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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/3/15

    I got a lot of reading done again this week and I hope t finish up the last book today.  I thought I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest was an amazing, fast-paced read described as a cyber-thriller and one I couldn’t put down.  A Little Bit of Spectacular by…

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    It's Monday, What Are You Reading? 7/27/15

    I got a lot of reading done this week, mostly because I read a few shorter books and one that I didn’t want to put down.  This week I read Friends for Life by Andrew Norriss about a boy who becomes friends with a ghost who has a reason for being there and…

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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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    It's Monday, What Are You Reading? 6/22/2015

    After 20 solid hours of reading for this year’s 48 Hour Book Challenge, I’m thinking that I’ll be taking it easy this week with my reading, maybe picking up a book or two, but not as many as I usually do.  Over the weekend, I knocked out nine books and…

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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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    48 Hour Book Challenge Review #5

    140 Character Synopsis/Review: Nothing is more inconvenient than trying to hide the murder of the headmistress at a boarding school as seven young ladies soon find out. Title: The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place Author: Julie Berry Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Publication Date: 2014 Page Number: 351 pgs.

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    48 Hour Book Challenge Review #4

    140 Character Synopsis/Review: Iris’s world is turned upside down when her best friend dies and again when her family moves. How will she survive without her other half? Title: The Question Of Miracles Author: Elana K. Arnold Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication Date: 2015 Page Number: 233 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? 4/27/15

    I buckled down last week and got a lot of reading done!  I read Rutabaga: The Adventure Chef by Eric Colossal, I’m excited to see the published copy as the ARC was not in full color.  It was a super cute idea and I loved the recipes at the end of the…

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    The Iron Trial

    I’m still battling a wicked cold/flu thing that forced me to spend time relaxing this weekend, which allowed me to get a lot of reading done!  And boy, did it feel great!  I finished The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare and read all of I am Malala:…