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Christmas Gift Exchange 2011

Posted by marcus on Aug 1, 2011 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Here are the names for the gift exchange for 2011. While Christopher is on his mission we will be doing a care package for him and anyone that wants to do so may contribute.

GIVER	→	RECEIVER
Aaron	→	Dakotta
Rachel	→	Makayla
Noah	→	Tabitha
Eve	→	Carsten
Kyra	→	Aaron
Tabitha	→	Rachel
Teresa	→	Afton
Gabby	→	Nicole
Isabel	→	Kendall
Mackenzie	→	Rebecca
LaSean	→	Robert
Keilan	→	Jackson
Alfredo	→	Spencer
Gabriel	→	LaSean
Afton	→	Kyra
Joe	→	Isabel
Robert	→	Noah
John	→	Mackenzie
Nicole	→	Keilan
Rebecca	→	Teresa
Kendall	→	Eve
Corinna	→	Gabby
Dakotta	→	Alfredo
Elliott	→	Gabriel
Spencer	→	Joe
Holly	→	Corinna
Makayla	→	Holly
Jackson	→	John
Carsten	→	Elliott

And as a reminder, last year we decided to rotate names for adults as follows.

GIVER	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Michael & Victoria	Stephen & Shelene	Reuben & Angela	Melissa & Matthew	Marcus & Laura	Benjamin & Missy	Lettitia & Justin
Stephen & Shelene	Reuben & Angela	Melissa & Matthew	Marcus & Laura	Benjamin & Missy	Lettitia & Justin	Michael & Victoria
Reuben & Angela	Melissa & Matthew	Marcus & Laura	Benjamin & Missy	Lettitia & Justin	Michael & Victoria	Stephen & Shelene
Melissa & Matthew	Marcus & Laura	Benjamin & Missy	Lettitia & Justin	Michael & Victoria	Stephen & Shelene	Reuben & Angela
Marcus & Laura	Benjamin & Missy	Lettitia & Justin	Michael & Victoria	Stephen & Shelene	Reuben & Angela	Melissa & Matthew
Benjamin & Missy	Lettitia & Justin	Michael & Victoria	Stephen & Shelene	Reuben & Angela	Melissa & Matthew	Marcus & Laura
Lettitia & Justin	Michael & Victoria	Stephen & Shelene	Reuben & Angela	Melissa & Matthew	Marcus & Laura	Benjamin & Missy

Free Philosophical Discussions 2010-10-05 13:05:00

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Saving the World, One File at a Time! 2010-09-28 10:58:00

Posted by Victoria on Sep 28, 2010 in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Banned Book Week is here:

I have only read a few on this list, but I plan to read The Great Gilly Hopkins

http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedbydecade/2000_2009/index.cfm

1 Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling

2 Alice series, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
3 The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
4 And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell

5 Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck

6 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou
7 Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz
8 His Dark Materials (series), by Philip Pullman
9 TTYL; TTFN; L8R, G8R (series), by Myracle, Lauren
10 The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
11 Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers
12 It’s Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris

13 Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey

14 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
15 The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison
16 Forever, by Judy Blume
17 The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
18 Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous

19 Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger

20 King and King, by Linda de Haan

21 To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee

22 Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily von Ziegesar
23 The Giver, by Lois Lowry
24 In the Night Kitchen, by Maurice Sendak
25 Killing Mr. Griffen, by Lois Duncan
26 Beloved, by Toni Morrison
27 My Brother Sam Is Dead, by James Lincoln Collier

28 Bridge To Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson

29 The Face on the Milk Carton, by Caroline B. Cooney
30 We All Fall Down, by Robert Cormier
31 What My Mother Doesn’t Know, by Sonya Sones
32 Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya
33 Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson
34 The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things, by Carolyn Mackler
35 Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging, by Louise Rennison

36 Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

37 It’s So Amazing, by Robie Harris
38 Arming America, by Michael Bellasiles
39 Kaffir Boy, by Mark Mathabane
40 Life is Funny, by E.R. Frank
41 Whale Talk, by Chris Crutcher
42 The Fighting Ground, by Avi

43 Blubber, by Judy Blume

44 Athletic Shorts, by Chris Crutcher
45 Crazy Lady, by Jane Leslie Conly
46 Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
47 The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, by George Beard
48 Rainbow Boys, by Alex Sanchez
49 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey
50 The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
51 Daughters of Eve, by Lois Duncan
52 The Great Gilly Hopkins, by Katherine Paterson
53 You Hear Me?, by Betsy Franco
54 The Facts Speak for Themselves, by Brock Cole
55 Summer of My German Soldier, by Bette Green
56 When Dad Killed Mom, by Julius Lester
57 Blood and Chocolate, by Annette Curtis Klause
58 Fat Kid Rules the World, by K.L. Going
59 Olive’s Ocean, by Kevin Henkes
60 Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson
61 Draw Me A Star, by Eric Carle
62 The Stupids (series), by Harry Allard
63 The Terrorist, by Caroline B. Cooney
64 Mick Harte Was Here, by Barbara Park
65 The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien
66 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor
67 A Time to Kill, by John Grisham
68 Always Running, by Luis Rodriguez

69 Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury

70 Harris and Me, by Gary Paulsen

71 Junie B. Jones (series), by Barbara Park

72 Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison
73 What’s Happening to My Body Book, by Lynda Madaras

74 The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold

75 Anastasia (series), by Lois Lowry
76 A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving
77 Crazy: A Novel, by Benjamin Lebert
78 The Joy of Gay Sex, by Dr. Charles Silverstein
79 The Upstairs Room, by Johanna Reiss
80 A Day No Pigs Would Die, by Robert Newton Peck
81 Black Boy, by Richard Wright
82 Deal With It!, by Esther Drill
83 Detour for Emmy, by Marilyn Reynolds
84 So Far From the Bamboo Grove, by Yoko Watkins
85 Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, by Chris Crutcher
86 Cut, by Patricia McCormick
87 Tiger Eyes, by Judy Blume

88 The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood

89 Friday Night Lights, by H.G. Bissenger

90 A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L’Engle

91 Julie of the Wolves, by Jean Graighead George
92 The Boy Who Lost His Face, by Louis Sachar
93 Bumps in the Night, by Harry Allard
94 Goosebumps (series), by R.L. Stine
95 Shade’s Children, by Garth Nix
96 Grendel, by John Gardner
97 The House of the Spirits, by Isabel Allende
98 I Saw Esau, by Iona Opte

99 Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume

100 America: A Novel, by Frank, E.R. Read More