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• Bonanza Street Books, a home away from home

  November 5, 2009

  • When I found out that this week the topic was favorite bookstores, I thought, “Oh, this is going to be a tough one.” For me it’s asking which cat is my favorite, or which See’s chocolate I would like. It’s pretty darn tough. When I’d visited my dad on weekends during my childhood, we’d spend hours in bookstores. “Stay where I can see you,” he would tell me, and I did.  Dad, ...
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• Shelf Discovery Challenge: Dating in Woodmont

  November 4, 2009

  •       Won't you let me walk you home from school Won't you let me meet you at the pool Maybe Friday I can get tickets for the dance and I'll take you….                                                 Big Star, “Thirteen”   Although the ages aren’t the same, I had this song in my head when I read Beverly ...
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• I'm Not Going to Disneyland! I am going to write a novel and read Beverly Cleary!

  October 27, 2009

  •     After I stopped writing for the GL project last month, people asked me “What are you going to do next?” I almost wanted to tell them “I’m going to Disneyland!” I didn’t because it sounded snarky, also I didn’t even have the money to go to Disneyland. However, it is time for a new writing project, and a new blogging project as well. First off, the writing ...
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• Oh London, you're my hometown

  October 22, 2009

  • Gertrude Stein once said: “America is my country, but Paris is my hometown.” I’ve lived in the Bay Area all my life, but I know how Gert feels. Although in my case, London is my hometown. As many of you might know, I got the chance to spend the semester in London when I was twenty. I don’t think it really hit me I was going until I was on the plane. There were snafus with getting money ...
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• Where You'll Find Her

  October 14, 2009

  • The first time I saw The Wizard of Oz, I was five years old. I was at my dad’s. “Do you know what’s going to be on, baby?” He said to me when picking me up for a weekend visit. “It’s The Wizard of Oz! “ I swear to God, I thought he was going to jump and down. In his studio apartment, Dad made Jiffy-Pop popcorn and we watched the movie. I was so scared for Dorothy in the ...
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