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I am a high school English teacher. I'm married and have 3 children. I love to read....and I usually judge a book by its cover! 9 times out of 10 if I love the cover, I will love the book. I have found so many great reads by looking at everyone's "top 10 list"
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  • Harvest, Al
  • member since Monday, March 5 2007

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  • Karen H

    Karen H says

    Still have not read the rest of Rick Bragg's books. Can't find copies in my city library. My next best bet is the county library or used book stores! Keep your fingers crossed!!

    posted 4 days ago. ( send a note )
  • BCPKNIGHT

    BCPKNIGHT says

    Hey! See you at the bookclub tomorrow... I got my school money and can't wait to buy some books!

    posted 5 days ago. ( send a note )
  • BLOODKINGbro

    BLOODKINGbro says

    whats up im in the navy now! hey this is justin willerton. hows my sis doing in class?

    lololol cya

    posted 10 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Karen H

    Karen H says

    Received and accepted. Nice to be thought of as young enough to be a student again! LOL

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Karen H

    Karen H says

    I sure will! It sounds marvelous. By the way you seem to have dropped off my friend list. Did I accidently purge you?

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Karen H

    Karen H says

    I was wondering if you ever got the chance to finish (or start for that matter) Prince of Frogtown. If so what did you think? I have it on my "to read" list, just haven't had a chance yet.

    posted 4 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • chodgens

    chodgens says

    Have you read Enter Three Witches? It is an updated version of Macbeth. I checked it out of the library, because it looked interesting, but I am not too sure.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • BCPKNIGHT

    BCPKNIGHT says

    Hey Deb! I see that you are reading The Things They Carried. I read that last summer because it was on the Athens High reading list for 11th grade and I thought I might need to quiz CW on it. I'm glad I read it, but it was tough going for a while. Hope you are having a nice summer. Give Scott my best wishes at the new job.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • LouanneJacobs

    LouanneJacobs says

    Actually, yes. My husband and I have lived the commuting-marriage lifestyle for far too long. The position at BSC came up at just the right time - they hardly EVER have openings! We are in the process of unpacking right now: we are leasing a townhome in Birmingham until we can house-hunt or build. You don't REALLY know how many books you have until you have to carry them in boxes! Just because I moved doesn't mean I disappeared - Huntsvegas is only an hour and a half away!

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • All booked up

    All booked up says

    You bet! Enjoy your stay - remember to bring jackets, because New Englanders have a saying, "If you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes!" The seacoast can go from blistering hot to foggy and cold in the blink of an eye.....windbreakers are a MUST!

    Happy travels - ENJOY!

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  • All booked up

    All booked up says

    Good morning -

    Asolutely!

    On the Seacoast (I'm assuming you're going to want to stay closer to Boston), Odiorme State Park in Rye (NH) is a great coastal stop w/history thrown in (http://www.nhstateparks.com/odiorne.html). Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth (NH) is fantastic and affordable (http://www.portsmouthnh.com/thingstodo/todoDetail.cfm?TodoID=1&CategoryID=4), as well as being across the street from Prescott Park (open air theatre and beautiful gardens) and really close to great restaurants.

    If you're going waaay to the north, I can recommend going to the Flume, which is in the amazing Franconia Notch State Park (http://www.visitnh.gov/flume/index.html)

    In Boston, check out Boston Beer Works, which has AWESOME food, even if you don't like beer(http://www.beerworks.net/html/locations_fenway.html). My fave is the Sour Cream and Chive French Fries! YUM! The Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum is amazing (http://www.gardnermuseum.org/) and walking the Freedom Trail will let you see most of Boston's "historic" area (http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/). We downloaded the tour to our iPods last summer, parked under the Common, and did the self-guided tour (my husband had never walked the trail) - don't bother spending the $$ - the selfguided is GREAT!

    Hope that helps!

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • chodgens

    chodgens says

    When you guys go, take your teaching badges with you. You can get into most of the exhibits for free with your badge. I found that out the last day I was there. I could have saved sooooo much money!

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • chodgens

    chodgens says

    How much time are you spending there? Just a day?

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  • Karen H

    Karen H says

    I'm sure your husband will enjoy it!

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Karen H

    Karen H says

    Haven't had a chance to look for it yet. I did have my husband (raised in Shreveport) read Ava's Man. He was a reluctant at first, but found it totally enjoyable! I will probably try to find it this week. Let me know what you thought of it please.

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • chodgens

    chodgens says

    I own it. It's in my classroom, so stop by. I read it last year and didn't notice until yesterday that it wasn't on my shelf.

    Fantastic book! I was a little disappointed with the ending. I felt it needed just one more page; otherwise, it was great!

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • LouanneJacobs

    LouanneJacobs says

    Those are two REALLY different books. Neither is very "uplifting." I'd read "Autobiography..." first, though, because it may be really interesting to your boys.

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • velvet b

    velvet b says

    Tell No One is great. Harlen Coben is really good. I've enjoyed everything I've read by him.

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • jlindsey

    jlindsey says

    What are some good books that I should read? I might decide to step out of my "comfy" zone and read some that you suggest...ha!

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Karen H

    Karen H says

    Have you read Wild Swans by Jung Chang? I read it right before Ava's Man and found it quite good.

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
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