The Book Nook & Java Shop is proud to be sponsoring the National Reading Month Read-A-Thon for children in the Elementary and Middle Schools of Montague and Whitehall.  Each participating child will set a reading goal for a certain number of pages.  He/she will ask for pledges per pages read during the 2-week period from family and friends.  All monies collected will be donated to the respective school's library fund.  All participants that met their goals are invited to the Reading Frenzy party at The Book Nook & Java Shop on March 31st (see event for details) where they will play games, receive prizes and celebrate!

As an added bonus The Book Nook & Java Shop will have Read-A-Thon rocking chairs in a window of the store.  We will pledge 5 cents per page read in the chairs!

The Book Nook & Java Shop is proud to be sponsoring the National Reading Month Read-A-Thon for children in the Elementary and Middle Schools of Montague and Whitehall.  Each participating child will set a reading goal for a certain number of pages.  He/she will ask for pledges per pages read during the 2-week period from family and friends.  All monies collected will be donated to the respective school's library fund.  All participants that met their goals are invited to the Reading Frenzy party at The Book Nook & Java Shop on March 31st (see event for details) where they will play games, receive prizes and celebrate!

As an added bonus The Book Nook & Java Shop will have Read-A-Thon rocking chairs in a window of the store.  We will pledge 5 cents per page read in the chairs!

Showcase of local talent.

The Book Nook & Java Shop is proud to be sponsoring the National Reading Month Read-A-Thon for children in the Elementary and Middle Schools of Montague and Whitehall.  Each participating child will set a reading goal for a certain number of pages.  He/she will ask for pledges per pages read during the 2-week period from family and friends.  All monies collected will be donated to the respective school's library fund.  All participants that met their goals are invited to the Reading Frenzy party at The Book Nook & Java Shop on March 31st (see event for details) where they will play games, receive prizes and celebrate!

As an added bonus The Book Nook & Java Shop will have Read-A-Thon rocking chairs in a window of the store.  We will pledge 5 cents per page read in the chairs!

THE ROMANTIC PEASANTS is a collaborative banding of individual
singer/songwriters; monTe micHel bLeu and Trae..Marie, along with
bassist Michael Mason. Acoustic driven music, steeped in the
"americana" roots music traditions of folk, traditional country, rock,
and blues. The band relies mainly on original compositions, but are
given to occasional interperative renderings of other artists, as well. 

The Book Nook & Java Shop is proud to be sponsoring the National Reading Month Read-A-Thon for children in the Elementary and Middle Schools of Montague and Whitehall.  Each participating child will set a reading goal for a certain number of pages.  He/she will ask for pledges per pages read during the 2-week period from family and friends.  All monies collected will be donated to the respective school's library fund.  All participants that met their goals are invited to the Reading Frenzy party at The Book Nook & Java Shop on March 31st (see event for details) where they will play games, receive prizes and celebrate!

As an added bonus The Book Nook & Java Shop will have Read-A-Thon rocking chairs in a window of the store.  We will pledge 5 cents per page read in the chairs!

The Book Nook & Java Shop is proud to be sponsoring the National Reading Month Read-A-Thon for children in the Elementary and Middle Schools of Montague and Whitehall.  Each participating child will set a reading goal for a certain number of pages.  He/she will ask for pledges per pages read during the 2-week period from family and friends.  All monies collected will be donated to the respective school's library fund.  All participants that met their goals are invited to the Reading Frenzy party at The Book Nook & Java Shop on March 31st (see event for details) where they will play games, receive prizes and celebrate!

As an added bonus The Book Nook & Java Shop will have Read-A-Thon rocking chairs in a window of the store.  We will pledge 5 cents per page read in the chairs!

The Book Nook & Java Shop is proud to be sponsoring the National Reading Month Read-A-Thon for children in the Elementary and Middle Schools of Montague and Whitehall.  Each participating child will set a reading goal for a certain number of pages.  He/she will ask for pledges per pages read during the 2-week period from family and friends.  All monies collected will be donated to the respective school's library fund.  All participants that met their goals are invited to the Reading Frenzy party at The Book Nook & Java Shop on March 31st (see event for details) where they will play games, receive prizes and celebrate!

As an added bonus The Book Nook & Java Shop will have Read-A-Thon rocking chairs in a window of the store.  We will pledge 5 cents per page read in the chairs!

The Book Nook & Java Shop is proud to be sponsoring the National Reading Month Read-A-Thon for children in the Elementary and Middle Schools of Montague and Whitehall.  Each participating child will set a reading goal for a certain number of pages.  He/she will ask for pledges per pages read during the 2-week period from family and friends.  All monies collected will be donated to the respective school's library fund.  All participants that met their goals are invited to the Reading Frenzy party at The Book Nook & Java Shop on March 31st (see event for details) where they will play games, receive prizes and celebrate!

As an added bonus The Book Nook & Java Shop will have Read-A-Thon rocking chairs in a window of the store.  We will pledge 5 cents per page read in the chairs!

