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    2023 Middle Grade Debut Authors (July – December)

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    Make sure you’ve got your Goodreads account ready! Because you’ll definitely find something on this 2023 Middle Grade Debut Authors (July – December) that’s bound to pique your interest! As promised from my post about January – June title, here are some additional debut authors being published in the second…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/13/17

    I must say, I kicked butt reading this week and boy does it feel good! Work has slowed down a little bit and with few evening commitments and a cell phone sitting in a bag of rice (phones + toilets don’t mix), I read more than I have in a…

  • Reviews

    Book Review: The Nest

    I am not a huge fan of horror fiction… it scares me just a little too much.  Coraline was absolutely frightening, Doll Bones terrified me and even though I’ve met Mary Downing Hahn, I didn’t have to guts to tell her I’ve never read her work because I hate being scared.…

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    Listening for Lucca

    I picked up Listening for Lucca with trepidation because (and don’t repeat this!) I often judge books by their cover!  Not, unlike the kids I suggest books to.  The cover we have for this book, looks like an old fashioned cover with a painted image and washed out colors, it definitely didn’t look…