Author: Melissa Prycer
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Place Matters
If I had unlimited vacation time and funds, I could have quite the kidlit history summer. The bi-annual L. M. Montgomery conference just wrapped up on Prince Edward Island. Way back in 2002, my dear friend Amber and I made it to the conference, and it was a trip of a life time. In a…
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A Hectic Flush
Earlier this spring, I joined a young adult book club. Based on the blog, Forever Young Adult (which isn’t one of my regular spots on the internet), I am thrilled to finally find some locals that also read young adult novels. At my very first meeting, several members raved about the books of John Green,…
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Library Break
Last week, I had carpet replaced in about half of my house. The good news: I didn’t have to move all of my books. But I did have to move quite a few books. I never really think about how many books I have until I move them somewhere, and then it suddenly becomes painfully obvious.…
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An abundance of dandelions
Timing can be a funny thing. Dandelion Cottage by Carroll Watson Rankin is one of those books I’ve heard mentioned with love and reverent tones on a book e-list I’m on. A few months ago, friends announced with glee that it was now available digitally. First published in 1904, it’s been out of print for…
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Orphan Stories
Quick, how many kidlit orphans can you name? Go ahead–I’ll be here after you finish your list. A lot, right? Anne Shirley (and just about all of Montgomery’s heroines), Sara Crewe, Mary Lennox, Rebecca (of Sunnybrook Farm), Pollyanna, Judy from Daddy-Long-Legs and on and on. Then, throw in the kids that have a…
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From my archive. . .
Over the last few months, I’ve been going through my old blog and converting it into a readable word document. It’s a huge project, and perhaps silly, but I’m a historian so I want to preserve this bit of my own history. At any rate, tonight I ran across the following post about a top-notch Christmas…
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Story first, history second
Perhaps I was a wee bit prejudiced as I started reading. Friends that I trusted had very mixed reviews, but I didn’t quite believe them. After all, the book had won the 2011 Newbery award. And it was set in 1936, flashing back to 1917 and 1918. Quite possibly one of my favorite time periods. I should…
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Timeless
This year marked the 40th anniversary of my museum’s biggest event of the year, Candlelight. As part of the anniversary, we created a small exhibit and I researched the history of the event. One thing that surprised me was how quickly the key elements of the event came together: buildings decorated by community groups, performances…
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Evangelism
My poor, neglected blog. I knew it had been a long time, but I hadn’t realized it had been over two months. Sheesh! And it’s not like I’ve quite dropped off the face of the earth or stopped reading–just the usual very busy fall. So what brings me back, finally, to this little corner of…
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