![]() ![]() And that would have been a big mistake! Despite the swoon-y cover, My Life Next Door is actually an engaging story with thoroughly unique characters. Hah… “might never have”… I almost certainly would not have cracked the spine without an incentive. But I’m also glad she came because it gave me a reason to pick up her first book, My Life Next Door, which otherwise I might never have read. Fitzpatrick came to our bookshop because she was funny and interesting and started a great conversation with the audience. So why am I talking about realistic, romantic YA all of a sudden? If I pick up a beach book, it had better feature a pistol duel between mutineering pirates, or some buried treasure, at least. ![]() Huntley read aloud from her newest YA book, What I Thought Was True, which is a love story between a girl who works year-round on a New England island and one of those dreaded rich “summer boys.” I haven’t read What I Thought Was True yet, but the piece she read aloud was funny and unexpected and sweet.īut… wait a minute! I don’t ever read novels with candy colored spines or pretty young people modeling beachwear in the sunset. I had a great time hearing about little real-life details which inspire her, and the writing process in general. Huntley Fitzpatrick, author of My Life Next Door and What I Thought Was True, gave a reading and talk at my bookshop last Thursday night. ![]()
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By the time that The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes was written, all of the children to whom Potter dedicated her early works had grown up and no other children had taken their places in her affections. It is widely seen as the work of someone who had grown tired of writing children's books and who had become out of touch with her child audience. Unfortunately, Timmy Tiptoes is too fat to get out of the small hole in the tree.Īlthough The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes sold well when it was first published, it is now generally considered to be one of Beatrix Potter's weaker stories. Timmy Tiptoes finds that the hollow tree is home to a friendly chipmunk named Chippy Hackee. ![]() As a punishment, Timmy Tiptoes is pushed into a small hole in a hollow tree. The book's title character and protagonist is a fat gray squirrel who is wrongly accused of stealing other squirrels' nuts. All of its characters are North American animals. The book was written primarily with the lucrative American market in mind. 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Beauregard “Bug” Montage is known in his community as a husband, a father, and the owner of a local car mechanic shop. ![]() ![]() ![]() Click here to see photos and read all about one of our favorite family spots during the holidays. ![]() Now part of Jody's Silk Florist (it was formerly known as Fairfield Home and Garden), the Christmas Ice Caverns feature a walk-through animated Christmas display that has been a family classic for decades. If you grew up in Northern New Jersey during the 1970's, then chances are you've been to the Christmas Ice Caverns in Fairfield. ![]() I left this info here so you can keep an eye out and keep your fingers crossed for an Ice Caverns Christmas miracle!) They had hopes of relocating, but as of 2022, they have not. (IMPORTANT:: Christmas Ice Caverns CLOSED in 2018 and as of yet, they have not announced plans to reopen. Feel free to message me if you have more ideas that I should add! Post is updated yearly. Jersey Momma Disclaimer: I know there are hundreds of amazing Christmas and holiday-themed places to visit in and around New Jersey, but I picked some of my favorite, and even some lesser-known attractions. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The rest of the cast includes Cherry Jones, Pablo Schreiber, and J.K. Put under the scrutiny of lawyers, the press and the town, the Barber family’s life is thrown into disarray as the evidence against Jacob starts to mount and his own mother Laurie (Michelle Dockery) starts to doubt him. Defending Jacob Apple TVīased on the William Landay novel, Defending Jacob asks the question, how far would you go to protect your child?Īndy Barber (Chris Evans) is forced to answer that question when his 14-year-old son Jacob (Jaeden Martell) is accused of brutally stabbing and killing his classmate.Īs the assistant district attorney, Barber will have to compromise everything he stands for in order to try and prove Jacob’s innocence. If you watched the series and have a craving for more drama, here are some of the best TV shows to watch next. With such different views of the world, the two families are put under the microscope when uncomfortable truths come to light and battle lines are drawn. ![]() Based on the novel by Celeste Ng, single mother Mia Warren (Kerry Washington) is an artist who moves to Shaker Heights with her daughter and they become the tenants of the picture-perfect Richardson family, fronted by matriarch Elena Richardson (Reese Witherspoon). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The story of a curious puppy, who digs holes under fences and who has to go to bed without any strawberry shortcake, has delighted families for generations. The Poky Little Puppy was one of the original twelve Little Golden Books published in 1942, and went on to become the bestselling picture book of all time. 9780307021342 The Poky Little Puppy 18.9000 NZD InStock /shop/books /shop/books/childrens-books /shop/books/childrens-books/fiction /shop/books/childrens-books/fiction/classics A true classic for children. ![]() Delightful to read aloud, The Poky Little Puppy is a cherished story that every child should know. The story of a curious puppy, who digs holes under fences and who has to go to bed without any strawberry shortcake, has delighted families for genera. ![]() The bestselling picture book of all time!įive little puppies dug a hole under the fence and went for a walk in the wide, wide world. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ari Grant helps troubled Glory City youth during the day and tries to feel something other than the cold numbness that has settled in her bones at night. ![]() Vigilant is a standalone title by Angel Lawson. 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