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		<title>In Character:  Ken Follett&#8217;s World Without End and an Analysis of Character in Literature</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night I said farewell to old friends. I left them where they were and walked down the dirt road that led through town. I passed through the heavy gates that protected the city. I walked over the bridge, the &#8230; <a href="http://beckyblackpowell.wordpress.com/2009/02/13/in-character-ken-folletts-world-without-end-and-an-analysis-of-character-in-literature/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beckyblackpowell.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5532102&amp;post=137&amp;subd=beckyblackpowell&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Review of Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s no denying that Per Petterson is a master storyteller.  His spare prose squeezes every ounce of meaning from the chosen words in his novel, Out Stealing Horses.  The Norwegian setting lends an other-worldliness to the story of an older &#8230; <a href="http://beckyblackpowell.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/review-of-out-stealing-horses-by-per-petterson/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beckyblackpowell.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5532102&amp;post=134&amp;subd=beckyblackpowell&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Apology of Motherhood&#8211;Meg Wolitzer&#8217;s The Ten Year Nap</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was in my car when I heard Meg Wolitzer on NPR discussing her new novel, The Ten Year Nap. For a weird second, it seemed like I was talking on the radio, but that was impossible because I was &#8230; <a href="http://beckyblackpowell.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/an-apology-of-motherhood-meg-wolitzers-the-ten-year-nap/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beckyblackpowell.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5532102&amp;post=132&amp;subd=beckyblackpowell&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review:  Moth Smoke by Mohsin Hamid</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mohsin Hamid brackets his first novel, Moth Smoke, with the story of Aurengzeb, the brutal ruler of the Mughal Empire.  On his deathbed, he regrets his life of cruelty and tells his sons not to follow his example.  But it &#8230; <a href="http://beckyblackpowell.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/book-review-moth-smoke-by-mohsin-hamid/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beckyblackpowell.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5532102&amp;post=130&amp;subd=beckyblackpowell&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are Great Books Really That Great?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now the paralysis sets in.  I feel like we&#8217;re getting nothing done at school.  My son is tired all the time, and so am I.  We&#8217;re both anticipating that big jump from middle school to high school.  I try to &#8230; <a href="http://beckyblackpowell.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/are-great-books-really-that-great/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beckyblackpowell.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5532102&amp;post=128&amp;subd=beckyblackpowell&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How I Lost a Part of Myself</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Everyone needs a good epiphany once in awhile.   An epiphany can knock you out of a rut, turn your head around, open new possibilities you thought weren&#8217;t possible.  The very best thing about having an epiphany is the spill-over.  &#8230; <a href="http://beckyblackpowell.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/how-i-lost-a-part-of-myself/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beckyblackpowell.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5532102&amp;post=126&amp;subd=beckyblackpowell&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cutest little boy used to live with us.  My husband and I were talking about him just the other evening.  He wasn&#8217;t with us long.  In fact, his stay flew by.  He used to hold my hand and climb &#8230; <a href="http://beckyblackpowell.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/121/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beckyblackpowell.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5532102&amp;post=121&amp;subd=beckyblackpowell&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Great Resources for Internet Safety</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Internet opens new horizons for any student.  But its vastness is also its pitfall.  Children need guidance about how to analyze information they find on the Internet, how to determine for themselves whether information is valid or junk.  Supervise &#8230; <a href="http://beckyblackpowell.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/117/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beckyblackpowell.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5532102&amp;post=117&amp;subd=beckyblackpowell&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Teens on the Internet</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[   The Common Sense website has tons of information on internet safety.  Here is a list that they suggest you print and hang near your computer to give your child rules for internet use   http://www.commonsense.com/internet-safety-tips Internet Survival Tips for Kids &#8230; <a href="http://beckyblackpowell.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/tips-for-teens-on-the-internet/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beckyblackpowell.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5532102&amp;post=115&amp;subd=beckyblackpowell&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Review:  The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[  As a nerd might say it, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is a “cornucopia” of cultures, social status, body images, and abusive relationships.  Junot Diaz’s second book (first was a collection of short stories called Drown)stars Oscar, &#8230; <a href="http://beckyblackpowell.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/review-the-brief-wondrous-life-of-oscar-wao-by-junot-diaz/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beckyblackpowell.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5532102&amp;post=113&amp;subd=beckyblackpowell&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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