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The Slippery Year: one mother’s midlife crisis

posted by Customer Contributor
Friday, March 12, 2010
posted in: Subject Guides | Parenting
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Melanie Gideon’s midlife crisis, honestly depicted in the pages of The Slippery Year, is hilarious. One day, she realizes that she has been sleepwalking through life. In her words, “I felt empty – an unrelenting, existential king of emptiness. By all markers I was living a happy enough existence, but somehow I wasn’t feeling it.” We can identify with that ah ha moment when we too question the meaning of our lives.

How about some vegan recipes

posted by Kathy
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
posted in: Subject Guides | Recipe Assistants
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It has been some time since someone has asked for a recipe, but we received a request for some vegan recipes. Vegan recipes do not use animal products of any kind. The first recipe is for a split pea soup that is nutritious and healthy.

Split Pea Soup

Ingredients:

2 Cups dried split peas, rinsed

6-8 cups vegetable stock

1 large onion, chopped

1 carrot, chopped

1 potato, chopped

2 Tbs. olive oil

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp. rosemary, minced

1 tsp....

Teen Author, Sharon Draper at Highland Park High School

posted by Gayle
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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Tuesday, March 2 was an exciting day at Highland Park High School. TSCPL and Highland Park partnered to bring award winning author, Sharon Draper, to Topeka.  Sharon's books were being read in English classes across Shawnee County in readiness for Ms Draper's visit. Juli Hutchinson, English teacher at HPHS, reported that she couldn't keep her kids from readling ahead and wanting to move on to other books written by the author. With all this excitement, the actual author visit...

got breakfast? Foundation Announces Silent Hero Grants for Summer Food Program

posted by Jeff I
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
posted in: Subject Guides | Non-Profit and Funding
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The got breakfast? Foundation, whose mission is to ensure that every child, regardless of background, starts the school day with a nutritious breakfast in order to learn, grow, and develop to his or her fullest potential, has announced the expansion of its Silent Hero Grant Program to participants in the federal Summer Nutrition Program.

The Silent Hero Grant Program is designed to encourage schools and nonprofit organizations to expand the reach of underutilized child...

The Chilling Realities of Nightwatch

posted by Christina
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
posted in: Books | Fantasy
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As darkness falls and the creatures of the night come out there is someone to watch them- the Night Watch. This watch is made up of the “others”, humans with special powers, who have chosen the light. However, there is another watch- the Day Watch- which is also made up of “others” that have chosen the dark.
 
Between the two groups is a contract that keeps the peace, but at a cost because it limits good and allows some evil to occur. Night Watch agent, Anton, must walk a...
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