tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46857322886780095712024-03-13T17:03:22.186-04:00Read, Read, Read!A collection of children's literature as viewed by a fifth grade teacher.Megan Germanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07786949483938731951noreply@blogger.comBlogger228125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685732288678009571.post-4499991108534433032011-03-12T16:16:00.004-05:002011-03-12T16:24:26.897-05:00What I Have Been Up To<span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Just a little note to let you know what I have been up to lately...</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sIaCdW8gy-k/TXvjZ-EpM9I/AAAAAAAAAWw/1TG7VUlkulk/s1600/IMG_0095.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sIaCdW8gy-k/TXvjZ-EpM9I/AAAAAAAAAWw/1TG7VUlkulk/s400/IMG_0095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583306198354572242" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Yep, those are my babes!!! </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Maybe I will blog again some day. Until then, I will just pass the love of reading to my precious boys!</span></span><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cls.assoc-amazon.com/s/cls.js"></script></div>Megan Germanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07786949483938731951noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685732288678009571.post-15735384066861159322011-01-02T15:44:00.003-05:002011-01-02T16:49:41.174-05:00CYBILS Shortlists<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vmaEVa4swVk/TSDk2r8hJoI/AAAAAAAAAWk/yiGbezx941c/s1600/big-prize-color.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 90px; height: 108px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vmaEVa4swVk/TSDk2r8hJoI/AAAAAAAAAWk/yiGbezx941c/s400/big-prize-color.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557693568335816322" border="0" /></a><br />If you are interested in seeing who the Kidlitosphere bloggers believe to be the best of the best in children's literature this year, check out the newly released (1-1-11) short list of finalists for the CYBILS award. CYBILS stands for Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards. What are you waiting for?? <a href="http://www.cybils.com/2011/01/2010-finalists.html">CLICK HERE!<br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cls.assoc-amazon.com/s/cls.js"></script></div>Megan Germanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07786949483938731951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685732288678009571.post-26902211979660391742010-01-18T09:34:00.003-05:002010-01-18T09:43:14.708-05:00Newbery etc.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vmaEVa4swVk/S1RzdB7RYdI/AAAAAAAAAU0/CFcLiBVjUdo/s1600-h/big-prize-color.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 90px; height: 108px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vmaEVa4swVk/S1RzdB7RYdI/AAAAAAAAAU0/CFcLiBVjUdo/s400/big-prize-color.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428090393458729426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">If you are interested in seeing the list of books who received ALSC Awards this morning, <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/2010medawardwin.cfm">CLICK HERE!</a> If I had been on my reading game this year, I would have read ALL those Newbery books. They were everywhere. They were on every prediction list. EXCEPT one... The one I DID read :) I saw it on a few lists, but none saying too much about it. I REALLY thought it was a great book. I recommend it to everyone. I even had an ARC of the book. Now that has never happened to me before. Can you figure out which book I am talking about?<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cls.assoc-amazon.com/s/cls.js"></script></div>Megan Germanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07786949483938731951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685732288678009571.post-35692560069345836772009-10-23T20:44:00.001-04:002009-10-23T20:46:41.026-04:00The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis by Barbara O'Connor<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6420412-the-small-adventure-of-popeye-and-elvis" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis" border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NGp00RKOL._SX106_.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6420412-the-small-adventure-of-popeye-and-elvis">The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/138514.Barbara_O_Connor">Barbara O'Connor</a><br/><br/><br />My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53768433">5 of 5 stars</a><br />Now anyone who knows me, knows I am a fan of Barbara O'Connor. I am also a sucker for a good southern accent and a backwoods setting. This book has backwoods written all over it and this is what I loved the most!<br />My favorite part of the book is the family in the rambling RV. I wanted to know them. I thought maybe I did know them. Oh, the characters... Gosh, Barbara is so good at character development. I knew all those characters. I put a face with them in a split second. (Or split page) The NAMES, the NAMES, the NAMES! I am always complaining about authors using obscure character names. These were obscure in a perfectly lovely way. <br />The book is short. A quick read. Perfect for that reluctant reader that isn't going to pick up a book over 200 pages, even if paid to do so. <br />Of course there were dogs in this book. But maybe not in the way that you would expect. Knowing a little bit about Barbara O'Connor, this part of the plot just tore me up. <br />Mrs. O'Connor is such a fan of vocabulary. I see that theme in many of her books. There is no exception here. Does it fit? Maybe. That might be my only complaint. Sometimes I wasn't sure the vocabulary added to the story. However, as teacher I have to view vocabulary building as a good thing no matter what.