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    36 Titles with Strong Female Characters

    Since today is the Women’s March in cities across the country, I thought it would be fun to highlight just a few strong female characters in books from picture books to YA titles. Hopefully you’ll find something new you’ll want to read! Enjoy! My Name is Not Isabella by Jennifer Fosberry, illustrated…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/15/18

    This week I finished four titles (plus the picture books for #BlogBookADay), so I’m feeling pretty good! I read: The Wonderling by Mira Bartok The Way to Bea by Kat Yeh The Ethan I Was Before by Ali Standish Enginerds by Jarrett Lerner I realized although I have about 20…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/8/18

    This week I read through a couple of titles (still have a bunch on my desk though!) as it’s been below freezing for days on end and that’s not much else to do but snuggle up and read! I read: Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova Brave by Svetlana Chmakova Restart by Gordon…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/1/17

    Happy New Year everyone! I didn’t get a chance to update on Christmas (as I was sick as a dog), so here it goes. This past (2) weeks I read: The Dog Who Came for Christmas by Sue Pethick The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi The Shadow Cipher by Laura Ruby Speed…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Books I'm Looking Forward to in 2018

    My Top Ten Tuesday post is a day late due to some horrible germs that upended my parent’s house for the Christmas holiday. In the past week, almost everyone (10 people) either had a horrible cold with fever or a 24-hour stomach bug. It’s been a little crazy, so I…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Hope Santa Brings Me

    I’m usually very specific about what I add to my personal library – limited space and a love of reading don’t usually go hand-in-hand. I often will only add titles to my own collection that have already been read as a library book and vetted to my personal taste. But,…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/18/17

    It’s the week before Christmas, I’m trying to tie up loose ends at work, pack for the holiday and make sure everything is ready for the holidays and I’m still trying to read as much as I can during the week. This past week I read: The Epic Fail of…

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    Book Riot's Gift Giving Guide: Middle Grade Titles

    I love the format of this list! It takes common classic middle grade titles and offers a number of options that haven been published this year that are similar! It’s a well thought out, diverse list of titles, many of which I’ve already read, but some are new to me…