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The Outsiders

6 Degrees of Separation, Reading, Reviews & Recommendations
December 7, 2020
6 Degrees of Separation: From Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret to The Muddleheaded Wombat premium
Welcome back to 6 Degrees of Separation, which is usually on the first Saturday of the month—except when I completely forget about it! And this was one month I didn’t want to skip because the starting book is one that meant a great deal to me when I was a young teenager: Are You there […]
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6 Degrees of Separation, Reading
October 6, 2018
6 Degrees of Separation: From The Outsiders to After This premium
Welcome back to the bookish version of Six Degrees of Separation, hosted by Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest. Participants start with the same nominated book title, and link it to six others in any way the mind makes connections. Anyone can play, including you! This month, we’re starting with one of my all-time favourites, The Outsiders, by […]
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6 Degrees of Separation
February 21, 2015
6 Degrees of Separation: This Book will Save Your Life premium
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation, in which authors Annabel Smith and Emma Chapman provide a book title, and we link it to six other books in any way we like. I was AWOL for January’s edition, but with good excuses – I mean reasons – including a sojourn to Chile, where I visited the home […]
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Please let me know how the month has gone for you!
In 7 Writing Prompts for Memoir and Family History
Thank you so much for the 7 writing prompts. I'm the family genealogist and my son wants to do a story for NaNoWriMo. We'll each write a story to end on November 30th. Oh boy! Your prompts will definitely help.
In 7 Writing Prompts for Memoir and Family History
Hi Adele, thanks for reading! Thanks for the Twelve Moons recommendation too. Your chain was very interesting too. The only one I had read was Looking for Alibrandi, but I would love to have seen Peach Season by Debra Oswald performed on stage. (If anyone else would like to see Adele's chain you can find it over on her blog: https://adeleboundinbooks.blog/2025/10/05/6-degrees-of-separation-2025-october-4/).
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