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		<title>Village Life: Miss Read&#8217;s People and Places</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 09:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ramona Silipo</dc:creator>
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Summer is less than a month away, so I go to my book shelves and check that Miss Read is where I think she is, ready for my annual visits to Fairacre and Thrush Green. I re-visit Caxley as well, but not quite as often. 
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		<title>David and the Phoenix &#8211; Great Summer Read for Pre-teens</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 09:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ramona Silipo</dc:creator>
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At age ten I read a book about a beautiful, multi-coloured, giant bird and a boy named David. They talked together a lot, and they went on adventures. That story stayed with me for fifty years. 
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		<title>&#8220;What is REAL?&#8221; asked the Rabbit one day.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 10:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ramona Silipo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams, with gorgeous illustrations by William Nicholson, can truly wear the designation, A Modern Classic. First published in 1922, the original edition is now available again from Doubleday, in their &#8220;A Book for Young Readers&#8221; series. It&#8217;s also available in paperback and in various editions with more contemporary art. I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lightwithspirit.wordpress.com&blog=1926227&post=90&subd=lightwithspirit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Follow My Leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ramona Silipo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Follow My Leader, by James B. Garfield, one of the best modern books for young readers, is back in print. 
The story follows Jimmy Carter, a twelve-year-old baseball player who is suddenly blinded by a firecracker. We see Jimmy when the bandages are unwrapped from his eyes, and feel his anger and fear. We are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lightwithspirit.wordpress.com&blog=1926227&post=82&subd=lightwithspirit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ramona Silipo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Herland, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a book &#8216;way ahead of its time. Women, particularly young women, will recognize themselves &#8211;their thoughts, ideals, dreams for themselves and the world. Men, particularly men born after1960, will scoff at the narrator&#8217;s attitudes. Although the premise is a classic hidden utopia tale, there are more than enough plot [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lightwithspirit.wordpress.com&blog=1926227&post=70&subd=lightwithspirit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Children&#8217;s Anger and Transformation</title>
		<link>http://lightwithspirit.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/peace-empowerment-non-violent-strategies-for-children-and-adults/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ramona Silipo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[©2008, Ramona K. Silipo. All rights reserved.
 THE PEACE EMPOWERMENT PROCESS
 HELPS PEOPLE TRANSFORM VIOLENCE INTO CREATIVITY
 The World Wall for Peace transforms the lives of people, children and adults, through the Peace Empowerment Process® (PEP), taught by its creator, Carolyna Marks. The process comprises two distinct sections, the PEP®, and the Blueprint of Emotional [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lightwithspirit.wordpress.com&blog=1926227&post=49&subd=lightwithspirit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Stories (2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ramona Silipo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Oxford Book of Christmas Stories includes both traditional and modern tales, and the illustrations are evocative and lush. These are stories for grown ups to enjoy and to read with children.
Some of the titles will give you an idea: &#8220;Burper and the Magic Lamp,&#8221; by Robert Leeson. &#8220;Ghost Alarm,&#8221; by Nicholas Fisk. &#8220;The Anarchist&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lightwithspirit.wordpress.com&blog=1926227&post=21&subd=lightwithspirit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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