Posts by kaliki_kila

I saw a study about this in the book What's Going on in There? by Lise Eliot. They had a pair of identical twins and spun one of the twins around in a chair for different "sessions" over a period of time and then eventually...

I remember reading this in college! We had to read it for some sort of class I took on Juvenile Justice. We read it alongside A Child Called It and they were both very moving.

I know this book (I think there's a sequel?) is a huge hit right now for some reason, but I also couldn't get into it.

I nanny for two special needs boys and they love to read. We go to the library about twice a week. We go to the smaller of the two libraries that are closest to us. I usually make it quick. The 5-yr-old heads straight for the...

I wonder if this will eventually be available to rent from iTunes?

That's too bad. From what Bobby says, she never contacted him again after the last episode and he couldn't get her number from the producers or anybody. Sounds like she just wants to extend her 15 minutes of fame and of course MTV...

Yay!!! I wonder if they will still have a summer season?

Here's mine (we are allowed to have 10 books on hold at my library). 1. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 2. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gi (4 of 113 holds!) 3. Born Standing Up by Steve Martin 4. Snow Flower and the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Thalia the Muse A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth -- If you want a great big picaresque novel with eight million characters, which will make you laugh and break your heart, this sprawling account...

I recently read Moloka'i by Alan Brennert. It's about people with leprosy who were collectively sent to live together on an island in Hawaii. The book is a fictional story, but based on what really did happen to people with leprosy,...