Author: Holly
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Friday Fiction: Boy with the Dinosaur Hands
The Boy with Dinosaur Hands: Nine Tales of the Real and Unreal Carusone 1998 Submitter: There are so many things going on with this book…a kid with dinosaur hands, horrible writing, crazy chapter titles, and the illustrations! The worst part is that we have TWO copies of it in our…
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Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack
Jump Rope Rhymes McGee 1968 Submitter: This was a donation, apparently removed from some other library many years ago, and someone thought we just might like it. It looks ancient and dirty (I had to majorly improve some of the images so they’re readable), smells very strongly (and not in…
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Pinocchio and his killer nose
Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer Jensen and Higgins 2009 Submitter: So, Pinocchio is avenging Geppetto’s death by killing vampires with his nose. Yes, really. We were weeding in our young adult graphic novels, and for some reason this particular tome hasn’t circulated in several years. It’s time to let it go and…
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Getting Older Growing Younger
Getting Older, Growing Younger Cartland 1984 Submitter: I love that Barbara Cartland’s most important take away from Birth of a Nation was how entrancing Lillian Gish was. I scanned a few paged of medical advice she gives as well. Holly: I’m sure we all had this book in our public…
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Masks of Horror
Masks & How to Make Them Powell 1948 Submitter: I found this 68 year old book in the teen craft section of my local library. It’s full of wearable masks based on people from the 1940’s. Teens at my local library can check out the who’s who of the 1940’s…
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You’re Getting Sleeeeeepy
The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep Forssen Ehrlin 2014 Submitter: Here’s a brand new book my public library system purchased. It’s supposed to help get your child to sleep with the power of suggestion. The back cover says it’s a “groundbreaking #1 bestseller.” On what planet? There is far too…
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