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Friday Fiction – Angela and Diabola

February 20, 2015 Holly Friday Fiction 8 comments

Angela and Diabola Banks 1997 Submitter: The juvenile fiction collection at my library hasn’t been weeded in ages, but I do wonder about the person who decided to add a barcode to this book and then later update it with an

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Following the Mystery Man cover

Are You My Dad? – Friday Fiction

January 23, 2015 Mary Kelly For the Kids, Friday Fiction 18 comments

Following the Mystery Man Hahn 1988 When I saw this cover art, I thought it had ALB potential based on the cover. It looked old and the creepy porn glasses on the guy gave me pause. Too bad, because the book

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How to be cool in 3rd grade

Friday Fiction: Be Cool — 3rd Grader Style!

October 11, 2013 Mary Kelly Friday Fiction 5 comments

How to Be Cool in the 3rd Grade Duffey 1993 Robbie is the new kid at school, and of course his mom is embarrassing.  First day on the bus, he runs into a bully. Not a great way to start

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Stroke of Luck cover

Stroke of Luck – Friday Fiction

September 20, 2013 Mary Kelly Friday Fiction 3 comments

Stroke of Luck Ellis 1995 I am always on the lookout for sports stories, especially those featuring female characters. According to the author bio, Ellis worked on Degrassi, which is a big endorsement in my book. This book sounds terrific: ice skating,

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Bedtime Stories cover

A Bedtime Story With a Nice Side of Guilt

August 12, 2013 Mary Kelly For the Kids 37 comments

Uncle Arthur’s Bedtime Stories Maxwell 1964 (original copyright 1928) An alert reader of this blog was so excited to share this book. She remembered being fascinated as a child by these somewhat gruesome, guilt inducing stories. This was a multi-volume

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Friday Fiction: Taffy Sinclair and the Romance Machine Disaster

March 22, 2013 Mary Kelly For the Kids, Friday Fiction 12 comments

Taffy Sinclair and the Romance Machine Disaster Haynes 1987 I have it from some folks that Taffy Sinclair books are awesome. However, the people that said that were in their 40s, so that might not be an effective barometer for

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Touch of the Clown cover

Friday Fiction: Touch of the Clown

March 23, 2012 Holly Friday Fiction, Talkin 'Bout My Generation 22 comments

Touch of the Clown Huser 1999 Submitter: This book is on the shelves at [a public library], recently discovered during inventory. All the staff who looked at it immediately thought “pedophile.” Awful cover art added to the general ugh quality

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