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misconception nouna view or opinion that is incorrect because it is based on faulty thinking or understanding : public misconceptions about flying saucers is high.
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Weekend Edition
William-Sonoma Fun Food 25 Delicious Recipes That Kids Can Cook Review This cookbook is great for kids. All of the steps are clearly printed and there are helpful pictures throughout the book. There are also many variations of the basic recipe. This is one of the many cookbooks that William-Sonoma […]
Funday Friday
The Little Giant® Book of CARD GAMES by Alfred Sheinwold, Sheila Anne Barry, and Marie Golick This book has almost every card game (literally speaking.) It has poker, old maid, solitaire. Almost everything (literally speaking again.) I learned so many new card games from the book, and I still have […]
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Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot By Dav Pilkey Pictures by Martin Ontiveros Ricky Rocotta is a young small mouse (who wears glasses) and lives in Squeakyville with his mother and father, and is often lonely. Bullies pick on him and so he wishes something BIG would happen. The appearance of Dr. […]
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I WOULD RATHER GET A FILLING!!!! Or what to do when faced with a reluctant reader You may wonder…why “mylibrarycardworeout”? Well, in a nutshell because of extreme use – as this card owner is a voracious reader. That is, when engrossed in a good book will pretend to be asleep […]
Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot by Dav Pilkey, Illusrations by Martin ...
Ricky Rocotta is a young small mouse (who wears glasses) and lives in Squeakyville with his mother and father, and is often lonely. Bullies pick on him and so he wishes something BIG would happen. The appearance of Dr. Stinky McNasty whose evil plot threatens to destroy the city sets […]
Word of the Week
junipernounan evergreen shrub or small tree that bears berrylike cones, widely distributed throughout Eurasia and North America. Many kinds have aromatic cones or foliage. many species, including the shrubby common juniper, the berries of which are used for flavoring gin.ORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin juniperus.
Pandora Gets Jealous by Carolyn Hennesy
Summary All the evils of the world were in the box. The box that Zeus trusted with Pandoras father Prometheus who was immortal. But since her father had told her about it and showed her where it was kept, Pandora decided to take it to school for a presentation. And […]
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discombobulate verbdisconcert or confuse (someone) : this attitude totally discombobulated Bruce he is looking a little pained and discombobulated.ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: probably based on discompose or discomfit .
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boisterous adjective(of a person, event, or behavior) noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy : the boisterous conviviality associated with taverns of that period ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense [rough, stiff] ): variant of earlier boistuous [rustic, coarse, boisterous,] of unknown origin.
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usage nounthe action of using something or the fact of being used : a survey of water usage | the usage of equipment.• the way in which a word or phrase is normally and correctly used.• habitual or customary practice, esp. as creating a right, obligation, or standard.ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense [customary […]
Acceleration by Graham McNamee
Review I did not read this book. I was supposed to read it but when we discovered the subject matter I did not read it.. THIS LINK IS FOR YOUR PARENTS ONLY. The link only takes you to Amazon, but the summary is disturbing. Pay attention to the editorial reviews. […]
The Seven Songs of Merlin by T.A. Barron
Summary To save his mother, Merlin must master the Seven Songs of Wisdom that was passed down from his grandfather, Tuatha, who was a legendary wizard. Only then can he go down the well to the otherworld and get a healing potion from Dagda, who is god, himself. That is […]
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Sorry I didn’t add yesterday. Here is the one that should have been on yesterday. rambunctiousadjective uncontrollably exuberant; boisterous.ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin.
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preposterous adjectivecontrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous : a preposterous suggestion. See note at absurd .ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin praeposterus ‘reversed, absurd’ (from prae ‘before’ + posterus ‘coming after’ ) + -ous .
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preparation |ˌprepəˈrā sh ən|nounthe action or process of making ready or being made ready for use or consideration : the preparation of a draft contract | the project is in preparation.• (usu. preparations) something done to get ready for an event or undertaking : she continued her preparations for the party.• a substance […]
HOT OFF THE PRESS….. The Name Of This Book Is ...
Summary A mysterious death. An intriguing narrator. A surprising alliance. A mysterious disappearance. And the names of the heroes are XXXX and XXX-XXXXXX. (Sorry can’t tell you. It’s a SECRET.) Review Yes I know that you are thinking, ‘What was the point of that summary? There is nothing there telling […]
