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  • The Substitute Guest

    The Substitute Guest

    The Substitute Guest (1936) ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ by Grace Livingston Hill Inside the cover of my copy, there is a shiny gold sticker that says “Honaker’s Huntington W. VA.” and someone did a series of subtraction math problems in it. In the front flyleaf, it says “Clara Stover 1102 Chestnut St. Kenova W. VA”.…

  • Dead Voices (Small Spaces #2)

    Dead Voices (Small Spaces #2)

    Dead Voices (2019) by Katherine Arden ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I read the kindle version of Dead Voices. I liked the first book in this series, and when I discovered that this series is a quartet, I decided to just read everything Katherine Arden has written. I love the way the stories are told, and there’s a lot…

  • Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates

    Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates

    Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates (1925) by Mary Mapes Dodge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/764 This post is about Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge. This book was originally published in 1865, and the edition I read was published in 1925. My edition was owned by Roosevelt High School, 19th Ave and E. 19th…

  • A Reindeer Ride In Finland

    A Reindeer Ride In Finland

    This is a kind of amusing relation of a first reindeer ride in Finland. This was published in St. Nicholas, December 1927. I like the sort of “Go on a reindeer ride,” they said. “It’ll be fun,” they said.” type of tone that the author has toward his friends. This is an interesting read. A…

  • At Early Candlelight

    At Early Candlelight

    This little song, written by Alice Hess Beveridge (1885-1956), was published in American Childhood Magazine, December 1949. At Early CandlelightWords and Music by Alice Hess Beveridge In days of old at Christ-mas time, Small chil-dren sang their lays Andall the folk both great and small, Were wak-ened fore the day Atpal-ace doors and hum-ble homes,…