Category Archives: non-fiction

5 Days Until Halloween

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Audrey

Not everybody is interested in the cute aspects of Halloween. For many, the best part about this holiday is the creep factor, and they revel in the ability to be scary. For these people, Tom Nardone has written Extreme Halloween: … Continue reading →

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25 Days Until Halloween

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Audrey

I love books that include Halloween recipes and other types of Halloween activities and trivia. Halloween: Customs, Recipes, & Spells by Silver Ravenwolf (Llewellyn, 1999) is one such tome. I actually have two copies of it: my dad gave it … Continue reading →

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Farm Share Time

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Audrey

I’m now entering into my second season as the proud owner of a farm share. The idea of a farm share is that you pay up front a certain amount, which then entitles you to part of the harvest each … Continue reading →

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Review: How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg, illustrated by Kevin O’Malley

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Audrey

Published by Walker Books for Young Readers Released March 15, 2011 192 pages Where I got it: Public library Rating: 4 stars Everybody dies, even the rich and famous. From King Tut to Queen Elizabeth I to Edgar Allan Poe, How … Continue reading →