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Book 145 of 500!

This book was called The Groovy Chicks Road Trip to Peace by Dena Dyer & Laurie Barber Copeland. I wasn’t really sure what this would be about. It was actually a Christian book but these 2 author’s used stories from … Continue reading

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Book 144 of 500!

This book was called Who Was Anne Frank? by Ann Abramson. It was a very short book, probably written for kids, but it was still interesting. I just love reading about Anne Frank!

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Book 143 of 500!

My dad surprised me with another Holocaust book!! It’s called The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the impossible became possible on Schindler’s  List. A memoir by Leon Leyson with Marilyn J. Harran & Elisabeth B. Leyson. This book was … Continue reading

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Book 142 of 500!

This book was I Am A Star Child of the Holocaust by Inge Auerbacher. I love Holocaust books especially ones about children, even better if they survived as Inge did! I just can’t believe the horrors these people and children … Continue reading

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Book 141 of 500!

I read the Bristol Palin book so I had to read her mom’s book as well! It was called Trailblazer An Intimate Biography of Sarah Palin by Lorenzo Benet. It was such an interesting book, definitely didn’t know a lot … Continue reading

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Book 140 of 500!

Book 140 is The Illinois Road Guide to Haunted Locations. I had gotten it because my dad and I saw the authors speak at the Bensenville Library. The authors are Chad Lewis and Terry Fisk. It was definitely an interesting … Continue reading

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Book 139 of 500!!

This book was Return to Earth by Vincent Tipre! It’s the sequel to the other Mars book I read! I loved this one too, read it so fast! However, I felt like the end left so many questions up in … Continue reading

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Book 138 of 500!

This book was called Alone in the Night by Holly Webb. It was a very cute, short book about a little kitten who ends up pregnant and has 2 new kittens, and about a little girl next door who helps … Continue reading

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Book 137 of 500!

Book 137 is Images of America: Orange City by Doug Anderson, Tim Schlak, Greta Grond and SArah Kaltenbach. My dad grew up in Orange City, we visited once a year. I looked forward to that trip every year, to see … Continue reading

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Book 136 of 500!

This book was called You Like It? I Do It Again. The Dieter Tasso story as told to Ron Dentinger. Year ago my parents and I went to the Tommy Bartlett show in Wisconsin Dells as we’ve done many times … Continue reading

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Book 135 of 500!

This book was Multiple Blessings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins & Sextuplets by Jon & Kate Gosselin & Beth Carson. This book was written way at the beginning of the Jon & Kate Plus 8 show, Darrell and I were … Continue reading

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Book 134 of 500!

This book was called King George: What Was His problem: The Whole Hilarious Story of the American Revolution by Steve Sheinkin. Steve used to write history textbooks, boring ones, but then he decided to write books about history that were … Continue reading

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Book 133 of 500!

This book was the sequel to The Hiding Place and it was called Corrie Ten Boom’s Prison Letters. I didn’t even know I had this book! The Hiding Place was about her helping the Jews and getting caught and sent … Continue reading

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Book 132 of 500!!

This book was called The Other Side of the Sun by Vincent Tipre. I have no idea where this book came from, but it was great! It took place in the future and they had a program where they colonized … Continue reading

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Book 131 of 500!

This book was called Everybody Needs To Forgive Somebody by Allen R. Hunt. This is another book that was given out free at our church. It was actually really interesting, and I enjoyed it. Each chapter was about a person … Continue reading

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