<br />I recommend this book to students in grades 3-5.<br />Way to go, my friend. Homerun! Sorry for the rambling post. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/929850-megan">View all my reviews >></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cls.assoc-amazon.com/s/cls.js"></script></div>Megan Germanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07786949483938731951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685732288678009571.post-78234109213347869652009-10-02T17:00:00.001-04:002009-10-02T17:00:00.265-04:00Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6137155.Al_Capone_Shines_My_Shoes" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Al Capone Shines My Shoes" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1243651803m/6137155.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6137155.Al_Capone_Shines_My_Shoes">Al Capone Shines My Shoes</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/35634.Gennifer_Choldenko">Gennifer Choldenko</a><br/><br/><br />My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45452713">5 of 5 stars</a><br />I LOVED this book! I am not sure which I loved more, this or the first, Al Capone Does My Shirts? But I can tell you I LOVED this one! I really hope it is not so long between this book and the next book. I don't know how long I can be without Moose, Natalie, Piper, Jimmy, Annie, Janet, et al...<br />Is it better than the first? You be the judge? And, What will Al Capone do for Moose next? <br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/929850-megan">View all my reviews >></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cls.assoc-amazon.com/s/cls.js"></script></div>Megan Germanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07786949483938731951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685732288678009571.post-12587309984731450832009-10-01T20:23:00.002-04:002009-10-01T20:32:03.826-04:00September Carnival of Children's Literature and CYBILS Nominations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vmaEVa4swVk/SsVJ1ipTKbI/AAAAAAAAAUg/czsIEINVLlk/s1600-h/look---.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 99px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vmaEVa4swVk/SsVJ1ipTKbI/AAAAAAAAAUg/czsIEINVLlk/s400/look---.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387793713400588722" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Two exciting things to add to my day...<br />The September issue of The Carnival of Children's Literature is up at <a href="http://susanwrites.livejournal.com/263033.html">Susan Taylor Brown's Blog.</a><br />AND...<br />You can now begin nominating books for the CYBILS Award. Go to <a href="http://dadtalk.typepad.com/cybils/">this site</a> to nominate or find out more about the contest. I am pretty sure you can click on the button I have in my sidebar as well, but not positive.<br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cls.assoc-amazon.com/s/cls.js"></script></div>Megan Germanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07786949483938731951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685732288678009571.post-7127809240309881762009-09-20T18:50:00.002-04:002009-09-20T18:55:36.119-04:00Bobby vs. Girls (Accidentally) by Lisa Yee<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6460828-bobby-vs-girls" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Bobby vs. Girls (Accidentally)" border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/515le2ZdCML._SX106_.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6460828-bobby-vs-girls">Bobby vs. Girls</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/135047.Lisa_Yee">Lisa Yee</a><br/><br/><br />My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59656044">4 of 5 stars</a><br />This book may appeal to my fifth grade students for the mere fact that it is a story where the boys go up against the girls, which always seems to be popular. But the fact that Bobby, the main character, and his friends are only in the fourth grade may turn off some of my fifth grade students who seem to think they are so far away from fourth grade. (Even though they are not.) The story itself though is perfect for a third or fourth grade student. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/929850-megan">View all my reviews >></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cls.assoc-amazon.com/s/cls.js"></script></div>Megan Germanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07786949483938731951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685732288678009571.post-23366764186464903632009-08-29T07:42:00.003-04:002009-08-29T07:49:34.663-04:00August Carnival of Children's Literature<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vmaEVa4swVk/SpkVimXcB7I/AAAAAAAAAUQ/HbEq6c-RPws/s1600-h/look---.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 99px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vmaEVa4swVk/SpkVimXcB7I/AAAAAAAAAUQ/HbEq6c-RPws/s400/look---.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375351314401986482" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-family: lucida grande;" href="http://inneedofchocolate.