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    (Unofficial) Top Ten Tuesday: Middle Grade Audiobooks

    My regularly scheduled blog themes for Tuesday is on hold until August, so I created my own list – Ten Middle Grade audiobooks – perfect for summer vacation! Echo by Pam MuƱoz Ryan, narrated by Mark Bramhall, David de Vries, MacLeod Andrews, Rebecca Soler; music, Corky Siegel Nimona by Noelle…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Loved Less Than I Thought I Would

    I chose to focus on series, either the first or subsequent books that I just couldn’t get into. Ā Trilogies are m kryptonite – I’ll love the first one and then I’m usually disappointed with book two or three. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares Eragon by Christopher…

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

    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? 12/12/16

    I am so proud of myself – I actually got some serious reading done this week! Ā I readĀ The Land of Forgotten Girls by Erin Entrada Kelly, which was awesome. Ā Check out my review here! And then I started an adult novel –Ā I know! I actually voluntarily picked up an adult…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/5/16

    After posting every day for Picture Book Month, I now have to come up with my own content again! At least today is easy, check out the hashtag #IMWAYR on Twitter to see what others are reading this week! I always end up adding a bunch of books to my…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/7/16

    As I expected, it was an extremely busy work week, so I only got a chance to read JubileeĀ by Patricia Reilly Giff about a young girl who grows up with her aunt. Ā The girl suffers from selective mutism and only talks to a dog she saves on the island they…

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    25 MG & YA Titles for Hispanic Heritage Month

    September has really gotten away from me! Ā I’ve been planning on doing some booklists for Hispanic Heritage Month and I realized that we’re heading toward October and I need to do them now! So, without further ado, here are 25 MG & YA Titles for Hispanic Heritage Month that feature…

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    Paralympic Games Inspired Booklist

    I am a huge fan of the Paralympics – historically hosted a few short weeks about the Olympic games in the same host city, the Paralympics are the world’s greatest athletes with disabilities who come together to compete.  For those of you who don’t know too much about the Paralympics,…