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Wow, the month of May brought in about 4,500 keywords to the Maw Books blog. As I do each month, here are the ones that I picked out (which is way too many, I really need to start cutting these down, but I like answering the questions):

• watch twilight trailer Not a problem, watch it by clicking here.
• buy the movie mr. popper’s penguins. I don’t think it’s a movie, but buy the book here.
• kira-kira katie’s last name? It’s Katie Takeshima. See my book review here.
• mr popper’s penguin home address Mr. Popper lives at 432 Proudfoot Avenue. See my book review here.
• what are two of jacqueline woodson’s hobbies Reading and writing. Read this article and my review of Feather’s here.
• ” rainbow game” sexy games Oh please, don’t event think of playing these games. They are disgusting!! They play this in The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult.
• where does sylvia perlmutter live now? If she’s still alive, she lives in Maryland.
• “the kite runner” true or fiction? The Kite Runner is fiction. Read my book review here.
• 100th post giveaway ideas I had a very successful giveaway here, but it’s over now. Head on over to Jen at Devourer of Books who’s celebrating her 100th post right now!
• a jewish girl with red hair and freckles survivor in the holocaust None of the books I’ve reviewed has a description like this one. I just don’t know.
• action of criss cross by lynne rae perkins I thought this book had NO action. Read my book review here.
• age group curious incident of the dog in the night It’s classified as Young Adult. Read my book review here.
• all the pages of the devils arithmetic book so i can read it All of the pages are located at your local library. My book review here.
• any books as good as water for elephants? Wow, this person must have liked this one. Read my less than favorable bookreview here.
• are stephenie meyer’s books okay for adolescents? I think so. In fact, I think they are about as clean as they can get.
• aslan maw Hmm . . . interesting. The only think I can think of is Aslan from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
• awards won by twilight and stephenie meyer Um, wow. Put this into Google and I’m the number two hit, right under Stephenie Meyer’s site, and above twilight lexicon, MTV, and all kinds of fan sites. Twilight has received the following awards: School Library Journal Best Books, 2005, YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2006, YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2006
• because of winn dixie final test I don’t think you can find your final online. Good try though. I reviewed this book here.
• booklight oprah Oprah featured a booklight on her show once. See what people say about it on my post here.
• brandon dicamillo’s wife I know of a Brandon Mull or Brandon Sanderson and Kate DiCamillo but I’ve never heard of Brandon DiCamillo nor his wife.
• can breast slapping be enjoyable? Put that into Google and I’m number two. Sigh.
• circle sex game Gross again. See The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult.
• city of publication of number the stars Number the Stars is published by Laurel Leaf under Random House which is located out of New York.
• clean literature I like it clean.
• come & see me turn one on my 1st birthday Thanks for inviting me.
• darfur books See all of my recommendations about books on Darfur here.
• dates of books that came out by stephenie meyer Twilight came out October 2005, New Moon came out August 2006, Eclipse came out August 2007, Breaking Dawn will come out August 2008, and The Host came out May 2008.
• did you have change of heart I don’t know. Have I?
• divorce of immaculee ilibagiza 2008 Wow, I couldn’t find anything online to confirm this one. Read my review of her memoir, Left to Tell, here.
• does anybody know when midnight sun by stephanie meyers is being released Stephenie does not currently have a contract for this book but she hopes that one day it will be published. Read about it in her words on her website.
• does anybody know what ashram elizabeth gilbert was at If I remember correctly, she didn’t want to say for fear that they would be inundated with people wanting to visit. I understand some people have, but I’m not sure the name.
• elizabeth gilbert where did she go to college The biography on her website just said that she went to college in New York, but didn’t say which one.
• f word “curious incident of the dog in the night-time” There is a great discussion going on about that in my review here.
• fictional breast slapping Wow, another one.
• fight the devil (leave a comment) I haven’t the slightest clue to what this means.
• fun life goals I’ve got some fun life reading goals you can see on my challenge blog here.
• god and jen w Huh?
• hidden letters in “the tenth circle” See the answer here.
• how come so much was out during sexual intercourse I’m simply worried about this person. And I’m simply worried that I allowed myself to put that one up.
• how can i create a bookmark for number the star As in something to hold your place while reading? What a odd question. Just about anything will do.
• how many books did donna jo napoli write I counted 46. You can see them all on here website here.
• how many books did patricia mccormick make Three. I’ve reviewed all of them here.
• how many pages are in the book “the devil’s arithmetic”? 176 pages. My book review here.
• how many pages did the boy in the striped pajamas have? 240 pages. My book review here.
• how much did elizabeth gilbert get for her last book? Wouldn’t we all like to know.
