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YA Reads for December
My book report for December is over four great Young Adult novels. Babe in Boyland by Jody Gehrman – Natalie is Dr. Aphrodite, the love guru of the school paper. Unfortunately, she doesn’t have much first-hand knowledge of love and her column is turning into a joke. The boys in her school won’t give her…
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Middle Grade Reads
Last month I volunteered to do a handful of book reports for our Houston Regional SCBWI meeting. I’m hoping someone else will step up to do picture books as I’m woefully under-read in that area. These were four recommendations that I made to our membership, not all recent, but all delightful. The Tail of Emily Windsnap…
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Murder on a Summer’s Day by Frances Brody
The fifth in the Kate Shackleton Mystery series, Murder on a Summer’s Day offers an evocative picture of both post-WWI England and the splendor of the Raj. Professional female detectives are rare, but this one has made enough of a name for herself that she is brought onto the scene at Bolton Abbey when an…
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News of the World, by Paulette Jiles
In a year of historic political division and growing national misogyny, on November 16th the National Book Award failed to honor a single nominated woman, but instead focused on divisions along rac… Source: News of the World, by Paulette Jiles
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News of the World, by Paulette Jiles
In a year of historic political division and growing national misogyny, on November 16th the National Book Award failed to honor a single nominated woman, but instead focused on divisions along racial lines. So, let me talk about this beguiling and poetic novel written by a woman that deals with race and the position of…
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SCBWI Houston Conference – 2016
Another great SCBWI (Houston) conference for the record books on October 22, 2016.
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Lou Berney’s Award-Winning Novel
Berney has a hauntingly human and almost casual style, centered around a premise that hooks you from the beginning. Source: Lou Berney’s Award-Winning Novel
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Lou Berney’s Award-Winning Novel
Berney has a hauntingly human and almost casual style, centered around a premise that hooks you from the beginning.
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Housekeeping Your 401(k)
•Am I taking full advantage of matching funds? •If not, does my employer do a True Up calculation at the end of the plan year? •Is the plan year based on the calendar year? •What percentage of my p… Source: Housekeeping Your 401(k)
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Housekeeping Your 401(k)
•Am I taking full advantage of matching funds? •If not, does my employer do a True Up calculation at the end of the plan year? •Is the plan year based on the calendar year? •What percentage of my pay would I need to take out for the rest of the year to recoup the matching…
Claire Hart-Palumbo
When words really matter…
Claire Hart-Palumbo 