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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:47:21 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Who are you dining with on Septemeber 28?</title>				
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				  In case you did not know September 28, is Family Day. Family day is a result of over ten years of research done by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University it was discovered that children who ate dinner wit...
				
				
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				<title>Priceless gift for Dad</title>				
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				Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss&amp;nbsp;Does dad really need another tie or shirt this Fathers Day? Each year we ply our fathers with tools, robes, and sometimes gift certificates to sporting events or even a round of golf. Do does things adequately convey just...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:55:17 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Summer reading blockbusters</title>				
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				The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan  That electricity you may have noticed in the air is due to nothing else but the collective energy of school children all across America counting the days to the end of the school year. These young people are no doub...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 13:08:26 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Poetry for boys?</title>				
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				  April is Poetry Month you may have noticed while walking past displays at bookstores and libraries. Entertaining the thought of purchasing a book of poetry for you boy child probably seems like utter folly. After all, it may have been a struggle ju...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:12:48 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Join an online book club</title>				
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				  The first quarter of the year is over. Tax D-day is around the corner, I am curious, how are you doing with your New Years Resolution? You know, the one about reading more in 2009. We all know its been a rough year, but all the more reason to becom...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:25:46 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Establishing a foundation for reading</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;When children do not read, parents are often the culprit. I know, parents get blamed for a great deal we seem to be the cause of countless projected therapy hours. Seriously speaking, if we don&amp;rsquo;t make reading a priority in our homes; our ...
				
				
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				<category>Encourage Reading</category>
				
				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:59:19 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Reading across the African diaspora</title>				
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				To Sir With Love by Edward Braithwaite  Black history month is much more than a celebration of a homogeneous group of people.&amp;nbsp;Whether we choose to refer to those of African descent as African or black their, cultures are as diverse as the shades...
				
				
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				<category>Literature</category>
				
				<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:38:33 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Love recession proof</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;There is no recession for the heart, even in this climate lovers are born and the flames of romance ignite or are rekindled. Great romances throughout time have been the foundation used by artists, playwrights, poets and writers to inspire us t...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:15:15 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Books that will keep you laughing</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;It&amp;rsquo;s been unseasonably cold this winter. The television is no longer an avenue of escapism, each time I turn it on I hear echoes of Chicken Little &amp;ldquo;The sky is falling! The sky is falling!&amp;rsquo; The annual winter blues have been hei...
				
				
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				<category>Chelsea Handler</category>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:56:53 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Obama&apos;s favorite books</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp; Historical does not begin to describe todays events. Our country has just welcomed its 44th President, Barack Obama. Child of a white woman from Kansas and a young man from Kenya, fulfillment of Martin Luther King dreams 40 years ago. Consumma...
				
				
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				<category>Inauguration Day 2009</category>
				
				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:13:15 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Parents of reluctant readers rejoice!</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;Reluctant reader book alert: last Tuesday unenthusiastic readers nationwide welcomed the latest edition in the series Diary of Wimpy Kid: The last straw. Children who are not known for being voracious readers have taken a liking to Jeff Kinney ...
				
				
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				<category>Diary of a Wimpy KId</category>
				
				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:26:03 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Atlanta ranks 6th in most literate cities</title>				
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				Out of the 69 largest cities in the United States, the America&apos;s most literate cities study ranks Atlanta as number 6. For the past six years Dr. John Milner President of Central Connecticut State has been tracking the overall literacy rate of cities...
				
				
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				<category>The Big Read</category>
				
				<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:42:59 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Transformation for 2009 can begin with a book</title>				
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				<title>Books boys will love this Christmas</title>				
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				Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff KinneyReluctant or avid readers are sure to be pleased when finding any of the recommended books under the tree this year.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney:&amp;nbsp;The book is recommended for children between ...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:13:56 -0700</pubDate>
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