Natchitoches Parish Library

Sunday, July 29, 2012
My friend Donna and I spent yesterday afternoon exploring Natchitoches, Louisiana. It is a historic town best known as where Steel Magnolias was filmed. We had a blast driving by the various filming locations and walking up and down Front Street.

I think the best part of our day was when we donated Boy + Bot to the Natchitoches Parish Library. We captured this random act of kindness on "film."


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Boy + Bot

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Ivan, Boy, and Bot hung out at Capitol Books


Borrow Boy + Bot from your school or public library. Whenever possible, please support independent bookshops.

Video of the Day: Becky Anderson Sits Down with Chris Colfer

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Borrow The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell from your school or public library. Whenever possible, please support independent bookshops.


Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood


My friend Donna and I knew one thing when we started planning Let's Go South '12: we must visit Mississippi, the state in which Augusta Scattergood's Glory Be takes place. To celebrate this outstanding middle-grade novel, we performed the following random act of kindness:


Greetings from Mississippi!

Greetings from Mississippi!

Where Mr. Schu Read This Summer: The Back Scratching Post

The Presidential Back-Scratching post in Lucedale

Where I Read This Summer: The University of Southern Mississippi

The University of Southern Mississippi

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Old Mississippi State Capitol

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Old Mississippi State Capitol

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Old Mississippi State Capitol

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Mississippi State Capitol

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Eudora Welty Library

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Eudora Welty Library

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Lemuria Books

Where I Read This Summer: A Cactus Plantation


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Vicksburg National Military Park

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Vicksburg National Military Park

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Borrow Glory Be from your school or public library. Whenever possible, please support independent bookshops.