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Dancing with Cats
Dancing with Cats Silver and Busch 1999 Submitter: If you thought “Why Cats Paint” qualified for Awful Library Book status, I give you its sequel “Dancing with Cats!” And yes, we had both of them on the shelves of our medium-sized Midwestern public library. Unlike it’s hilarious predecessor, Dancing with…
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Super TV Stars
Super TV Stars Meyers 1977 Submitter: Wow. Why was this book in my library? I understand that teens and preteens enjoy media and like to look at magazines or websites about their favorite stars, but I’m pretty sure none of my students is crushing on William Shatner. Yikes. Holly: Kids…
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Friday Fiction: An Original Sin
An Original Sin Bangs 1999 I have no idea if this book is any good. I am not much of a fantasy/time travel romance person. Therefore, I will leave it to others to discuss the literary merit of this book. Most of the reviews I looked at were pretty positive.…
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The Big Salad
Salads Famous Recipes of America 1968 You know I love a cookbook. I don’t actually cook, but I like to “window shop.” Well, straight from the 1960s we have a lovely array of salads. Truth be told, there are not a whole lot of fresh veggies in the recipes, but…
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You are never too young to think about going on a diet.
Maggie Goes on a Diet Kramer 2011 Okay, this one is horrible. I only found this title recently and doing a quick search I found that it had gotten some negative publicity. I now see why. Maggie is sad and depressed because she is fat. She decides to eat healthy…
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End of the World–for Kids!
Nobody Wants a Nuclear War Vigna 1986 Indeed, no one does want a nuclear war! That is still true today. There’s no perfect way to talk to children about scary subjects. Maybe a book will help them wrap their little brains around the idea of nuclear war. Then again, maybe it…
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