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Tag Archives: Louly
Books I Have Found, A Book I Still Need to Find
The invention of the Internet (thanks, Al Gore!) has changed my book-buying life. Once I figured out (and since I’m a Luddite it was relatively recently – my dad was way ahead of the curve on this one, as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Louly, Luvvy and the Girls, Summer Sleigh Ride, When the Sky is Like Lace
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The Books: Louly (Carol Ryrie Brink)
Children’s/YA fiction shelf: Next book on the shelf is one that I loved without measure when I was a kid- Louly by Carol Ryrie Brink. Brink’s more famous book was Caddie Woodlawn – which she basically wrote because her grandmother … Continue reading
Old Childhood Books
Member when I tracked down the book about the bimulous night? And how exciting it was to find it again? Well suddenly yesterday I went on a rampage. Of book-searching. And I just bought about 10 books from my childhood … Continue reading