http://evpl.org/community/blogs/kids/archive/tags/Mary+Hershey/default.aspxTags: Mary HersheyenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)http://evpl.org/community/blogs/kids/archive/2008/12/13/10-lucky-things-that-have-happened-to-me-since-i-nearly-got-hit-by-lightning.aspxSat, 13 Dec 2008 19:52:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:1007kiya@evpl0http://evpl.org/community/blogs/kids/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1007http://evpl.org/community/blogs/kids/archive/2008/12/13/10-lucky-things-that-have-happened-to-me-since-i-nearly-got-hit-by-lightning.aspx#comments<p><a href="http://evans.evpl.org/search~S0?/ahershey,%20mary/ahershey+mary/1%2C1%2C3%2CB/frameset&amp;FF=ahershey+mary&amp;1%2C%2C3" title="link for 10 lucky things"><img width="125" src="http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?UserID=III21&amp;Password=BT0005&amp;Return=T&amp;Type=L&amp;Value=9780385735414" alt="book jacket for 10 lucky things" height="200" style="float:left;" /></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Effie Maloney&#39;s family has had a rough few years, but lately, things have turned around. Effie is now keeping a list of all the good luck she has had in recent months. The only black cloud is her bossy older sister, Maxie. Then Valentine&#39;s Day arrives, and Effie&#39;s luck starts to turn.&nbsp; I laughed a lot as I read of Effie&#39;s attempts to reclaim her good luck, and felt bad for Effie remembering how hard 4th grade can be.</p> <p><a href="http://evans.evpl.org/search~S0?/ahershey,%20mary/ahershey+mary/1%2C1%2C3%2CB/frameset&amp;FF=ahershey+mary&amp;2%2C%2C3" title="record for My Sister is So Bossy"><img width="125" src="http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?UserID=III21&amp;Password=BT0005&amp;Return=T&amp;Type=L&amp;Value=0385746814" alt="book jacket for My Big Sister" height="200" style="float:right;" /></a></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; I was a little puzzled about why the book didn&#39;t have the story about Effie being almost struck by lightning mentioned in the title. Finally, I realized that story is told in an earlier book called <a href="http://evans.evpl.org/search~S0?/ahershey,%20mary/ahershey+mary/1%2C1%2C3%2CB/frameset&amp;FF=ahershey+mary&amp;2%2C%2C3" title="record for My sister is so bossy"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">My big sister is so bossy she says you can&#39;t read this book</span>.</strong></a></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.maryhershey.com/" title="link to Mary Hershey&#39;s website">the author&#39;s webpage</a></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://evans.evpl.org/search/a?SEARCH=hershey,%20mary" title="author search for Mary Hershey">EVPL titles by Mary Hershey</a></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://evans.evpl.org/search/a?SEARCH=hershey,%20mary"></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://evpl.org/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1007" width="1" height="1">humorschool storiestweensMary Hershey