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If it weren’t for those meddling kids and their dog!
I would be rather alarmed if dead bodies crossed my path on a regular basis. And if they…
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Did you know? (ratfish edition)
Did you know that there are more ratfish in Puget Sound than any other kind of fish? An…
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Mad, bad and dangerous
You rarely forget your first glimpse into the forbidden world of adults. Perhaps it was reading a banned…
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Porgy
The Seattle Opera is currently staging George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, and the Seattle Times recently ran an…
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Robot Dreams
Dog wants a friend so he buys a mail-order robot. Dog and Robot go to the library, watch…
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Librarians gone wild
Librarians—don’t they seem a little staid and boring? Think again. Here are two novels in which librarians bust…
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Fantastic new fantasy books for middle grade kids
Kids won’t be bored for a minute this summer with these new fantasy books that take readers on…
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The soul of music
As most of the world knows, singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse has died. Her troubled life was fodder for celebrity…
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My shameful reading disorder
This is a bit awkward. You see, usually I wax poetic, espousing pleasurable tomes I’ve enjoyed, hoping that…
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Super silly stories
Silly stories. Parents and teachers may groan at the humor, but kids love these stories. The sillier the…
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My Uncle Louis
My Uncle Louisby Robert Fontaine294 pgs. McGraw-Hill, 1953. In much of the fiction from the middle of the…
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Turn of Mind
I have a compulsion. No, I don’t shoplift decorative spoons or collect Beanie Babies. I have a compulsion…
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Assassination Vacation
In Assassination Vacation, humor writer and history buff Sarah Vowell, perhaps better known as the voice o f…
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Action and adventure
Nothing keeps the pages turning during summer vacation like a thrilling, fast-paced adventure story. Over the last few…
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Welcome to a Reading Life
We’re truly excited to share the Everett Public Library’s blog, A Reading Life, with Herald readers. We’ll use…