The Literary Life

From the staff of BookSwim.com

Day: Thursday, June 18th, 2009

InStyle: “Summer’s Best New Book Club” by Lisa Tilson

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—Lisa Tilson

News 12 Long Island: “Gift Ideas for Dad” by Elisa DiStefano

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“The only man a girl can depend on is a daddy,” said Frenchie in one of my favorite movies, Grease. That stuck with me. My dad has proved it to me time and time again! My father has taught me so much. He taught me to put family first, loyalty, to work hard, to value all of the things I am fortunate to have and take care of those things. He has tried to teach me how to take care of my car and save money, but I am still working on those things! My dad has always been there for me. He never missed a thing. He would play outside with all of the neighborhood kids and always entertain us. Poor dad happily sat through countless shows, dance recitals, cheerleading competitions, rounds of Candyland and even allowed my sister and I to do his hair! Til this day, he never misses a special segment or blog :-) . I do have one complaint about Dad–in fact, it’s a running joke in our family. He is impossible to buy for. We get him a million gift cards–so boring. So this year I did a search for gifts for my dad, and yours. Maybe you’ll have better luck than I usually do!

Here’s what I came up with…………

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