Sweet Home Alaska

by Carole Estby Dagg copyright: 2016 ISBN: 9780399172038 288 pages Recommended ages: 8-12 I've been meaning to read this one for several years so thank you for spurring me onward. It is set in the very valley that I grew...

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By the Great Horn Spoon!

by Sid FleischmanISBN: 0316286125copyright: 1963 193 pagesRecommended ages: 6-12 Twelve-year-old Jack is headed for the California Gold Rush but not in the traditional way. He is a stowaway on a paddle wheeler that is bound down the East Coast of...

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Humorous Chapter Books

Humor is the best medicine! The Best Christmas Pageant Ever – Barbara Robinson How to Eat Fried Worms – Thomas Rockwell The Great Brain series – John D Fitzgerald Mr Popper's Penguins - Richard and Florence Atwater The Great Turkey...

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LAWN CARE, OR LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING

Truth be told, I write most of my blog posts while I'm on my lawnmower. Not on paper or my laptop of course, but in my head. I roughly organize my thoughts while riding around my large yard and then...

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