One day Laura Schroff, ran across an 11-year-old panhandler who asked for change. Barely registering him, Laura ended up buying him lunch at McDonald’s. Her act of kindness toward the child resulted in an unlikely friendship that has lasted over 25 years. Continue reading
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Let’s Pretend This Never Happened: a “mostly true memoir”
Title: Let’s Pretend This Never Happened Author: Jenny Lawson Genre: Memoir Publisher: Amy Einhorn Book/Putnam Publication date: April 17th, 2012 Hardcover: 318 pages Ok, peeps. This is one book that is sure to get mixed reviews. Even I didn’t know what to think about it half the time. That was supposed to be a … Continue reading
A Splendiferous First Post!
Welcome to The Hipster Owl’s Bookshelf ! I originally started a blog called Musings in Red, but I soon realized that I had to split my dear blog in two. My plan was to start this book review blog and an inspirational blog, Parasol Dreams. My goal is to provide you with healthy doses of … Continue reading