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Susan Datema commented on the post, Of Stones and Streams

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:43:00 -0700

As the oldest of 7 and who collected rocks I kept them in a paper bag in the closet where they would be safe. I still have some of the ones I collected. I loved this blog and all the others you have written. […]

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Beating Out the Fire There is a chapter in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie in which Ma and Pa fight a wildfire as it rages toward their house. Pa h […]

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Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:35:20 -0700

Of Knights and Men We celebrated our eldest grandson’s fifth birthday last weekend. His Narnia-themed party featured small wooden-sword party favors. He is all a […]

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Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:23:48 -0700

Pelican Book Club: One Hundred Years of Solitude CenterForLit · Pelican Book Club: One Hundred Years of Solitude Return to Pelican Book Club Archives The Pelican Book Club is a […]

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Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:39:54 -0700

Of Stones and Streams by Missy Andrews What is it about a kid that loves a rock? When I was nine, I collected rocks. My family and I had moved from … Read More »

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Pelican Book Club: The Labors of Hercules Beal CenterForLit · Pelican Book Club: The Labors of Hercules Beal Return to Pelican Book Club Archives The Pelican Book Club is a […]

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Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:50:12 -0700

Pelican Book Club: The Place of the Lion CenterForLit · Pelican Book Club: The Place of the Lion Return to Pelican Book Club Archives The Pelican Book Club is a […]

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Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:10:29 -0800

Teacher Guide: Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle Plot Summary: Robber baron Conrad is injured when he attacks rival baron Frederick. Conrad’s wife Matilda dies after seeing his wounds, but not b […]

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Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:41:24 -0800

A Bargain for Frances by Russell Hoban – Teacher Guide Plot Summary: Despite Mother’s warnings, Frances allows Thelma to swindle her out of money she was saving for a blue China tea set. Frances e […]

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Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:33:19 -0800

Teacher Guide: The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco Plot Summary: This charming autobiography spans four generations, during which the main character, Great Gramma Anna, remembers her heritage and […]

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Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:20:37 -0800

Teacher Guide: The Library by Sarah Stewart Plot Summary: When the prolific reader Elizabeth Brown accumulates more books than her small house can contain, she donates both house and books […]

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Fri, 20 Feb 2026 01:39:44 -0800

Teacher Guide: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Plot Summary: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer follows a mischievous boy in a small Missouri town as he gets into trouble, witnesses a murder, and […]

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Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:44:30 -0800

Teacher Guide: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema Plot Summary: When a mosquito tells an iguana a tall tale just for fun, events spin out of control until one of Mother Owl’s babies is dead. S […]

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Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:03:26 -0800

Teacher Guide: Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary Plot Summary: Ramona Quimby, a bright, stubborn new kindergartener, endeavors to win the love of her teacher, Miss Binney, and prove to her […]

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Wed, 11 Feb 2026 01:14:15 -0800

Teacher Guide: The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz Plot Summary: Ann Hamilton is a ten-year-old girl whose family has moved to the Western frontier from Gettysburg. Although she struggles with […]

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Tue, 10 Feb 2026 23:25:16 -0800

Teacher Guide: Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan Plot Summary: Young Peter Lundstrom and his friends help save their town’s gold bullion from the invading Germans by sneaking it past the t […]

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Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:08:32 -0800

Pelican Book Club: Wuthering Heights (Chapters 24-34) CenterForLit · Pelican Book Club: Wuthering Heights (Ch. 24-34) Return to Pelican Book Club Archives The Pelican Book Club is a […]

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Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:43:52 -0800

Pelican Book Club: Wuthering Heights (Chapters 15-23) CenterForLit · Pelican Book Club: Wuthering Heights (Chapters 15-23) Return to Pelican Book Club Archives The Pelican Book Club is a […]

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Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:51:36 -0800

Charlotte's Web by E. B. White – Teacher Guide Plot Summary: When Wilbur, Fern Arable’s runt pig, learns that he is to be Farmer Zuckerman’s Christmas dinner, his faithful spider friend Cha […]

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Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:35:57 -0800

Teacher Guide: Elbert's Bad Word by Audrey Wood Plot Summary: Young Elbert surprises himself and everyone else when he “catches” a bad word. A garden variety vocabulary “wizard” cures him with a […]

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Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:38:34 -0800

Pelican Book Club: Wuthering Heights (Chapters 1-14) CenterForLit · Pelican Book Club: Wuthering Heights (Chapters 1-14) Return to Pelican Book Club Archives The Pelican Book Club is a […]

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Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:14:37 -0800

Pelican Book Club: The Light Princess CenterForLit · Pelican Book Club: The Light Princess Return to Pelican Book Club Archives The Pelican Book Club is a continuously-occuring, […]

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Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:09:14 -0800

Pelican Book Club: All the Little Live Things (Parts 6-7) CenterForLit · Pelican Book Club: All the Little Live Things (Parts 6-7) Return to Pelican Book Club Archives The Pelican Book Club is a […]

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Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:11:57 -0800

Pelican Book Club: All the Little Live Things (Parts 4-5) CenterForLit · Pelican Book Club: All the Little Live Things (Parts 4-5) Return to Pelican Book Club Archives The Pelican Book Club is a […]

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Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:03:08 -0700

Quick Card: The Iliad of Homer Each Quick Card summarizes the major structural elements of a specific work of literature as they are presented in Teaching the Classics. These cards […]

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Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:16:33 -0700

