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Escape with “My Life Next Door”

Posted by on January 28, 2013

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This is a must-read boy-next-door romantic teen story, well-written, with compelling characters and real life family issues. Coming of age stories are always relevant because we are all making choices every day that determine who we are and who we become. Check it out – My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick.

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Arranged is a modern romance with a twist

Posted by on April 11, 2012

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The premise of this book both intrigued and repelled me. People choosing to pay big bucks to marry a stranger? Even with the year of marriage counseling and the foundation in friendship rather than love, I was skeptical of the whole affair. I mean, I like to read romance novels. And I didn’t really see how this was going to turn out satisfying for any of us, the readers or the characters.

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Creative ways to make and listen to music as a family

Posted by on February 27, 2012

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A new book from folk singers Nerissa Nields and Katryna Nields offers all families (even the ones who don’t consider themselves “musical”) ideas and instruction. Plus, watch a video of Lissa and her sister singing a Nields song together on a car ride with a 2 year old. Because that’s what making music as a family is all about!

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This Girl is Different

Posted by on November 28, 2011

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As a social experiment to complement her years of homeschool experience, Evie decides to attend the local public high school for her senior year. Culture shock!

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Two adventurous reads, so clever they are practically criminal

Posted by on October 31, 2011

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15 year old Kat Bishop is a thief. She can pick a pocket, sneak into a house at night, or steal something right from under the nose of her mark. But can she be a “normal girl” at an exclusive boarding school? And can she clear her father’s name by stealing back the painting that he is accused of stealing?

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Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand is a delight

Posted by on July 2, 2011

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

A retired British Major and a Pakistani shopkeeper are brought together by chance, but the circumstances of their friendship cause trouble in villiage society. If you like British fiction and a nice gentle romance plot, this book is for you!

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