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The Year We Were Famous

May

2

2011

9781611450057

Forget Breakfast in Bed . . .

This Sunday is Mother’s Day, and we can’t speak for all the mama’s, but we would definitely prefer a book to jewelry (unless it’s the kid-made kind) or breakfast in bed (cause we know who’s gonna be cleaning up those crumbs!). Better yet, a book and a couple of free hours to lounge around reading …

Apr

13

2011

Carole Dagg-114[1]

The Mostly True Story of a Walk

Last week, we featured an essay by Jane Kirkpatrick, whose new novel, The Daughter’s Walk, fictionalizes the crazy-brave cross-country trek made by Clara and Helga Estby in 1896. Now, here’s an essay by Clara’s great niece, Carole Estby Dagg, whose new young adult book, The Year We Were Famous, chronicles the same event. Watch her …

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