“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” ― Albert Einstein...
Saturday, October 29, 2011
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Quotes
Friday, October 28, 2011
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Comic Review: Bart Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror #1
genre } fiction | comic | horror rating } pg 13+ date released } 1999 edition } Bongo Entertainment acquisition } borrowed Bart Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror #1 By Mike Allred Rotting James Robinson (Starman) tells of Springfieldians who become ferociously feline in a flesh-tearing little foray called "Bart People."...
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#boutofbooks,
2011,
Bongo Entertainment,
Comic Review,
Mike Allred,
The Simpsons
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
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Teaser Tuesdays: Miles 81; Stephen King
♣ Grab your current read ♣ Open to a random page ♣ Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page ♣ BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) ♣ Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add...
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2: Teaser Tuesday,
Horror,
Stephen King
Monday, October 24, 2011
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Review: And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street

And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss My rating: 0 of 5 stars Book 2A journey to mulberry street is an adventure.Will write up the review after #boutofbooks Read-a-Thon is over View all my reviews ...
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Review: Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus by Barbara Park My rating: 4 of 5 stars Cute story of a first day in school with Junie B. the ever small perfectionist ;)Will write up the review after #boutofbooks Read-a-Thon is over View all my reviews ...
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#boutofbooks Starting Line
Hosted by: Amanda @ On A Book Bender Second read-a-thon! Yes.. I haven’t recovered from the last one and I directly jumped on this one with a bit of rest. Am I crazy? Yes! In a word: YES! My reading goals for this week would be, finishing up a few of my skinnies books. (Yes cheat, but it does put a bit of a dent in my monster...
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#boutofbooks,
Read-A-Thon
Sunday, October 23, 2011
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Caligula #4 (of 6)
Damn… Macabre Will write up the review after 24 hr Dewey Read-a-Thon is over...
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Comic Review,
Read-A-Thon
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Review: Mile 81

Mile 81 by Stephen King My rating: 0 of 5 stars Wow... monster cars o.o Will write up the review after 24 hr Dewey Read-a-Thon is over View all my reviews ...
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24 Hr Dewey Readathon: Mid-Event Survey
1. What are you reading right now? Miles 81 by Stephen King 2. How many books have you read so far? This is my 4th book. 3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? Cheesie Mack is Cool in a Duel; Steve Cotler 4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day? Not really. 5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with...
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Read-A-Thon
Saturday, October 22, 2011
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10:22 PM
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24hr Dewey Read-a-thon update #readathon
10.16pm Two and the half books done!!! I’m not kidding when I say I’m reading skinny books for reading. Of course The Son of Neptune wasn’t that skinny to begin with, but then again That was half way done and I just Threw that in for the read-a-thon. Time to get into bed. I figure the earlier I went in the faster I wake up in the morning. I’ll get back to reading as soon as I wake up. =^_^= Mean while. Have...
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Read-A-Thon
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Review: The Velveteen Rabbit

The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco My rating: 0 of 5 stars This is a cute book. Sad but cute book that leaves me all that fluffy feelings after reading it.Will write up the review after 24 hr Dewey Read-a-Thon is over View all my reviews ...
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“The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.” ― Mark Twain...
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Quotes
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Review: Jemimah's Genie

Jemimah's Genie by Ainsley Abbott My rating: 0 of 5 stars A quick hot book!Will write up the review after 24 hr Dewey Read-a-Thon is over View all my reviews ...
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Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-thon - Let Me Introduce Myself #readathon
1)Where are you reading from today? Brunei, South East Asia 2)Three random facts about me…? Librarian, TV Junkie, Stationary collector 3)How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours? At the moment 7 and gaining 4)Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)? Just one, to read as many as i could...
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Read-A-Thon
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24 Hr Dewey Read-a-thon
6.30pm To follow suit with some of my fellow book bloggers, I’m starting the 24 hours early. I’m starting with where I left off with my current book. Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune by; Rick Riordan. Pg. 369 6.40pm Go Frank Zhang go!! Sorry I have to chant hahahah This book is a page turner! 7.00pm Pg 404… wooo so close… 7.30pm - 1st Hour Pg 422. Still with...
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Read-A-Thon
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Read-a-thon reading pile! #boutofbooks o.0