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/august-carnival-of-childrens-literature-2/">The August Carnival of Children's Literature</a><span style="font-family: lucida grande;"> is up at </span><a style="font-family: lucida grande;" href="http://inneedofchocolate.wordpress.com/">In Need Of Chocolate</a><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">! I am pleased to say I remembered the deadline and submitted something this time. It has a "Back to School" theme, so you know I am loving that. But more importantly, there are many good things to read. Check it out!</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cls.assoc-amazon.com/s/cls.js"></script></div>Megan Germanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07786949483938731951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685732288678009571.post-75692093354848022212009-08-21T17:23:00.000-04:002009-08-21T17:25:15.165-04:00Umbrella Summer by Lisa Graff<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4881647.Umbrella_Summer" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Umbrella Summer" border="0" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4881647.Umbrella_Summer">Umbrella Summer</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/269342.Lisa_Graff">Lisa Graff</a><br/><br/><br />My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68373360">4 of 5 stars</a><br />Someone told me that their daughter thought this book was "a LITTLE sad." Umm, try uncontrollable crying. Maybe it was just me feeling sentimental, but I thought this book was so sad. But sad like you feel for the characters, not like a tragedy happens during the story. You already know the tragedy before the story starts. It is the healing process that made me so weepy. Definitely a book I will recommend to my students. Don't think I could get through reading it aloud. I know the cover will totally turn off any boy fifth grade readers, but I would still try.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/929850-megan">View all my reviews >></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cls.assoc-amazon.com/s/cls.js"></script></div>Megan Germanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07786949483938731951noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685732288678009571.post-44861667599427587442009-08-19T11:00:00.000-04:002009-08-18T21:42:57.501-04:00It Was September When We Ran Away For the First Time by D. James Smith<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3002247.It_Was_September_When_We_Ran_Away_the_First_Time" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="It Was September When We Ran Away the First Time" border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41%2BQ4Jo8qfL._SX106_.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3002247.It_Was_September_When_We_Ran_Away_the_First_Time">It Was September When We Ran Away the First Time</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/248230.D_James_Smith">D. James Smith</a><br/><br/><br />My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66226938">4 of 5 stars</a><br />This trilogy (So far) really intrigues me! I stumbled upon one of D. James Smith's books way back when I started my blog. I accidently read the second book before the first, but it didn't matter. Now there is a third story about Paolo and his Italian-American family. <br />I love the voice of Paolo. He has some great lines in this book. (I returned it to the library, so I can't quote any...) His family life is so interesting to me. I love the big family he has.<br />Another point of interest to me is the historical aspects of the series. This book is no exception. The story is set in 1951 and it brings up many great topics for that time period.<br />I think this is a time period that would be foreign for most students in fifth grade, so I would use it in a read aloud setting. I think sixth or seventh grade students would like it as well. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/929850-megan">View all my reviews >></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cls.assoc-amazon.com/s/cls.js"></script></div>Megan Germanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07786949483938731951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685732288678009571.post-8106432745065001092009-08-02T14:45:00.002-04:002009-08-02T14:53:19.912-04:00Summer Carnival of Children's Literature<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vmaEVa4swVk/SnXgYGkvcRI/AAAAAAAAAUI/kBETvXLV_xQ/s1600-h/look---.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 99px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vmaEVa4swVk/SnXgYGkvcRI/AAAAAAAAAUI/kBETvXLV_xQ/s400/look---.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365441235768013074" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Summer Edition of the Carnival of Children's Literature is up at <a href="http://melissawiley.com/blog/2009/07/31/summer-carnival-of-childrens-literature/">Here in the Bonny Glen</a>. It encompasses both the months of June and July. It is very easy to read and separated into categories of posts. Thank you, Melissa Wiley for a great Carnival. I am sorry to say I missed the submission date. Next month's Carnival is listed at <a href="http://inneedofchocolate.wordpress.com/">In Need of Chocolate</a>.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cls.assoc-amazon.com/s/cls.js"></script></div>Megan Germanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07786949483938731951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685732288678009571.post-13137639865888260762009-07-25T22:56:00.001-04:002009-07-25T23:00:16.422-04:00Jemma Hartman Camper Extrodinare<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6384377-jemma-hartman-camper-extraordinaire" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Jemma Hartman, Camper Extraordinaire" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51yzj05xL5L._SX106_.