tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23904720975184517922024-03-06T15:01:15.152-05:00Some of a KindAdriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18137113639611714575noreply@blogger.comBlogger788125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390472097518451792.post-67028590840426953332016-09-06T00:00:00.000-04:002016-09-06T13:02:12.121-04:00Turn The Page Tuesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">From Amazon: "<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen’s family takes in Annemarie’s best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yo! Adrienne says: Another WWII book ... what can I say. I love them. This is a short but very satisfying read. If you haven't read this one definitely do so. As I always say, I can't even imagine.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yo! Adrienne says: I listened to this book and so glad I did. The narrator (s?) did an amazing job. It was almost like watching a movie - ok not really - but the character voices were so distinct it really added to the listening experience. I had put off reading this because it was so long. I didn't think I had time and honestly I didn't really understand what the book was about. A painting that goes missing? So what. What's so interesting about that? Well. There is so much more to this. We follow Theo from a young chap all the way into adulthood. We sit by and cringe, laugh, and cry our way through his life. I highly recommend listening as opposed to reading this. It was just done that well. Excellent book. So glad I finally got around to it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">From Amazon: "<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Set in Kerrville, Kansas, </span><em style="color: #333333;">The Center of Everything </em><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">is told by Evelyn Bucknow, an endearing character with a wholly refreshing way of looking at the world. Living with her single mother in a small apartment, Evelyn Bucknow is a young girl wincing her way through adolescence. With a voice that is as charming as it is recognizable, Evelyn immerses the reader in the dramas of an entire community. The people of Kerrville, stuck at once in the middle of nowhere but also at the center of everything, are the source from which Moriarty draws on universal dilemmas of love and belief to render a story that grows in emotional intensity until it lifts the reader to heights achieved only by the finest of fiction."</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yo! Adrienne Says: Oh gosh. This tender book somehow found it's way to my kindle (I'm guessing it was a freebie or darn near so) and just languished. I'm not sure what drew me to it originally but I'm glad I snagged it (even though it was back in Jan. of 2013!). I couldn't help but feel sorry for Evelyn but her mom as well. One bad decision can so easily spiral into another ... try as we might we still can end up knocked back down. I felt this book was very realistic. It was also a reminder to me that you never know what one small act of kindness can do for someone and to (so cliche but ...) not judge a book by it's cover. A coming of age story not just of Evelyn, who we meet when she is 8, but her mother as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Christ is everywhere. We are made in his image and when we serve others we serve him. This little book is a great reminder to never cease to do good and care for others. I know my life is in a busy stage right now with young(ish) children but extending kindness and offering a smile is simple, doable. To love others as I have been loved. God is love. Where love it there God is also ...</span></div>
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Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18137113639611714575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390472097518451792.post-57454192219479296422016-08-02T08:01:00.001-04:002016-08-02T08:06:19.579-04:00Turn The Page Tuesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">From Amazon: "<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Fifteen-year-old Lina is a Lithuanian girl living an ordinary life--until Soviet officers invade her home and tear her family apart. Separated from her father and forced onto a crowded train, Lina, her mother, and her young brother make their way to a Siberian work camp, where they are forced to fight for their lives. Lina finds solace in her art, documenting these events by drawing. Risking everything, she imbeds clues in her drawings of their location and secretly passes them along, hoping her drawings will make their way to her father's prison camp. But will strength, love, and hope be enough for Lina and her family to survive? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">A moving and haunting novel for readers of </span><i style="color: #333333;">The Book Thief"</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What comes, here at the dawn of the Jazz Age, is unimagined attention and success and celebrity that will make Scott and Zelda legends in their own time. Everyone wants to meet the dashing young author of the scandalous novel―and his witty, perhaps even more scandalous wife. Zelda bobs her hair, adopts daring new fashions, and revels in this wild new world. Each place they go becomes a playground: New York City, Long Island, Hollywood, Paris, and the French Riviera―where they join the endless party of the glamorous, sometimes doomed Lost Generation that includes Ernest Hemingway, Sara and Gerald Murphy, and Gertrude Stein.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Everything seems new and possible. Troubles, at first, seem to fade like morning mist. But not even Jay Gatsby's parties go on forever. Who <i>is</i> Zelda, other than the wife of a famous―sometimes infamous―husband? How can she forge her own identity while fighting her demons and Scott's, too? With brilliant insight and imagination, Therese Anne Fowler brings us Zelda's irresistible story as she herself might have told it."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yo! Adrienne says: After reading a few Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald books I was a bit intrigued by this "brat pack" of writers. They were ... um ... interesting. Their wive's just as much. If you too have read them and want another perspective <i>Z </i>is an interesting read. She had many talents that sadly, because of the era she was born in, went primarily unnoticed/unappreciated an quite possibly drove her mad. I actually listed to the audio version of this book which was well done.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yo! Adrienne says: I have yet to read a Mitch Albom book that I didn't like (and need tissues for). What would you do to talk a deceased loved one again? What would you do to make something right that went so wrong? You will have to read this one to find out what these characters did ... I promise you will be surprised in the end and happy you gave this book your time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Forget “behavior modification” or feel-good aphorisms. Tripp knows that what we really need is an encounter with the living God. Then we’ll be prepared to trust in God’s goodness, rely on his grace, and live for his glory each and every day."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yo! Adrienne Says: A dear friend told me about this book. I've read quite a few of Tripp's books and have never been disappointed. He always points us to God and His redeeming grace. This book is no different. It's a daily devotional that take just a few minutes (if that's all you have). He also references scripture for further reading that relates to the days topic - if you are a journaler this would be a great way to dig deeper. I actually bought it on my kindle and downloaded it to my phone. No excuses not to take a few minutes to spend in the word. I highly recommend this book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">From Amazon: "<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Barely out of school and doing her bit for the British war effort, Marian Sutro has one quality that makes her stand out—she is a native French speaker. It is this that attracts the attention of the SOE, the Special Operations Executive, which trains agents to operate in occupied Europe. Drawn into this strange, secret world at the age of nineteen, she finds herself undergoing commando training, attending a “school for spies,” and ultimately, one autumn night, parachuting into France from an RAF bomber to join the WORDSMITH resistance network.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">A fascinating blend of fact and fiction, </span><i style="color: #333333;">Trapeze </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">is both an old-fashioned adventure story and a modern exploration of a young woman’s growth into adulthood. There is violence, and there is love. There is death and betrayal, deception and revelation. But above all there is Marian Sutro, an ordinary young woman who, like her real-life counterparts in the SOE, did the most extraordinary things at a time when the ordinary was not enough."</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yo! Adrienne says: I love a strong female lead. I especially love when the ending totally takes me by surprise and makes me gasp out loud. This was the perfect blend of what happened and what ~maybe~ could have happened during the war. Imagine being tapped by your government / resistance / someone who knows who you are to be trained as a spy. Oh my. I don't think I have the nerves; I'd be one big hive - ha! That's why I enjoyed this book so much. A page turner and a woman of steel (at least on the outside). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yo! Adrienne says: I have to admit, I struggled to get into this book at first (I actually listened to the audio version). I am not familiar with France and the narrator did a wonderful job (I think) of pronouncing all the French names/addresses/landmarks but that was the problem - I had no clue what was who or what or where! Once I committed to finishing this book and stopped trying to map it out in my head I began to enjoy the story more. The author does a great job of unfolding the story so that you really do not fully understand Roze's choices/reasoning until the the very end. This did leave me a bit sad at the end so maybe not a beach read. I was more heartbroken for what could have been ... as Roze was. Read it - you will understand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A reminder to me to not judge. We are all in need of God's grace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And Jesus said to him, "'If you can!'