• Lifestyle

    Find Your Next Read – Celebrity Book Clubs

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    If you’re looking for your next read, why not check out one of the many celebrity book clubs? Book clubs are really great ways to have an excuse to get together with some friends. Maybe share some food and drinks and talk about books. TBH, my book club probably should…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/23/2021

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    What I Read Although I tried to take a little time off this past week, it wasn’t as successful as I had hoped! With limited staff and a lot going on at work, I still had to answer emails, phone calls, and more. Plus, both my partner and I were…

  • Lists

    16 YA Titles for Romance Awareness Month

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    Who knew that Romance Awareness Month was in August? I kind of love it because my partner and I “celebrate” our anniversary and Valentine’s Day in February. And honestly, February in the North East is not the most enjoyable time of the year! August has so much more potential in…

  • Lists

    12 Titles to Celebrate a Wedding

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    My sister’s wedding day was on Saturday! She and her fiancée got married on my parents’ property overlooking a beautiful lake! My niece, who’s 3.5 years old was absolutely beside herself waiting for this wedding. She couldn’t wait to wear her pretty dress, she couldn’t wait to see my sister’s…

  • Lifestyle

    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/3/2021

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    What I Read This week I read We Must Not Forget: Holocaust Stories of Survival and Resistance by Deborah Hopkinson. This is multiple accounts of experiences during the Holocaust with a lot of primary sources. I think having these tiny glimpses into people’s lives helps people to understand how horrific…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/26/2021

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    What I Read I read so much this past week! Partially because verse novels are much faster to read and I also wasn’t feeling great this week which meant a lot of down time trying to rest and relax. Thankfully, I’m on the mend, and I got to read a…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/19/2021

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    What I Read Do you ever re-read books? And for any particular reason? I was having one of those weeks – lots of work meetings, I worked all day on Saturday and had some other things going on as well. All of these things combined called for a re-read that…

  • Reviews

    Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet

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    Synopsis: “I‘m Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter meets Emergency Contact in this stunning story of first love, familial expectations, the power of food, and finding where you belong. Penelope Prado has always dreamed of opening her own pastelería next to her father’s restaurant, Nacho’s Tacos. But her mom and dad have different plans—leaving Pen…

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    Indivisible

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    Synopsis: “This timely, moving debut novel follows a teen’s efforts to keep his family together as his parents face deportation. Mateo Garcia and his younger sister, Sophie, have been taught to fear one word for as long as they can remember: deportation. Over the past few years, however, the fear…