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My friends and family know a lot about me. They especially know that I absolutely love my birthday. A person's birthday is such a joyful and special day. It's truly one of my pet peeves w...

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I hate it when a character disappoints me. Especially when the character is from a book that has already given me a book hangover; it only makes that hangover worse! Because, not only do ...

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Since the beginning of the week, I've been tucked away at my sister's house in West Allis, taking care of her and my brother-in-law's animals while they are vacationing in Mesa, Arizona. ...

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Just because summer is here doesn't mean its time to close the books — in fact, the warm weather can be the perfect time to get lost in a good story. Patch has teamed up with ReadKid...

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Patch news included a new partnership to get kids reading this summer - Summer Reading: Patch, James Patterson Team Up and Talk Books - and also great news on the latest 'ratings' for Pat...