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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Wanted to Last a Little Longer
This week’s theme was about your DNF (did not finish) list, but because I’m not a huge fan of promoting books that I wasn’t a huge fan of, I switched up the theme a little bit to work with my blog. So rather than DNF, I chose to select books…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/3/18
It’s been a busy week – spending time with my family for Memorial Day, then a few short days at work and then heading to Florida to see a friend and her family for a long weekend! But through it all, I’ve actually spent a good amount of time…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/28/18
I’m so proud of myself for actually getting some reading done over a holiday weekend – it so rarely happens! This week I was able to read Charlie & Frog by Karen Kane, The Basque Dragon by Adam Gidwitz, How We Roll by Natasha Friend and I’m in the middle of Breakout by Kate Messner.…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/21/18
I didn’t get a chance to read everything I wanted to this week, but I’m not counting it as a total loss! I got through a little bit of The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean, but as it’s a more in depth history of the periodic table than I really need…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/14/18
I’m feeling much better about my reading life, I had another great week and even though I chose not to continue reading one of the books planned for the week, I was okay letting it go as I had other options to choose from! This week was a big week,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Purple Covers
I know this week’s theme was books with your favorite color on the cover, but I’ve done that in the past – my favorite color is teal, so you can check out that list! So instead, I decided to create a purple cover list! Marvels by Brian Selznick Echo by Pam…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/7/18
Finally! I had a great reading week – I finished The Art of the Swap by Kristine Asselin and Jen Malon, read The Mad Wolf’s Daughter by Diane Magras and The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani and also started The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis. I felt like I’ve finally hit my…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I'd Slay a Lion to Get Early
The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden by Karina Yan Glaser See You On a Starry Night by Lisa Schroeder Where the Watermelons Grow by Cindy Baldwin Call Me Sunflower by Miriam Spitzer Franklin Everything Else In the Universe by Tracy Holczer Lions & Liars by Kate Beasley Front Desk by Kelly…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/30/18
I’m getting back into the groove of reading more regularly again and I read two really great books this week – The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson and Forever or a Long, Long Time by Caela Carter, plus I also started The Art of the Swap by Kristine Asselin and Jen Malon. This week, I’m…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Frequently Used Words To Describe Middle Grade Titles
This is a little something different, rather than rattling off a list of books, I spent some time really thinking about the words used in middle grade fiction and here are ten that are (I believe) fairly commmon: Family Friends Overcome Invisible School Diverse Coming-of-Age Hope Belonging Identity Middle grade…