. All things are possible for one who believes." Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, "I believe, help my unbelief". 9:23,24</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Too often I doubt. This verse reminds me that it's ok to ask God to help me with that doubt ... and He will!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I hope these verses have inspired/uplifted you. I am guilty of not spending enough time in God's word when I am not involved in a Bible study (summers). Writing this post is a reminder to me to get back in the habit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For those that don't know me personally, I feel I need to update. Many of you have read my blog for ages (when I actually blogged vs just posting TTPT). Sadly, we have experienced great loss this winter. My amazing <a href="http://someofakind.blogspot.com/2010/11/eggnogged.html" target="_blank">Aunt </a>lost her 4 year battle with breast cancer in December. I also had the difficult task putting down my 18 year old companion at the end of March.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">Gallagher made many appearances here on the blog. He was loyal, loud, and oh so sweet. The joke in our house was that G came before Rocky (because literally he did - I got G in August and met Rocky in November.). Bless Rocky for understanding my love for the "first" guy in my life. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A week later Rocky's dad passes (semi-suddenly) from pancreatic cancer. As you can imagine, we all have been dealing with quite a bit of grief. My boys especially.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was one of those "everything fell into place". I was not planning on kitties anytime soon. We were all still nursing our wounds. And then I get a text ... my friend has kittens. You see how the story ends. It's a happy one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's summer time!!!! And with that in mind, I have a few of my must reads for you. Perfect for the pool side, sand in your toes, or your hammock - whatever (or wherever floats your boat - there too!).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">From Amazon: "In 1917, Jessie Carr, fourteen years old and sole heiress to her family's vast fortune, disappeared without a trace. Now, years later, her uncle Oliver Beckett thinks he's found her: a young actress in a vaudeville playhouse is a dead ringer for his missing niece. But when Oliver confronts the girl, he learns he's wrong. Orphaned young, Leah Randall has been acting since she was a toddler.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Oliver, never one to miss an opportunity, makes a proposition―with his coaching, Leah can impersonate Jessie, claim the fortune, and split it with him. The role of a lifetime, he says. A one-way ticket to Sing Sing, she hears. But when she's let go from her job, Oliver's offer looks a lot more appealing. Leah agrees to the con, but secretly promises herself to try and find out what happened to the real Jessie. There's only one problem: Leah's act won't fool the one person who knows the truth about Jessie's disappearance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Set against a Prohibition-era backdrop of speakeasies and vaudeville houses, Mary Miley's Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Competition winner <i>The Impersonator</i> will delight readers with its elaborate mystery and lively prose."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yo! Adrienne says: I have told everyone who will listen to read this! I actually *listened* myself ... another audio book from my library (the only way I get to "read" these days"). I thought I had this book all figured out ... and then there was a twist. Ok - got it this time - I know what's up. BAM. Something (or someone ... ) else. It wasn't until the end that well, I knew the end ;-) Definitely a satisfying and suspenseful summer read. It will have you uh-hu-ing and ah-ha at the end.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Now, however, they’re about to face their most challenging year yet. Proud, talented Clarice is struggling to keep up appearances as she deals with her husband’s humiliating infidelities; beautiful Barbara Jean is rocked by the tragic reverberations of a youthful love affair; and fearless Odette is about to embark on the most terrifying battle of her life. With wit, style and sublime talent, Edward Kelsey Moore brings together three devoted allies in a warmhearted novel that celebrates female friendship and second chances."</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yo! Adrienne says: This book cracked me up. It is so far fetched and full of eccentric people that I just wanted to find Earl's All You Can Eat and hang with The Supremes. The fact that a fair amount of the characters - a few (famous) ghosts, a pot smoking mother, and a fortune teller - are just a bit over the top just added to the crazy fun. It is a bit outlandish but ooooh so good. If you don't laugh out loud a few times and shed a couple of tears in a few places then well ... maybe you need to listen to the audio version. I loved how the narrator made you feel like you right there telling the Supreme's story just to you. Good all around read.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yo! Adrienne says: Oh goodness. A man and his dog story with lots of bad guys, a ghost and a beautiful girl. Perfect summer read right?! This one had me giggling as well. There is definitely some serious subject matter but again an overall light read. I did find myself trying to tie up a few loose ends that I thought the authors missed but this was another audio book ... I might have been trying to actually pay attention while driving and missed a few things ;-) It's worth a read for sure. There are a few conversations between Ruddy and Alan that still have me shaking my head and laughing. I think you will find the same.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I often have to remember this - despite difficult times/circumstances - He is still with me, holding me. I need (sometimes work/pray hard) to find the joy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In other words, don't just talk the talk - walk the walk. I need to live out my faith and this is a great reminder to me. I have been given eternal life through Christ - that makes we <i>want</i> to "do good" and be more Christ like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">From Amazon: <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> "A </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">boy with extraordinary powers. An army of deadly monsters. An epic battle for the future of peculiardom.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">The adventure that began with </span><i style="color: #333333;">Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">and continued in </span><i style="color: #333333;">Hollow City</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> comes to a thrilling conclusion with </span><i style="color: #333333;">Library of Souls</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">. As the story opens, sixteen-year-old Jacob discovers a powerful new ability, and soon he’s diving through history to rescue his peculiar companions from a heavily guarded fortress. Accompanying Jacob on his journey are Emma Bloom, a girl with fire at her fingertips, and Addison MacHenry, a dog with a nose for sniffing out lost children.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">They’ll travel from modern-day London to the labyrinthine alleys of Devil’s Acre, the most wretched slum in all of Victorian England. It’s a place where the fate of peculiar children everywhere will be decided once and for all. Like its predecessors, </span><i style="color: #333333;">Library of Souls</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> blends thrilling fantasy with never-before-published vintage photography to create a one-of-a-kind reading experience</span><b style="color: #333333;">."</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yo! Adrienne says: When I began reading this series (back in 2012) I had no idea this was considered </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'young adult'. I should have figured it out when there was no 'adult' uh-hum scenes. Refreshing actually. I also didn't realize that this was going to become a series and it would take me 3 years to wait for and get through the sequels. Was it worth it? Yup. My only recommendation - read them back to back or at least fairly close to one another. I found myself trying to remember details from the first book especially and just couldn't. They were still very readable despite but I would get hung up on details and would just have to remind myself to just soldier on. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Oh - wait - one more suggestion. Don't read it on a kindle. I read all three on my kindle (because I"m cheap and could check them out from the library). There are some amazing and very unusual vintage pictures that the author strategically placed throughout. You don't want to miss the detail. If you are interested here are the links to when I posted about book <a href="http://someofakind.blogspot.com/search?q=pecular" target="_blank">one</a> (10/12) and book <a href="http://someofakind.blogspot.com/search?q=hollow+city" target="_blank">two</a> (6/15).