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Booklist: October Boo-oo-ks!

Booklist: October Boo-oo-ks! This October we intend to feature some chills, thrills, and things that go bump in the night. Before we get there, though, we wanted to remind you of some of the Halloweenish books we have previously reviewed on our site. J.D. Barker writes both horror and thrillers that have a […]

October 4, 2019By scintilla.admin Resources #booklist, #Halloween, #October, #resourceLeave a Comment

Recipe & Review: Birthday Shortbread for Bilbo & Frodo Baggins

Recipe and Review: Birthday Shortbread for Bilbo & Frodo Baggins from The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien Fantasy: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien September 22 is the shared birthday of Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggings, two of the most beloved book characters of all […]

September 22, 2019By scintilla.admin Resources, Shared Reading, Uncategorized #BilboBaggins, #birthday, #BirthdayShortbread, #cookies, #FrodoBaggins, #JRRTolkien, #recipe, #resource, #September22, #TheHobbit, #TheLordOftheRingsLeave a Comment

Reader Roadtrip: 2019 National Book Festival

Reader Roadtrip: The 2019 National Book Festival in Washington DC We made a Scintilla Road Trip to the National Book Festival in Washington, DC on August 31, 2019. To cover more authors, we split up and attended as many events as we could. Both of us (plus one of our boys) had a wonderful time, […]

September 13, 2019By scintilla.admin Resources #2019, #LibraryOfCongress, #NationalBookFestival, #ReaderRoadTrip, #resourceOne Comment

2019 Hugo Awards on Scintilla

2019 Hugo Awards on Scintilla ‘Twas the year of the lady–Lady Astronaut, that is. Mary Robinette Kowal stole the show with her ethereal dress and her wonderful novel that is sweeping this year’s science fiction awards, adding to her Locus and Nebula wins by taking home the Hugo for best novel. We loved The Calculating […]

August 26, 2019By scintilla.admin Resources #booklist, #HugoAwards, #resourceLeave a Comment

Quote: Walter Dean Myers on Reading

Quote: Walter Dean Myers, “Reading is not optional.” Quote: Walter Dean Myers, “Reading is not optional.” For more on Walter Dean Myers see http://walterdeanmyers.net/ Also see – Booklist: Black History Month February 2019

August 8, 2019By scintilla.admin Resources #Quote, #reading, #resource, #WalterDeanMyersLeave a Comment

Quote: Dr. Seuss on Reading

Quote: Dr. Seuss, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Quote: The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go. Dr. Seuss For more on Dr. Seuss, American children’s author […]

August 3, 2019By scintilla.admin Resources #DrSeuss, #Quote, #reading, #resourceLeave a Comment

Quote: William Zinsser, “Writing is thinking on paper.”

Quote: “Writing is thinking on paper. ” William Zinsser Quote: Writing is thinking on paper. William Zinsser Also see Quote: Madeleine L’Engle on Writing Books for Children Book Review: Dreyer’s English, Benjamin Dreyer

August 1, 2019By scintilla.admin Resources #Quote, #resource, #thinking, #WilliamZinsser, #writingLeave a Comment

Quote: George R. R. Martin on Books & Swords

Quote: … a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge. George R. R. Martin Quote: … a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge. George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones Book 1, A Song of […]

July 30, 2019By scintilla.admin Resources, Uncategorized #books, #GeorgeRRMartin, #Quote, #resource, #swordLeave a Comment

Quote: Emily Dickinson “no frigate like a book”

Quote: There is no frigate like a book, to take us lands away – Emily Dickinson “There is no frigate like a book, to take us lands away” — Emily Dickinson, American Poet For more on Emily Dickinson, American Poet: https://poets.org/poet/emily-dickinson https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/emily-dickinson See our posts on: Booklist: 10 Books for a Reading Roadtrip […]

July 23, 2019By scintilla.admin Resources #book, #EmilyDickinson, #frigate, #Quote, #resourceLeave a Comment

Quote: Arnold Lobel on Books

Quote: Books to the ceiling, Books to the sky, My pile of books is a mile high. How I love them! How I need them! I’ll have a long beard by the time I read them. — Arnold Lobel Books to the ceiling, Books to the sky, My pile of books is a mile high. […]

July 16, 2019By scintilla.admin Resources #ArnoldLobel, #books, #Quote, #resourceLeave a Comment