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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/27/2021

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    What I Read I finished up Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore and read Fix Her Up by Tess Bailey and I might be getting to end of my romance reading phase. I also re-read The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen. I like that I don’t have to…

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    9 Young Adult Books for National Cooking Day

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    It’s National Cooking Day and this is one holiday that I couldn’t ignore! I think most of you know how much I enjoy spending time in my kitchen cooking. I love finding flavorful recipes and sharing them with the people I love. In fact, I think Penzeys Spices has one…

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    2021 National Book Awards Longlist

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    I’m not sure that most people are aware that the National Book Award includes a young people’s category. Typically, you might hear mention of the National Book Award on NPR, maybe hear an interview with an author. But, when it comes to children’s and young adult literature, I don’t think…

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    Book Jam 2021

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    One of my favorite parts of being a part of the kid lit community is meeting creators. Authors and illustrators who spend their days creating books for kids. A few years ago, I stumbled across the Princeton Children’s Book Festival. Held every September, the Princeton Public Library would pack authors…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/20/2021

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    What I Read I finally read Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo and I honestly don’t know why it took me so long! It’s currently on the long list for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. I loved how the story moved between characters and…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/13/2021

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    What I Read In the past two weeks, I’ve only read two books. It’s been super busy at work. Our ILS had an upgrade and data migration going on for about a week and that wasn’t too bad. But, coming out of that, there were so many issues with data…

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    20 Titles to Honor the 20th Anniversary of Sept. 11

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    Then I was sixteen years old, in Physics class when we found out that there had been a terrorist attack in New York City. Like many people old enough, I can remember exactly where I was and who I was with when the news was shared. It became even more…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Fictional Crushes

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    This is always a hard theme for me because I read way more middle grade fiction than adult or even YA. But, I do love a good contemporary romance or romcom, so here’s my quick list of characters! Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning at no…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/30/2021

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    What I Read Well, an unplanned power outage that lasted almost an entire 24 hours led me to do A LOT of reading. It’s amazing what you can read when conserving your cell phone battery, without wi-fi and many of the modern luxuries needed to clean the house! I finished…

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    9 Titles for Football Season

    I’ll be the first to admit, I’m not really into sports at all. Most don’t really hold my attention, especially football – it just takes so long! I can definitely watch hockey, only because it moves so much faster. That being said, I know so many kids who are sports-focused,…