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    Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Things On Our Reading Wishlist

    Disabilities (other than Autism Spectrum) There are so many titles with characters on the Autism Spectrum, which I think is valuable, but there are so many other disabilities that can be portrayed and these books are not always easy to find. “Lighter” teen fiction I was the “good kid” in…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/8/17

    I got a good amount of reading done this week, that is until I left my current book at the gym on Thursday… and although they found it, the person who picked it up, wasn’t back in until today, which means hopefully I can pick it up tonight or tomorrow…

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    20 Titles for National Foster Care Month

    I’m always looking for ways to create book lists that I think are needed by people around the world, so when I saw that May is National Foster Care Month, I knew it would be a great time to gather some titles that show kids in foster care. I tried…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/1/17

    I finally finished The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts by Avi, you can read my review about this historical, adventure story and the first in the series. I also finished the book, Strengths-Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow by Barry Conchie and Tom Rath for a leadership institute that I’m participating…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/9/17

    I really enjoyed The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge this week – a mystery story with a fantastical element set in 19th century Victorian England. It’s an interesting look at gender roles at a time when women were not expected or encouraged to be educated. I also, finally, got my…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/3/17

    I feel like this is all I say, but it was a crazy week – we’re making some policy changes (to make our library more accessible) and there’s always a little confusion among staff and opinions from patrons.  Hopefully, everything has sorted itself out, we’ll see what tomorrow morning brings!…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I'd Love to Meet

    I’ve been so lucky to meet some of my favorite authors already (conferences, BEA, festivals, etc.) But I wanted to create a list of authors that I haven’t yet met that I’d really love to meet in person! Anna McQuinn – Her Lola & Leo series is one of my…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/27/17

    I finally finished Carmer and Grit: The Wingsnatchers by Sarah Jean Horowitz – it took me quite a while to finish and it wasn’t because I didn’t enjoy reading it, for whatever reason it just took me some time. It’s the perfect book if you have a middle grade reader who likes fairies…