• how does the memory keepers daughter end? *****SPOILER***** The father dies and the family is reunited with the lost twin daughter.
• how did lisi harrison come up with her book ideas See her answer in an interview here.
• how old is parvana She is 11 in The Breadwinner and 12 in Parvana’s Journey. I review all three of her books here.
• how the book the breadwinner got it’s name I answer that question in the comments here.
• how to write like stephanie meyer Wow. I think she’d be flattered.
• i had a change of heart i dunno where to start Ah, the internet is the first place we always turn to.
• i found stephenie meyer’s email address Really? I’ve actually come across quite a few different email addresses as well, but I doubt she uses them anymore. But you can read the official policy about contacting Stephenie on her website here.
• i have cheap parents I doubt it. Maybe, you are asking for too much?
• i hated eat, love, pray did anyone else You’re not alone. I didn’t hate it, didn’t love it either. But plenty of people do. My book review here.
• if i liked “water for elephants” by sara gruen what other books would i like? Any suggestions?
• if you have only one ovary and one fallopian tube does that mean you have a unicornuate uterus NO. A unicornuate uterus means that only one half of your uterus is formed. Only having one ovary and one fallopian tube is not the same thing, although it’s common for a woman with a unicornuate uterus to only have one ovary and one follopian tube. I have a unicornuate uterus and you can read my full story here.
• in book breadwinner what is mother’s name Funny. When I Google this, my blog keeps coming up. I can’t remember if Deborah Ellis gives her a name I think she’s just referred to as Mother. I know that she purposely did not give the family a last name so as to not get any innocent people in trouble with the taliban.
• in i am the messenger what game do they play I took this one back to the library, does anybody remember?
• in what year did the rwandan holocaust start 1994
• in what year was the book the breadwinner written? 2001
• is austenland a movie No. But I think it would a fun one.
• is kira kira a true story? No, it’s fiction.
• is fablehaven going to be a movie The movie rights have been optioned.
• is nineteen minutes and the tenth circle written by the same person Yes, that would by Jodi Picoult.
• is stephenie meyer coming out with a new book? She just came out with The Host and Breaking Dawn is coming out August 2nd.
• is number the stars fiction or non fiction It is fiction, but based upon true situations. My review.
• is the kite runner sad Yes. My review here.
• is the movie the devil’s arithmetic scary I didn’t think it was scary. But it was emotional and sad. I have a YouTube clip of the movie here.
• is there a nineteen minute movie No. But you can watch the book trailer here.
• is there going to be a book called midnight sun that is told from edwards point of view by stephanie meyer Stephenie sure hopes there will be. See her answer on her website.
• is there going to be a fourth book of fablehaven by bradon mull I believe that he’s writing in now.
• jew thank god for flea That would be a reference to The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom. My book review here.
• Jennifer roy birthday and age? I don’t know, she didn’t say on her website.
• kate dicamillo tour dates 2008 I don’t believe that she is currently on tour.
• labor at 35 weeks with a unicornuate uterus Congrats for making it so long. I went to 37 weeks and that was great! But if you’re in labor why are you coming to my site instead of the hospital?
• left to tell front cover See it here.
• list of different versions of hansel and gretel I don’t have anything like that here although I reviewed The True Story of Hansel and Gretel here.
• maw sex You know I only wrote one post about this, but it seems to be popular.
• maw to improve my self Are you asking me specifically? Well, I did write a post on how to improve your blogging here.
• maw book blog parvana’s journey I threw this one in here because I get a lot of variations of this keyword with the breadwinner as well. I think there is some teacher out there telling their students to come to my blog specifically because it’s way too many to be a coincidence.
• movie audition for fablehaven If you find out, let me know too!
• negative reviews of the book left to tell I’ve never seen one. The book is amazing!
• number the stars : when did ellen leave? I can’t remember, this was a library copy.
• number the stars book front cover person related to lois lowry Great question. But my guess would be no.
• number the stars the movie that came out february 18 I don’t think this is a movie.
• page 24 of the miraculous journey of edward tulane Mine was a library copy. Anybody? What’s on page 24?
• page 57 true diary sherman alexie Same as above. What about page 57?
• pages 13 and 14 of the book number the stars Hmm . . . I seem to be reading a lot of library books.
• photo of sylvia from lodz ghetto and pictures of sylvia perlmutter I couldn’t find one.
• positive happy pregnancy story 39 year old mom How about a positive happy pregnancy story of a 29 year old mom.
• psychological reasons for pooping pants Life happens.
• publish date of yellow star April 15, 2006
• reference to the office in the host by: stephenie meyer Yep! She does make one. See her talking about it here.
• sex in water good or bad? You risk infection, so it could be bad.
