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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…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/13/15

    Unfortunately, I didn’t get to all the reading I wanted to last week.  So, I definitely want to read Mark of the Thief this week (it’s the only one I didn’t get to this week), other than that, I’m going to read The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt.  Somewhere…