Staff Picks
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Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast"'Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast' is a reference to Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass... The quote seemed perfect for the blog for a couple of reasons. Read More » |
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GnodYou might call it a search engine to find things you don't know about. Gnod recommends movies, music and books based on what you already like. Read More » |
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Generation T : beyond fashion : 120 new ways to transform a t-shirtThe rallying cry is: Don't buy; DIY. The result is hip, imaginative, crafty, and very green. Read More » |
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Bobby and Jackie: A Love StoryLife for JFK and Jackie was less than perfect...Still, Jackie's devastation was real; afterward, her love for his brother Bobby was equally genuine. Read More » |
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Let the Right One InOskar is a 12-year-old outcast who is frequently picked on by his classmates. He dreams of getting his revenge, but he never stands up to the boys. Read More » |
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Homer's OdysseyEveryone warned that Homer would always be an "underachiever," never as playful or independent as other cats. Read More » |
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CoralineA young girl walks through a secret door that she has found in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. Read More » |
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Mennonite In a Little Black DressA hilarious and moving memoir--in the spirit of Anne Lamott and Nora Ephron--about a woman who returns home to her close-knit Mennonite family after a personal crisis. Read More » |
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Hear Me SignHear Me Sign will join HTFL in the Family Place Parent/Child Workshop this fall for the first time. Amy Burns is the founder of, Hear Me Sign, a program that offers baby sign language classes to adults and children, ages birth-3. Amy is a certified special education teacher and sign language instructor. Amy has 3 years experience of professional teaching and has completed levels I and II of American Sign Language. Read More » |
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MusicWorksMusicWorks and HTFL have been collaborating for more than two years! We've worked together on the Family Place Parent/Child Workshop, storytimes, and afterschool sessions for elementary children. MusicWorks, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) music therapy service provider, offers small group sessions for children and young adults (21 years plus) with autism spectrum disorders, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and other challenges. Read More » |
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Bat For Lashes - Two SunsWith guest spots from Scott Walker and Yeasayer, Bat For Lashes’ sophomore effort lands with simple poise. Read More » |
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Little Bunny on the Move"From here to there, a bunny goes where a bunny must." With its simple but philosophical prose and minimal yet striking illustration, this children's book weaves an enchanting tale of one small rabbit Read More » |
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Peace, Love, and Baby DucksIn Lauren Myracle's book Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks you'll meet Carly and her southern family. Read More » |
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Phoebe in WonderlandPhoebe is an imaginative little girl (played by Elle Fanning) who is obsessed with Alice and Wonderland and who also has OCD and Tourette's Syndrome. Read More » |
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Shutter IslandShutter Island off Massachusett's coast is an army facility turned into a hospital for the criminally insane. This mystery, Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane, about two U.S. Read More » |

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