• stephenie meyer goals in life We sure do want to know a lot about authors. I’m not sure about her goals. Read what other things she said here.
• stephenie meyer marriage date Interesting question. In her biography, Stephenie says she was born in 1973, met her husband when she was four, started dating sixteen years after that, and got married nine months after that. You do the math.
• stephenie meyer hobbies Stephenie Meyer loves reality shows (one that she mentions is The Amazing Race, which I love as well), loves to read, listen to music, shop ebay, and surf the net. And she’s a Mom.
• the boy in the striped pyjamas true story? No. It’s a fable. Read my review.
• the breadwinner- describe the apartment building that parvana’s family lives in? I can sniff out a homework assignment. Well, for one, it’s basically rubble because it’s been bombed out, one room with a small kitchen, no electricity, no water.
• the breadwinner. what happens in chapter 10 I don’t remember. I don’t have the book on me at the moment.
• the miraculous journey of edward tulane awards Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Winner, Fiction Category and Quills Award Nominee
• tibetan sky burials There was a really good description of this in the book Sky Burial by Xinran (my book review here). After death, the body is shaved completely, then chopped up, and fed to the vultures on a mountaintop. Very strange burial custom.
• want rss feed on library website of new york times bestsellers If you subscribe to my blog, I put this list up every Sunday.
• what date was lynne rae perkins was born
• what do stephenie meyers covers for her books mean See that answer here.
• what cynthia kadohata looked like as a 11 year old Wow. Who knew that we would like to know so much personal information about a author. I’m not sure what she looked like.
• what awards did christopher paul curtis win for his book elijah of buxton 2008 Michigan Notable Author Award, 2008 NAACP Image Award Nomination, 2008 Coretta Scot King Award, 2008 Newbery Honor Award, Nominated For NAACP Image Award, and the Scott O’Dell Award.
• what does literature have to teach us about sexuality fight club Huh?
• what happened to the baby in parvana’s journey If I remember correctly, the baby is adopted by a family.
• what is christopher paul curtis doing right now? Right this second? Sleeping, eating, talking, walking? I’m not sure.
• what is deborah ellis’ older sister’s name I don’t know if she has a older sister.
• what is the climax in the book host by stephenie meyer Seriously, I’m not going to spoil it. Read it and find out.
• what is the cover of fablehaven 4 going to look like I’m sure even Brandon would like to know.
• what page on diary of a wimpy kid:rodrick rules tells you gregory’s embarrassing accident Anybody? I’ve actually never read this one.
• what was the peanut butter lady’s name in because of winn dixie
• what year did stephenie meyer published her new book Because it’s new, that would be this year 2008. And that would be The Host.
• when is brandon mull’s birthday I will be sure to ask him when I do an interview.
• when the true story of hansel and gretel was written 2003
• where did the story hansel and gretel take place Poland
• where is daoud hari now? Daoud Hari now lives in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Read my book review of The Translator here.
• where to email kate dicamillo She did not have contact information on her website.
• who is the narrator in the book thief? Death
• who said change was good? I don’t know.
• why did you cry at the end of the kite runner I didn’t.
• why did you dislike water for elephants by sara gruen I didn’t dislike it, I was more frustrated with it. See my review here.
• why is eat, pray, love so successful One word: Oprah. My book review here.
• why kids should read a thousand splendid suns I’m not sure kids should read A Thousand Splendid Suns although I had a few ask me if they were up to it. My book review here.
• woman who survived being killed in africa by hidden in bathroom for 3 months That would be the amazing Immaculee Ilibagiza who wrote Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
  
• page 200 and something reference to jim and pam in the host? Yep, it’s an Office reference. She talks about it here.
• zel sex scene tower It wasn’t very graphic but I did find it surprising. Read my book review here.
• birthday of patricia mccormick Hmm . . . I couldn’t find a birthdate for the author Patricia McCormick, but the birthday of Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer Patricia McCormick is May 12, 1930.
• elijah, in elijah of buxton, proves that he is no longer a fra-gile child when When he takes off to rescue a friend by crossing over to the U.S. He discovers the “secret language” of adults and *****SPOILER***** takes a toddler slave back to his community to be raised as a free man. Read my book review here.
• if i only read one book this year it should be What is the What by Dave Eggers was the one that I read first this year that I thought everybody should read. I’ve since read several that I think should be the one book you should read, including Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculee Ilibagiza, Slave: My True Story by Mende Nazer, The Translator by Daoud Hari, A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, Sold by Patricia McCormick. I could go on and on and on and on but you did just ask for one.
• we wish you a very happy 1st birthday Why thank you!

And if this isn’t enough for you check out April’s keywords post and my first keywords post.

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