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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/11/16

    I missed reporting last week as it was the 4th of July, so here’s a two-week update.  I’ve been trying to read fairly regularly as I can tell when I’m not reading enough – I get extra stressed out and cranky.  And with summer reading in full force, the less…

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    Level Up: Pairing Video Games with Books (Mario Bros.)

    Mario Bros. (Everyone – Everyone 10+) Mario is a video game franchise with a variety of games, most focused on Mario’s adventures saving Princess Peach with his younger brother Luigi from the evil grasps of Bowser. The books chosen for this game style include high fantasy, adventure stories for all…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/27/16

    Summer reading means being busy all week and this weekend was packed with birthday parties, barbeques and graduation parties. That being said, I did get to do some reading – and some great stories at that! I read The Gallery by Laura Marx Fitzgerald, who also wrote Under the Egg. I love art…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Beach Reads Week

    Summer’s almost here and for most people that live in this area it means traveling “down the shore” for weekends and week-long vacations. Vacations are a distant memory and goal for the future as summer reading will be here in a few weeks and I’ll be at work answering reference…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/30/16

    I’m so proud of myself this week!  I read all three books that were on my list from last week.  Nothing But Trouble by Jacqueline Davies is a fun story about two girls who couldn’t be more opposite and yet become friends and co-conspirators to increase class spirit in a…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/16/16

    I spent last week participating in Bout of Books and although I didn’t hit my goal (by one book), it was a great week of prioritizing reading and I got to read a number of great books!  This week, I’ve read: Sweet Home Alaska by Carole Estby Dagg School of…

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    Teacher Appreciation Week

    I’ve been lucky to have some amazing teachers in my lifetime, specifically my parents who along with raising four kids are both professors at a university.  My favorite school teachers (and the ones I can remember the best) are the ones who read aloud to us – a few even…