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Night Song of the Last Tram - A Glasgow Childhood
Night Song of the Last Tram - A Glasgow Childhood
Robert Douglas | 2006 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry
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5.0 (1 Ratings)
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Some of the childhood descriptions are good (0 more)
Transitions from adult to child, language (0 more)
Not the best memoir I've read
This is a memoir about the author growing up in a working class family in Glasgow. I read this as part of my dissertation on memoir but was deeply disappointed. The childhood language and the adult language are disjointed, the transitions from the adult self and the child self are awkward and the story (for me) was flat. That's not to say its a terrible book. Some of the memories are sweet, vivid and well put together.
  
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Kid Artist: True Tales of Childhood from Creative Legends by David Stabler is a fun nonfiction book! It's perfect for middle school age, but can be enjoyable to older readers. The book shares childhood stories of famous artists.

The book is divided into three sections and within each section the artists have similarities. I loved the illustrations by Doogie Horner, it really brought the stories to life. I knew about most of the featured artists, but I was not aware of all. I enjoyed learning about the artists childhood. The facts are all very intriguing This is a great book to learn about these amazing artists. It shows how other people went about learning to paint, draw, sculpt, and more and it could really inspire kids to try their hand at what they are interested in!

I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
  
Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein&#039;s Cinderella (1997)
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997)
1997 | Drama, Family, Musical
9
6.7 (9 Ratings)
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The fun set designs, brilliant costumes ,diverse casting and the unforgettable music. (0 more)
The film of my childhood!
Seriously there is not a better version of Cinderella. I watched this one before I ever saw Disney's animated version and Brandy will always be my Cinderella.
  
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
2017 | Action, Sci-Fi
Everything (0 more)
Nothing except leia's Mary poppins moment (0 more)
Took me back to my childhood
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Great movie I enjoyed it from Beginning to end it reminded me of why I fell in love with star wars movies in the first place.watch it you won't be disappointed
  
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Erika (17789 KP) rated Ella Enchanted in Books

Nov 15, 2018  
Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted
Gail Carson Levine | 1997 | Children, Fiction & Poetry
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8.5 (21 Ratings)
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This was one of my favorite books as a child, and I was relieved to find it when I found all of my childhood books in my parents' attic. It is essentially a remixed Cinderella story, but I really enjoyed the different riff on it.
  
E 1999 Eternal by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
E 1999 Eternal by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
1995 | Rock
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Album Favorite

"That shit got me through my childhood. [When people compare me to Bone Thugs], it's a good comparison, because I was very influenced by them. Those guys are legends in my eyes. I think those are the only guys I might meet and cry"

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David Benioff recommended Member of the Wedding in Books (curated)

 
Member of the Wedding
Member of the Wedding
Carson McCullers | 2001 | Fiction & Poetry, Young Adult (YA)
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Book Favorite

"McCullers is one of those rare writers who remember what childhood is like. Not incidents, which anyone can recall, but states of mind, which are so difficult to recreate. My wife and I named our first child, Frankie, in honor of the novel’s heroine."

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