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Summer of Nonfiction: Young Adult
In my Summer of Nonfiction: Young Adult list, I tried to include a diverse list of titles including personal memoirs, major historical events, and a few titles about events or people you might not even be aware of! As with my middle grade nonfiction list, there could be a number…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Settings I’d Like to See More Of
I love when the setting because almost like a character in a book I’m reading. If authors can make me feel like I’m in the book and can picture where the characters live their life – that’s the perfect setting to me! Some of these are generalized locations or while…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Auto-Buy Authors
Although I don’t add a lot of titles to my personal library, I do love each and every one of these authors’ works and will read them as quickly as possible and talk about them here on my blog! Angie Thomas Sarah Dessen Sandhya Menon Mackenzi Lee Jason Reynolds Padma…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/15/19
Last Week I took a whole week to recover from my family’s visit the week before! I was so tired all week that I went to bed early every night and didn’t get too much reading in. I did finish up The Jumbie God’s Revenge which is the third book…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Characters
It’s a character freebie this week, so I’m sharing some of the characters that have stuck with me long past the time I finished their stories. If you’re looking for amazing character development with characters that find a place in your heart – you definitely want to check out these…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/8/19
Last Week It was a busy week filled with family visiting, but even with all that was going on I was able to get a fair amount of reading done! This week I read Pavi Sharma’s Guide to Going Home by Bridget Farr, Guts by Raina Telgemeier, and Give and…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/1/19
Last Week After a busy week at work dealing with a broken AC unit during summer reading, I was ready for the weekend. And even with a busy weekend, I was still able to read three books, plus the one I finished on the way home from ALA. I read…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/24/19
Last Week Can we start with a happy dance this week? I was finally able to shower in my new bathroom! And if you’re wondering, it was wonderful! I’ll definitely have to post some pictures of the finished project. But, for most of the weekend, we have continued to work…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/17/19
Last Week You know what gets in the way of reading? Home renovations! We are 99% finished with the new bathroom! Towel rods, toilet paper holder, shower curtain, shampoo, kleenex, etc. The only thing left is to have a few of our photos printed for artwork in the space. But,…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/10/19
Last Week I didn’t get to any of my NetGalley titles this week. I ended up with a head cold that sapped all my extra energy after work. I was in bed by 9:30 almost all week and read only a few pages a night which really cut into my…