Club. What I thought it would be about based on the cover? A style of painting, a town, and murder What the book was about? Murder and how it can…
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Etta and Otto and Russell and James, the debut novel from Emma Hooper, takes you on a whimsical journey of three octogenarians. Etta, Otto and Russell have a long and complicated history spanning several decades, a war and personal tragedies. James is a coyote. We find Etta embarking on a cross-country trip on foot to…
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The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd Why I picked this book? This was the February book for our Third Thursday Book Club. I picked it because it got good reviews and so has Sue Monk Kidd’s other books. Three words to describe the book? Historical, Biographical, Women’s Rights Where does this book take…
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The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins This next debut author has received a ton of buzz for her first book. Reviews have slated The Girl on the Train as this year’s Gone Girl and said it is not to be missed. I love mystery novels and this one certainly didn’t disappoint. I found plenty of suspense and…
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Betsy: “Fun mythical adventures!” Daniel: “I fell in love with James Patterson’s novels because they are like a can of Pringles, “Once you pop, you can’t stop”. Every chapter he writes is a cliffhanger that eggs you on to read more. Soon you’re finished and checking out more. ” –Betsy & Daniel
Jannell: “When I read Laurie Halse Anderson I see people I know. Her characters are raw, emotional, troubled, eccentric, hopeless, hopeful, uncertain, aware, attractive, plain, ordinary, surprising, and complicated. In short, they are teenagers who grapple with real-life issues, and Anderson gives them a voice. Which book should you read first? I recommend Speak. It changed my…
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