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Do You Own Every Harry Potter Book and Movie?

by First Mate Keira January 9, 2012

I own all the Harry Potter books and movies. I’m giving some serious thought to doing marathon reading and watching. I love this book series. I miss expressing my Pottermania at opening nights. Sigh…. Are anybody like me out there? If so give a shout out! What’s your favorite book/movie? Photo Credits: mich&pics Harry Potter [...]

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Book Series Protagonists Face-Off: Boy vs Girl

by First Mate Keira December 30, 2011

by First Mate Keira When it comes to reading book series everybody has an opinion on the different aspects of the story. Some readers prefer third over first person writing and others the exact opposite. Some prefer boy protagonists over girl protagonists. It’s all a question of taste. A while ago when I was in [...]

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Reading Even if Your Friends Don’t

by First Mate Keira December 13, 2011

by First Mate Keira Do you love reading? Do your friends think reading is dumb? Do they make fun of you for reading books outside of assignments? Don’t worry you’re not the only reader who has gone through something like this. Reading today is either an activity that is loved or hated. There doesn’t seem [...]

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Should Parents Be Concerned About Kids Reading Fanfiction?

by First Mate Keira December 8, 2011

by First Mate Keira The diplomatic response to this question is yes and no. I have no way of knowing what fandom your child is reading in or what stories they’re finding. And the scary thing might be that neither do you. The question then is what to do and to examine how you feel [...]

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How to Get Through a Bad Book

by First Mate Keira December 7, 2011

by First Mate Keira Once I was in an English class where the teacher brought out a list of books – thirty some titles long – one for each class member. We were to do a 10 page report on our selected book and had a month and a half to complete it. He went [...]

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How to Host an Audio Book Club or Party

by First Mate Keira November 3, 2011

by First Mate Keira A real fun reading activity to put together is an Audio Book Club or Party. Here’s how you put one together: Who to Invite: Whether you’re putting a club together or hosting a party it’s important to figure out who you want to participate. You can make it a mother-daughter thing, [...]

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