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Childhood home site of author of Anne of Green Gables

The Real Cavendish Home That Inspired L. M. Montgomery’s Green Gables

August 27, 2016 by A Suitcase Full of Books 1 Comment

Discover the life story of Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables, at her Cavendish homestead, post office, and church.

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Filed Under: Author House, Canada, Prince Edward Island, Travel Tagged With: Anne of Green Gables, Cavendish, L. M. Montgomery, Museum

Prince Edward Island

Looking for Anne & Finding Maud at Green Gables Heritage Place, P. E. I.

August 21, 2016 by A Suitcase Full of Books 4 Comments

In search of “Kindred Spirits” and to experience first-hand the beauty of Prince Edward Island, Canada, as described by Lucy Maud Montgomery in her world famous, Anne of Green Gables series, I flew to P. E. I. to discover what it was about this place that the author found so compelling.

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Filed Under: Author House, Book Setting, Canada, Prince Edward Island, Travel Tagged With: Anne of Green Gables, Childrens, Classics, Fiction, Museum, National Park, Young Adult

5 travel planning sites that might make you ditch the books!

June 27, 2016 by A Suitcase Full of Books 5 Comments

Hello! I have returned! If you’ve been following this blog, you may have noticed it and related social media sites have been fairly quiet for the past few months. Unfortunately I can only blame this on sheer mental exhaustion caused by bullying coworkers. And I don’t mean the other librarians attempted to shush me one…

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Filed Under: Canada, Itineraries & Packing Guide, Prince Edward Island, Reviews, Tips & Advice, Travel Tagged With: Anne of Green Gables

Follow Robert Service to the Yukon for a Winter Weekend

December 22, 2015 by A Suitcase Full of Books Leave a Comment

The ballads of Robert Service hold a special place in my library. I have always been captivated by the history of the Klondike Gold Rush. These are stories of lawless temporary towns filled with gruff miners and prostitutes, stories of crimes of passion and looting. Robert Service, although he only lived in the Yukon after…

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Filed Under: Book Setting, Canada, Itineraries & Packing Guide, Travel, Yukon Territory Tagged With: Robert Service

Winter Getaway at A Canadian Cabin and Sled Dog Ranch

December 16, 2015 by A Suitcase Full of Books 2 Comments

A few years ago Micah and I found ourselves in desperate need of a weekend away from noisy condo life and insane neighbors (I wish I was exaggerating). As the weather was just on the cusp of winter and our getaway location was narrowed to places we could maximize our weekend time with a day…

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Filed Under: Bookish Accommodations, Canada, Travel, Yukon Territory Tagged With: Winter

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These are the books that started it all! When I wa These are the books that started it all! When I was in elementary/middle school I read my way through a family friend’s collection of Famous Five books, borrowing a new one each week. You can’t buy them in the US and we didn’t have the internet then so I couldn’t just get my own copies. I loved them so much that when I learned Enid Blyton’s Kirrin Castle was based on England’s Corfe Castle, I decided I had to visit it one day. In 2015 I made that trip and consequently started the blog. 
Our family friend is now cleaning out her house after the recent passing of her husband, and as her own girls haven’t taken this set of books, she asked if I would like to have them. This is possibly the best bookish gift I’ve ever/will ever receive! I’m so thankful she let me borrow them all those years ago, and I will cherish them again now.
#bookishgifts #enidblyton #famousfivebooks #bookstagram #literarytravel #booklove #havebookswilltravel #thisbookishlife #waybackwednesday
Here’s to strong women authors- may we read them Here’s to strong women authors- may we read them, may we get our books signed by them, and may we join their ranks! Happy #internationalwomensday! Here’s a few of my favorite female authors you should definitely be reading! 
📚Jane Austen
📚Ada Bright & @cassgraftonwriter 
📚Sharon Kay Penman
📚 @bookbarrista 
📚 @theodoragoss 
📚 Enid Blyton
📚 Lucy Maud Montgomery
📚 Beatrix Potter
📚 Marguerite Henry
📚 Luisa May Alcott
📚 Annie Boochiever
📚 @emilyhenrywrites 

#internationalwomensday #bookstagram #readwomenauthors #bookstack #femalevoices #goodbooks
You know I can’t resist a good British monarchy You know I can’t resist a good British monarchy story. I just finished listening to Spare and I have questions! 🤔
My Dad has a saying, “Don’t ruin a good story with the facts.” So on the face of it, this was an enjoyable listen. The story, whether true or not, was good and Prince Harry is a good narrator. I especially enjoyed getting Harry’s side of the story of famous moments I clearly remember seeing photos of in the news. 

I did feel like much of the book was written from the perspective of a traumatized 12 year old that never got the help he needed, however the scene in which he claimed his brother thought the therapist was brain washing him gave me some hope that Harry’s made some progress in beginning to think for himself and leave relationships that are causing him pain. 

However, the ending left me with serious doubts about the truthfulness of everything! After railing against paparazzi through the whole book, Harry never mentions that he decided to settle in a US state that has a law against paparazzi taking photos of public figures’ children! Which means as long as Harry has a child with him, the paparazzi have to leave him alone. AND furthermore, the scene of paparazzi taking photos of him and his children in the back yard of Tyler Perry’s house could not or should not have happened! This seems like an important detail to omit when this law, if Britain had one like it when he was a child, might have saved him from many of his youthful grievances! Why would you omit this??

So I guess I’d classify this book as historical fiction?

#spare #bookreview #audible #bookstagram
Had a great time tonight at the Mendenhall Glacier Had a great time tonight at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Friday night Fireside chat because my 5th grade music teacher turned author, Annie Boochiever, was back in Juneau to talk about her book Fighter in Velvet Gloves! 

And of course I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to get a signed print copy of the book because I’d read it via Kindle.

Elizabeth Peratrovich day is Feb 16th. Perhaps take the opportunity to learn more about her by reading this book and then check out the post on my blog for a virtual walk you can do from the comfort of your computer around Juneau to locations related to her. 

#bookstagram #authortalk #signedbook #fighterinvelvetgloves #annieboochever #mendenhallglaciervisitorcenter #civilrightshistory #alaskahistory #strongwomen
Thank you @onesteelesister for the signed paper co Thank you @onesteelesister for the signed paper copy of your book!! Yay!!

If you graduated high school in the 90s and there wasn’t much to do in your town besides hoo in the car and drive, you’ll find this book super relatable! I loved it! 

My one problem with it is that @onesteelesister added an epilogue rather than a sequel! I’m starting a petition here for the author to rescind the epilogue and write a sequel! Who’s with me??

#signedbook #90skid #bookstagram
Did I order print copies of @emilyhenrywrites book Did I order print copies of @emilyhenrywrites books after listening to them because I like them that much? Yes. Yes I did. DESPITE her dig at PEI in Book Lovers! 

#bookmail #bookstagram #romancereader #emilyhenrybooks
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