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"The thing with kids is, if they want to grab for the gold ring, you have to let them do it, and not say anything. If they fall off, they fall off, but it is bad to say anything to them.” ― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher In The Rye

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Top 10 Books to Read for Back to School: High School Edition

August 23, 2015 Heather Ratliff
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The 10 books you need to read from high school.

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In Literature Tags To Kill A Mockingbird, harper lee, Lord of the Flies, William Golding, Animal Farm, George Orwell, Brave New World, Albus Huxley, Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck, The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger, The Outsiders, SE Hinton, The Stranger, Albert Camus, Top Ten Posts 2015
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BOOK CLUB: I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

August 7, 2015 Heather Ratliff

Book Club discusses July's book, I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai 

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In Literature Tags Malala Yousafzai, July Book Club, Education, Book Club, Feminism, Christina Lamb, I Am Malala, Book of the Month, Human Rights, Book Reviews
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BOOK CLUB: August Reveal

August 1, 2015 Heather Ratliff
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Which book won the vote for August Book Club? 

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In Literature Tags Paperweight, Meg Haston, Book of the Month, August Book Club
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Book Crazy Shopping Haul

July 27, 2015 Heather Ratliff
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A little preview of what happens when I shop books....

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In Photography, Literature Tags I Am Malala, Rainbow Rowell, Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb, Landline, Ready Player One, Ernest Cline, Red Rising, Pierce Brown, Golden Son, Secret Garden, Johanna Basford, Book Photo Shoot, Book Haul, Barnes and Noble, Target
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BOOK CLUB: Let's Vote! August Book of the Month

July 23, 2015 Heather Ratliff
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Let's vote for August Book of the Month! Vote for the book you want to read together in August.

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In Literature Tags Book of the Month, Book Club, August Book Club, Paperweight, Meg Haston, Secrets of a Charmed Life, Susan Meissner, You're Never Weird on the Internet (almost): A Memoir, Felicia Day, The Good Girl, Mary Kubica
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Book Review: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

July 19, 2015 Heather Ratliff
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For the first time in as long as I can remember, I find myself faced with a book hangover.

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In Literature Tags Quotes, go set a watchman, Book Reviews, Atticus Finch, Alabama, harper lee
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Goodreads 2015 Challenge Update!

July 11, 2015 Heather Ratliff

My thoughts on the 25 books I've read this year.

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In Literature Tags goodreads, challenge
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BOOK CLUB: July's Book of the Month is...

July 2, 2015 Heather Ratliff
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Book reveal for July...

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In Literature Tags Book of the Month, Book Club, I Am Malala, Christina Lamb, Malala Yousafzai, July Book Club
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Book Club: Paper Towns by John Green and How to Satisfy your Wanderlust

June 30, 2015 Heather Ratliff

Book Club post for Paper Towns by John Green and How to Satisfy Your Wanderlust.

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In Literature Tags Paper Towns, John Green, Book Reviews, June Book Club, Book Club, Wanderlust
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BOOK CLUB: What are we Reading in July?

June 22, 2015 Heather Ratliff

Let's vote for the book we'll be reading together in July.  Voting ends at Midnight on June 30th!

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In Literature Tags I Am Malala, Malala Yousafzai, Audrey Hepburn, Luca Dotti, Audrey at Home, harper lee, go set a watchman, Gut, Giulia Enders, Book Club, July Book Club, Voting
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Top 10 Fathers in Literature: A Tribute to the Incredible Fathers in our Lives

June 19, 2015 Heather Ratliff

Top 10 Fathers in Literature.  A tribute to the incredible fathers in our lives!

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In Literature Tags Top 10, Outlander, Jean Valjean, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Road, Pride and Prejudice, Atticus Finch, Thomas Schell, Mr. Bennet, Top 10 Fathers, Jonathan Safran Foer, Jane Austen, Les Miserables, Victor Hugo, Joe Gargery, harper lee, Little House on the Prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Father's Day, Diana Gabaldon, Charles Dickens, Brian Fraser, Great Expectations, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, J.K. Rowling, Cormac McCarthy, Harry Potter, Charles "Pa" Ingalls, Arthur Weasley
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Book Review Survival Kit

June 10, 2015 Heather Ratliff

My note taking essentials for book reviews.

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In Gifts and Projects, Literature Tags Book Reviews, Gift, Post-It, Target, John Green, Paper Towns, Notebook, Staedtler, Pens, Blacklight, DIY
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BOOK CLUB: And the winner is...

May 31, 2015 Heather Ratliff

And the book of the month for June is...

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In Literature Tags Book Club, June Book Club, Odd Thomas, Dean Koontz, John Green, Paper Towns
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BOOK CLUB: The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks and Our Visit to HiCaliber Horse Rescue

May 31, 2015 Heather Ratliff

Discussing The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks and pictures from HiCaliber Horse Rescue

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In Photography, Literature Tags Horse Rescue, Forum, Horses, Book Club, The Longest Ride, HiCaliber, Nicholas Sparks, Top Ten Posts 2015
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VOTING: What are we going to read together in June?

May 24, 2015 Heather Ratliff

Let's vote for June's Book Club book! Voting ends May 30th.

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In Literature Tags June Book Club, Attachments, Rainbow Rowell, Dean Koontz, Odd Thomas, John Green, Paper Towns, The Rosie Project, Graeme Simsion, Voting
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REVIEW: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

May 18, 2015 Heather Ratliff
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My Review for Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

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In Literature Tags Eleanor & Park, Rainbow Rowell, book reviews
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Reading List for the Month of June

May 16, 2015 Heather Ratliff

My planned reading list for June 2015

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In Literature Tags Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel, The Mindfulness Coloring Book, Emma Farrarons, Ready Player One, Ernest Cline, Route 66 to the Milky Way, Janet Rendall, June Reading List
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REVIEW: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

May 11, 2015 Heather Ratliff

Book Review: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

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In Literature Tags All the Light We Cannot See, 52 books, Anthony Doeer, May Reading List, WWII
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Top 10 Mothers in Literature: Celebrating the wonderful women we call Mom

May 10, 2015 Heather Ratliff

10 of the best Moms in Literature

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In Literature Tags Mother's Day, Son, Divergent, Matilda, Harry Potter, Safe Haven, Little Women, TFIOS, Top 10, The Scarlet Letter, Outlander, The Fault in our Stars, Top Ten Posts 2015
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And the winner is.....

May 3, 2015 Heather Ratliff
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And the book of the month for May is...... 

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In Literature Tags Book of the Month, Voting Results, Book Club
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