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    Review: The Girl Who Drank the Moon

    I received a copy of The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill as an ARC from Workman Publishing with a note that said “This. Book. Is. Sooooo. Good!”  And I’m inclined to agree.  At 400 pages, it’s a rather lengthy middle grade fantasy novel, but it was so fun…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/20/16

    I got through two of the books I planned this week –Ā The Cresswell Plot by Eliza Wass about a group of siblings who live with their parents, but you’ll learn as the story progresses that the father believes he hears messages directly from God and keeps the kids close to…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/13/16

    So, as I mentioned two weeks ago, my mom was visiting last weekend and I was so busy with her, I forgot to post an update last Monday, so here’s my two week update. Ā I readĀ The Firefly Code by Megan Frazer Blakemore which was really interesting – I believe another…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Beach Reads Week

    Summer’s almost here and for most people that live in this area it means traveling “down the shore” for weekends and week-long vacations. Vacations are a distant memory and goal for the future as summer reading will be here in a few weeks and I’ll be at work answering reference…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/30/16

    I’m so proud of myself this week! Ā I read all three books that were on my list from last week. Ā Nothing But Trouble by Jacqueline Davies is a fun story about two girls who couldn’t be more opposite and yet become friends and co-conspirators to increase class spirit in a…

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

    I spent last week participating in Bout of Books and although I didn’t hit my goal (by one book), it was a great week of prioritizing reading and I got to read a number of great books! Ā This week, I’ve read: Sweet Home Alaska by Carole Estby Dagg School of…