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…Gumbel’s revision of his acclaimed book. The first modern campaign by Gary Donaldson In this engaging book, Gary A. Donaldson tells the story of Kennedy versus Nixon with a sharp……books about notable elections in American history. American political parties and elections: A Very Short Introduction by Louis Sandy Maisel American Political Parties and Elections: A Very Short Introduction examines……Hilary Clinton’s campaign, McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin for a running mate and Palin’s widespread, yet polarizing, appeal. I like Ike by John Robert Greene In the first book to…

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…the process take, start to finish? If I include the preliminary model-making, this project should take about 6 months — I hope. What’s your favorite part of the sculpting process?……feel a sense of sadness of “letting it go”? I do miss having a sculpture around my studio after it leaves, especially after working on it for many months. The…

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…two voices by Carole Gerber. Each week during the month of April, National Poetry Month, we will share some poems from this book to inspire you to read more poetry!…Ms Beth and Miss Kate share two poems in two voices from the book Seeds, Bees, Butterflies and more!: poems for two voices by Carole Gerber. Each week during the…

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Warning! Most people will find the theme entries in this month’s crossword pretty sweet—they may make you hungry! If you are of a mind to make something tasty and toothsome,……of cooking magazines (many of which are available online), or possibly NYT Cooking, which is part of New York Times | All Access. We hope your enjoy this month’s puzzle!…

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…month’s crossword celebrated the 50th anniversary of Stephen King’s “Carrie.” As you might guess, we are pretty big fans of Mr. King’s works! But what books is Stephen King a……fan of? He actually provided a list of ten of his favorites for Goodreads back in 2017, and that is the theme of this month’s puzzle. Enjoy! (If you’re a……theme of this month’s puzzle. Enjoy! (If you’re a mega-fan like us, we actually did another Stephen King-themed crossword back in November 2020 called Stephen King Stories on the Screen.)…

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Every year in November, thousands of writers attempt the challenge of National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNoWrIMo. The goal is to write 50,000 words in one month–if you meet that……eBook. Full disclosure by Camryn Garrett Simone, seventeen, HIV-positive and in love for the first time, decides that facing potential bullies head-on may be better than protecting her secret. The……cook Emoni Santiago struggles with a lack of time and money that complicate her dream of working in a professional kitchen. By the National Book Award-winning author of The Poet……X. Wool by Hugh Howey The first book in the acclaimed, New York Times best-selling trilogy, Wool is the story of a community living in an underground silo completely unaware…

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Celebrity biographies are the theme of this month’s puzzle. All of the titles featured in this month’s puzzle are available from the library–though you’ll have to solve to figure out……library–though you’ll have to solve to figure out what they are! If you’ve already read the books mentioned in this puzzle, you may also enjoy this booklist of comedian bios….

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…of fantastic resources all book lovers should know about: BookBrowse and NoveList. Both are free to use with your Andover library card—Just search the author’s name and choose the Read-Alikes……into a TV series once (in 1994, starring Gary Sinise), is being released again just next month, this time starring James Marsden and Alexander Skarsgård. (Several of us at MHL……are huge fans of Mr. King’s works and are very excited about this!) With this in mind, we’ve made the theme of this month’s puzzle Stephen King Stories on the…

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…new book or audiobook by them. Check it out at https://mhl.org/author-alerts! Throughout 2020, we’ll post a new puzzle the first day of every month as part of our Elect to…The theme of this month’s puzzle is pen names, aka noms de plume. Did you know that nom de plume in French literally means “name of feather,” and that “feather”……the first day of every month as part of our Elect to Connect in 2020 campaign. If you have questions or feedback, get in touch—we’d love to hear from you!…

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This month’s puzzle contains a bad music joke. The joke may be bad, but while you’re working on the puzzle, you can listen to all kinds of really great music….…library card. Throughout 2020, we’ll post a new puzzle the first day of every month as part of our Elect to Connect in 2020 campaign. If you have questions or…

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