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2010 Christy Award Winners!

Submitted by Bruce Farrar on Thu, 07/01/2010 - 5:23pm

Christy

The Christy Awards, named in honor of Catherine Marshall’s 1967 novel are designed to:
 

Hardly Helpless Young Ladies

Submitted by Bruce Farrar on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 8:55am

Woman kicks attacker
 

Damsels in Distress – Not Necessarily In Need of Rescue

 

Alchemy and Meggy Swann      Alchemy and Meggy Swann / Karen Cushman; read by Katherine Kellgren

Portraits of the Cartoonists as Young Children

Submitted by Bruce Farrar on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 12:52pm

cartoons of three children's faces
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Whispered Words of Love

Submitted by Bruce Farrar on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 8:14am

Whispered Words of Love

How do they compare with Romance Novels on Compact Disc?

Well alright, endearments whispered in the ear beat stories about love hands down. But there are times when such a ticklish thrill would be unnecessarily distracting. Driving a car, for instance, or operating heavy machinery where such a distraction would lead to disaster and not affection. As a matter of fact it might significantly decrease the time available for affection, perhaps even eliminate it entirely.

For times like these you need these:

Four Favorite Folk Tales for Asian Pacific Heritage Month

Submitted by Bruce Farrar on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 3:37pm

Here’s a guessing game.


Four favorite fairy tales from Asia
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Some stories are universal. No matter what your heritage, ask yourself, do I know this tale? Have I heard something like this story some time ago somewhere before? Parts of some titles have been hidden to keep you guessing.

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