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Consumed "Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stompy) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:33:01 GMT

Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever

by Mem Fox

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Consumed "Eloise: A Paranormal Adventure (Allie's Ghost Hunters series)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stompy) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:32:00 GMT

Eloise: A Paranormal Adventure (Allie's Ghost Hunters series)

by Catherine Jinks

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Consumed "Pete Seeger's Storytelling Book"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stompy) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:31:36 GMT

Pete Seeger's Storytelling Book

by Pete Seeger

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Consuming "The Lonely Dead"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stompy) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:15:06 GMT

The Lonely Dead

by Michael Marshall

Consumed "The Neon Bible"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stompy) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:13:46 GMT

The Neon Bible

by John Kennedy Toole

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Consumed "Parent/Child Game"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stompy) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:47:50 GMT

Parent/Child Game

by Sue Jenner

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Consumed "The White Earth"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stompy) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:01:55 GMT

The White Earth

by Andrew McGahan

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Consumed "Bella Vista"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stompy) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:01:25 GMT

Bella Vista

by Catherine Jinks

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Consumed "Blood Sunset"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stompy) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:58:27 GMT

Blood Sunset

by Jarad Henry

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Consumed "The Pink Kit: Essential Preparations for Your Birthing Body (Multimedia Kit)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stompy) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:47:16 GMT

The Pink Kit: Essential Preparations for Your Birthing Body (Multimedia Kit)

by Common Knowledge Trust Publishing

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Consumed "Eustace: A Paranormal Adventure (Allie's Ghost Hunters series)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stompy) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:35:46 GMT

Eustace: A Paranormal Adventure (Allie's Ghost Hunters series)

by Catherine Jinks

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Consumed "It's Not My Fault They Print Them"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stompy) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:11:16 GMT

It's Not My Fault They Print Them

by Catherine Deveny

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Consumed "Babies, Bellies & Blundstones"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stompy) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:50:35 GMT

Babies, Bellies & Blundstones

by Catherine Deveny

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Consumed "Say When"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stompy) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:28:24 GMT

Say When

by Catherine Deveny

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Consumed "Our New Baby"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stompy) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:32:58 GMT

Our New Baby

by Catherine Deveny

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Consumed "Nice Try: A Murray Whelan Mystery"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stompy) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:28:59 GMT

Nice Try: A Murray Whelan Mystery

by Shane Maloney

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Consumed "Juju Sundin's Birth Skills: Proven Pain-Management Techniques for Your Labour and Birth"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stompy) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:23:36 GMT

Juju Sundin's Birth Skills: Proven Pain-Management Techniques for Your Labour and Birth

by Juju Sundin

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Consuming "Wicked: Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stompy) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:24:59 GMT

Wicked: Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

by Gregory Maguire

Consumed "Eglantine (Ghost Story)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stompy) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:04:00 GMT

Eglantine (Ghost Story)

by Catherine Jinks

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Consumed "The Notary"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stompy) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:02:13 GMT

The Notary

by Catherine Jinks

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Compelling reading

nobody@allconsuming.net (stompy) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:44:49 GMT

The Dark Mountain

by Catherine Jinks

Whilst a story about a pioneering New South Wales family and the hardships they face in the 1800s should be interesting, one wouldn’t necessarily expect it to be compelling. Yet I couldn’t put this book down.

The story is told through the eyes of the eldest daughter Charlotte, as she grows up under the shadow of her stepfather, a violent drunkard (her own father having died a few years previously). A central focus of the story is Charlotte’s quest to find out why her mother would marry such a man, and as a result, lead her family into danger and despair. We can only know what Charlotte knows, so as there are gaps in her ability to comprehend her situation, we are in the dark too. As the story unfolds and Charlotte progresses into adulthood, we come to understand more of why her mother may have done the things she did.

The book is based on a real family, the Atkinsons, who lived at Oldbury, NSW, Australia.