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Foreverhttps://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/blue.jpgblue2011-02-09T01:43:48+00:00monthlyhttps://katiaraina.com/2011/01/18/who-are-you-gonna-call/https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/jeremy-owl-by-toni-de-palma.jpgJeremy Owl by Toni de PalmaA fantasy story for middle-graders -- just came out last fallhttps://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/words-in-the-dust-by-trent-reedy.jpgWords in the Dust by Trent ReedyA debut from Arthur Levine Books, inspired by a real girl from Afghanistanhttps://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/head-games-by-keri-mikulski-a-sports-novel-out-on-jan-6th-get-your-copy-today.jpgHead Games by Keri Mikulski A sports novel -- out on Jan 6th -- get your copy today!https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ert-006.jpgThanks for the thank you's!My amazing writing buddy Patti Brown (left) with me at the Barnes and Noblehttps://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/70s-phone-the-kind-i-had-when-i-was-little.jpg70s phone (the kind I had when I was little!)2011-02-07T21:40:36+00:00monthlyhttps://katiaraina.com/2010/08/27/will-i-reach-the-top-of-the-mountain/https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/aug-2010-vacations-397.jpgthe view of the cities below us!https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/aug-2010-vacations-346.jpgaug-2010-vacations-346https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/aug-2010-vacations-343.jpgaug-2010-vacations-343https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/aug-2010-vacations-335.jpgthe mountain lake in which I swam (my sister-in-law has the actual swimming pictures!)https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/aug-2010-vacations-282.jpgplaying "la petanque"https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/aug-2010-vacations-168.jpgplaying ball with my niecehttps://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/aug-2010-vacations-030.jpgnear Azas, France"les tournesols" (or "sunflowers")https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/aug-2010-vacations-394.jpgaug-2010-vacations-3942011-01-07T11:34:19+00:00monthlyhttps://katiaraina.com/2011/01/05/the-draft/https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/kid_clipart_happy_girl.gifYippee!2011-01-07T11:43:30+00:00monthlyhttps://katiaraina.com/2011/01/01/of-superstitions-and-resolutions/https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/new-years-2011-019.jpgTruth or dare?https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/new-years-2011-018.jpgNew Year's 2011 018https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/new-years-2011-017.jpgNew Year's 2011 017https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/new-years-2011-008.jpgNew Year's 2011 008https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/new-years-2011-006.jpgme and hubby enjoying a glass of good French winehttps://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/new-years-2011-002.jpgwith my daughter, the star of the partyhttps://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/new-years-2011-027.jpgHappy New Year!2011-01-03T00:00:59+00:00monthlyhttps://katiaraina.com/2010/12/30/how-to-celebrate-the-new-year-russian-style/https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/states-09-024.jpgIn a Snow Maiden costume, at daycarehttps://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/states-09-014.jpgMe, in front of "The New Year tree" 2011-10-13T23:43:08+00:00monthlyhttps://katiaraina.com/2010/12/17/not-yet-a-writing-update/https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/crazy-night-dec-2010-008.jpgToo many words . . .done for the night2010-12-18T23:37:11+00:00monthlyhttps://katiaraina.com/2010/12/10/happy-miracles/https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/severines-7th-actual-birthday-023.jpgNo matter what you celebrate -- happy holidays -- happy miracles!2010-12-12T00:49:47+00:00monthlyhttps://katiaraina.com/2010/01/24/awake-and-dreaming/https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/sunrise-nyc-etc-009.jpgsunrise, NYC, etc 0092010-11-28T18:41:49+00:00monthlyhttps://katiaraina.com/2010/11/24/my-annual-thank-you-to-ms-universe/https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/states-09-082.jpgThe young Rainas2010-11-24T03:57:12+00:00monthlyhttps://katiaraina.com/2010/11/12/how-i-paid-for-college-by-marc-acito/https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/how-i-paid-for-college.jpgHow I Paid for College2010-11-13T01:05:58+00:00monthlyhttps://katiaraina.com/2010/10/03/craziness/https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/5012119599_7b321525d4_t.jpgHurricane Igor, NASA photo from Flickr2010-11-07T18:43:49+00:00monthlyhttps://katiaraina.com/2010/11/07/all-the-raindrops-in-the-sea-or-a-thousand-winding-pathways/https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/sunrise-nyc-etc-012.jpgSunrise