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Childhood Chapter Books

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I attended a two-room country schoolhouse, and we had a small, but incredible library. I'm sure I read every book on those shelves before I reached 7th grade, and those books greatly enriched my life. One library book I returned to over and over again was called The Village That Slept. It was the story of two young teens who survive a plane crash and care for a tiny infant survivor as they … [Read more...]

Here comes… er, there goes the sun

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Today brings a total solar eclipse that will be visible in America throughout the 48 contiguous states. I feel very blessed that we live in the middle of the narrow path of full totality here in the southeast corner of Missouri. Ken and I are excited (and prepared, thanks to our local public library giving free special eclipse glasses to library card holders!) to watch the eclipse from our … [Read more...]

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