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The Gift of the Maji by O. Henry

  WARNING: THE BANDERSNATCH BLOG MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION AND OPINIONS THAT THE PUBLIC MIGHT FIND OFFENSIVE. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL INFORMATION WILL BE CHECKED AND OPINIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF THE MAIN BLOGGER HERSELF. Hey there Earthlings, Alternatives and Trollers. Put down that mouse and lend an ear. Welcome to The Bandersnatch blog where we talk weird, wacky and wondrous. I'm The Bandersnatch and I have no idea what I'm doing. As you should know Tuesdays is book blog day were we talk about one particular book and pretty much run with it. Today's blog is on The Gift of the Maji by O. Henry The Gift of the Maji is a short story that follows a young couple and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. The Gift of the Maji was first published on December 10 th 1905 in The New York Sunday World under the title Gifts of the Magi and later published In April 1906 as part of the O. Henry ...

Nerd News

  WARNING: THE BANDERSNATCH BLOG CONTAINS INFORMATION AND OPINIONS THAT THE PUBLIC MIGHT FIND OFFENSIVE. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL INFORMATION WILL BE CHECKED AND OPINIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF THE MAIN BLOGGER HERSELF. Hey there Earthlings, Alternatives and Trollers. Put down that mouse and lend an ear. Welcome to The Bandersnatch blog where we talk weird, wacky and wondrous. I'm The Bandersnatch and I have no idea what I'm doing. Today's books I suggest are: The Mating Game by Lana Ferguson and Something Wicked by Falon Ballard THE MATING GAME by Lana Ferguson Contractor Tess Covington has spent her entire life as a regular non-shifter human, so after she lands in the Denver ER with flu-like symptoms, it comes as a complete shock to be told that, no, she's not sick–she's actually a late-presenting omega wolf shifter. With her family in dire financial straits and a contract for her own television show on the line, She can't afford not to c...

The Hans Christian Anderson Awards

WARNING: THE BANDERSNATCH BLOG CONTAINS INFORMATION AND OPINIONS THAT THE PUBLIC MIGHT FIND OFFENSIVE. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL INFORMATION WILL BE CHECKED AND OPINIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF THE MAIN BLOGGER HERSELF. Hey there Earthlings, Alternatives and Trollers. Put down that mouse and lend an ear. Welcome to The Bandersnatch blog where we talk weird, wacky and wondrous. I'm The Bandersnatch and I have no idea what I'm doing. Random blog day boo yah. As you should know Fridays is random blog day were we talk anything and everything and pretty much run with it. Today's blog is on The Hans Christian Anderson Awards. The Hans Christian Anderson Awards are two literary awards presented every two years by IBBY (the International Board of Books for Young People) to an Author and an Illustrator who have been judged to have made a lasting contribution to Literature for children and young people due to the outstanding value of their bodies of work. Each Autho...

The Polar Express

WARNING: THE BANDERSNATCH BLOG MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION AND OPINIONS THAT THE PUBLIC MIGHT FIND OFFENSIVE. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL INFORMATION WILL BE CHECKED AND OPINIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF THE MAIN BLOGGER HERSELF. Hey there Earthlings, Alternatives and Trollers. Put down that mouse and lend an ear. Welcome to The Bandersnatch blog where we talk weird, wacky and wondrous. I'm The Bandersnatch and I have no idea what I'm doing. As you should know Tuesdays is book blog day were we talk about one particular book and pretty much run with it. Today's blog is on The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. The Polar Express follows the story of a boy who – on Christmas Eve whilst staying awake to hear Santa's bells- ends up hearing a train which he boards and ends up going to the north pole to watch Santa set off with his sleigh. The Polar Express was published on November 12 th 1985 by Houghtin Muffin and is a fantasy children's picture book ...

Gingerbread Houses

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  WARNING: THE BANDERSNATCH BLOG CONTAINS INFORMATION AND OPINIONS THAT THE PUBLIC MIGHT FIND OFFENSIVE. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL INFORMATION WILL BE CHECKED AND OPINIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF THE MAIN BLOGGER HERSELF. Hey there Earthlings, Alternatives and Trollers. Put down that mouse and lend an ear. Welcome to The Bandersnatch blog where we talk weird, wacky and wondrous. I'm The Bandersnatch and I have no idea what I'm doing. Random blog day boo yah. As you should know Fridays is random blog day were we talk anything and everything and pretty much run with it. Today's blog is on Gingerbread Houses. Gingerbread Houses are a novelty confection, usually a building made out of edible cookie dough -usually Gingerbread hence the name- that is cut and baked into walls and roofing. Another type of model making with Gingerbread is usually edible statuettes or other decorations, usually made via a boiled dough that can be moulded like clay. Gingerbread Houses ...

Amelia's Story: A Hell's Belles story by Baconvader.

  WARNING: THE BANDERSNATCH BLOG MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION AND OPINIONS THAT THE PUBLIC MIGHT FIND OFFENSIVE. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL INFORMATION WILL BE CHECKED AND OPINIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF THE MAIN BLOGGER HERSELF. Hey there Earthlings, Alternatives and Trollers. Put down that mouse and lend an ear. Welcome to The Bandersnatch blog where we talk weird, wacky and wondrous. I'm The Bandersnatch and I have no idea what I'm doing. As you should know Tuesdays is book blog day were we talk about one particular book and pretty much run with it. Today's blog is on the Hells Belles fanfic Amelias Story: A Hells Belles story by Bacon Vader. Amelia was a girl with a bright future before her. Handsome boyfriend, loving family, and a career she was on the verge of beginning. But one moment would change everything. And she would enter the afterlife...with someone she has just met when she arrives. The pain of loss takes over and she will attempt to end her ...

Nerd News

  WARNING: THE BANDERSNATCH BLOG CONTAINS INFORMATION AND OPINIONS THAT THE PUBLIC MIGHT FIND OFFENSIVE. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL INFORMATION WILL BE CHECKED AND OPINIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF THE MAIN BLOGGER HERSELF. Hey there Earthlings, Alternatives and Trollers. Put down that mouse and lend an ear. Welcome to The Bandersnatch blog where we talk weird, wacky and wondrous. I'm The Bandersnatch and I have no idea what I'm doing. Today's books I suggest are: The Bodyguards Affair by Amy Lea and Fallen Gods by Rachel Van Dyken THE BODYGUARDS AFFAIR by Amy Lea Andi Zeigler lives a double life. By day, she's the no-nonsense, steadfast personal assistant to the Prime Minister of Canada's wife. By Night, she slips out of her heals and writes romance novels under a top-secret pen name. But when her steamiest book, the Prime Minister & Me, unexpectedly becomes a bestseller, rumors of a real-life affair between her and the PM start swirling out of...