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><i>From Amazon: "</i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Pi Phillecroix, daughter and only offspring of Piette and Paul Phillecroix V attempts to survive a world that preys on the weak and vulnerable when she leaves the protection of her Paris home and journeys to the shores of England to find a cure for her dying father. Flightless, she bears the expectations of seventeen centuries of France’s most heroic and decorated flying families. Can one little bird bear the expectations of seventeen centuries? The Phillecroix’ have long been respected the world over for their daring and flying excellence. Each and every member of their lineage has devoted their lives to flock and country. The tragedy is that Pi, the last and only progeny of these decorated heroes, cannot fly. Intelligent, loving, virtuous, enormously devoted and reverential to mother and father, Pi bears the weight of her parents’ disappointment when they learn that the family’s tradition of flying excellence has ended. At a time when most young birds frolic and play in and around the fountains of the Tuileries, Pi relegates herself to a small corner of the family nest atop the l'Arc de Triomphe in order to hide her handicap and escape endless torment from the arrondissement’s teenage birds. When her war-decorated and beloved father becomes seriously ill, Pi steals away in the middle of the night to walk from Paris to England in an attempt to find Dr. Allbewell, the only one who may have the powers to save his life. Flightless, Pi makes her way on two scrawny pink feet, north to Normandy. During her journey she uncovers a host of characters that sometimes halt and other times hasten her journey with a blend of cruelness and helpfulness. Gervaise, an angelic force of wisdom rescues Pi from the throes of two sadistic Starlings; Etienne, a Giant Sea Fish helps Pi navigate the river Seine; Quick Jac Carlson a short-tempered, red-bellied woodpecker strangles her in an attempt to prevent her from seeking a night’s refuge; and Big Fella, a humble stallion who befriends and carries Pi to Cherbourg are just a few of the multifarious characters that drive this colorful and eclectic narrative. Readers from ages twelve and older will identify with Pi’s journey and feelings of inadequacy, the ridicule she has to endure for being ‘different,’ and ultimately the courage she exhibits in facing her fears one step at a time."</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yo! Adrienne says: I must be the last person on the planet to have read (actually I listened) to this book. I remember everyone raving about this one. I saw mom's at the pool, sunglasses on, relaxing on a lounger with Bernadette in hand. I don't know why I was originally turned off. Thankfully my life has not allowed me time to sit and read (stay with me here) and I have rediscover the convenience of audio books. My library, remarkably, has a generous list that I have been working my way through. This being the first. I throughly enjoyed this book not just because the audio was done so well but because the characters were so quirky. I kept wondering "what are these people doing?' and "no way!" but "yes way!" until the end when it all came together. If you are like me and don't know Bernadette, I highly recommend you get aquatinted this summer. It's a great pool side read (or ferrying kids to and fro listen).</span></div>
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From Amazon:<i> "</i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Patrick Taylor first charmed readers with</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">An Irish Country Doctor,</i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">a warm and enchanting novel in the tradition of James Herriot and Jan Karon. Now Taylor returns to the colorful Northern Ireland community of Ballybucklebo, where there's always something brewing beneath the village's deceptively sleepy surface.</span><br />
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Young Doctor Barry Laverty has only just begun his assistantship under his eccentric mentor, Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly, but he already feels right at home in Ballybucklebo. When the sudden death of a patient casts a cloud over Barry's reputation, his chances of establishing himself in the village are endangered, especially since the grieving widow is threatening a lawsuit. </div>
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Not all their challenges are medical in nature. When a greedy developer sets his sights on the very heart of the community, the village pub, it's up to the doctors to save the Black Swan (affectionately known to the locals as the "Mucky Duck") from being turned into an overpriced tourist trap. After all, the good citizens of Ballybucklebo need some place to drink to each other's health….</div>
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Whether you've visited in the past, or are discovering Ballybucklebo for the first time, <i>An Irish Country Village</i> is an ideal location for anyone looking for wit, warmth, and just a touch of blarney.<br />
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Yo! Adrienne says: DOH!!! I meant to post this last month so you would have a St. Patrick's Day read. Oh well. Put this series on your list for next year (or anytime you want something fun). I actually listened to this one and loved the narrator's Irish (of course) accent. These books are light hearted and easy but I recommend reading them in order.</div>
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<i><a href="http://smile.amazon.com/First-Frost-Sarah-Addison-Allen/dp/1250019850/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459462296&sr=8-1&keywords=first+frost" target="_blank">First Frost</a></i></div>
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From Amazon: "<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">It's October in Bascom, North Carolina, and autumn will not go quietly. As temperatures drop and leaves begin to turn, the Waverley women are made restless by the whims of their mischievous apple tree... and all the magic that swirls around it. But this year, first frost has much more in store.</span><br />
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Claire Waverley has started a successful new venture, Waverley's Candies. Though her handcrafted confections-rose to recall lost love, lavender to promote happiness and lemon verbena to soothe throats and minds-are singularly effective, the business of selling them is costing her the everyday joys of her family, and her belief in her own precious gifts.</div>
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Sydney Waverley, too, is losing her balance. With each passing day she longs more for a baby- a namesake for her wonderful Henry. Yet the longer she tries, the more her desire becomes an unquenchable thirst, stealing the pleasure out of the life she already has.</div>
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Sydney's daughter, Bay, has lost her heart to the boy she knows it belongs to...if only he could see it, too. But how can he, when he is so far outside her grasp that he appears to her as little more than a puff of smoke?</div>
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When a mysterious stranger shows up and challenges the very heart of their family, each of them must make choices they have never confronted before. And through it all, the Waverley sisters must search for a way to hold their family together through their troublesome season of change, waiting for that extraordinary event that is <i>First Frost</i>.</div>
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Lose yourself in Sarah Addison Allen's enchanting world and fall for her charmed characters in this captivating story that proves that a happily-ever-after is never the real ending to a story. It's where the real story begins."<br />
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Yo! Adrienne says: If you have been around here for awhile you know Sarah Addison Allen is one of my favorite authors. This book did not disappoint. Typical of her style - a little bit of magic and mayhem to keep things interesting. Maybe I like her books (this one included) because I was a fan of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057733/?ref_=tt_rec_tt" target="_blank">Bewitched </a>and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058815/" target="_blank">I Dream of Jeannie</a> back in the day. Definitely add this author to your list of reads.</div>
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A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel—a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with rich humor and unswerving honesty the irrationality of adult attitudes toward race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence, and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina and quiet heroism of one man's struggle for justice—but the weight of history will only tolerate so much.</div>
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It has won the Pulitzer Prize, been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, and been made into an enormously popular movie. It was also named the best novel of the twentieth century by librarians across the country (<em>Library Journal</em>).<br />
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Yo! Adrienne says: Wow. I literally had one chapter to go when I got the notification on my phone that Harper Lee had passed. I have so many things I <strike>like</strike> love about this book. Several places I marked sticky notes because I wanted to remember:<br />
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From Amazon: <span style="background-color: white;">Chronicles of the Kings Book 3- God has rewarded Hezekiah's faithfulness with great wealth and power, but the king has much more to overcome. Will his faith sustain him against the ultimate enemy?"</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Yo! Adrienne says: I think I said this after book 1 and 2 - I have really enjoyed this series. Austin does such a great job of bringing the Old Testament to life. They have really helped me dig in to the OT and understand a bit more. I highly recommend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Vianne's sister, Isabelle, is a rebellious eighteen-year-old girl, searching for purpose with all the reckless passion of youth. While thousands of Parisians march into the unknown terrors of war, she meets Gäetan, a partisan who believes the French can fight the Nazis from within France, and she falls in love as only the young can … completely. But when he betrays her, Isabelle joins the Resistance and never looks back, risking her life time and again to save others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With courage, grace and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of WWII and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France--a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yo! Adrienne Says: The sequel to <i>Me Before You </i>did not disappoint. I loved it just as much. Lou's family is just as lovable and kooky and people we meet along the way were well developed and believable. I could not put this book down. I am eagerly awating the release of the movie <i>Me Before You</i>. I know it won't be as good as the book (they never are) but I could not get enough of sweet struggling Lou and those that love her in their imperfect way. Defiantly a summer read ... or now ;-)</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yo! Adrienne says: I actually won this book from the blogger <a href="http://monicaswanson.com/" target="_blank">Monica Swanson</a> last year. I literally read this book in one sitting. I knew Stephanie survived (because she wrote the book) but as I was reading I kept reassuring myself that she did <i>indeed</i> survived and thrive despite her ordeal. It's beautiful to see how the Lord was present with her through her trials and has used her story to share His love for us. Even when we are facing what seems like insurmountable circumstances He is with us. A must read. Puts my cart traffic jam at walmart and my bad hair days in proper perspective. <a href="http://stephaniefast.org/" target="_blank">Stephanie</a> is writing a sequel. I am eagerly awaiting it's debut.