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Celebrating Black History Month
I plan on highlighting some biographies of African American men and women throughout Black History Month, but until then, check out these four booklists featuring black main characters as well as nonfiction and biographies highlighting the accomplishments of black men and women throughout history. Picture Books Chapter Books & Middle…
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My #24in48 Experience
So, while most people spend their weekends relaxing, hanging out with friends and doing housework/running errands, I spent this past weekend reading for 24 hours. Now, I could never read for 24 hours straight, but between 12:01AM on Saturday morning to 11:59PM on Sunday night, I read and read and…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Can’t Believe I Read
I created this list exclusively of nonfiction titles because I don’t often read a lot of nonfiction and these subjects are ones that I was surprised I picked up to read, but truly enjoyed! Middle grade and young adult nonfiction titles are really interesting now with narrative and facts, break…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/29/18
I’m tooting my own horn today, because I participated in #24in48 and read for 24 hours during a 48 hour period this weekend! It was A LOT of reading and I’m really proud of myself for being able to do it! I’ll be talking more about my experience this week,…
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It’s Not Too Late to Sign Up for the 24in48 Readathon
I took a giant step in my reading life and decided to sign up for my first 24in48 Readathon where it will be my goal to read 24 hours during a 48 hour period. Seems crazy, right? Well, I’ve had my eye on this challenge for a while and I…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/21/18
I’m currently on a reading roll, I love how much time I’m devoting to reading and I feel better for doing so. I tend to feel a little more balanced, relaxed and comfortable when I’m reading regularly. This week I read: A Rambler Steals Home by Carter Higgins The Poet’s…
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36 Titles with Strong Female Characters
Since today is the Women’s March in cities across the country, I thought it would be fun to highlight just a few strong female characters in books from picture books to YA titles. Hopefully you’ll find something new you’ll want to read! Enjoy! My Name is Not Isabella by Jennifer Fosberry, illustrated…
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Jacqueline Woodson at the Free Library of Philadelphia
If you know anything about me at all, you’ll probably pick up that I’m a planner – I like to know what’s happening, when it’s happening and what is expected of me. So when I scrolling through Twitter yesterday morning and saw that Jacqueline Woodson (yes, the Jacqueline Woodson) was going…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/15/18
This week I finished four titles (plus the picture books for #BlogBookADay), so I’m feeling pretty good! I read: The Wonderling by Mira Bartok The Way to Bea by Kat Yeh The Ethan I Was Before by Ali Standish Enginerds by Jarrett Lerner I realized although I have about 20…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/8/18
This week I read through a couple of titles (still have a bunch on my desk though!) as it’s been below freezing for days on end and that’s not much else to do but snuggle up and read! I read: Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova Brave by Svetlana Chmakova Restart by Gordon…