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    Book Review: Be True To Me

    A summer filled with a house on a private island, lazy days laying out in the sun and sundresses for dinner at the club is exactly what Jean’s summer has been for every year as long as she can remember, but this year it was going to be different, her…

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    Book Review: Some Kind of Happiness

    I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned this, but I absolutely adore book dedication – more often than not, they’ll tell you a little something about the author, the story or if you’re lucky you’ll find one that sounds like it was written just for you.   The dedication in Some…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/29/16

    I read an awesome book suggested to me by a friend, library visitor and fellow blogger – Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand this week.  I’m also working on Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek.  Two very different reads but both really interesting.…

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    Book Review: On the Run

    I loved Hatchet by Gary Paulsen when I read it in elementary school.  The survival aspect fascinated me and I couldn’t stop turning the pages to find out what happened to Brian as he faced the Canadian wilderness.  So when I read the description of On the Run, I expected something similar,…

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    Book Review: In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse

    I think having New Year’s Eve fall on a Thursday is absolutely genius!  The library was closed yesterday (Friday) and I don’t have to work this weekend allowing me to begin 2016 in the right way – with lots of reading!  I read In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/21/15

    This week I read Appleblossom the Possum written by Holly Goldberg Sloan which is a very different style from her previous work County By 7s.  It’s an adorable story about a little possum who accidentally falls down a chimney and with the help of her brothers is able to escape.  It’s an…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

    This week I was able to get back on track with three books I read!  The first book I read was called The Entirely True Story of the Unbelievable FIB by Adam Shaughnessy.  A great story for those kids looking for mythology books – a specific focus on Norse mythology as…

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    48 Hour Book Challenge Review #9

    140 Character Synopsis/Review: Inspired by true events, Uprooted is the story of Lindy as she evacuates to Canada while family still lives in war torn England. Title: Uprooted Author: Lynne Reid Banks Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books Publication Date: 2015 Page Number: 336 pgs.

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    48 Hour Book Challenge Review #6 

    140 Character Synopsis/Review: Ari promises to always stick with her brother, but when she must pretend nothing is wrong, she wonders how long she can last. Title: Paper Things Author: Jennifer Richard Jacobson Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Date: 2015 Page Number: 376 pgs.

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    Book Review: Roller Girl

    I’ll admit this first, before going into my review… I’m not a huge fan of graphic novels.  I love the idea of graphic novels and I’m a huge supporter of providing graphic novels to kids and their great benefits, but they are not my favorite genre.  I’m pretty sure my…