It’s tonight!! 24hr Dewey read-a-thon is tonight.. and #boutofbooks starts next week. And I haven’t choose all of my books yet. Yes, my reading will spill from 24hr Dewey to next week’s read-a-thon. Here is my reading pile. It ranges from children’s book, Young Adult to adult. Yup… I’m doing skinnies books for the read—thon, cause I’ve learnt...
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Book Pile,
Read-A-Thon
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
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#Read-a-thon checklist
• Signed up? (#boutofbooks (10/24 – 10/30)√, Dewey 24hr (22 Oct 2011)√, Wrapping up 2011 Read-a-thon 22/12/2011 – 1/1/2012 √) • Books planning to read. (?) • Skinnies books (?) • Comics? Graphic novels? • Snacks. (?) • A comfy seat, pillow, bed, blanket.. • Will add to this later on...
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Read-A-Thon
Monday, October 17, 2011
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Wrapping up 2011 Read-a-thon (Dec 22 – Jan 1st) #WU2011R
Hosted by Jessie’s Remarkable Reads Join up Twitter chat with #WU2011R...
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Read-A-Thon
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Heads up! Dewey’s 24 Read-A-Thon on October 22nd!
24hourreadathon.com...
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Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon
Saturday, October 15, 2011
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Quote Break
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” ― Benjamin Franklin...
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Quotes
Friday, October 14, 2011
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9:31 PM
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Yes! #BoutofBooks Read-A-Thon
Go Sign UP The rest of the information is copied from On a Book Bender Bout of Books will run from 12:01am 10/24 through 11:59 pm 10/30 (your time zone) Read as much as you can whenever you can. I know that this Bout of Books is close on the heels of the Dewey Read-a-Thon; this was an oversight on my part, but if...
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#boutofbooks,
Read-A-Thon
Thursday, October 13, 2011
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Tonight’s full moon
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
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Top Ten Books I Wish I Could Read Again for the First Time
Hosted by Broke and Bookish. 1. A Series of Unfortunate Events; Lemony Snicket. I don’t have to tell you why if you have read this one. If you haven’t you miss out on a very good book. Somehow I do wish this series would go on some more, but every good thing have to have an end… 2. Harry Potter; JK Rowling. I tend to love reading this one again and again and again, though one of the books within the series annoyed...
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2: Top Ten
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Teaser Tuesday: The Son of Neptune (11/10/11)
Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading and it asks us to... Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the...
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2: Teaser Tuesday,
Fantasy,
Rick Riordan
Monday, October 10, 2011
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It’s Monday! What are you reading?
Hosted by Book Journey. Yes, it has been awhile since I actually participate in this meme. Time to get back in the fun!My internet provider has been behaving very horrid, so I hope you could forgive me in the lack of posting. Other than that, I have been having hectic days, that I have resort to either short stories and comics. Real...
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1: In the Mail
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Musing Mondays: What types of nonfiction do you read? Can do multiple choices.(10/10/11)
What types of nonfiction do you read? Can do multiple choices. CHOICES: - e-books - Mythology/Folklore - Travel/Locations - Humor - History - Art, including art history - Science including forensics - Gardening/Nature - Political - Financial/Economical - Religious -...
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1: Musing Monday,
Genres
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
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Comic Review: Teen Wolf #1; by David Tischman
genre } fiction | comic | horror | werewolves rating } 18+ date released } September 21, 2011 edition } Image Comics acquisition } bought Teen Wolf #1 (of 3) By; David Tischman (Writer); Stephen Mooney (Artist) Scott McCall's life is a living nightmare. Sure, he's co-captain of the Beacon Hills High Lacrosse...
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2011,
Comic Review,
Horror,
Image Comics,
Teen Wolf
Monday, October 3, 2011
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Comic Review: Beyond the Fringe #01; Joshua Jackson
genre } fiction | comic | action rating } 18+ date released } September 21, 2011 edition } DC Comics acquisition } bought Beyond the Fringe #1 Chapter 1: Peter and the Machine By: Joshua Jackson (Writer); Jorge Jimenez (Artist) Are you as excited and surprised as I am? Joshua Jackson wrote this! ♥ Basically,...
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2011,
All Hallows Eve,
Author J,
Beyond The Fringe,
Comic Review,
DC Universe,
Digital Comic
Sunday, October 2, 2011
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Half-Minute Horror; By Susan Rich; Various
genre } fiction | horror | short stories | children
rating } pg 13
date released } September 1st 2009
edition } HarperCollins, 129 pg
ISBN }
0061833797
| 9780061833793
acquisition } bought
available @ Book Depository
Half-Minute Horror
by Susan Rich (Editor), Neil Gaiman,...
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2011,
2011 Challenges,
Author S,
Book Review,
Children,
Fiction,
Horror,
short stories
Saturday, October 1, 2011
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12:00 PM
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October Horror Fest (v 2011) Begins!
It’s that time of the year again! Let’s jiggle some Horror fun, fun fun. If you hadn’t notice, I am quite a horror buff. *looks at her past post for this year. Um.. not doing much of that genre reading though. Opps… But doesn’t stop me from playing some horror eve. Let’s do things quiet different this time,...
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All Hallows Eve,
Horror
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