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Random Word: Ozarks

Arkansas : Four Brothers Risk Their Hearts for Love in the Ozarks by Christine Lynxwiler

Alma, Cedarville, Mulberry and Van Buren Public Libraries - Fiction LYNXWILER

The Architecture of the Arkansas Ozarks: A Novel by Donald Harington

Alma, Mountainburg, Mulberry and Van Buren Public Libraries - Fiction HARINGTON

The Bodacious Ozarks: True Tales of the Backhills by Charles Morrow Wilson

Alma Public Library - Non-Fiction 398 WIL

Flat Rock Journal: A Day in the Ozark Mountains by Ken Carey

Alma Public Library - Non-Fiction 917.67 CAR
Van Buren Public Library - Large Print Non-Fiction 917.67 CAR

Little House in the Ozarks: The Rediscovered Writings by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Mountainburg, Mulberry and Van Buren Public Libraries - Non-Fiction 814.52 WIL

Southern Mountain Folksongs: Traditional Songs from the Appalachians and the Ozarks compiled by W.K. McNeil

Van Buren Public Library - Non-Fiction 784.4 SOU

Ain't No Such Animal: And Other Stories from the Ozarks Hills by Larry Dablemont

Cedarville Public Library - Non-Fiction 390 DAB

The Alma Spinach Festival is this Saturday, April 21st and you don’t want to miss out on the Alma Public Library’s annual book sale that runs during the festival. There are some great discarded library books, as well as donated books to buy! This festival has got me thinking about Popeye and spinach and what’s available at your local library and online.

Now I Will Never Leave the Dinner Table by Jane Read Martin and Patricia Marx.
When her perfect older sister forces her to remain at the dinner table until she finishes her spinach, a young girl broods about being stuck there forever and devises a plan to get rid of her sister.
MULBERRY – Easy Collection MARTIN

Popeye the Sailor: When Popeye Ruled the World
ALMA - Juvenile Video J POPEYE

Popeye: And Other Cartoon Treasures
ALMA – DVD POPEYE

For the health benefits of eating spinach, visit The World’s Healthiest Foods

Wikipedia on Spinach. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinach

For the farmers or home gardeners out there, here is a link to information on crop history and propagation methods of spinach. http://www.uga.edu/vegetable/spinach.html

For history on the Popeye comic strip visit, http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/popeye/about.htm

Today is Friday the 13th, so I’ve put together a list of websites that discuss various aspects of this “unlucky” day.

Wikipedia has an entry on Friday the 13th and all things related. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th

If you’re feeling lucky, AOL has a Friday the 13th quiz you can take online. http://reference.aol.com/quizzes/fear-of-friday-the-13th

Read a 2004 National Geographic article on Friday the 13th. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/02/0212_040212_friday13.html

Did you know that you can send someone a Friday the 13th ecard? Well, you can and they’re free. http://www.care2.com/send/catfriday13.html

And what would a Friday the 13th blog be without mentioning the Friday the 13th movies. Find out all the information on these movies at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080761/

For the book minded people out there:
Beware! It’s Friday the 13th by Kate McMullan is available at the Alma, Mulberry and Van Buren libraries under Juvenile Fiction – J MCMULLAN

And some general superstition books:

Don’t sing before breakfast, don’t sleep in the moonlight: everyday superstitions and how they began by Lila Perl
Mountainburg Public Library – Juvenile Non-Fiction 001.9 PER

The Encyclopedia of Superstitions by Edwin Radford
Van Buren Public Library – Non-Fiction 398.41 RAD

Cross your fingers, spit in your hat: superstitions and other beliefs
Alma Public Library – Juvenile Non-Fiction 398 SCH

Lightning never strikes twice (if you own a feather bed): and 1904 other American superstitions from the ordinary to the eccentric by Vergilius Fern
Van Buren Public Library – Non-Fiction 001.9 FER

The Crawford County Library System now has the following books that have been made into movies that will be released this year.

Snow Angels by Stewart O'Nan
A drama that interweaves the life of a teenager, with his old baby sitter, her estranged husband, and their daughter. This movie was released January of 2007 and stars Deborah Allen and Kate Beckinsale.

Alma and Van Buren Public Libraries – Adult Fiction ONAN

Zodiac by Robert Graysmith
About the real life notorious Zodiac, a serial killer who terrorized San Francisco with a string of seemingly random murders during the 1960s and 1970s. Released in March 2007, this movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Mark Ruffalo.

Alma and Mulberry Public Libraries - Adult Fiction GRAYSMITH
Van Buren Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction 364.15

The Freedom Writers diary : how a teacher and 150 teens used writing to change themselves and the world around them by the Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school. This movie was released in January of 2007 and stars Hilary Swank and Patrick Dempsey.

Alma and Van Buren Public Libraries - Young Adult Non-Fiction 305.235 FRE