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So I just finished reading T.P. Boje’s book, The Academy, the first book in the Afterlife series. The book is basically about a young girl who dies and goes to an inbetween place where she is supposed to learn how to be a spirit (kind of like a ghost). While reading the story, I got [...]

Having just attended the final movie in the Harry Potter series, I am left thinking a lot about the Harry Potter franchise. I have been experiencing flash backs lately. It all started years ago. I remember vaguely picking up the Sorcerer’s Stone many years ago and instantly getting hooked. I remember days and weeks prior [...]

Last night I finished the book I was reading. So I found myself earlier today staring at my stack of to-be-read books contemplating: 1. What book do I read next? ~and~ 2. What book(s) should I take on my up-coming trip? And an unexpected emotion rolls over me – contentment -  the result of which [...]

1. Your Name:  Janicca 2. One of your nicknames: Other than Mom, I don’t really have one 3. Current job: I have an in home daycare. I currently care for children ages 4 mos to 11 years in addition to my own two kiddos ages 10 and 14. 4. Dream job: I really love my job and that [...]

1. Your Name – Maryanne – hence the name of this post. It would be really silly to name this post “Getting to know…Maryanne” if my name was Joan or Sally. 2. One of your nicknames – My online nickname is MA. Most people assume it is because of my name,  Maryanne. But, it’s not. [...]

About You: 1. Your Name  – Donna 2. One of your nicknames – Mommy 3. Current job – I am a teacher by day 4. Dream job – I would love to work at the college level teaching teachers. About Books: 1. Name one book that changed your life. – I know this sounds stupid [...]

Awww. I am feeling kind of sad today since this is the last day of this series of posts! This has been way too much fun! I hope you take the time to post some of your thoughts, too! Happy Reading! ~Donna 42. Name a book that you could/would not finish. There have been several [...]

This is just waaaay too much fun! I am actually learning a lot about myself! I hope you post your answers, too! 32. If you could read in a foreign language, which language would you chose? Wow… I really don’t know. Maybe something crazy like Na’vi or Elven script ; ) 33. Most intimidating book [...]

Ok… so I skipped a day. Sorry about that… I hope you are enjoying these as much as I am! 22. Favorite genre? Sci-fi/Fantasy, horror, paranormal, supernatural, magical, mysteries, thrillers 23. Genre you rarely read (but wish you did?) Non-fiction (except for teacher books – I read a lot of those) 24. Favorite biography? I [...]

AH! This is so much fun! I hope you do these too so we can get to know each other some more!!! 11. How often do you read out of your comfort zone? Between my local book club and EFG I read out of my comfort zone often. This is really hard for me considering [...]

Ok. I found this survey on my Aunt’s blog and well since it is totally book related I decided HOW CAN I NOT do this???? 1. Favorite childhood book? The Giving Tree, Shel Silverstein. I made my Granny (a teacher, too) read this book to me a million times. I remember distinctly sitting with her [...]

I’m a high school English teacher and I teach banned books. And, I also get kids to read. I first read Robin Wasserman’s Skinned in June of 2009 and couldn’t stop thinking about how much my students would enjoy it over Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. So, I talked with my principal, filled out the appropriate paperwork, [...]

Each week we try to think of some kind of topic we can write about here on EFG.  Something just for fun, that we can tie into whatever we want to do for our Friday Five.  This week we were tossing around idea’s and decided to do a This vs. That type theme…  Audio books [...]

This week, we posted about our favorite books, movies, and music so I thought I would talk a little about my favorite song. It is a song that has a lot of memories attached to it and more. My favorite song, Canon in D by Pachabel. I don’t know when I first heard this song. [...]

So, this week our theme is Top 5 Favorites. In the Friday Five that will post tomorrow, I will reveal my top 5 favorite movies, songs, and TV shows. If you check out my bio here on Eve’s Fan Garden you can find out my top 10 favorite books! Today I will reveal my to [...]