Way back when the CW was known as the WB and showed quality shows instead of the crap it shows today, teenage and young adult Candice pretty much planned her weeknights around the WB. I know, I know; kind of sad, right? Tell me you don’t do it. Go ahead. I dare you. One night … Continue reading »
I was a HUGE fan of anything pioneer when I was younger. Oregon Trail… um… maybe that’s it. Oh! And Little House on the Prairie! Now, I know what you’re thinking: But Candice, you haven’t given us a Retro Read of the Little House books yet! Don’t worry… they’re coming. But a book I wanted … Continue reading »
For today’s Retro Read I wanted to pick something that was Olympic-y, that maybe had some type of sport or competition. After all, what could be more fitting? However, no books came to mind. But what DID come to mind is a fabulous cartoon movie that I remember watching as a kid called Animalympics. Animalympics … Continue reading »
Forget Christmas. Forget my birthday. Forget Easter and Halloween. None of these holidays compared when I was a kid to that magical time of the year when teachers handed us catalogs, filled with books, posters, bookmarks. A time when passing the library on the way to lunch meant peeking in the windows to see what … Continue reading »
When I was an awkward 5th grader, our teacher handed us a book to read. Almost 20 years later I still remember my feelings towards the book, for the characters, for the situations they found themselves in. This book was The Witch of Blackbird Pond. When Kit’s grandfather dies, she is sent from her Caribbean … Continue reading »
The Retro Read a couple Thursdays ago was Road to Avonlea, which was a series of books based on the different episodes of the show. Writing about that series made me think of another book based off a movie that I absolutely loved as a kid/young adult, My Girl. If you don’t know the … Continue reading »
I’ve been waiting for the PERFECT Thursday to talk about my all time, favorite, never gonna be topped book ever ever ever EVER! AND TODAY IS THE DAY! But lemme back up… I transferred to a new school while in college my junior year. Since I was an upperclassman I lived in an apartment style … Continue reading »
My hometown library was one of my favorite places growing up. I knew exactly where to go to for awesome books, which shelves to look on. In fact, in the nearly 20 years since I first started going to that library, that section hasn’t moved an inch. Which is a little sad considering how much … Continue reading »
