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13 Little Blue Envelopes

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Mrs.N

13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson Ginny was always close to her Aunt Peg. So when Peg took off for Europe without telling anyone and then died of cancer, Ginny was heartbroken. Then she received a mysterious package containing … Continue reading →

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My Most Excellent Year

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Mrs.N

My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park by Steve Kluger I love, love this book. Now, I’ll admit to some serious bias as I adore the Red Sox, Boston and musical theater, but I … Continue reading →

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We’ll Always Have Summer

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Mrs.N

We’ll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han Jumping even further into the future with this one, Han brings us to Belly’s freshman year of college. Reading this gave me an almost claustrophobic feeling, because I pretty much knew what was … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Summer Without You

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Mrs.N

It’s Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han Picking up a year after The Summer I Turned Pretty, at first we know almost nothing about what has gone on during the past school year.  But Han slowly fills in the … Continue reading →

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The Summer I Turned Pretty

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Mrs.N

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han You know it’s a beach read when the title even has summer in it!  This is a summer read that you won’t want to miss. For her whole life, Belly has spent … Continue reading →

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Flavor of the Week

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Mrs.N

Flavor Of The Week by Tucker Shaw How could I resist picking up a book that is both a cooking love story and a retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac?  Food and updated culture – let me at it.  And oh, … Continue reading →

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Forever

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Mrs.N

Forever . . . by Judy Blume Forever is viewed through a nostalgic haze by many of my generation.  Growing up in the eighties and early nineties, Judy Blume was the author to walk a young girl through the changes … Continue reading →

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Anna and the French Kiss

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Mrs.N

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins One of my friends once said that there should be a long compound German word meaning “nostalgia for a past that never was”.  I wish that word existed because that’s exactly what … Continue reading →

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Boy Meets Boy

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Mrs.N

Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan I hadn’t meant to go with another Levithan so quickly folks, but I’ve been slacking in the book reading department (I’m visiting my grandmother) so here it is. This is the kind of book … Continue reading →

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Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Mrs.N

Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan Kicking off our month o’ love, here’s a little Christmas in July, a wintery romance to cool off to. Dash isn’t exactly a people person, but that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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