Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Dec 7, 2009, 10:04 am
On this date (December 7th) in 1941, Japanese airplanes bombed the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii. Although it happened almost 70 years ago, let's take a moment to remember the brave involved i...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Dec 6, 2009, 8:50 pm
On the 5th day of Christmas my true love gave to me 5 gold rings If you had a chance to read my post on A Christmas Carol, then this prize is probably not a surprise to you. Today's prize is a p...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Dec 6, 2009, 7:05 pm
Ack! So I went to post today's Christmas posts and found my two posts from yesterday had somehow disappeared instead of posting themselves. So that's why I wasn't seeing any comments in ...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Dec 6, 2009, 6:30 pm
Today's topic is another Christmas classic: A Christmas Carol. For those of you who don't know A Christmas Carol WAS originally a book penned by author Charles Dickens. And probably the short...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Dec 5, 2009, 5:00 pm
On the 4th day of Christmas my true love gave to me 4 calling birds Today's prize is a hardback copy of What Child Is This?: A Christmas Story by Caroline B. Cooney, one of my favorite authors. ...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Dec 5, 2009, 4:08 pm
Today I'm happy to present a guest post by Elie of Ellz Reads. If you enjoy this post, make sure you head over to her blog and check it out. Elie is also the host of the upcoming 12 Blogs of Chris...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Dec 5, 2009, 3:56 pm
I hate to post this kind of thing, especially around the holidays, but I've had a few experiences lately that merit this kind of post. Please realize that this doesn't apply to 99% of the peop...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Dec 4, 2009, 9:58 pm
You know how much I enjoy using song lyrics for Poetry Friday. Well, you can count on reading Christmas carols for the rest of December on Fridays. So here we go: "Peace On Earth" (from Disney's ...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Dec 4, 2009, 7:39 pm
On the 3rd day of Christmas my true love gave to me 3 French hens Today's prize is a paperback copy of The Gift Of The Magi And Other Stories by O. Henry. The title story of this collection is on...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Dec 4, 2009, 4:24 pm
Humphrey's First Christmas by Carol Heyer Those of you who are familiar with the biblical Christmas story know about the three kings who brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the baby Jesus. T...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Dec 4, 2009, 1:00 pm
Trying to post things today I keep getting either an "unknown" error or an "Error 999" message from Blogger. Anyone else know what the problem is? I'm having issues with Firefox, IE, and Google ...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Dec 4, 2009, 12:50 pm
This is a spontaneous Christmas post. Thanks to Sherry at Semicolon who inspired this post. When I was little we had a tape that had 3 or 4 of these really old Christmas Cartoons. And thanks to Sherr...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Dec 3, 2009, 6:19 pm
On the 2nd day of Christmas my true love gave to me 2 turtle doves Since today's post was about giving books for Christmas, I'm giving you a book about giving presents (loose connection, I kn...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Dec 3, 2009, 4:19 pm
So today I'm going to talk about buying books for the holidays. You may think this goes without saying for a book blog. Well, the main inspiration for this post was a post done by Shannon Hale (ye...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Dec 2, 2009, 5:54 pm
On the 1st day of Christmas my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree... It's time for the first contest of the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway-a-Day. And, no, it's not a partridge in ...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 29, 2009, 8:12 pm
Had a stressful holiday? How about some yoga to help you relieve that tension: If that doesn't say relaxation, I don't know what does... If you'd like to learn more about LOLcats, you c...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 28, 2009, 11:54 am
So December is fast approaching, and along with a certain event (that shall remain nameless until December 1st) that means a new comment contest for December. But to be honest, I can't decide what...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 27, 2009, 10:51 am
In addition to having lots of work and family issues to deal with, there's another thing that's been keeping me away from the blog. It's called the Cybils. Pretty much every night that I&#...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 26, 2009, 10:33 pm
Couldn't resist. :D Don't worry, this won't take the place of the feature this week. Come back on Sunday for a new LOL!