over the Atlantic Ocean (Long Beach Island, New Jersey)2010-11-09T12:31:11+00:00monthlyhttps://katiaraina.com/2010/10/19/working/https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/katias-33-birthday-and-more-from-late-summer-fall-2010-040.jpgthe bottomhttps://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/katias-33-birthday-and-more-from-late-summer-fall-2010-039.jpgthis week2010-10-19T10:38:11+00:00monthlyhttps://katiaraina.com/2010/09/14/the-sky-unwashed-by-irene-zabytko/https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/the-sky-unwashed.jpgThe Sky Unwashed2010-09-15T11:46:44+00:00monthlyhttps://katiaraina.com/2010/08/22/my-name-isnt-kate-anymore/https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/aug-2010-vacations-395.jpgtwo mountain wildflowershttps://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/july-4th-2010-philadelphia-etc-061.jpgLast month, in Philly2010-08-28T04:52:15+00:00monthlyhttps://katiaraina.com/2010/08/12/the-red-umbrella-by-christina-diaz-gonzalez-and-one-crazy-summer-by-rita-williams-garcia/https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/the-red-umbrella.gifThe Red Umbrellahttps://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/one_crazy_summer.jpgone_crazy_summer2010-08-13T10:35:34+00:00monthlyhttps://katiaraina.com/2010/07/22/all-the-broken-pieces-by-ann-e-burg/https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/all-the-broken-pieces.jpgall the broken pieces2011-06-20T10:38:09+00:00monthlyhttps://katiaraina.com/2010/07/14/i-am-not-a-kgb-spy/https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/1941-vatolina-n-n-denisov-n-v-dont-gab.jpg1941 Vatolina N. N. Denisov N.V. "Don't Gab!"2010-07-21T03:25:38+00:00monthlyhttps://katiaraina.com/2010/07/07/independence-day-usa-with-a-dash-of-global-perspective/https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/july-4th-2010-philadelphia-etc-121.jpgJuly 4th 2010 Philadelphia https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/revolution-day-parade-i-am-the-taller-one-smiling-the-lady-on-the-very-left-with-the-flowers-is-my-babushka.jpgI am the taller one, smiling. The lady on the very left, with the flowers is my babushka.https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/july-4th-2010-philadelphia-etc-108.jpgJuly 4th 2010 https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/july-4th-2010-philadelphia-etc-105.jpgJuly 4th 2010 https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/july-4th-2010-philadelphia-etc-099.jpgJuly 4th 2010 https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/july-4th-2010-philadelphia-etc-096.jpgJuly 4th 2010 https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/july-4th-2010-philadelphia-etc-092.jpgJuly 4th 2010 https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/july-4th-2010-philadelphia-etc-090.jpgthe paradehttps://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/july-4th-2010-philadelphia-etc-012.jpgview outside our hotel room windowhttps://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/july-4th-2010-philadelphia-etc-152.jpgfireworks over Philadelphia Museum of Art 2010-07-09T13:07:59+00:00monthlyhttps://katiaraina.com/2010/07/02/jonathan-evison-what-more-can-you-ask-of-anybody/https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/all-about-lulu.jpgAll About Luluhttps://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/jonathan-evison1.jpgJonathan Evisonhttps://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/jonathan-evison.jpgJonathan Evison2010-07-02T12:08:02+00:00monthlyhttps://katiaraina.com/2010/06/27/countdown-by-deborah-wiles/https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/each-little-bird-that-sings-by-deborah-wiles.jpgEach Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wileshttps://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/sev-show-etc-050.jpg"Countdown" by Deborah Wileshttps://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/sev-show-etc-0461.jpgfrom "Countdown" by Deborah Wileshttps://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/sev-show-etc-046.jpgsev show etc 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later!https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/photo-14.jpgIn my room, Moscow Region, USSRI am 11 years oldhttps://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/photo-13.jpgIn Moscow Region, USSRI am in my room, eleven years oldhttps://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/photo-21.jpgIn Manalapan, New JerseySweet 16, I think . . . a mere five years later!https://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/photo-12.jpgIn Moscow Region, USSRI am 11-years old, in my roomhttps://katiaraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/photo-2.jpgIn New JerseySweet sixteen . . . a mere five years 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