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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/30/17

    January 30, 2017 /

    This week I finished up The Reader and it is going to be a series, so it left me on at a cliffhanger and now I’ll have to read the rest of the series (if I can remember what happened in the first book). I also read The Sun Is Also…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/22/17

    January 23, 2017 /

    I got to spend some amazing, quality time with my brother sister-in-law and adorable 15-month-old godson this weekend, which as usual, means I didn’t get any reading done! SO, I’m going to finish up The Reader this week and hopefully read a little something of The Sun Is Also a Star by…

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    Bibliotherapy for Teens: 25 Title About Tough Topics

    January 20, 2017 /

    The idea of bibliotherapy is one that has been around for over 50 years. It is the idea that “the use of selected reading materials as therapeutic adjuvants in medicine and psychiatry; also guidance in the solution of personal problems through directed reading.” (AHIL Quarterly, Summer 1966, p. 18.) There…

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    Top Ten Tuesday:Ten Underrated/Hidden Gem Books I've Read

    January 17, 2017 /

    Counting Thyme by Melanie Conklin A novel about what it’s like to want the best for someone else, but also feeling guilty for wanting something for yourself. The Detective’s Assistant by Kate Hannigan A historical fiction, mystery novel about the first female detective for the Pinkerton Agency in 1859 –…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/16/17

    January 16, 2017 /

    I didn’t get much reading done, but I did read The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz. It’s definitely a very different book than anything I ever read, it was interesting and unique and fun to read. I love historical fiction books and…

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    Holiday Reading

    December 22, 2016 /

    I made it to my parents after six hours in the car yesterday and am enjoying myself immensely already. I grabbed (just a few) books for the holiday week, hoping that I can at least get to a few of them.  These are all books that I’ve either seen on…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/19/16

    December 19, 2016 /

    I spent another great week reading!  This is becoming a trend (again) and I love it!  I’m still working my way through The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman, but I also read Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina, Ghost by Jason Reynolds, Dory Fantasmagory: Dory Dory Black Sheep by Abby Hanlon and Some Writer!: The…

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    Book Review: The Land of Forgotten Girls

    December 8, 2016 /

    I’ve been in a bit of a book slump for the past few months. A lot of it has to do with a new position at work sucking up all my time and brain power. That being said, I actually physically and mentally feel different if I’m not reading enough…

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