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Lily’s Promise Review
I found this book because my aunt marked it as “want to read” on Goodreads. I looked into it a bit and decided to listen to it on audiobook. I also got the paper book from the library so that I could see the pictures and how names were spelled. Here is my review from…
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Pride and Prejudice Review
Dear readers, this is a review of Pride and Prejudice that I wrote for the Goodreads app. “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in what of a wife” For many months, I have told people that this is one of my favorite literary…
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Jane Austen Oscars
Hello readers! You are about to witness the virtual Jane Austen Oscars awards ceremony. The winners have been selected by a well-qualified committee, which consists of the owner of this blog and her friend Molly. The committee does not have the funds to support the cash prizes, so they are forcing the losers to pay…
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National History day process paper and bibliography
My Dear General: Lafayette, Washington, and Slavery Lydia Tyndall Senior Division Individual Performance Process Paper: 500 words My interest in the American Revolution began last summer, when our family was planning a trip to Virginia. Before our trip, I began researching the Battle of Yorktown. Although I was intrigued by the entire story of Yorktown,…
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National History Day
Dear readers, there are a lot of things to discuss in this post so I am going to break it up into sections. National History Day (Through the lens of Lydia Tyndall) National History Day is a contest held at Missorri State University for Jr. High and High School students. Each student creates either a…
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Random limmerick
Dear readers, this afternoon I was suddenly stuck with the following limmerick: There was an old lady named Meg Who guzzled up beer from a keg She drank and she died And her whole family cried Alas for the old lady Meg!
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Emma
Dear readers, I have finally finished Emma, after about five weeks reading it. What a wonderful five weeks it’s been! Emma is an amazing book with realistic, believable characters. This is the review of Emma that I wrote for the Goodreads App. ****** “Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy…
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Why I don’t do a reading challenge
Dear readers, many of you may have read my mothers recent blog post about her 5×5 reading challenge. You may be wondering, “Does Lydia do any kind of reading challenge?” The answer? No. Reading challenges are in essence, rules that a person creates for themselves about what they can read, how much they have to…
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Tale of Two Cities review
Dear readers, my mother and I both use an app called Goodreads to track our literary adventures. One feature of the app that I particularly enjoy is writing reviews of books one has read. I write a review for nearly every book that I read, but I am especially proud of the one I wrote…
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Custom Made Bookmarks
Dear readers, I have a question for you. How do you mark your pages in books? There is a great deal of variety in how people accomplish this task. My father uses a Walmart receipt or anything else that is handy. My mother often leaves her book open or places her phone or even another…
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