The Book Nook & Java Shop is proud to be sponsoring the National Reading Month Read-A-Thon for children in the Elementary and Middle Schools of Montague and Whitehall.  Each participating child will set a reading goal for a certain number of pages.  He/she will ask for pledges per pages read during the 2-week period from family and friends.  All monies collected will be donated to the respective school's library fund.  All participants that met their goals are invited to the Reading Frenzy party at The Book Nook & Java Shop on March 31st (see event for details) where they will play games, receive prizes and celebrate!

As an added bonus The Book Nook & Java Shop will have Read-A-Thon rocking chairs in a window of the store.  We will pledge 5 cents per page read in the chairs!

The Book Nook & Java Shop is proud to be sponsoring the National Reading Month Read-A-Thon for children in the Elementary and Middle Schools of Montague and Whitehall.  Each participating child will set a reading goal for a certain number of pages.  He/she will ask for pledges per pages read during the 2-week period from family and friends.  All monies collected will be donated to the respective school's library fund.  All participants that met their goals are invited to the Reading Frenzy party at The Book Nook & Java Shop on March 31st (see event for details) where they will play games, receive prizes and celebrate!

As an added bonus The Book Nook & Java Shop will have Read-A-Thon rocking chairs in a window of the store.  We will pledge 5 cents per page read in the chairs!

Come check out this talented duo as they perform Great Lakes folk and bluegrass favorites!

The Book Nook & Java Shop is proud to be sponsoring the National Reading Month Read-A-Thon for children in the Elementary and Middle Schools of Montague and Whitehall.  Each participating child will set a reading goal for a certain number of pages.  He/she will ask for pledges per pages read during the 2-week period from family and friends.  All monies collected will be donated to the respective school's library fund.  All participants that met their goals are invited to the Reading Frenzy party at The Book Nook & Java Shop on March 31st (see event for details) where they will play games, receive prizes and celebrate!

As an added bonus The Book Nook & Java Shop will have Read-A-Thon rocking chairs in a window of the store.  We will pledge 5 cents per page read in the chairs!

About the Author:

The pseudonym and web site names have no real significance other
than I like them. My given name is Billy Duane Page. I have gone by
Bill D. or B. D. most of my life. In my youth I was known as William
until I had to get a birth certificate for the WW II draft and found
that what I thought was my given name was not. Surprise!

I have been a teacher at all levels of public education from
elementary through graduate school in Manson and Marion, Iowa, Lincoln
Park, Michigan and adjunct professor for Western Michigan University. I
was an elementary and special education school principal in Rockford,
IL; assistant superintendent to the Illinois State Superintendent of
Education, in Springfield; superintendent of schools in Whitehall, MI;
and Muskegon Community College dean of students. In addition to my
education career, I am a WW II veteran and have been a Boy and Cub
Scout Master, a trapper, carpenter, cabinet maker, sheet metal worker,
draftsman, railroad section hand, and highway worker. Those varied
experiences have given me a unique insight into human behavior.

Because of that insight, I have developed empathy for people from
all walks of life. Working with people across the entire span of our
social matrix has let me see the yin and the yang of it, the good and
the bad. Prejudice more often shows its ugly head as a downward
phenomenon. Those who ‘have’ are more inclined to look upon those who
‘have not’ with less favor. That is part of the reason I write for
children. I have devoted my life to the improvement of life for all
children, especially the disadvantaged It is my guiding principal.

My wife of sixty–two years and I live in Muskegon, Michigan. We have
three children, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Our
childhood home was Marion, Iowa.

The mic is waiting for you!  Come down and share your song, poetry or just your listening skills!

The Book Nook & Java Shop is proud to be sponsoring the National Reading Month Read-A-Thon for children in the Elementary and Middle Schools of Montague and Whitehall.  Each participating child will set a reading goal for a certain number of pages.  He/she will ask for pledges per pages read during the 2-week period from family and friends.  All monies collected will be donated to the respective school's library fund.  All participants that met their goals are invited to the Reading Frenzy party at The Book Nook & Java Shop on March 31st (see event for details) where they will play games, receive prizes and celebrate!

As an added bonus The Book Nook & Java Shop will have Read-A-Thon rocking chairs in a window of the store.  We will pledge 5 cents per page read in the chairs!

Come celebrate with the participants that met their reading goals for the National Reading Month Read-A-Thon.

Games, Snacks, Prizes

Guitar, mandolin, harmonica and vocals.

Blues and big band; guitar and vocals.

Join us for a discussion of "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave.

Lafayette Woodwinds Ensemble

Tony Keck - guitar

Bryan Uecker - piano

Sponsored by the MCC Writing Club.  Bring your own poetry or just come listen!

Guitar and vocals.

Andrew Goldstein

Camero Delo

Eric Goodrich

This singer/song-writer duo from South Bend is one of our favorites!