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6384377-jemma-hartman-camper-extraordinaire">Jemma Hartman, Camper Extraordinaire</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/626925.Brenda_A_Ferber">Brenda A. Ferber</a><br /><br /><br />My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64436006">5 of 5 stars</a><br />This a great book for fifth graders and probably sixth grade as well. It really shows the trials and tribulations of growing older, growing apart from friends and having to share someone you see as your BFF. It has a great lesson to be learned. I would say mostly girls only would find something to relate to in the story, so I doubt I would read it aloud, but I would recommend it to any girl in my class. I REALLY liked this story and the character, Jemma. It took me back to junior high and even brought a tear to my eye. (In kind of a sad/happy way) Do we think this is going to be a series??? What is your opinion?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/929850-megan">View all my reviews >></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cls.assoc-amazon.com/s/cls.js"></script></div>Megan Germanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07786949483938731951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685732288678009571.post-1791997725651555612009-07-13T23:04:00.002-04:002009-07-13T23:07:20.094-04:00Also Known as Harper Lee by Ann Haywood Leal<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5231730.Also_Known_As_Harper" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Also Known As Harper" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234827768m/5231730.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5231730.Also_Known_As_Harper">Also Known As Harper</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2189072.Ann_Haywood_Leal">Ann Haywood Leal</a><br/><br/><br /> My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63374701">5 of 5 stars</a><br/>This is the book I have been waiting for this year! It is CLEAR that Leal used her background as teacher to craft this novel. From start to finish I could put names to the faces of the characters. Not the names that they are given in the novel, but the names of students I have encountered in my classroom over the last 11 years. It made me think more of those students and their lives. I smiled, laughed, and cried.<br /><br/>This book would be great for a literature circle or a situation where you could really sit and talk about it.<br /> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/929850-megan">View all my reviews >></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cls.assoc-amazon.com/s/cls.js"></script></div>Megan Germanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07786949483938731951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685732288678009571.post-10553308449596962842009-07-04T10:46:00.000-04:002009-07-04T10:49:47.666-04:00Leepike Ridge by N.D. Wilson<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2279595.Leepike_Ridge" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Leepike Ridge" border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51UbEtC6-2L._SX106_.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2279595.Leepike_Ridge">Leepike Ridge</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/505695.N_D_Wilson">N.D. Wilson</a><br/><br/><br /> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53768527"><h3>My review</h3></a><br /> rating: 4 of 5 stars<br/>This book had plenty of adventure, mystery, twists, turns, cliffhangers (A personal favorite) and some history. I think my students could listen to this as a read aloud. I also know that it would be perfect for my more savvy fifth grade reader. My personal favorite aspect of the book is the way the author used suspense with cliffhanger chapter endings. I don't know what took me so long to get this book, but I am ever pleased I took the time.<br /> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/929850-megan">View all my reviews.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cls.assoc-amazon.com/s/cls.js"></script></div>Megan Germanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07786949483938731951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685732288678009571.post-34977336308207643512009-06-30T00:08:00.003-04:002009-06-30T00:17:31.299-04:00Blog Anniversary!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vmaEVa4swVk/SkmRcIsucLI/AAAAAAAAATo/TPDCDJkxIWw/s1600-h/if-brain.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 203px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vmaEVa4swVk/SkmRcIsucLI/AAAAAAAAATo/TPDCDJkxIWw/s400/if-brain.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352969544663986354" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Now this is how out of it I am... I didn't even realize it is my blog anniversary! Someone had to comment and tell me and I even have a count down thingy to remind me. In honor of the anniversary, I will redirect you to the first review I wrote.<br /><a href="http://5thgradereads.blogspot.com/2007/06/jeremy-fink-and-meaning-of-life-by.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life</span> by Wendy Mass.</a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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