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Seven years later, Rocky is a teenager himself. He hasn’t forgotten being abandoned by his boyhood hero, but he’s getting over it, with the help of the wealthy neighbors’ daughter, ten years his senior, who has taken him as her lover. Unbeknownst to both of them, their affair will set in motion a course of events that rains catastrophe on both their families. After a mysterious double murder brings terror and suspicion to their small town, Rocky and his family must reckon with the past and find out how much forgiveness their hearts can hold."</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove’s mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents’ association to their very foundations.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Rachel Anne Ridge was at the end of her rope. The economy had crashed, taking her formerly thriving business along with it. She had been a successful artist, doing work she loved, but now she felt like a failure. How would her family pay their bills? What would the future hold? If only God would somehow let them know that everything was going to be all right . . . and then Flash the donkey showed up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">From Amazon: "<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she’s sure it holds a secret that will save the city. She and her friend Doon must decipher the message before the lights go out on Ember forever! This stunning debut novel offers refreshingly cleawriting and fascinating, original characters."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">From Amazon: "<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">The People of Sparks picks up where The City of Ember leaves off. Lina and Doon have emerged from the underground city to the exciting new world above, and it isn’t long before they are followed by the other inhabitants of Ember. The Emberites soon come across a town where they are welcomed, fed, and given places to sleep. But the town’s resources are limited and it isn’t long before resentment begins to grow between the two groups. When anonymous acts of vandalism push them toward violence, it’s up to Lina and Doon to discover who’s behind the vandalism and why, before it’s too late."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">From Amazon: "<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">It’s 50 years before the settlement of the city of Ember, and the world is in crisis. War looms on the horizon as 11-year-old Nickie and her aunt travel to the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina. There, one of the town’s respected citizens has had a terrible vision of fire and destruction. Her garbled words are taken as prophetic instruction on how to avoid the coming disaster. If only they can be interpreted correctly. . . .</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">As the people of Yonwood scramble to make sense of the woman’s mysterious utterances, Nickie explores the oddities she finds around town—her great-grandfather’s peculiar journals and papers, a reclusive neighbor who studies the heavens, a strange boy who is fascinated with snakes—all while keeping an eye out for ways to help the world. Is this vision her chance? Or is it already too late to avoid a devastating war?"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Yo! Adrienne says: </span>Well. Hello, Hollywood? Why haven't you made movies out this series?! I loved all of these books. Seems like I am </span>turning<span style="font-family: inherit;"> into a 'youth lit.' series junkie (</span><i style="font-family: inherit;">Hunger Games </i><span style="font-family: inherit;">and </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">Gregor the Overlander</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> just to name a few). If you are looking something clean but exciting (really - a book can be both!) start this series. You'll be done in no time and will have enjoyed yourself immensely. Also, you just might be prompted to write a letter to Mr. Hollywood to get these books on film! I know I would pay money to see them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">From Amazon: "</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the beautiful, stunningly ambitious instant </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">New York Times</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"> bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home. When she is twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great-uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yo! Adrienne says: I know I am waaaayyy behind on this book. Most probably have read this like in the dark ages. I was a little slow to the gate but glad I decided to give it a go. I love WWII books and this one didn't disappoint. I cannot image being blind much less having to survive a war ravaged city. If you haven't read it I would add it to your list.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">From Amazon: "From the Back Cover: Women worry a lot. We worry about our children, our friends, our careers, our families, our spouses-the list could go on and on. Yes, we want to be content and trust God with our worries, but it's a struggle to let go and free ourselves from the burden of anxiety. If you're tired of worrying about all the "what-ifs" in your life and want to experience the calm and contentment promised in Scripture, Calm My Anxious Heart is what you've been looking for. Filled with encouragement and practical help for overcoming anxiety, this book includes a twelve-week Bible study to help you discover what the Bible says about contentment and ways to apply it to your daily life. A companion journal is also available to record your thoughts as you listen to God's teaching on this subject. With Calm My Anxious Heart you can let go of your anxiety and experience the contentment that comes from trusting God."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yo! Adrienne says: My women's group at church did this book as a 12 week study and it was soooo good. You could certainly read it on your own and benefit but I highly recommend this for a group setting. The sharing and love and just down right honesty was amazing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Before I sign off and ask you to link up below, I wanted to share a new page I set up on Facebook - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/turnthepagetuesday" target="_blank">Turn the page ... Tuesday</a>. Trying a little experiment to see if I prefer posting there (and more frequently). So far I haven't really put much on my page but head over and take a peek. Even better - like my page and leave a comment. Let's see if I can get TTPT up and running over there!</span></div>
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From Amazon: "<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">At the heart of </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Husband’s Secret</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> is a letter that is not meant to be read...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Imagine your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened after his death. Imagine, too, that the letter contains his deepest, darkest secret—something with the potential to destroy not only the life you have built together, but the lives of others as well. And then imagine that you stumble across that letter while your husband is still very much alive…</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Cecilia Fitzpatrick has achieved it all—she’s an incredibly successful businesswoman, a pillar of her small community, a devoted wife and mother. Her life is as orderly and spotless as her home. But that letter is about to change everything—and not just for her. There are other women who barely know Cecilia—or each other—but they, too, are about to feel the earth-shattering repercussions of her husband’s secret."</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">And then she sees something shocking. It’s only a minute until the train moves on, but it’s enough. Now everything’s changed. Unable to keep it to herself, Rachel offers what she knows to the police, and becomes inextricably entwined in what happens next, as well as in the lives of everyone involved. Has she done more harm than good?</span><br />
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A welcome read for anyone who ever felt more passion for a sandwich than is strictly speaking proper, <i>Relish</i> is a graphic novel for our time: it invites the reader to celebrate food as a connection to our bodies and a connection to the earth, rather than an enemy, a compulsion, or a consumer product."</div>
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Yo! Adrienne says: This was an interesting read. Part comic book feel part cookbook. If you like good food and are fond of quirky characters you might want to give this a go. </div>
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From Amazon: “I’M TOO BUSY!” We’ve all heard it. We’ve all said it. All too often, busyness gets the best of us.</div>
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Just one look at our jam-packed schedules tells us how hard it can be to strike a well-reasoned balance between doing nothing and doing it all.</div>
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That’s why award-winning author and pastor Kevin DeYoung addresses the busyness problem head on in his newest book, <em>Crazy Busy</em> — and not with the typical arsenal of time management tips, but rather with the biblical tools we need to get to the source of the issue and pull the problem out by the roots.</div>
