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…to the book. The book of delights by Ross Gay Author Ross Gay spent a year writing almost-daily essays about the things, large and small, that delight him. By the…Winter blues got you down? Here are some funny, warm, and uplifting books from a variety of genres, ranging from time-tested classics to newer literary voices, that might just lift……book by Jasmine Guillory A young, black woman working in publishing makes a surprise connection with an author who has failed to deliver his highly anticipated manuscript, in the second……and screen, including a 1991 Oscar-nominated film, and a Tony-nominated play in 2003. This much-beloved book appeals to anyone who appreciates the sly charm of Downton Abbey and the Best…

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MHL will be closed on Sunday, April 20 and Monday, April 21st. But if Monday’s Boston Marathon inspires you to lace up your running shoes, here are some books you……women need training programs tailored to our bodies-to our unique strengths and weaknesses-so that we can avoid injuries and run at our peak. The programming in this book was created……world. More important, the book shows everyday runners how to implement the training, nutritional, and mental principles that have guided him throughout his long career, which in addition to the……and budget. Run to the finish : the everyday runner’s guide to avoiding injury, ignoring the clock, and loving the run by Amanda Brooks In her first book, popular runner…

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Decodable books are books written primarily using words that follow the rules of phonics and include skills children will encounter while learning to read, like short vowels, digraphs, long vowels,……by Amanda Gebhardt Meet Max, Liz, and Chen in Book 1 of the Code Breakers series as they investigate the strange happenings around their school. This decodable chapter book lets……decodable chapter book for early readers. This book uses a combination of short-vowel words and sight words in repetition to build recognition. Original illustrations help guide readers through the text….…Phonic Books Dandelion Readers : Further Spellings and Suffixes: Toad Refuses to Play by Tamar Reis-Frankfort Dandelion Readers Level 4 consists of 14 books introducing alternative spellings for further vowel…

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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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