Just a Day in the Life

A conversation between my brother and I via text messages while watching Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: Me:  Oliver Wood… Where the hell did that guy go?  He was all Scottish and fantastic! George:  And he could catch bludgeons… WITH HIS BARE HANDS!!! Me:  Bet he could take down dragons too!  Maybe he later went [...]

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Check It Out: Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief

This week’s Check It Out pick is the first title in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. Percy Jackson has always been a little different.  He has problems focusing, gets into fights often, and sees things that others don’t.  After his math teacher tries to kill him, he [...]

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