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71Recommended fiction books for kids ages 9-12 (not quite a teenager)
There are so many books out there for the pre-teen age group. Most libraries and bookstores have a special section just for that age group. There seems to be a little bit less to choose from in that age...
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73Satire: A Writer's Lethal Weapon
Satire is one of the most powerful weapons in a writer's arsenal---and yet many writers don't realize the influence that a well-crafted satire can have on readers. Saturday Night Live, Jon Stewart, Dave...
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63Tragic Genius: Quotes from Ernest Hemingway
Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. I still need more healthy rest in order to...
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72Don't censor Huckleberry Finn
I don’t understand or like the trend toward censorship in recent years, often by the very people who preach against it. The primary example I think of is the book “Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain....
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75The Palindrome - an unbeatable book list
Many of you will be aware that a palindrome is a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc, reading the same backward as it does forward. Like racecar or madam. But what is 'The Palindrome'? Well really it...
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54Mark Twain - Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens who was born in 1835 and died in 1910. He grew up near the Mississippi river and later on he trained as a pilot on Mississippi steamboats in the late...
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63Banned Books Week
Every year, at the end of September, the ALA declares Banned Books Week.
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66The Life of Mark Twain
Mark Twain's life has been conveyed in many different lights, most of which are blameless. His life was filled with new and exciting challenges and loads of witty remarks to which he gave these...
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61Reading Creates Adventurous Spirits
We always had someone around to read to us or tell us stories when I was growing up. But, as we grew we decided that we should have some of those grand adventures they tell in all those story books. My...
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63Banned Books Week - September 27-October 4
The American Library Association's 27th annual Banned Book Week begins September 27th and runs until October 4th (always the last week of September). BBW (which, in this case, does NOT stand for Big Beautiful...
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