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An Attempt At Rationalizing my Book Addiction – Ink And Spine
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December 23, 2015. An Attempt At Rationalizing my Book Addiction. 8211; consume until satiated. I knew no moderation. I’ve mentioned before that growing up in small town Alberta we had no REAL bookstores to speak of and then the one that did finally pop up had a collection of young adult fiction that extended the length of one shelf of one bookcase. Thank goodness this miniscule collection included Nancy Drew Mysteries and works by the goddess of young adult literature, Judy Blume. Enter your comment here.
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A Quick Review of Zen Cho’s “Sorcerer to the Crown” – Ink And Spine
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December 30, 2015. A Quick Review of Zen Cho’s “Sorcerer to the Crown”. No worries, Prunella showed up well within the first 100 pages). Prunella has become my new favourite character making the story’s protagonist Zacharias more complex and interesting. After meeting Prunella I soon fell in love with this story and found myself completely immersed in the world of “old England” and the land of Fairy. This novel reminded me a lot of Susanna Clarke’s “ Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. A Quick Review of Ze...
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Lisa Helm – Ink And Spine
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May 20, 2016. May 20, 2016. The Power of a Private Library. So I pillaged my mother’s library, a spritely array of volumes from Reader’s Digest Book of the Month, garage sale treasures and old school texts.I remember them all clearly. And my mother never, ever censored what books I could and could not read (although sometimes she made a few “unavailable” for her adolescent daughter). Here are a few books that will always remind me of growing up on the farm:. Gone with the Wind. What was HER story? Being ...
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We are loving Gatsby! – Ink And Spine
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September 16, 2014. September 17, 2014. We are loving Gatsby! My English students are studying Gatsby. For a writing assignment I get them to choose (and this is THE most difficult part of the assignment) their favourite quote from the novel…. They can responded any number of ways, I just want them to write. Here are some questions I may pose to get the creative juices flowing:. What is it that you like about this quote? How can you personally identify with what is being stated? With one look you know, d...
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Book Club Suggestions for 2015-2016 (The List of All Lists) – Ink And Spine
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November 11, 2015. January 4, 2016. Book Club Suggestions for 2015-2016 (The List of All Lists). Another year of book cub. Last month my book buddies and I met to vote on books to read for the next 12 months and I’m so excited about the diversity of our list this year! We’ve got Sci Fi, Mystery, Fantasy, Literary, Historical…a plethra of genres. The competition was fierce but here is the list! I will also include the “runners up” if you want to expand your reading list (And who doesn’t? By Judy Bloom and.
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More Book Club Selections for 2015! – Ink And Spine
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November 3, 2014. April 7, 2016. More Book Club Selections for 2015! Our book club FINALLY met last week (thank you Pam for hostessing)! We are a month late because life was über complicated for several of us,. As life is wont to be,. But meet we did indeed! And it was a wonderful celebration of friendship and reading! So many book suggestions! ALL of them calling to be read. The History of the Rain. By Niall Williams November. By Rosemary MacColl December. By JJ Abrams and Doug Dorset January. You are c...
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Love: A Gracious Dream – Ink And Spine
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March 25, 2016. Love: A Gracious Dream. There arose a perfume of tenderness, that ghost of passion which, in the most unexpected relationship, can make a whole lifetime devoted to irksome duty pass like a gracious dream (pg. 74). The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder. I have fallen in love with Thorton Wilder because of this quote. How wonderful would a relationship like this be? Where your first instinct would be to wrap your arms around this person and hold them close. Or so you believed. Enter...
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When Literature Fraternizes with Mathematics – Ink And Spine
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April 7, 2016. April 7, 2016. When Literature Fraternizes with Mathematics. My mind rejects numbers. I only do math if I have to: figuring out the tip at a restaurant, calculating the time of arrival for a drive to the big city. But now there are Apps for both. It’s sad but true, but there was a time when I would withdraw five dollars from the bank machine just to see what my balance wasbut now I can just go online. The numbers part of my brain has been seriously stagnating as of late. Math all got fuzzy.
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Need Help Finding Books for Christmas Gifts? – Ink And Spine
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December 12, 2015. December 12, 2015. Need Help Finding Books for Christmas Gifts? Because I always have people ask what should I read? I’ve decided to gather some of my favouites this year and post them for you! Please include any of your own suggestions in the comment section. It’s always a good thing to share title suggestions. I have to admit most of my titles are for young adult and adult readers, however I HAVE to mention The Good Little Book. By Julie Murphy. LOVE this novel! Sorcerer to the Crown.
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Ink And Spine – Page 2 – for book lovers only
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For book lovers only. September 16, 2014. September 17, 2014. We are loving Gatsby! My English students are studying Gatsby. For a writing assignment I get them to choose (and this is THE most difficult part of the assignment) their favourite quote from the novel…. They can responded any number of ways, I just want them to write. Here are some questions I may pose to get the creative juices flowing:. What is it that you like about this quote? How can you personally identify with what is being stated?