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Yo! Adrienne says: My book club read this and we all had a good chuckle at the name ... and the fact that we were all struggling to find time to live life full and of course - read. This is a mercifully short book that I was indeed able to read quickly. I found myself underlining something on every page. I stopped dog-earing when I realized that I had folded almost every page in the first chapter. As busy as we all are, I highly recommend this book. It's worth our time to evaluate how we spend it. This book helped me do just that.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">From Amazon: "<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">From the moment it opens—on a rocky patch of Italian coastline, circa 1962, when a daydreaming young innkeeper looks out over the water and spies a mysterious woman approaching him on a boat—Jess Walter's </span><em style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">Beautiful Ruins</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"> is a dazzling, yet deeply human, roller coaster of a novel. From the lavish set of </span><em style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">Cleopatra</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"> to the shabby revelry of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, to the back lots of contemporary Hollywood, </span><em style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">Beautiful Ruins</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"> is gloriously inventive and constantly surprising—a story of flawed yet fascinating people navigating the rocky shores of their lives while clinging to their improbable dreams."</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">Yo! Adrienne says: I really enjoyed how this book carried you along modern day Hollywood (and all it's disfunction) to the 60's (and all it's disfunction ... some things never change). One thing that was constant, the longing to be seen. To be someone that people recognize, admire and don't forget. Wanting to make your mark on the world. I also got a kick out of one of the main characters attempt at looking young despite being an elderly gentleman. Think couple in bathtubs commercial and lots of plastic surgery. One often wonders if he's smiling or grimacing ... it's hard to tell - ha! This was an enjoyable read that I would recommend.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">From Amazon: "</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Almost 2 million people have read the </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">New York Times </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">bestseller </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Wonder</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> and fallen in love with Auggie Pullman. Last year readers were given a special look at another side of his story with </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Julian Chapter</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, and now they'll get a peek at Auggie's life before Beecher Prep, with an exclusive new short story told entirely from the point of view of Christopher, Auggie's oldest friend.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Christopher was Auggie's best friend from the time they were babies until his family moved away; he was there through all of Auggie's surgeries and heartbreaks, through bad times and good—like Star Wars marathons and dreams of traveling to Pluto together. Alternating between childhood flashbacks and the present day, an especially bad day for Christopher, </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Pluto</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> is the story of two boys grown apart learning that good friendships are worth a little extra effort."</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Yo! Adrienne says: The last of my <i>Wonder</i> books. I think I have said this before, I wish I could have read all the of the short stories after having read <i>Wonder. </i>They are so well written and really explore the emotions/reactions we have to people who are different than us. Again, our desire to be seen is such a craving for us, isn't it? If you haven't read Wonder, do so and then top it off with all of the vignettes. Great reads.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Written by two authors who also know what it’s like to seek God, <i>Start Here </i>answers questions such as:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What is the relationship between God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Following Jesus isn’t about rules—it’s all about relationship. So start here to find practical help and encouraging stories about what authentic Christianity looks like. Welcome to the journey of a lifetime."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yo! Adrienne says: I actually received this book for free from the author (I won a give away along with many others). My opinion is my own. I love this book. I have given it away to so many people. Those who are finding their way/questioning Christianity and to those who have been believers for some time. It's a beautifully written book sharing the stories of many who struggled to find peace but finally did in Jesus. I highly recommend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">From Amazon: "<span style="color: #333333;">The fateful first meeting of Enza and Ciro takes place amid the haunting majesty of the Italian Alps at the turn of the last century. Still teenagers, they are separated when Ciro is banished from his village and sent to hide in New York's Little Italy, apprenticed to a shoemaker, leaving a bereft Enza behind. But when her own family faces disaster, she, too, is forced to emigrate to America. Though destiny will reunite the star-crossed lovers, it will, just as abruptly, separate them once again - sending Ciro off to serve in World War I, while Enza is drawn into the glamorous world of the opera . . . and into the life of the international singing sensation Enrico Caruso. Still, Enza and Ciro have been touched by fate - and, ultimately, the power of their love will change their lives forever. </span><span style="color: #333333;">A riveting historical epic of love and family, war and loss, risk and destiny, inspired by the author's own family history,</span><span style="color: #333333;"> </span><i style="color: #333333;">The Shoemaker's Wife</i><span style="color: #333333;"> is the novel Adriana Trigiani was born to write."</span></span></div>
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I<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">f you have been following along you might remember that I have been working my way through this translated short stories book. The latest being <i>Kyara</i>. This nugget was a fascinating look into the world of women's fashion. The main characters were a beautiful boutique owner and one of her clothing suppliers. Like the other stories in <i>The Stationmaster</i> there is no real plot - just a story of someones life. They are interesting reads that offer a bit of insight into the Japanese culture. If you liked reading outside of your "comfort zone" I suggest this collection for a bit of interest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">From Amazon: I<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">n 1943 Great Britain, when hope and the moral fabric of society were threatened by the relentless inhumanity of global war, an Oxford don was invited to give a series of radio lectures addressing the central issues of Christianity. Over half a century after the original lectures, the topic retains it urgency. Expanded into book form, </span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;">Mere Christianity</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> never flinches as it sets out a rational basis for Christianity and builds an edifice of compassionate morality atop this foundation. As Mr. Lewis clearly demonstrates, Christianity is not a religion of flitting angels and blind faith, but of free will, an innate sense of justice and the grace of God. "</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Yo! Adrienne says: My book club "Wine Women and the Word" took the summer to read this and discuss last month. I had never read C.S. Lewis aside from "<a href="http://smile.amazon.com/Chronicles-Narnia-Box-Set-Lewis/dp/0061992887/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1444052322&sr=1-1&keywords=the+chronicles+of+narnia+box+set" target="_blank">The </a></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://smile.amazon.com/Chronicles-Narnia-Box-Set-Lewis/dp/0061992887/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1444052322&sr=1-1&keywords=the+chronicles+of+narnia+box+set" target="_blank">Chronicles</a>" and was excited and nervous to delve in. I really, really loved this book. I think it is perfect to read wether you have been a Christian for as long as you can remember or just curious/questioning. Lewis is so matter of fact and I relate to that. He just states it as it is without any fluff. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.</span></div>
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Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. She’s funny and biting, passionate, she remembers everything and forgives no one. Her ex-husband and his yogi new wife have moved into her beloved beachside community, and their daughter is in the same kindergarten class as Madeline’s youngest (<i>how </i>is this possible?). And to top it all off, Madeline’s teenage daughter seems to be choosing Madeline’s ex-husband over her. (How. Is. This. Possible?).</div>
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Celeste is the kind of beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare. While she may seem a bit flustered at times, who wouldn’t be, with those rambunctious twin boys? Now that the boys are starting school, Celeste and her husband look set to become the king and queen of the school parent body. But royalty often comes at a price, and Celeste is grappling with how much more she is willing to pay.</div>
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New to town, single mom Jane is so young that another mother mistakes her for the nanny. Jane is sad beyond her years and harbors secret doubts about her son. But why? While Madeline and Celeste soon take Jane under their wing, none of them realizes how the arrival of Jane and her inscrutable little boy will affect them all.<br />
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<i>Big Little Lies</i> is a brilliant take on ex-husbands and second wives, mothers and daughters, schoolyard scandal, and the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to survive."</div>
