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Each month, I highlight my favorite search terms and keywords that brought people via search engines to the Maw Books Blog. I’ve selected a few of my favorite search terms and left them exactly as they were typed in.   It’s really hard to choose just these few (okay, more than just a few).  You wouldn’t believe how many I delete which don’t seem as interesting the longer I look at them. Enjoy!

Bookish

• find me books without sex and swearing They are out there.  Don’t give up.  But obviously, the next two people want just the opposite.
• best graphic sex scene+book
• best written description of sex in literature
• creating a home reading nook I want a reading nook!
  
• how to keep kids from pulling all the books off a bookshelf Have you been to my house? Impossible!  The only solution is to get bookshelves with doors on them you can lock.
  
• i just read eat pray love, what should i read next? I haven’t read it but off the top of my head, I would try Eat Sleep Sit.  It’s a memoir about a guy who goes on a spiritual journey. 
  
• is the book to kill a mockingbird appropriate for high school english? Yes, definitely yes.
  
• is the boy in the stripped pajamas ok to be seen by an 8 year old? No.  No. No. 
  
• is the grandmother in ella the elegant elephant a major character? No.  She’s actually never shown at all.  She is spoken about and is the sender of Ella’s hat. 
  
• how to work on the presentation of my childrens picture book so that it will definitely become a bestseller I wish you luck!
  
• what is good to haul books in at a book sale? Ah, somebody of my own heart!  I use really large oversized bags, but I’ve seen people use a dolly and crate system that I think works out great.
  
• serious bookshelves As opposed to not serious bookshelves.
  
• recipes from “a tree grows in brooklyn” Hmm . . . . good idea.  I’ll have to look into this one.
  
• how can i make all my books on my bookshelf  look the same Well, if you bought multiple copies of the same book, then they would look all the same.
• how do you keep bookshelves from bowing? Sounds like me!  I’d put less books on them
• where can i find pictures of built in white wall book shelves? Not here.  Nothing built in!  But I do have white bookshelves.
  
• novel the boy in the striped pyjamas retells the story from what book? No name changing here!  The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne.  Go figure.
• i want to turn my closet into bookshelves Yay!
  
• the mailing address for the book thief ???  The mailing address for a fictional character?  I don’t think so.
  
• what’s a better book the giver or the breadwinner They are so different, I don’t really think you could compare them.  My book review of The Giver and my book review of The Breadwinner.
• if a writer is poor when growing up, how does it effect their writing? No idea.
• “library sale” and “big” and “utah” This sales is coming up in just two weeks!  So excited!  Check out my library book sale haul from a couple of times ago!

On Ruining Books

• coffee spilt on library book damage Inspired by my post about ruining books, it seems a lot of people out there do the same!
  
• how to dry out and unstick pages of book left in the rain Maybe blow dry the pages and put something heavy on top of them?
  
• ruined library book – have to pay? Um, yes!
  
• i’ve ruined a library book?

Dead or Alive?

• did shannon hale die No!  In fact, check out Shannon Hale’s blog where she is alive and well!
• is jean craighead george alive Yep!  I meet her at least four years ago.  She was definitely getting older but still here.
• is kirby larson still alive? Oh yes.  Check out Kirby Larson’s blog too.
• is ruby bridges dead No, she’s alive and well.  Visit Ruby Bridge’s website.
• has jane yolen died yet? Nope!  So far, everybody is alive.  Check out Jane Yolen’s website.

Other Questions

• how can i keep my mind from wandering when i pray Try praying out loud?
• how can you tell when lemon squares are done Beats me, but I made yummy lemon squares!
• how to make costumes of superheroes at home for 1 year old We made the cutest superhero costumes!  If you need details, just let me know.
• how to say goodbye when leaving company in a conference call Um, how about just saying bye?
• has anyone carried a baby to term after hysterectomy Google this.  Of course, that brought you here.  But on other sites, it says yes, apparently, you can.
• should i take my 6 year old to see the body exhibit I went to the Body World Exhibit and I wouldn’t recommend it.  I’d say 12 and up.

Random

• crazy things people do with their bodies Donate their bodies to the Body World Exhibit!  See above.
• oh my gosh i just watched the movie trailer it looks awesome Oh my gosh!  It does look awesome!
• talk to god when you feel worried Yes, good advice.
• we ruined sara’s life and it’s like you don’t even care. I’m sorry.
• how it looks suitcase 62″ h+l+h I have no idea why that would bring them here.  Maybe the Hana’s Suitcase book review?
• i’m dying to watch this movie thanks anyway Um, okay.
• p**n has ruined sex for me Moving on.
• parents lock the pantry We have a child lock on our pantry because my kids would live in there.  Unfortunately, the oldest can now open it.
• christmas is not your birthday Unless your birthday is on Christmas.  Then yes, Christmas is your birthday.
• 32dd big boobs preteen Those are big.  Especially for a preteen.  I am so, so, so sorry.
• maw, i’m pregnant again Really?!  Congrats!
• maw much is sex Hmm . . .

Do I Read To Many Polygamy Books?

• become a polygamist wife
• how often do polygamist’s have sex Supposedly often when they are trying to conceive.  So not during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
  
• how to +become a flds wife Really? 
  
• i’m a polygamist wife
• live as a polygamist wife
• polygamy wife blog
• books by polygamist wives There are many books about polygamy written by those who have left. 
  
• what is a polygamist’s wife called The wives call each other sister wives.
• what’s it like to be a polygamist’s wife
• where to look for a sister wife Wow.  I really don’t even know what to say.  It’s not like you can just go to the supermarket and pick one up.  But then again . . .

As always, did you have a favorite search term this month?  If you have a blog, what’s your favorite search term that brought somebody there this past month?

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