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Tag: O. Henry

Book Club: “Lost on Dress Parade” by O. Henry

May 12, 2018 Diana_UA Leave a comment

This week we are reading the story by O.Henry again. The story is called “Lost on Dress Parade”. As usual, please think about characters, themes, a message of the story… Enjoy!

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Book Club: “The Princess and the Puma” by O. Henry

August 11, 2017 Diana_UA Leave a comment

OK, let’s try it again šŸ™‚ We had to postpone our usual meeting, so this week we are going to discuss the same story written by an American writer O.Henry called “The Princess and the Puma”. As usual, I ask you to think about the themes and the moral of

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Book Club: “The Princess and the Puma” by O. Henry

August 11, 2017 Diana_UA Book Club - Diana 2 comments

Hello, dear Bookworms, Today we are discussing a story of one of my favorite American writers O. HenryĀ called “The Princess and the Puma”. You can also read this story hereĀ and enjoy the wonderful illustrations created by I.A. Williams. Don’t forget to pick your reading circle role and get ready for

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Book Club: “The Princess and the Puma” by O. Henry

August 4, 2017 Diana_UA Leave a comment

Hello, dear BookClub members, This week we are reading the story of an American writer O.Henry (my old-time favorite) called “The Princess and the Puma”. As usual, I ask you to think about the themes and moral of this story. Please, choose yourĀ roleĀ in our schedule. Please, make a copy before

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