SPOILER WARNING If you haven’t read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince yet, you might not want to read this entry. Some of the things I discuss will reveal major plot points in the book. So if you’re haven’t read the book yet, I’d really recommend you stop reading now. Still here? Alright then, proceed …read more!

As readers will remember, Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling wrote an 800-word note card containing a story featuring a young James and Sirius Black for Waterstone’s “What’s Your Story?” charity auction. This Harry Potter prequel was included with the 12 other stories written on postcards for the Waterstone’s auction and published yesterday. The Telegraph …read more!

It is time once again to dust off your classics, for Jo’s Book Nook is now starting to read the Harper Lee novel “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Our Non-Harry Potter Book opens up today with the reading of this book which examines life in the deep south during the 1930s. This book club is open …read more!

*WARNING LIMITED SPOILERS FROM “I’M NOT THERE”* For full information on spoiler policy read my first blog entry Usually I’m not one to fall for really artsy type films, but this one was different. I’m Not There is a dramatic version of Bob Dylan’s life. There are 6 actors who all portray a different version …read more!

I gotta admit, I’m a little nervous about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. It was refreshing to have a different writer working on the screenplay for Order – OK, so there were a few things I didn’t like about it. But for once I didn’t feel like Ron was made to be the punching …read more!

Hello Leaky! My name is Arturo(nerdnuts). I am a new blogger for leaky and I am very excited! I thought all day about my first post. Whether or not I should go into what brought me here or whether I should write about my favorite character, Luna Lovegood. I had some Luna moments when I …read more!

The death of a loved one never comes easily, does it?    I recently spent a week at a camp, where I didn’t have access to a phone, a computer, or anything like that. What that meant for me, when I came home, was the news of a family member who had died while I …read more!

In my last blog I took the opportunity to answer a few emails asking about books to help teachers in their classroom. The problem is that most teachers didn’t want to know how to teach reading and writing, but what to do with those kids that can’t be reached. I thought I’d answer a few …read more!

Good evening everyone! I just wanted to get out a quick introduction tonight, and I will get my first real blog up this weekend. You might be wondering who I am and why you should be at all interested in what I have to say. Well, my name is Doug and I work in the …read more!

Good evening everyone! I just wanted to get out a quick introduction tonight, and I will get my first real blog up this weekend. You might be wondering who I am and why you should be at all interested in what I have to say. Well, my name is Doug and I work in the …read more!