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Books That Don’t Help
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Books That Don’t Help

ByShalagh Hogan June 20, 2017July 13, 2024

(If you’d like to listen to me read this post, there’s an audio recording at the bottom of the post. Scroll down and Just press play and Soundcloud will do the rest) Is it that I’m too pragmatic or my expectations are too high? Because I believe that if you’re going to make the effort…

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My 11 Favorite Books
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My 11 Favorite Books

ByShalagh Hogan January 13, 2016May 31, 2022

There was a Facebook prompt at least a year ago that asked for you to list out your top ten books that you’ve read. You were to not to think about it, just cough them up. Well I thought about it and totally decided that my reading list was unworthy of all the real readers…

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Reading Restraints
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Reading Restraints

ByShalagh Hogan November 5, 2014March 8, 2021

He came home from school and told me he was reading the Hunger Games. Had been talking about how his friend had read it and he was going to check it out. And he had. I was a little skeptical. Thought it may be over his head. So I asked the librarian. Miss Amanda knows…

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Origami Yoda
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Origami Yoda

ByShalagh Hogan December 16, 2013November 18, 2020

So little boy brought this book and it’s sequel home. His brain was firing in all different exciting ways. Take note you parents of highly creative 8 year-olds, this book is super cool. Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger, seems to be some sort of creative paper-folding meets imaginary hero/bad guy pretending to be Star Wars…

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Read A Book For Goodness Sake
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Read A Book For Goodness Sake

ByShalagh Hogan June 26, 2013January 31, 2022

I love books. I love to escape into books. They’re like a free vacation and I even think of them as friends. Who can argue the pleasure of a  free vacation with a friend. When you find a good one, you can’t wait to return to that good feeling you have being there. Last week,…

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