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Yo! Adrienne says: I ~loved~ this book. Stop whatever you are reading right now and pick this one up. </div>
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Same author of <i>What Alice Forgot</i> ( and for the life of me I cannot find that review on my blog) which is also a must.read.right.now book. So, do yourself a favor - read both. Now.</div>
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From Amazon: "<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Over 2 million people have read the </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">New York Times </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">bestseller </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Wonder</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Readers have also been given a special look at another side of Auggie's story with </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">The Julian Chapter</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> and a peek at his life before Beecher Prep in </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Pluto</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">. In </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Shingaling,</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> the third </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Wonder</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> Story, they'll read about life as a fifth grader at Beecher Prep through the eyes of Charlotte, the girl who had been chosen to be Auggie's "welcome" buddy. Readers will not only learn more about Charlotte and her budding friendship with reader-favorite, Summer (they solve a mystery together), but how the girls at Beecher Prep react to Auggie attending their school for the first time, and how Charlotte came to write the precept she used at the end of Wonder, "It's not enough to be friendly. You have to be a friend.""</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Yo! Adrienne says: Well. I enjoyed this book but liked book one better. Does that mean I won't be picking up a copy of </span><a href="http://smile.amazon.com/Library-Souls-Peregrines-Peculiar-Children/dp/159474758X/ref=pd_bxgy_14_text_z" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;" target="_blank">book three </a><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">come Sept. 22nd? Fingers crossed my library will have the an electronic version since it has one and two. If you haven't read these yet I'd suggest waiting until you can read them all through. I think I struggled a bit because I forgot quite a bit from book one. It was <a href="http://someofakind.blogspot.com/2012/10/turn-page-tuesday.html" target="_blank">2012</a> when I read it </span></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">after all ;-) I am eagerly awaiting to see how this all turns out. It's a creative story and the vintage photographs add a unique edge to the book.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">From Amazon: "<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Suppose your life sucks. A lot. Your husband has done a vanishing act, your teenage stepson is being bullied, and your math whiz daughter has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you can’t afford to pay for. That’s Jess’s life in a nutshell—until an unexpected knight in shining armor offers to rescue them. Only Jess’s knight turns out to be Geeky Ed, the obnoxious tech millionaire whose vacation home she happens to clean. But Ed has big problems of his own, and driving the dysfunctional family to the Math Olympiad feels like his first unselfish act in ages . . . maybe ever. </span><i style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">One Plus One</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> is Jojo Moyes at her astounding best. You’ll laugh, you’ll weep, and when you flip the last page, you’ll want to start all over again."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">From Amazon: "<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">What happens to children who are robbed of family? Myrtle Rowley's first three children grew up without any knowledge of their mother after Myrtle was forced to give them up when they were still toddlers. Not only were the children deprived of contact with their mother, they also grew up devoid of any knowledge of each other after being placed in separate facilities. In this sequel to Whisper My Secret, award winning writer JB Rowley explores what happened to the three half-siblings she never knew. As one of the children of Myrtle’s second family, JB also offers a personal view of a mother making a new life without her first family. Although the devastating loss of her first three children remained with her, Myrtle became a caring and committed mother of seven more children living in near isolation in the Australian bush. This mother’s strength of character is matched in her first three children who survived and thrived despite being cheated of the nurturing that should have been their birthright. Their stories are sad, sometimes heartbreaking but ultimately courageous and inspiring."</span></span></div>
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From Amazon: "1<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">987. There’s only one person who has ever truly understood fourteen-year-old June Elbus, and that’s her uncle, the renowned painter Finn Weiss. Shy at school and distant from her older sister, June can only be herself in Finn’s company; he is her godfather, confidant, and best friend. So when he dies, far too young, of a mysterious illness her mother can barely speak about, June’s world is turned upside down. But Finn’s death brings a surprise acquaintance into June’s life—someone who will help her to heal, and to question what she thinks she knows about Finn, her family, and even her own heart.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">An emotionally charged coming-of-age novel, </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Tell the Wolves I’m Home</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> is a tender story of love lost and found, an unforgettable portrait of the way compassion can make us whole again."</span><br />
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Yo! Adrienne says: There are 5 books in this series and I really love how the author brings the old testament to life. Those that are mentioned in the Bible were real people - I often forget that. They lived, loved, lost - just in a different environment than us. I would recommend this series (which I am working my way through) to anyone who wants the equivalent of a historical fiction to use as an aid to help them dig deeper in understand the OT.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So sometime ago I read <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wonder-R-J-Palacio/dp/0375869026/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433345539&sr=8-1&keywords=wonder" target="_blank">Wonder</a></i> and *loved it*. It is such a beautiful book. I tried to search my blog for my original review but go sidetracked by this <a href="http://someofakind.blogspot.com/2008/03/wonder-of-it-all.html" target="_blank">post</a>. Oh that was ages ago ... I'm feeling a bit sentimental. Best get on the to the reviews lest I wipe out a box of kleenex!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>The Julian Chapter</i> was such an exciting find - it's an extension of <i>Wonder</i> and is from the perspective of Julian (the bully). You do need to read <i>Wonder</i> first in order to really 'get' Julian and to follow along. I love how the author decided to dig a bit deeper with this short story. It's so fascinating to remember that we all have a story that includes (as they say) good, bad, and ugly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">From Amazon: "<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Over 1 million people have read </span><i style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Wonder</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Now readers will have a chance to hear from the book's most controversial character—Julian. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">From the very first day Auggie and Julian met in the pages of the #1 </span><i style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">New York Times</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> bestseller </span><i style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Wonder,</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">it was clear they were never going to be friends, with Julian treating Auggie like he had the plague. And while </span><i style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Wonder</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> told Auggie's story through six different viewpoints, Julian's perspective was never shared. Readers could only guess what he was thinking.</span><br style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Until now. </span><i style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">The Julian Chapter</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> will finally reveal the bully's side of the story. Why is Julian so unkind to Auggie? And does he have a chance for redemption?"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I think Jojo Moyes has become one of my favorite authors. No. She <u>has</u> become one of my favorites. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ship-Brides-Novel-Jojo-Moyes/dp/0143126474/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=1-1&qid=1433346137" target="_blank"><i>The Ship of Brides</i> </a>is right on up there with all her other books - delicious. If you've been around here long enough you know I love WWII books. Well. I've got another for ya.</span></div>
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Between Busch Garden field trips (that's educational right?), violin solos, end of the year picnics and tours of new schools I am a bit behind. You should see my house ...<br />
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Turn the page ... Tuesday should be up and running ... Wednesday.<br />
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I've have managed time to read (go me) and can't wait to share.<br />
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<br />Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18137113639611714575noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390472097518451792.post-73878006347405867472015-05-11T21:16:00.001-04:002015-05-11T21:19:06.304-04:00Eleven<br />
