Reading in White Bear Lake

  • New Blogs Worth Checking Out……..

    Reading Minnesota – Featuring adult and children’s books written by Minnesota authors/illustrators and celebrating Minnesota bookstores, reviewers, publishers and libraries. Book Mania – Helping good books find readers. Book Journey – One persons journey through a world of books. Happy Reading!

  • Library Loot: 2/20/10

    FEBRUARY 20th, 2010 Library Loot Event is a weekly event hosted by Eva at A Striped Armchair and Marg at Reading Adventures. that encourages bloggers to share the books they have checked out from the library. I always find many new books to add to my reserve list! I did not make much of a…

  • Library Loot: 2/13/10

    FEBRUARY 13th, 2010 Library Loot Event is a weekly event hosted by Eva at A Striped Armchair and Marg at Reading Adventures. that encourages bloggers to share the books they have checked out from the library. I always find many new books to add to my reserve list! Saturday, February 13, 20101. The Emperor’s Children…

  • LIbrary Loot: January 9th

    Library Loot Event is a weekly event hosted by Eva at A Striped Armchair and Marg at Reading Adventures. that encourages bloggers to share the books they have checked out from the library. I always find many new books to add to my reserve list! Saturday, January 9, 2009 1. A Disobedient Girl – Ru…

  • Jen’s “To Be Read” List

    How often do you read a review on a blog and think, I have to read that book? I do ALL the time and promptly forget all about the book within moments. So I am going to use this post to hopefully remember a few titles that have caught my eye. I found a great…

  • Best Books of 2009

    It has been a very slow year for reading for me. Life and work have gotten in the way of my sitting around and reading into the wee hours of the night. Since I am no longer going to Duluth for work each month, my nights to read in the hotel room are gone as…

  • BLOG TOUR: The Sound of Sleigh Bells by Cindy Woodsmall (and giveaway)

    Hardcover: 208 PagesPublisher: WaterBrook PressLanguage: EnglishISBN: 978-0-307-44653-4 Blog Tour: October 12-16 Summary: Beth Hertzler works alongside her beloved Aunt Lizzy in their dry goods store, and serving as contact of sorts between Amish craftsmen and Englischers who want to sell the Plain people’s wares. But remorse and loneliness still echo in her heart everyday as…

  • BLOG TOUR: The Hope of Refuge by Cindy Woodsmall

    Paperback: 352 pagesPublisher: WaterBrook Press (August 11, 2009)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1400073960 Blog Tour: August 3-11, 2009 Summary: Raised in foster care and now the widowed mother of a little girl, Cara Moore struggles against poverty, fear, and a relentless stalker. When a trail of memories leads Cara and Lori out of New York City toward an…

  • Monday Mailbox – 7/20/09 Edition

    Mailbox Monday is a weekly event hosted by Marcia over at The Printed Page. While on vacation I completed 2 review books. When I came home three more books were waiting for me! This last week, I welcomed three new book into my home and onto my ever growing TBR pile.I received an (Advance Reading…

  • Books Read in 2008

    JanuaryLottery: A Novel – Patricia Wood – (4/5)Tess of the d’Ubervilles – Thomas Hardy- (5/5)Leap Days – Katherine Laphner – (3/5)The Worse Things I Have Done – Ursula Hegi – (3.5/5)The Rest of Her Life – Laura Moriarty – (4/5)Astrid & Veronika – Linda Olsson – (4/5) FebruaryFamily Tree – Barbara Delinsky – (4/5)The Vanishing…

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