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November Monthly News

Welcome to the November edition of monthly news! I finished the Harry Potter series! I'm so glad I finally read it. It's way better than the movies, although I watched all of those as well. What is your favorite book-to-film series? I braved the stores on Black Friday this year for the first time ever. I'm glad I did too. Got the hubby's Christmas prezzie for almost half price! The stores were busy but it wasn't that bad at all. I'm already looking forward to next year's sales!! What is the best Black Friday deal you have taken advantage of? If you like devotionals, I'm hosting a giveaway for The Confident Woman Devotional by Joyce Meyer. Check it out here ! BOOKS: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (recommend) Amy, My Daughter by Mitch Winehouse (recommend) If Ponies Rode Men by James Elliot The Confident Woman Devotional by Joyce Meyer (recommend) MOVIES: Incredibles 2  (recommend) Mamma Mia Here We Go Again

The Friday 56 (With Instagram 56 & Book Beginnings)

Welcome to week 404! RULES: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your  ereader . If you have to improvise, that is okay. *Find a snippet, short and sweet. *Post it, and add the url to your post in the Linky below. Also join in the fun on Instagram using the hashtags #Instagram56 #Friday56 Happy weekend to you all! I saw this Canadian classic making blogger rounds recently and thought, 'yes'! I won an extensive ebook collection years ago and felt it a perfect time to reread book 1. Check out this read on  Amazon . Here is my snippet from approximately 56 pages in...  View this post on Instagram Rereading my favorite Canadian classic book! #Friday56 #Instagram56 A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) on Nov 29, 2018 at 5:07pm PST Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56.

#Win The Confident Woman Devotional by Joyce Meyer (US) (47)

JOYCE MEYER is a #1  New York Times  bestselling author and one of the world’s leading practical Bible teachers. Her broadcast,  Enjoying Everyday Life , airs daily on hundreds of television networks and radio stations worldwide. Joyce has written nearly 100 inspirational books. Bestsellers include  Power Thoughts ;  The Confident Woman ;  Look Great, Feel Great ;  Starting Your Day Right ;  Ending Your Day Right ;  Approval Addiction ;  How to Hear from God ;  Beauty for Ashes ; and  Battlefield of the Mind . Joyce holds conferences throughout the year, speaking to thousands around the world. She lives in St. Louis, MO. Kindle:  2430 KB Print:  433 pages Publisher:  FaithWords; New edition (October 16, 2018) ASIN:  B07C21X3VT AMAZON US    |    AMAZON CA    |    AMAZON UK God has created you to be confident, bold, and free-free to be yourself, free from the need to compare yourself to others, and free to step into His destiny for your life. Based on her #1 

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows #Movie 1 & 2

AVAILABLE NOW! Rated PG 130  minutes AMAZON US    |    AMAZON CA    |     AMAZON UK Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , the seventh and final adventure in the Harry Potter film series, is told in two full-length parts.  Part 1  begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the horcruxes--the keys to Voldemort’s immortality. On their own, without the guidance or protection of their professors, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever. But there are dark forces in their midst that threaten to tear them apart. Meanwhile, the wizarding world has become a dangerous place for all enemies of the Dark Lord. The long-feared war has begun and Voldemort’s Death Eaters seize control of the Ministry of Magic and even Hogwarts, terrorizing and arresting anyone who might oppose them. But the one prize they still seek is the one most valuable to Voldemort: Harry Potter. The Chosen One has become the hunted on

If Ponies Rode Men by James Elliott (46)

Paperback:  56 pages Publisher:  Hawthorn Ink (November 10, 1999) ISBN:  9780968613900 AMAZON US    |    AMAZON CA    |    AMAZON UK George Washington saved his neck, Joseph Brant watched his back -- The view from the other side in the American Revolution. IF PONIES RODE MEN is the harrowing true story of Loyalist Robert Land set against the blood and smoke of America's first civil war. It chronicles the real-life adventures and adversities of Land as a British spy, backwoods recruiter and comrade-in-arms to the legendary Mohawk war chief, Joseph Brant. Burned out of his Pennsylvania homestead and sentenced to death for treason, he was spared the gallows by a judicious George Washington. One son was hanged by Patriots, one son died in the squalor of wartime New York City and one son fought alongside American turncoat Benedict Arnold. And behind the whole family stood Land's wife, the courageous Phoebe who kept her family together through all the dark days of

The Friday 56 (With Instagram 56 & Book Beginnings)

Welcome to week 403! RULES: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your  ereader . If you have to improvise, that is okay. *Find a snippet, short and sweet. *Post it, and add the url to your post in the Linky below. Also join in the fun on Instagram using the hashtags #Instagram56 #Friday56 Happy weekend to you all! In keeping with non-fiction November, I am reading a book on the founder of my city! I may be Canadian, but our city was founded by an American. Happy Thanksgiving to my American readers! Check out this read on  Amazon . Here is my snippet from Page 16. That's how far I am. Plus Page 56 is the index. View this post on Instagram #nonfictionnovember2018 a book about the founder of my city, which is in Canada, but he is American. Happy Thanksgiving!! #Friday56 #Instagram56 A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) on Nov 22, 2018 at 4:59pm PST Book Beginni