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Current Read: Overcoming Dyslexia

On: June 27th, 2009 at 8:05 pm | Number of Comments » 0

While attending a reading professional development session this week, this book, Overcoming Dyslexia: A new and complete science-based program for reading problems at any level, by Sally Shaywitz, MD was suggested. I checked it out today and have started it already. Should be a quick and interesting read.
From Publishers Weekly
Yale neuroscientist Shaywitz demystifies [...]


Current Read: A Mercy

On: June 26th, 2009 at 2:04 pm | Number of Comments » 0

Today’s new audio book to read while working in the yard and working out is A Mercy by Toni Morrison.
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Nobel laureate Morrison returns more explicitly to the net of pain cast by slavery, a theme she detailed so memorably in Beloved. Set at the close of the 17th century, the [...]


Current Reads: 06/21/09

On: June 21st, 2009 at 9:59 am | Number of Comments » 1

School gets out tomorrow so I’m going to be able to do lots of reading.. wooohooo!! I picked up this book,  A Snug Life Somewhere, by Jan Shapin at the library because it caught my eye since she’s a RI Author.
A Snug Life Somewhere is about Penny Joe Copper, daughter of a roustabout shingle weaver, [...]


May: Books Read

On: June 7th, 2009 at 5:12 pm | Number of Comments » 0

I didn’t get to read as much during the month as I did during April because there was no school vacation and I had lots of paperwork to do for work. Also, I spent time sewing for our Rendezvous.
While I started a few books during May, I’ve yet to finish them so they’ll be listed [...]


Current Read: The Host

On: June 6th, 2009 at 8:28 am | Number of Comments » 1

My new audio book is The Host by Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight Series. I’m just about to start it and I’m not sure if I’ll be as hooked as I was on Twilight but we’ll see. I have lots of yard work ahead of me and audio books fit the bill.
The Host (from [...]