Biographies by Margaret Davidson

I love biographies. I remember reading one when I was a little girl about Clara Barton. After I read it I wanted to be a nurse. But that soon changed when I realized I couldn't stand the sight of blood. I read four biographies by Margaret Davidson and for the most part I really enjoyed then, Thomas Edison, Frederick Douglass, Louis Braille, and Helen Keller. I learned something about each person I read about. These books could be used to introduce biographies and could possible be used to help students write an autobiographical piece of writing.

Lists!!!

I make lists, lost of lists. I have lists for movies I wants to watch. I have lists for places I want to visit. I have lists for CDs I want to buy. And I have lists for books.Lots of lists about books. Historical books I want to read listed in chronological order. Young Adult books I want to read is another list. But then I have another list of books I want to read and this list tells me if I can check them out of the library or not. This is like the holiest of holy list. I am constantly changing this list by adding new books and occasionally I will actually read something from this list. I decided that I needed to start reading some of the books off this list since the library might have to cull the book I wanted to read.

So I went back to the earliest book I placed on my holy of holy list. It was published in 1970!!!!!!!!! How long has this book been on the list and what in the world was this book about and who was Betty Brock? I was shocked when I got the book from the Library and the book was a children's book No Flying in the House. What was even more shocking was the book was great.

A tiny talking dog, Gloria, and her young charge, Annabel Tippens, need a home. How does a dog happen to be raising a young girl? Mrs. Vancourt can't resist a talking dog who can do 367 different tricks. She takes them in to live with her. Where are Annabel's missing parents? Gloria and an evil cat named Belinda both know. But it is left to Annable to discover on her own.

I would use this book as a reading for enjoyment book. I think our kids would enjoy it and it is a great story.

Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume

Every generation needs one.... A friend who will tell you that it is okay to worry about whether your boobs will ever get big.. A friend who will worry with you about starting your period. A friend who knows what it is like when your parents get divorced and you think that you are the cause of it. Judy Blume has been that friends for many young adults.

Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume edited by Jennifer O'Connell is a series of essays written by authors whose life has been impacted by the writings of Judy Blume. Each author talks about how they could identify with the main character of each book they read. Judy Blume was the first woman to look girls straight in the eye and tell it the way it is.

Is there a Judy Blume for this generation? I hope so.. It's amazing that we ever got along without her.

What type of inner child are you?

Your Inner Child Is Happy

You see life as simple, and simple is a very good thing.You're cheerful and upbeat, taking everything as it comes.And you decide not to worry, even when things look bad.You figure there's just so many great things to look forward to.

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