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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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The Book Carousel's 2015 Year in Review

December 31, 2015 Heather Ratliff

A look back at my favorite things from 2015, and also my top ten most popular posts from the year.

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In Literature Tags 2015, Year in Review, Teavana, S., J.J. Abrams, Doug Dorst, Instagram, Meg Haston, Paperweight, 2015BestNine, HiCaliber, Nicholas Sparks, The Longest Ride, Tea, Hot Tea, Deja Dead, Kathy Reichs, Book Club, Nook, Nook Glowlight Plus, Julia M. Wendt, Children's Books, Hairy Momma, The Shark Handed Girl, Top 10, Mother's Day, go set a watchman, harper lee
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Top Ten Iconic Novels Written by Stephen King

October 24, 2015 Heather Ratliff
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Top 10 books by the King of Horror

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In Literature Tags Stephen King, The Shining, Misery, Top 10, IT, Pet Sematary, Carrie, Cujo, The Green Mile, The Stand, Salem's Lot, The Dead Zone, Spooky, Halloween, Horror, Mystery, The Book Carousel, Booklr, Bibliophile
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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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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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Filling my legacy bookshelf with the good stuff (which includes the cat of course!) #thebookcarousel #bookcase #harrypotter #jkrowling #harrypotterandthecursedchild #harrypotterandthechamberofsecretsillustratededition #harrypotterandthesorcerersstone
The irony of this sign cracks me up. #library!
Meet "Joe"! This 7 year old warmblood type gelding was named in honor of one of our weekly haulers who faithfully show up each Tuesday to help us get everyone back to the ranch safe and sound. 
Now Joe's instake vet exam wasn't at all promi
We are at auction. It's only 10:30 and there are already 17 scared, sad, wondering faces looking to us. There are also some very painful horses here today.including a mini. 😞

Our hope is to keep them safe, out of Mexico and get them the care they n
Another Tuesday. Another 20 horses dumped at auction with their fate yet unknown.

Please consider sharing this post. Even if you can't donate, just spreading the word will offer a chance of survival to any one of these horses.  They're scared, away
Hey all.  We don't mean to be the little rescue that cries wolf but we are dead in the water today.  We've only gotten about $400 in for today's auction.  Yikes.

Fortunately it's not a super crazy day but there are still about 10 lives depending on
What are you reading (with a chainsaw)? #bookfun #TheBookCarousel #watershipdownwithachainsaw
Signs of a book well read. #Morningstar #piercebrown #howlers #redrising  #imhavingamoment @piercebrownofficial
Finally OMG! #Morningstar #piercebrown #redrising #howlers #scifi #illseeyouwhenimdone
Get ready to fall in love. #TheBookCarousel Valentine's Day post is up! #valentinesday #topten #tfios #johngreen #quotes #fallinlove #love

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