Author: Holly
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The Sport of a Lifetime
Roller Skating: The Sport of a Lifetime Waugh and larsen 1979 Submitter: The chapters on the history of skating are interesting, but at this point the entire book is historical! This title has not checked out once in the past eight years. I doubt patrons will miss it from the…
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A Mime Two-fer
Be a Mime Stolzenberg 2001 Submitter: I have another mime book that I found at my local library. Although the print date is 2001, the photos look like the 1970’s. Unlike Mary, I am not disturbed by clowns and mimes. However this book gave me a case of the shakes.…
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Bang Bang You’re Dead
Bang Bang You’re Dead Fitzhugh and Scoppettone 1969. Submitter: Target audience on cover flap: K-3. In today’s climate, kids shooting guns, kids aiming guns at one another – heck, guns in general! – in a children’s book are tough to explain. Some of the text, such as “‘I got you…
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Know the Score
Know the Score: Video Games in Your High-Tech World Skurzynski 1994 Submitter: When I found this book, I happened to glance over at the kids gaming on our computers–our slim, stream-lined computers and thought WOW! This should have been pulled years ago! I guess if someone wanted a laugh, they…
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WWJC?
What Would Jesus Craft: 30 Simple Projects for Making a Blessed Home MacDonald 2015 If you are Christian and easily offended, please stop reading right now. This book may push you right over the edge. For everyone else, here goes nothing. Here at ALB our standard fare consists of “it’s…
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Phonics Phun
The Fantastic Phonics Food Factory Wilkes and Grogan 2000 Submitter: The Fantastic Phonics Food Factory is neither savory nor sweet. It is overly spicy and not fit for human consumption. Usually cucumbers get a bad rap but this book equally sexualizes all foods, fruits, vegetables and processed meats. It has…
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