tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11459051936218958582024-02-06T18:43:42.291-08:00MaD ReadingAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1145905193621895858.post-63142404003118057272012-09-19T13:32:00.000-07:002012-09-19T13:33:21.174-07:00October<div style="text-align: center;">
Welcome back everyone!<br />
For our October book, we will be reading <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42369.The_Hundred_Dresses">The Hundred Dresse</a>s by Eleanor Estes.</div>
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We will meet on <b>Monday, October 8 at 6:00 PM</b> at Carolyn's house. Please RSVP in the comments or to Andrea. See you then!</div>
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Our April book pick is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Borrowers-Mary-Norton/dp/0152047379/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331084445&sr=8-1"><u>The Borrowers</u> </a>by Mary Norton</div>
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Because of spring break, we will meet on Tuesday, April 10th at 6:00 PM at Molly's house.</div>
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Happy reading!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">**UPDATE: We will meet April 17 at Carolyn's house at 6:00.**</span></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1145905193621895858.post-81079201797834953222012-02-08T04:49:00.000-08:002012-02-08T09:57:21.912-08:00March<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Our March book pick is:</div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Genius-Files-Mission-Unstoppable/dp/0061827665/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328705313&sr=8-1">The Genius Files</a> by Dan Gutman</div>
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Our March meeting will be held March 6 at 6:00, at Noelle's house. </div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1145905193621895858.post-24440204102328277922012-01-17T04:51:00.000-08:002012-02-07T14:30:42.922-08:00February Book<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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February's book pick is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Homework-Machine-Dan-Gutman/dp/0689876793/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326247448&sr=8-1">The Homework Machine</a> by Dan Gutman. The next meeting will be at Jordan's house, February 7 at 6:00.</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1145905193621895858.post-452687492297434522012-01-11T05:03:00.000-08:002012-01-11T05:15:43.230-08:00February Book PicksI hope everyone enjoyed our inaugural meeting! I'm glad that all of the MaD readers liked Savvy! Here are our book picks for February. The poll is to the right and will close Thursday, January 12 at 7:00 PM.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Homework-Machine-Dan-Gutman/dp/0689876793/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326247448&sr=8-1">The Old Willis Place</a> by Mary Downing Hahn<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Diana and her little brother Georgie have been living in the woods behind the old Willis place, a decaying Victorian mansion, for what already seems like forever. They aren’t allowed to leave the property or show themselves to anyone. But when a new caretaker comes to live there with his young daughter, Lissa, Diana is tempted to break the mysterious rules they live by and reveal herself so she can finally have a friend. Somehow, Diana must get Lissa’s help if she and Georgie ever hope to release themselves from the secret that has bound them to the old Willis place for so long.<br />Mary Downing Hahn has written a chilling ghost story in the tradition of her most successful spine-tingling novels. The intriguing characters, frightening secrets, and plot twists will delight her many fans.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In eight days, Coke and Pepsi McDonald are going to turn thirteen.<br />
Before then, they'll jump off a cliff, get trapped in the locked basement of their burning school, chased cross-country by murderous lunatics, left for dead in the pit of a sand dune, forced to decipher mysterious coded messages, thrown into a giant vat of SPAM, and visit the world's largest . . . ball of twine!<br />
There's more, but if we told you here, we'd have to kill you.<br />
Megapopular author Dan Gutman brings on the excitement with an action-packed new series that's nothing short of dynamite. Join Coke and Pep on their quest to uncover just what it means to be part of <i>The Genius Files</i> . . . if you dare!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In post WWII Russia, one boy dares to save an entire race of outlawed dogs -- the German shepherd!<br /><br />World War II has just ended when thirteen-year-old Mikhail finds a dying man and his German shepherd, Zasha, in the woods. It's dangerous -- some say traitorous -- to own a German dog after Germany attacked Russia, so Mikhail must keep Zasha a secret to keep her alive.<br /><br />But Mikhail's rival, Katia, is determined to find the dog she is sure he's hiding. At the same time, a soldier named Dimitri is breeding a new Russian dog at a nearby farm. So many dogs were lost in combat, to starvation, and in the slaughter of German dogs that the country is in dire need of every kind of dog.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. '!we call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words.' When his beloved owners are forced to sell him, Black Beauty leaves his life as a young, care-free colt behind him and embarks on a working life of misery. Cruelly treated by his new masters, Anna Sewell rails against animal mistreatment in this poignant tale of a horse whose spirit can not be broken.</span>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1145905193621895858.post-52247602993772669242011-12-16T08:39:00.000-08:002011-12-16T08:40:13.219-08:00Our First Book Selection<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our first book club selection is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Savvy-Ingrid-Law/dp/0142414336/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1323645178&sr=1-3">Savvy</a> by Ingrid Law. We will meet January 10 to discuss. Happy holidays and happy reading!</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1145905193621895858.post-80651105652460996112011-12-11T15:06:00.001-08:002011-12-11T15:37:11.506-08:00January Book SuggestionsHere are the book suggestions for discussion at our January meeting. Please vote for one book (above) before Wednesday and the book with the most votes will win! Here are the book descriptions:<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Genius-Files-Mission-Unstoppable/dp/0061827665/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323646267&sr=8-1">The Genius Files</a> by Dan Gutman<br />
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Before then, they'll jump off a cliff, get trapped in the locked basement of their burning school, chased cross-country by murderous lunatics, left for dead in the pit of a sand dune, forced to decipher mysterious coded messages, thrown into a giant vat of SPAM, and visit the world's largest . . . ball of twine!</div>
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Megapopular author Dan Gutman brings on the excitement with an action-packed new series that's nothing short of dynamite. Join Coke and Pep on their quest to uncover just what it means to be part of <i>The Genius Files</i> . . . if you dare!</div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Frisby-Rats-Aladdin-Fantasy/dp/0689710682/ref=cm_lmf_tit_10">Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH</a>-by Robert C. O'Brien</div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Riding-Freedom-Pam-Munoz-Ryan/dp/0439087961/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1323644829&sr=1-1">Riding Freedom</a> by Pam Munoz Ryan</div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Savvy-Ingrid-Law/dp/0142414336/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1323645178&sr=1-3">Savvy </a>by Ingrid Law</div>
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Thirteen is when a Beaumont's savvy hits - and with one brother who causes hurricanes and another who creates electricity, Mibs Beaumont is eager to see what she gets. But just before the big day, Poppa is in a terrible accident. And now all Mibs wants is a savvy that will save him. In fact, Mibs is so sure she'll get a powerful savvy that she sneaks a ride to the hospital on a rickety bus with her sibling and the preacher's kids in tow. After this extraordinary adventure - full of talking tattoos and a kidnapping - not a soul on board will ever be the same.<br />
<a name='more'></a></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1145905193621895858.post-46322245278773126202011-11-29T19:03:00.000-08:002011-11-29T19:03:21.962-08:00Welcome!Welcome to the <b>MaD Readers</b> book club! Our inaugural meeting is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, January 10 at 6:00 PM at Carolyn's house. Our first job is to decide on our first book to read! This book needs to be a chapter book that 3rd grade girls (and their moms) would enjoy reading. Moms and Daughters can each make a suggestion (and you can suggest more than one book.) Please leave a comment with your suggestion and then we will vote.Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020617144348634465noreply@blogger.com1