Scholastic Book Fair

Hey! Has anyone seen this?
http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/events/

I signed up with their customer appreciation as a volunteer and am planning on going to the sale. Anyone want to join me? I haven't actually picked what day I'm going and I don't know how great the sale is, but book shopping is always fun!
Karen

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Conflate

I was close to the meaning... it really helps knowing the Latin meaning of "con"--with. 

 

Main Entry: con·flate

Pronunciation: \kən-ˈflāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): con·flat·ed; con·flat·ing

Etymology: Latin conflatus, past participle of conflare to blow together, fuse, from com- + flare to blow — more at blow

Date: 1610

1 a : to bring together : fuse b : confuse
2 : to combine (as two readings of a text) into a composite whole

Our Book Wish List

Hey everyone!  Boy, did I have a great time last night.  I guess it was worth missing my Thursday night TV! Anyway, please comment on this post with your wish list of books. 

Triple B Club President,

Anna

Fermina's Wake-Up Call (page 102)

"...instead of the commotion of love, she felt the abyss of disenchantment.  In an instant the magnitude of her own mistake  was revealed to her, and she asked herself, appalled, how she could have nurtured such a  chimera in her heart for so long and with so much ferocity..."

Believe me, as Fermina walked through that market place and Florentino was stalking her like a crazed person, I was on pins and needles because I DO NOT like this insane character.  Who the hell, at his age, falls in love with a 12 year old and obsesses about her besides a sick and deranged pedophile?  He reminds me of another stalking individual from another book--EDWARD! But at least Edward is likable.

Anyway, when Fermina turns and realizes that she has been in love with the image of love (I mean she was so young and did not have a really great role model.  Her Aunt egged her on--probably because she was a spinster and wanted to live through her niece's romances) and was not REALLY in love with him, I wanted to jump for joy and say THANK GOODNESS. 

Well, that is my thoughts on that.  Does anyone else have something to add?

Scrotal Hernia- Love in the Time of Cholera

Scrotal Hernia (page 110) was mentioned in this story.  I was curious as to what this actually looked like and Googled some really detailed images of it.   I have taken the liberty of posting them for you.  Enjoy,

Hello everyone.

Please bring your calendars with you tomorrow evening so that we can pick a date that works for everyone for the December meeting. Considering how busy a month it will be for most of us, I've chosen a short (less than 150 pages!) collection of Christmas-themed essays by David Sedaris. It's entitled Holidays on Ice. Enjoy!

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