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And Time Has Told

“Whether children will find anything amusing in it, only time will tell.” — E.B. White to his editor Cass Canfield about Charlotte’s Web

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“only time will tell”

Whether children will find anything amusing in it, only time will tell. — EB White to his editor Cass Canfield, on the manuscript of “Charlotte’s Web”

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Important Childhood Books

List 5 books that played an important role in your childhood and explain why Dan tagged me! Eons ago and I’m just getting it now because my trackback functionality basically doesn’t exist. And to everyone out there – consider yourself … Continue reading

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Two Book Memes

1. First book to leave a lasting impression? Charlotte’s Web. That was the first book that made my heart HURT after finishing it. But that hurt also had some joy in it …. I mean, the last paragraph of that … Continue reading

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Kids Books

A fun little mini-meme. I am upping the choices to five as opposed to three. Why? Because I want to! Name five favorite children’s series. 1. The Chronicles of Narnia, by CS Lewis 2. The Wrinkle in Time Quintet Boxed … Continue reading

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Favorite Fictional Characters

A revised list, from a post I did a while back. My favorite characters from fiction. I am limiting my choices to just novels – and leaving out such amazing characters as Hamlet, or Stanley Kowalski. Here is how I … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, E.B. White

Today is apparently a day of acknowledgement. First Keith M. And I just realized that today is E.B. White’s birthday. Now – not only are his essays classics of the form (honestly: it’s like he invented the form) – he’s … Continue reading

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The Book Challenge

I got this from Dan – who tagged me “it”. 1. Total Number of Books I’ve Owned: Okay, so the “I’ve Owned” tells me they want to know all in all, as opposed to how many books I currently own. … Continue reading

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100 Greatest Novels of All Time

… as chosen by The Observer. I have read 37 of them. But, of course, being obnoxious, I have a couple of comments about some of the books: The Executioner’s Song? What? To have THAT book be on there and … Continue reading

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