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opaldragonfly
16 yrs ago
Our chapter meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. (unless otherwise noted in our chapter's message board) at the San Jose Panera (11111 San Jose Blvd., in Mandarin, in the Jacksonville area).
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opaldragonfly
19 yrs ago
I read "children's" literature all the time (classifying "children" as being under 18)! The books aimed for adolescents are easily enjoyed by "adults." I especially loved that I taught "Children's Literature" in c…
opaldragonfly
19 yrs ago
I have been trying for two weeks now to add a member to my friends list--doesn't seem to be working--I tried again today.
opaldragonfly
19 yrs ago
Dear All--I appreciate the continuing suggestions! In fact, I borrowed The Perfect Storm from another Bookcrosser at our meeting this month! The only reason I posted that the "thread was dead"--LOL--was that we will mo…
opaldragonfly
19 yrs ago
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Dear All--thanks for the suggestions about blizzard books! I finally bought Ken Follett's Whiteout and it was very good. (I looked at The Children's Blizzard but I was afraid I would get too darn depressed! An awful e…
opaldragonfly
19 yrs ago
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I, too, just read about this disaster on the AOL homepage. May the people in the affected areas recover quickly and with a minimum of loss.
opaldragonfly
19 yrs ago
Thank you for that suggestion--it sounds intriguing!
opaldragonfly
19 yrs ago
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OH, no, I didn't--I thought this board was the one for this sort of topic--LOL! I seem to be getting good suggestions, though, so I thank everyone for them!
opaldragonfly
19 yrs ago
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Dear toxicepiphany and K9Trainer5--thank you for responding to my request! These all sound good! I think Storm of the Century is a book, and it may be one that I meant to read when it first came out--wasn't it a hurric…
opaldragonfly
19 yrs ago
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Dear BC Members--our BookCrossing's Meet-up group's January theme is "Blizzards." Although we meet in Jacksonville, FL, we decided the topic was appropriate for the winter season! (And, it happened to be a record-sett…
opaldragonfly
19 yrs ago
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Hi--I am a retired prof who taught Children's Literature! The Giver was on my syllabus, along with Spinelli's Wringer, Rowling's HP and the Sorcerer's Stone, Avi's The True Adventures of Charlotte Doyle, and some others…
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Do any of the other chronological adults out there read children's books?
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Yes, Almond's Terrific!
opaldragonfly
19 yrs ago
I agree--Almond's books are very, very good. I put Skellig up there with some of the best I have ever read--very touching. I want to read some more of his writing.
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Do any of the other chronological adults out there read children's books?
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My Favorite Genre!
opaldragonfly
19 yrs ago
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I just read Lois Lowry's third book of her The Giver sequence, Messenger. Of course, I cried at the end even when I realized that it was all for the best (won't give it away). I am reading the continuation of Jan Siega…
