Yearly Archives: 2010

Adventures in Parenting: Trust. How Much Is Too Much?

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Jenn

My husband and I are co-treasurer’s for the PTO at my oldest son’s school.  Fairly often, we rely on John to be our messenger, dropping off checks and other materials in the front office because our work schedules don’t always … Continue reading →

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A Month in Review: May

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Jenn

Books Reviewed On Folly Beach by Karen White Dismantled by Jennifer McMahon The Enemy by Lee Child  Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth The Prophecy by Dawn Miller  Eyes of Prey by John Sandford Total books read: 6  Technically a slow … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: The Passage by Justin Cronin

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Jenn

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that … Continue reading →

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Review: A Place for Frogs by Melissa Stewart

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Peachtree Publishers (April 1, 2010) ISBN-10: 1561455210 Source: Publisher It never fails to astound me how much nature is impacted by the action of humans. For example, the insecticides sprayed on crops … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week?

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Jenn

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? This is a weekly event to list the books completed last week, the books currently being reading, and the books to be finish this week. It was created by J.Kaye’s Book Blog, … Continue reading →

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Welcome BEA Attendees!

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Jenn

*This is a sticky post.  Please scroll down to see new posts* This post is specifically geared toward those individuals who have discovered this blog after meeting me at BEA in NY, or for those new to this blog. Here’s … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week?

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Jenn

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? This is a weekly event to list the books completed last week, the books currently being reading, and the books to be finish this week. It was created by J.Kaye’s Book Blog, … Continue reading →

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Guest Post & Giveaway: Karen White, author of On Folly Beach

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Jenn

Today I welcome Karen White to Jenn’s Bookshelves.  Karen discusses the preparation she went through prior to the start of her tour for On Folly Beach. I’m sitting right now at the Costa Rica airport in Liberia waiting to board … Continue reading →

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Review: On Folly Beach by Karen White

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Jenn

Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: NAL Trade; 1 edition (May 4, 2010) ISBN-10: 0451229215 Source: Publisher  Emmy Hamilton is a recent widow; her husband, a soldier, was killed in Afghanistan.  As to be expected, she’s having a difficult time getting over … Continue reading →

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Review: Dismantled by Jennifer McMahon

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Jenn

  Paperback: 422 pages Publisher: Harper ISBN: 978-0-06-168934-5 Source: Publisher   Four young friends from Sexton College in Vermont formed a group called the Compassionate Dismantlers.  The motto of the Dismantlers was: ” To understand the nature of a thing, … Continue reading →

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