Annie Barrows
I could tell you a whole bunch of facts about myself--born here, went to school there, blah blah--but that doesn't seem like much fun. So I've decided to make you guys do some work. If you can figure out these puzzles, you'll know all sorts of interesting things about me. And many of them are...
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I could tell you a whole bunch of facts about myself--born here, went to school there, blah blah--but that doesn't seem like much fun. So I've decided to make you guys do some work. If you can figure out these puzzles, you'll know all sorts of interesting things about me. And many of them are true, too.1. I was born in a year with a 2 in it. Also a 6.2. I was born in a city in California that begins with an S and has eight letters total.3. The first time I moved, I couldn't move.4. My best friend lived next door, had four older brothers and sisters, and a name that rhymes with Gabe. She had thirty-seven plastic horses and one real horse.5. My first job was in a place with lots of books. My second job was in a place with lots of sugar. My third job was in a different place with lots of books.6. I went to college in a town with a K in it and I studied a subject that ends in Y. 7. After I was done with college, I got a job. And then another one. And then there was one after that. Don't worry about it.8. One of the following things is not true: I have been up in a hot air balloon. I have six toes on one of my feet. I can read palms. 9. I have written fifteen books under three different names. See if you can figure out what they are.10. I have two pets. They are bigger than a bar of soap and smaller than a shoe, and they really like parsley.Have fun!Annie Barrows
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It is odd, but for all this book made me cry, I laughed too, and it left me happy. It very much IS a feel good book.For all the bleak things that the anecdotes in these letters tell you about, there is warmth and humanity underpinning them. Through bombings, gun enforced curfews, children sent away ...
This is a lovely piece of epistolary and historical fiction that focuses on the German occupation of the (British) Channel Islands during WWII, a part of that historical time period that I knew little about. It's also got a delightful heroine, thoughtful friendships, a simmering romance, and is basi...
Ivy and Bean is a good transitional fiction book with supportive illustrations on every page. The dynamic between Ivy and Bean is realistic and irresistible. It's not a series I'm likely to read more of, but kids who enjoy the first volume have several other books in the series available to them.
I am stingy with five-star reviews, but I loved The Truth According to Us. Having grown up in the South, Barrows' characters ring true. The intimacy in the long-standing relationships between them is a joy to experience, and Willa's voice could not be more perfect.Although the cast of characters is ...
I struck gold because I didn't think I'd fall so deeply in love with a book so quickly after finishing up The American Way of Death Revisited but then along cameThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows & Mary Ann Shaffer. GUYS. This book was a joy to read from start to fini...