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Back to School Reading Challenge and Wednesday Book Club — September 4

Joy's Book Blog Posted on September 4, 2013 by Joy Weese MollSeptember 3, 2013

Welcome to the Back to School Reading Challenge and Wednesday Book Club! We’re reading books to learn new things. You’re welcome to join us! The challenge runs until September 30 so there’s still lots of time to participate. We had … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges | Tagged Catherine Crawford, French Twist, How Children Succeed, Jim Steinmeyer, Julia Child Rules, Karen Karbo, Paul Tough, The Glorious Deception | 7 Replies

Back to School Reading Challenge and Wednesday Book Club — August 28

Joy's Book Blog Posted on August 28, 2013 by Joy Weese MollAugust 27, 2013

Welcome to the Back to School Reading Challenge and Wednesday Book Club! We’re reading books to learn new things. You’re welcome to join us! The challenge runs until September 30 so there’s still lots of time to participate. We had … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges | Tagged Kathe Lison, The Whole Fromage | 2 Replies

Back to School Reading Challenge and Wednesday Book Club — August 21

Joy's Book Blog Posted on August 21, 2013 by Joy Weese MollAugust 20, 2013

Welcome to the Back to School Reading Challenge and Wednesday Book Club! We’re reading books to learn new things. You’re welcome to join us! The challenge runs until September 30 so there’s still lots of time to participate. We had … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges | Tagged Brene Brown, Julia Child Rules, Karen Karbo, Kathe Lison, Michael Hyatt, Platform, Susan Tucker, Telling Memories Among Southern Women, The Gifts of Imperfection, The Whole Fromage | 3 Replies

Back to School Reading Challenge and Wednesday Book Club — August 14

Joy's Book Blog Posted on August 14, 2013 by Joy Weese MollAugust 25, 2013

Welcome to the Back to School Reading Challenge and Wednesday Book Club! We’re reading books to learn new things. You’re welcome to join us even if you didn’t sign up! The challenge runs until September 30 so there’s still lots … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges | Tagged How Children Succeed, Julia Child Rules, Karen Karbo, Kathe Lison, Paul Tough, Susan Tucker, Telling Memories Among Southern Women, The Whole Fromage | 5 Replies

How Children Succeed — The Back to School Read Along Selection

Joy's Book Blog Posted on August 7, 2013 by Joy Weese MollOctober 15, 2013

Thanks to everyone who voted in our Choose our Back to School Read-Along Book survey. We had a close race between Don’t Go Back to School: A Handbook for Learning Anything by Kio Stark and How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of … Continue reading →

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Back to School Reading Challenge and Wednesday Book Club — August 7

Joy's Book Blog Posted on August 7, 2013 by Joy Weese MollAugust 7, 2013

Welcome to the first meeting of the Back to School Reading Challenge and Wednesday Book Club! We had quite a few folks sign up on the original post, Back to School Reading Challenge and Wednesday Book Club, including Denise who is … Continue reading →

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Back to School Reading Challenge — my Sign Up Post

Joy's Book Blog Posted on August 2, 2013 by Joy Weese MollAugust 2, 2013

It would probably be a good idea to sign up for my own challenge! You can join us here: Back to School Reading Challenge and Wednesday Book Club. The idea is to read some books in August and September with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges | Tagged Arielle Eckstut, Clean, David Henry Sterry, David Sheff, Francine Prose, Gluttony, How Georgia Became O'Keeffe, How to Write a Book Proposal, Julia Child, Julia Child Rules, Karen Karbo, Kathe Lison, Kathryn Stockett, Michael Larsen, Michael Moss, Michelle Alexander, My Life in France, Salt Sugar Fat, Susan Tucker, Telling Memories Among Southern Women, The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published, The Gospel According to Coco Chanel, The Help, The New Jim Crow, The Whole Fromage | 5 Replies

Back to School Reading Challenge — the Chats

Joy's Book Blog Posted on August 2, 2013 by Joy Weese MollMarch 27, 2014

As part of the Back to School Reading Challenge and Wednesday Book Club, we will chat on Twitter four Wednesdays in August and September. The times are: 9pm EDT, August 7 9pm EDT, August 21 9pm EDT, September 4 9pm … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Zarafa by Michael Allin with photos of the Rotunda

Joy's Book Blog Posted on July 29, 2013 by Joy Weese MollJuly 29, 2013

Book: Zarafa: A Giraffe’s True Story from Deep in Africa to the Heart of Paris by Michael Allin Genre: History Publisher: Walker and Company Publication date: 1998 Pages: 215 Source: Library Summary: Zarafa tells the story of the first giraffe in … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Reviews | Tagged Dreaming of France | 5 Replies

Back to School Reading Challenge and Wednesday Book Club

Joy's Book Blog Posted on July 28, 2013 by Joy Weese MollJuly 28, 2013

August and September are a favorite time of year for me — back to school season! I love the early apples, store displays of school supplies, and my first sighting of a big yellow school bus. I would love to … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges | Tagged Back to School Reading Challenge | 24 Replies

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