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 26, 2009, 5:37 pm
Happy Thanksgiving to those of you who are in the US and/or celebrating today. As you celebrate today, don't forget to be thankful for those things you have. I thank God for my family, that I ha...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 23, 2009, 4:56 pm
Time for another Contest Roundup. I missed this last week so I wanted to make sure it would be a big one. So hang tight and let's get started. First of all, you can win a book of your choice righ...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 22, 2009, 10:13 pm
I've signed up to participate in three Secret Santas with other bloggers this years and I've already gotten my partners for two of them. It makes me so excited and happy for Christmas! Althoug...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 22, 2009, 9:16 pm
I was so sad I missed this last week since I was gone for the funeral. So it is with great pleasure I bring you the LOL for this week: Yeah, that would make me run too. If you'd like to learn m...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 20, 2009, 10:16 pm
It seems like I've been apologizing a lot for being absent from the blog lately. Kind of a bummer, since I hate it when life gets in the way. And although I've been kind of boring lately, I ...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 18, 2009, 7:23 pm
... Contest Monday post too. But back to this contest. I've been wanting a button for my blog for awhile now, and I'm not graphically inclined at all ... virtual book swap. Your choice. ...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 18, 2009, 10:08 am
Anastasia's Secret by Susanne Dunlap About the Book (from Amazon.com): " “Will I never see you again either?” I asked, feeling as though I was about to jump off a high mountain peak and hope ...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 17, 2009, 11:19 pm
Well, I'm back and thoroughly exhausted from the funeral and surrounding travel/family mingling. Things might still be a little slow around here as I catch up on things. Also, my email program ...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 12, 2009, 10:16 pm
Once again, I'm posting to let everyone know things might be a little slow around here for the next few days. My grandmother passed away yesterday. As you can imagine, things have been pretty bu...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 11, 2009, 2:02 pm
Today (November 11th) is Veterans Day here in the US. I have a hard time finding the words to express the thanks I feel for these brave men who (past and present) fought to protect our country and our...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 10, 2009, 7:23 pm
I had a really good question about the virtual swaps, and so I wanted to make sure I posted it to make sure everyone read the clarification. Thank you to Lili, who wanted to know if the fees had to ...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 10, 2009, 12:21 pm
So here's the big news that I hinted at last week. Remember back in August when I started my travelling book swap? Well, it’s coming along quite nicely (four people left to go) and so I decided ...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 10, 2009, 12:20 pm
Here are the rules for the new virtual swaps. If you are interested in participating in a travelling swap instead (or in addition to this one) you can find details at that post. To help keep things as...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 9, 2009, 3:34 pm
As promised, here is the Contest Monday post for November. I'm going to extend the deadline for this one beyond just a week since it will be the only other contest I'm holding for November in ...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 8, 2009, 7:50 pm
I missed last week, so I wanted to be sure I didn't miss the LOL this week. So here we go: If you'd like to learn more about LOLcats, you can check out the website, or read my review of the b...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 6, 2009, 1:33 pm
Hey, sorry I've been a little absent this past week. As I mentioned on Monday, I did get over my cold, but my Mom caught it, so I've been playing nurse the past few days. Not to mention I'...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 4, 2009, 9:54 pm
Today's WOW post continues right along with the 2010 release theme of last week. Today's feature is: Princess for Hire by Lindsay Leavitt About the Book (from Amazon.com): "When an immaculat...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Nov 3, 2009, 4:10 pm
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current readOpen to a random pageShare two (2) “teaser” sente...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Oct 29, 2009, 4:46 pm
I'm going to try and make an author post once a month, and so today I am super happy to announce Carolyn Meyer as my guest! She has been one of my favorite authors for just about as long as I can ...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Oct 28, 2009, 1:30 pm
Today's WOW post is a 2010 addition to one of my favorite series: Violet Eyes by Debbie Viguie About the Book: "Seventeen-year-old Violet is amazed when a storm brings the dashing Prince Richard...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Oct 27, 2009, 4:43 pm
Magic Trixie by Jill Thompson Poor Magic Trixie! Her little sister Abby Cadabera is ruining her life. Her sister steals her parents’ attention, her chance for cloudberry pancakes, and even her lunc...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Oct 27, 2009, 12:48 pm
Okay, so I know from a previous post that there are a few Castle fans out there who read this blog. So did you watch last night? If you didn't, you absolutely can't miss this episode. You can ...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Oct 26, 2009, 7:53 am
Before you roll your eyes after reading that title, let me say that I hardly ever, ever, ever get sick. But this is the third time this year! My darling brother passed on his cold, and although it&#...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Oct 25, 2009, 9:09 pm
So I've been thinking at bit as I've been working through my towering "to be reviewed" pile. I definitely have my own style when it comes to reviews, but what do you (my readers) think? Obviou...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Oct 25, 2009, 5:25 pm
So since today is the last Sunday before Halloween, I thought I'd devote today to a selection of Basement Cat LOLs. For those of you who don't know, Basement Cat = devil while Celing Cat = God...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Oct 24, 2009, 6:02 pm
Well, I hope everyone enjoyed my first Recommendation Week on ghost books. For those of you who missed them, here's all the reviews that I featured this week: Ghost Files: The Haunting Truth by T...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Oct 24, 2009, 12:47 pm
As promised, here is the winner of October's comment contest for a copy of A Practical Guide to Vampires. Any comments made today will get rolled over to next month's contest.There were 153 el...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Oct 23, 2009, 1:27 pm
Don't forget! Today (the 23rd) is the last day to comment to win A Practical Guide to Vampires in October's comment contest. Comments made after today will be rolled over into November's...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Oct 23, 2009, 1:18 pm
Sweet Miss Honeywell's Revenge: A Ghost Story by Kathryn Reiss 12-year-old Zibby can’t understand what came over her when she bought the antique dollhouse. She spent every penny of the money sh...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Oct 22, 2009, 9:52 pm
A Coming Evil by Vivian Vande Velde Lisette is expecting her upcoming 13th birthday to be the best year of her life. Unfortunately, the day she turns 13 her parents send her to live with her Aunt Jos...
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Alyssa Feller posted an article on The Shady Glade - Oct 21, 2009, 3:28 pm
The House Next Door by Richie Tankersley Cusick When Emma’s best friend Val needs a date for the big dance, Emma turns to her twin brother Charlie for help. He reluctantly agrees to take her friend...
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