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Newbery Challenge Update VIII

Posted on July 17, 2015 by vanbraman

My long vacation slowed down progress on my Newbery Challenge. I did not have much time to read while on the Dig, and also I don’t take library books with me when I travel. Once I got back home I … Continue reading →

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Jane’s Island

Posted on May 4, 2015 by vanbraman

This evening I finished reading Jane’s Island by Marjorie Hill Allee. Jane’s Island was a Newbery runner-up in 1932. This was a wonderful story about a young woman named Ellen who spent a summer in Woods Hole, Massachusetts taking care … Continue reading →

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