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Oh boy oh boy. My fellas are getting on up there. </div>
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From Amazon: "<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">All roads lead to home. It’s easy to go through life believing that we can satisfy our longing for home with a three-bedroom, two-bath slice of the American dream that we mortgage at 4 percent and pay for over the course of thirty years. But ultimately, in our deepest places, we’re really looking to belong and to be known. And what we sometimes miss in our search for the perfect spot to set up camp is that wherever we are on the long and winding road of life, God is at work in the journey, teaching us, shaping us, and refining us―sometimes through the most unlikely people and circumstances. In </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"><a href="http://smile.amazon.com/Home-Where-My-People-Are/dp/1414391730/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1430702917&sr=1-1&keywords=home+is+where+my+people+are" target="_blank">Home Is Where My People Are</a></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">, Sophie Hudson takes readers on a delightfully quirky journey through the South, introducing them to an unforgettable cast of characters, places, and experiences. Along the way, she reflects on how God has used each of the stops along the road to impart timeless spiritual wisdom and truth. Nobody embodies the South like Sophie Hudson, and this nostalgic celebration of home is sure to make even those north of the Mason-Dixon line long to settle in on the front porch with a glass of sweet tea and reflect on all of the people in our lives who―related or not―have come to represent home. Because at the end of the day, it’s not the address on the front door or even the name on the mailbox that says home, but the people who live and laugh and love there, wherever </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">there</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> might happen to be."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh my. I have no idea why this took me so long to read <i>T<a href="http://smile.amazon.com/Language-Flowers-Novel-Vanessa-Diffenbaugh/dp/0345525558/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1428366696&sr=1-1&keywords=language+of+flowers" target="_blank">he Language of Flowers</a></i>. <a href="http://sara-sundries.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sara</a> told me to read it. So I did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Amazon says: "<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expressions: honeysuckle for devotion, asters for patience, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it’s been more useful in communicating mistrust and solitude. After a childhood spent in the foster-care system, she is unable to get close to anybody, and her only connection to the world is through flowers and their meanings. Now eighteen and emancipated from the system with nowhere to go, Victoria realizes she has a gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses for them. But an unexpected encounter with a mysterious stranger has her questioning what’s been missing in her life. And when she’s forced to confront a painful secret from her past, she must decide whether it’s worth risking everything for a second chance at happiness." </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Yo! Adrienne Says: Listen to Sara. Listen to me. If you haven't read it. Read it. ASAP. Wring your heart out good. 'Nuf said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I {heart} Susanna Kearsley. I haven't read a book of hers that I haven't like. <i><a href="http://smile.amazon.com/Shadowy-Horses-Susanna-Kearsley/dp/1402258704/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1428366924&sr=1-1&keywords=the+shadowy+horses" target="_blank">The Shadowy Horses</a> </i>didn't disappoint. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Her eccentric boss has spent his whole life searching for the resting place of the lost Ninth Roman Legion and is convinced he's finally found it—not because of any scientific evidence, but because a local boy has "seen" a Roman soldier walking in the fields, a ghostly sentinel who guards the bodies of his long-dead comrades.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Here on the windswept shores, Verity may find the answer to one of the great unsolved mysteries of our time. Or she may uncover secrets someone buried for a reason."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Yo! Adrienne says: If you are a sucker for historical fiction then any Susanna Kearlsey book is for you. <i>The Shadowy Horses </i>is a great place to start with this author (or any of her amazing books).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So I was lucky enough to haven another "girls weekend" with my sorority sisters and <a href="http://smile.amazon.com/Carry-Warrior-Power-Embracing-Beautiful/dp/1451698224/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1428367373&sr=1-1&keywords=carry+on+warrior" target="_blank"><i>Carry on Warrior</i> </a>came up. Turns out that one of my "sisters" had read the book and another had gone to high school with the author and her husband. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Anywho - here's what Amazon has to say: "T<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">he inspiring and hilarious instant </span><i style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">New York Times</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> bestseller from the beloved parenting expert, public speaker, and founder of Momastery.com whose writing "is like a warm embrace" (FamilyCircle.com).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I have read quite a few of Mitch Albom's books. I've liked them all. <i><a href="http://smile.amazon.com/Have-Little-Faith-True-Story/dp/140131046X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1428367886&sr=1-1&keywords=have+a+little+faith" target="_blank">have a little faith</a> </i>one that sat on my shelf for far too long.</span></div>
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See you on the 7th.Adriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18137113639611714575noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390472097518451792.post-65238497830403471062015-03-29T16:00:00.003-04:002015-03-29T16:09:59.942-04:00Only Half Crazy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I not only ran a half marathon (13.1 miles) but I finished only 4 minutes over my original goal. </div>
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Six weeks before the half I had tendonitis in my right foot which sidelined me and then the snow added insult to injury (literally). Three weeks I went without running. Three weeks before the race I had to carefully recondition my <strike>aging</strike> body.</div>
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I was able to work back up to 10 miles.</div>
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Hope you join in for <a href="http://someofakind.blogspot.com/p/turn-page-tuesday.html" target="_blank">Turn the page ... Tuesday</a> on the 31st. I've got some good ones to share and I hope you do too!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">The older physician has his own way of doing things. At first, Barry can't decide if the pugnacious O'Reilly is the biggest charlatan he has ever met or the best teacher he could ever hope for. Through O'Reilly, Barry soon gets to know all of the village's colourful and endearing residents and a host of other eccentric characters who make every day an education for the inexperienced young doctor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As she helps Vivian sort through her possessions and memories, Molly learns that she and Vivian aren’t as different as they seem to be. A young Irish immigrant orphaned in New York City, Vivian was put on a train to the Midwest with hundreds of other children whose destinies would be determined by luck and chance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yo! Adrienne says: Read it and prepare yourself to sit with your friend Google and research orphan trains. It happened. It will break your heart. Excellent read.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />What is war like through the eyes of a child soldier? How does one become a killer? How does one stop? Child soldiers have been profiled by journalists, and novelists have struggled to imagine their lives. But until now, there has not been a first-person account from someone who came through this hell and survived.<br /><br />In <em>A Long Way Gone</em>, Beah, now twenty-five years old, tells a riveting story: how at the age of twelve, he fled attacking rebels and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence. By thirteen, he'd been picked up by the government army, and Beah, at heart a gentle boy, found that he was capable of truly terrible acts.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Yo! Adrienne says: Well. This was a tough read. So worth it despite the heartache and box of </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">kleenex I endured. Often I sat with my mouth agape and my hand over my heart shaking my head in disbelief. Sadly, this is a true account. Even more reason to enlighten yourself to the plight of children in less fortunate countries.</span></span></div>
