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Harry Potter and the End of (my daughter’s) Childhood
We’re off to see the second half of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows tonight and we’ll follow up with a party we’re calling Harry Potter and the End of Childhood. The end of my daughter’s childhood...
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Gift Giving: Matching the Books with the Reader
“Oh, look,” my teenage niece said. “Aunt Michelle gave me a book and a movie. What a surprise.” I looked at her and smiled as pleasantly as I could despite my hurt. I had given a lot of thought to what...
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A Surprise in Oxford
As I rode the train from Reading to Oxford, I opened the Kindle app on my phone and began to reread Carolyn Weber’s lovely Surprised by Oxford. It’s the memoir of her first year as an Oxford graduate...
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What is a Coming of Age Story?
What’s a coming of age story? A coming of age story describes the changes that happen in a young person’s life as they mature from childhood to young adulthood. It’s the tale of a hero or heroine’s...
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