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There are 13 letters in “Happy Birthday”

Posted on October 15, 2017 Leave a Comment

Who knew? I hadn’t counted before. But once I had to put 13 candles on a birthday cake, it came to me. Well now, we are officially a family with a teenager on board.

Here are the books, among some other presents, our teenager got this year. I purchased some books online, and others during my recent trip to An Unlikely Story, Jeff Kinney’s wonderful bookstore in Plainville, MA.

(Caveat, some of these books may have mature content, i.e. profanity, drugs, references to sex etc. I have not read any of them yet, but will post my reviews when I have. For the moment, please research to evaluate them against your standards for your children.)

Book Cover Hamilton The Revolution

Hamilton: The Revolution

Book Cover - Hole in My Life
Hole in My Life
Book Cover - Shadow Hero
The Shadow Hero

 

Book Cover - Thanks Obama
Thanks, Obama: My Hopey Changey White House Years
Book Cover - The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give
Book Cover - Writing Radar
Writing Radar

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