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John: (does his sweet side smile which makes his dimples show) Moooom, well .... I can for now but one day I'm going to have a wife and <i>she</i> will be my valentine.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Happy February aka show.your.somebodies.you.love.them.month ;-) </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Or as Rocky calls it "another Halmark holiday".</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">From Amazon: "<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">A powerfully written novel offering an intimate look at a beautiful marriage and how bipolar disorder and cancer affect it, </span><i style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Dancing on Broken Glass</i><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> by Ka Hancock perfectly illustrates the enduring power of love.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;" /><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Lucy Houston and Mickey Chandler probably shouldn’t have fallen in love, let alone gotten married. They’re both plagued with faulty genes—he has bipolar disorder, and she has a ravaging family history of breast cancer. But when their paths cross on the night of Lucy’s twenty-first birthday, sparks fly, and there’s no denying their chemistry. </span><br style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;" /><br style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;" /><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Cautious every step of the way, they are determined to make their relationship work—and they put it all in writing. Mickey promises to take his medication. Lucy promises not to blame him for what is beyond his control. He promises honesty. She promises patience. Like any marriage, they have good days and bad days—and some very bad days. In dealing with their unique challenges, they make the heartbreaking decision not to have children. But when Lucy shows up for a routine physical just shy of their eleventh anniversary, she gets an impossible surprise that changes everything. Everything. Suddenly, all their rules are thrown out the window, and the two of them must redefine what love really is.</span><br style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;" /><br style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;" /><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">An unvarnished portrait of a marriage that is both ordinary and extraordinary, </span><i style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Dancing on Broken Glass</i><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> takes readers on an unforgettable journey of the heart."</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Cool fact: this was written in 1948 and the author wrote <i>101 Dalmatians.</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I am a part of a wonderful book club. We call ourselves <i>Wine, Women, and The Word</i>. We meet once a month to discuss, laugh, cry, eat, drink and most importantly share what we've learned (or confused us) from our assigned book. I look forward to this every month. <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Prodigal-God-Timothy-Keller/dp/1594484023/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1422894013&sr=1-1&keywords=prodigal+god" target="_blank">The Prodigal God</a></i> was on the docket for January.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Prodigal (according to <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prodigal" target="_blank">Merriam-Webster</a>): <span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure, </span><span style="line-height: 20px;">recklessly spendthrift, </span><span style="line-height: 20px;">yielding abundantly</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">If you are unfamiliar with the parable of the prodigal son it's in Luke chapter 15. In a nutshell - one son (the youngest) squanders his inheritance (that he demanded from his dad while his dad was still alive and kicking) and the oldest son is appalled at his brother's behavior and follows all the rules. Tim Keller breaks down the story by helping us see what Jesus was saying - the father's love (as in <i>the</i> Father - God) - loves <u>us</u> with reckless abandonment. No matter what we have done - broken the rules or followed them to the letter (for all the wrong reasons) - He loves us regardless. He wants to invite us into a relationship with him despite our brokenness. He is our 'prodigal God'.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Yo! Adrienne says: This book is amazing. I had always focused on 'the mess of a younger brother' not realizing how the older brother was just as lost. The father welcomed them both with open arms despite how they both had hurt him. An amazing book that expands on the love story of our God who is a spendthrift of grace and love for us <u>all</u>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I might be that last person in American. No wait. The world who has read this book. It's been on my list fo-ev-ah but never made it to the top. Thank you Angelina. You caused such a stir with all you left out I just had to get my grubby hands on it before I give you any of my money.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Another Wow.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Can't even imagine.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I've read so many WWII books. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Survivors. Civilians. Polish. Jew. Christian. Soldier. Children. Fiction. Nonfiction.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">You name it.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">But I had never read of the Pacific.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">There are no words.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Maybe one.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://smile.amazon.com/Unbroken-World-Survival-Resilience-Redemption/dp/0812974492/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1422895335&sr=1-1&keywords=unbroken" target="_blank">Unbroken</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Just incase you have no idea what this book is about (but I doubt it) </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">From Amazon: "<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In boyhood, Louis Zamperini was an incorrigible delinquent. As a teenager, he channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics. But when World War II began, the athlete became an airman, embarking on a journey that led to a doomed flight on a May afternoon in 1943. When his Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean, against all odds, Zamperini survived, adrift on a foundering life raft. Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor; brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended on the fraying wire of his will."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">If you've been around here a bit then you know I like to 'screen' books for my avid (but young) readers. And usually what happens is I end up reading the whole series and have a mini book club with my kiddos.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The latest is for my "in the middle reader". Second grader reading waaaaay beyond his reading level but content? Gotta watch that. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">In what I was hoping would not be a futile effort I stalked the youth section of our library - reading glasses perched on my nose. I meant business. Not to mention the fact that I can't read squat without them. I was about to give up hope and solicit the help of a librarian when <i><a href="http://smile.amazon.com/Zeus-Thunderbolt-Doom-Heroes-Training/dp/1442452633/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1422895600&sr=1-1&keywords=h%C3%A9ros+in+training" target="_blank">Heros in Training</a></i> caught my eye. Oh! And it's a series - as in - that buys me more time before I have to repeat a search for appropriate books. Seven books at this point. Perfect. I'll take them all.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">This past Thursday was my trek to the library. At the rate John is plowing through these books I have about 2 more days until I must return with glasses in hand - ahem - on my nose - and begin the quest again. But don't loose hope for me. I found this great website <a href="http://pages.simonandschuster.com/in-the-middle" target="_blank">In The Middle Books</a> (that just happens to publish the Heros series) that addresses my plight. They have a whole slew of books for kids just like John (and Jill if you have one of those). You better believe I've compared their list to our library's catalogue and ready for the next few rounds. It should last me a month. ha!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">From Amazon: "<span style="color: #333333;">From School Library Journal: </span><span style="color: #333333;">Gr 2-4-This funny chapter book retells the story of Zeus, Cronus, and the Olympians. Many kids will already be familiar with Cronus, King of the Titans, who swallows his children so that they might never steal his throne. Zeus, the youngest of the Olympians, is smuggled out to a mountaintop sanctuary, and it is from this haven that he is kidnapped by some hungry, none-too-bright giants. Along their journey to Cronus, Zeus, who has always heard voices foretelling some great destiny, is helped by a number of mythological creatures. The voices and some strange clues he finds along the way lead him to think that the Olympians trapped inside Cronus are the key to his survival, even though he doesn't know the truth about who they are. This is a fun read, casting Zeus in the role of relatable kid, and there is a nice balance between his primary goal of survival and his sense of destiny and adventure. Drawings throughout illustrate particularly dramatic scenes, but for the most part, Zeus and his world are left to readers' imaginations. The story ends with him freeing the Olympians, who he is surprised to find are kids like himself. He agrees to travel with these new friends to find the rest of the Olympians, setting up the future of the series nicely. Share this title, and likely more to come, with those still too young for Percy Jackson's adventures.-Heather Talty, formerly at Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, New York City"</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Yo! Adrienne says: I'm finishing up book 2 of the series trying to catch up with John. He is tickled that he has something to talk to me about and loves to ask "where are you now - I don't want to ruin what is coming up". John is very imaginative and despite the king eating the kids "fee fi fo fum down the throat here you come" - he thinks it's hysterical as opposed to scary. The story is written in a nonthreatening way and is so far fetched that he gets that it's not real. There is a character who pops in now and then (she's an oracle) and often has foggy glasses and mispronounced words that distort her "visions" - <i>Titan giants now rule all of Earth's domains - oceans, mountains, forests, and the depths of the Underwear. Ooops - make that Underworld.</i> Even this 42 year old had to giggle.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Now if you are new to TTPT don't be intimidated by all the books I have listed. I am still playing catch up from all the books that I read in 2014 - Oh how I wish I could read this many in one month! So join us if you've read one or twenty!<i> </i></span></div>
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