SATURDAY MORNINGS FOR KIDS…

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TODAY’S RECOMMENDATION IS AIMED AT MIDDLE SCHOOLERS

…ON SUNDAY MORNING

Late! Again! Please bear with me, for I have a wonderful author who writes for middle schoolers, and adults whose sense of humor has remained at middle school levels, including yours truly.

I RECEIVED A WONDERFUL GIFT IN THE MAIL!

This gift from a former student, Virginia, arrived in the mail a while ago. I could hardly wait to read the books and recommend them in Saturday Mornings for Children.

6 NEW KID’S BOOKS!

My favorite of the set!

Virginia Jones, a former online student whom I came to love as a friend as well as be impressed by as a student, sent me a set of books by a beloved children’s author in Britain, equivalent in popularity to of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series here in the U.S. Stationed in England, she calls me often to check…

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SUPER BOWL ALTERNATIVE

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My Better Half, My Brother and I opted out of the Super Bowl frenzy and did the Readathon instead.

It is not that late, but I am FINISHED in more ways than one!

After a celebratory supper of hotdogs, corn on the cob, and baked beans accompanied by flour tortillas (store bought), we called the event to a close. Those tailgaters had nothing on us in the “eats” department.

ZILCH, NADA, NOT A SINGLE BOOK! I hopped around so much in several books (see previous post) and took breaks to grade papers, cook, deliver a cake to a friend, etc. that I failed to finish a single book. Booooo.

I lack fewer than 25 pages.

NEVER TOUCHED IT! Booooo.

COMPLETED THE FIRST 65 PAGES

I put a big dent in this one, and I am loving it!

I read a great deal in the YA, award winning novel, The Firestarter’s…

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