tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67382874883822423582024-02-07T00:18:36.617-08:00Mound of BooksSimple notes on children's books I've read this year.Miss Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045327066089436986noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6738287488382242358.post-62591940873151949352009-02-20T14:57:00.000-08:002009-02-23T05:59:38.089-08:00The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzbYa3VXdAw-oJa_xaDcvGKYwJOsonIZ7srWYK6fINU3dCCMsyKgxnLfXJU3SvSU5uktZZSxq_BQLJT7-rC8htMha26_246oMTOgkF4PagYxoJz5MdWKPktJx5MXV7tSwSc9kQOl71tk/s1600-h/calpurnia.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305992170916433794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 181px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzbYa3VXdAw-oJa_xaDcvGKYwJOsonIZ7srWYK6fINU3dCCMsyKgxnLfXJU3SvSU5uktZZSxq_BQLJT7-rC8htMha26_246oMTOgkF4PagYxoJz5MdWKPktJx5MXV7tSwSc9kQOl71tk/s200/calpurnia.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>A lovely historical fiction novel about an "almost 12-year-old girl" who develops a fascination for nature and science. In Austin, Texas in the year 1899, Calpurnia can't control her hunger for reading, scientific observation, and experiments with Grandaddy despite her mother's wishes that she learn to cook and knit in preparation for her debutante. The only girl in a family of 6 boys, Calpurnia is caught between what others expect her to be and what who she really is at the core.</div>Miss Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045327066089436986noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6738287488382242358.post-66907239990574064682009-02-19T21:26:00.000-08:002009-02-23T06:09:17.641-08:00Skeleton Creek<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLvODPt3dyixjuOwpst6XY4aducxdpHZpZVhcgfsU636HHj1Ig6Z2kFjWdkH5fOLZkANFRPGetY9B7WYH9vPeP0mt5jaHT423jezIY-rJdjO35ANAogWMz34VGOqzTOGyJicbZB5z-Ro/s1600-h/skeletoncreek.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305994641310828770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLvODPt3dyixjuOwpst6XY4aducxdpHZpZVhcgfsU636HHj1Ig6Z2kFjWdkH5fOLZkANFRPGetY9B7WYH9vPeP0mt5jaHT423jezIY-rJdjO35ANAogWMz34VGOqzTOGyJicbZB5z-Ro/s200/skeletoncreek.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>If you think Chasing Vermeer or 39 Clues mixes books with entertainment culture, wait until you read Skeleton Creek by Patick Carman (January 2009). This mystery is told through Ryan's notebook writings and Sarah's videos. Yes, to experience this story one must read AND view videos on the web. Will the kids go for it? I think so. All those <em>Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark</em> fans now have something to really scare them silly.</div>Miss Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045327066089436986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6738287488382242358.post-58480454677894599152009-02-19T21:25:00.001-08:002009-02-19T21:26:08.669-08:00My Reading JourneyI'm considering using this blog to keep track of all the books I read this year. There's going to be a lot of them...Miss Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045327066089436986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6738287488382242358.post-15247949309356799042007-11-23T14:19:00.001-08:002007-11-23T14:19:10.898-08:00Libraries Build Communities<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37283467@N00/190071920/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/47/190071920_b679656e99_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37283467@N00/190071920/">Book Busters team and home owners (2)</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/37283467@N00/">curiousjin</a> </span></div>Eight hundred librarians volunteered their time and energy to rebuild New Orleans during the ALA Annual Conference in June of 2006. My team gutted a home in the lower 9th ward.<br clear="all" />Miss Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045327066089436986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6738287488382242358.post-41059277903834419502007-11-23T14:09:00.001-08:002007-11-23T14:09:40.998-08:00Curious George loves Paul<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theskokieten/2058258078/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2041/2058258078_a1b590da96_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theskokieten/2058258078/">Curious George loves Paul</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theskokieten/">theskokieten</a> </span></div>And I love them both!<br clear="all" />Miss Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045327066089436986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6738287488382242358.post-85865490562083930272007-11-23T14:08:00.001-08:002007-11-23T14:08:49.248-08:00First cousin once removed<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theskokieten/2058258108/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2117/2058258108_894f7139c7_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theskokieten/2058258108/">First cousin once removed</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/theskokieten/">theskokieten</a> </span></div>I met my cousin for the first time while doing a preschool visit for the library<br clear="all" />Miss Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045327066089436986noreply@blogger.com0