Pelican Book Club: All the Little Live Things (Parts 1-3) CenterForLit · Pelican Book Club: All the Little Live Things (Parts 1-3) Return to Pelican Book Club Archives The Pelican Book Club is a […]

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Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:18:33 -0700

Teacher Guide: Crossing Bok Chitto by Tim Tingle Plot Summary: When Martha Tom, a young Choctaw girl, breaks her mother’s rules and crosses Bok Chitto, she gets lost and finds herself present at a m […]

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Tue, 07 Oct 2025 03:25:40 -0700

Pelican Book Club: Three Tales ("Herodias") CenterForLit · Pelican Book Club: Three Tales (“Herodias”) Return to Pelican Book Club Archives The Pelican Book Club is a … Read More »

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Tue, 23 Sep 2025 21:19:14 -0700

Pelican Book Club: Three Tales ("Julian the Hospitator") CenterForLit · Pelican Book Club: Three Tales (“Julian the Hospitator”) Return to Pelican Book Club Archives The Pelican … Read More »

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Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:53:28 -0700

Pelican Book Club: Three Tales ("A Simple Heart") CenterForLit · Pelican Book Club: Three Tales (“A Simple Heart”) Return to Pelican Book Club Archives The Pelican Book Club … Read More »

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Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:52:28 -0700

Pelican Book Club: The Winter's Tale (Acts 3-5) CenterForLit · Pelican Book Club: The Winter’s Tale (Acts 3-5) Return to Pelican Book Club Archives The Pelican Book Club is a […]

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Wed, 30 Jul 2025 19:57:32 -0700

Pelican Book Club: The Winter's Tale (Acts 1-2) CenterForLit · Pelican Book Club: The Winter’s Tale (Acts 1-2) Return to Pelican Book Club Archives The Pelican Book Club is a […]

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Wed, 16 Jul 2025 02:05:24 -0700

Pelican Book Club: Wise Blood (Ch. 10-14) CenterForLit · Pelican Book Club: Wise Blood (Ch. 10-14) Return to Pelican Book Club Archives The Pelican Book Club is a […]

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Tue, 01 Jul 2025 17:26:53 -0700

Pelican Book Club: Wise Blood (Ch. 6-9) CenterForLit · Pelican Book Club: Wise Blood (Ch. 6-9) Return to Pelican Book Club Archives The Pelican Book Club is a continuously-occuring, […]

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Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:55:53 -0700

Pelican Book Club: Wise Blood (Ch. 1-5) CenterForLit · Pelican Book Club: Wise Blood (Ch. 1-5) Return to Pelican Book Club Archives The Pelican Book Club is a continuously-occuring, […]

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Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:56:09 -0700

Pelican Book Club: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Ch. 32-44) CenterForLit · Pelican Book Club: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (Ch. 32-44) Return to Pelican Book Club Archives The Pelican […]

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Tue, 20 May 2025 19:42:30 -0700

Pelican Book Club: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Ch. 17-31) CenterForLit · Pelican Book Club: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (Ch. 17-31) Return to Pelican Book Club Archives The Pelican […]

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Mon, 12 May 2025 20:07:16 -0700

Floods and Arks – Private Libraries and the Preservation of Western Culture by Missy Andrews Over the past several years I have become aware of a growing conversation around the issue of independent bookstores. These are, […]

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Tue, 06 May 2025 17:16:11 -0700

Pelican Book Club: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Ch. 1-16) CenterForLit · Pelican Book Club: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (Ch. 1-16) Return to Pelican Book Club Archives The Pelican […]

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Quick Card: Why the Owl Has Big Eyes Each Quick Card summarizes the major structural elements of a specific work of literature as they are presented in Teaching the Classics. These cards […]

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Sun, 04 May 2025 04:09:08 -0700

Quick Card: The Knee-High Man, retold by Julius Lester Each Quick Card summarizes the major structural elements of a specific work of literature as they are presented in Teaching the Classics. These cards […]

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Sun, 04 May 2025 03:59:52 -0700

Quick Card: Little Thumbelina by Hans Christian Anderson Each Quick Card summarizes the major structural elements of a specific work of literature as they are presented in Teaching the Classics. These cards […]

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Sun, 04 May 2025 03:42:25 -0700

Quick Card: Tom Thumb by The Brothers Grimm Each Quick Card summarizes the major structural elements of a specific work of literature as they are presented in Teaching the Classics. These cards […]

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Sun, 04 May 2025 03:29:13 -0700

Quick Card: The Crowded Noisy House or It Could Always Be Worse Each Quick Card summarizes the major structural elements of a specific work of literature as they are presented in Teaching the … Read More »

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Quick Card: The Bremen Town Musicians Each Quick Card summarizes the major structural elements of a specific work of literature as they are presented in Teaching the … Read More »

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Quick Card: Snow White and Red Rose Each Quick Card summarizes the major structural elements of a specific work of literature as they are presented in Teaching the Classics. These cards […]

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Sun, 04 May 2025 02:41:14 -0700

Quick Card: Sleeping Beauty (Briar Rose) by The Brothers Grimm Each Quick Card summarizes the major structural elements of a specific work of literature as they are presented in Teaching the Classics. These cards […]

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Quick Card: Rapunzel by The Brothers Grimm Each Quick Card summarizes the major structural elements of a specific work of literature as they are presented in Teaching the … Read More »

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Quick Card: Hansel and Gretel by The Brothers Grimm Each Quick Card summarizes the major structural elements of a specific work of literature as they are presented in Teaching the … Read More »