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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/2/17
Well, that’s weird… the first time I wrote the New Year down. Anyway, it’s a new year with new books to read and what better way to start than on my first day off of the New Year with dreary weather outside and no plans to get off this couch.…
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2016 Nerdies – All the Books You Need to Read!
The 2016 Nerdies are beginning to be announced and I’ll update the list as more winners are released through January 3rd. This is a great list of books that are often times overlooked for ALA Awards (not to say there weren’t discussed as possibilities, but did not win an award…
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Holiday Reading
I made it to my parents after six hours in the car yesterday and am enjoying myself immensely already. I grabbed (just a few) books for the holiday week, hoping that I can at least get to a few of them. These are all books that I’ve either seen on…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/19/16
I spent another great week reading! This is becoming a trend (again) and I love it! I’m still working my way through The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman, but I also read Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina, Ghost by Jason Reynolds, Dory Fantasmagory: Dory Dory Black Sheep by Abby Hanlon and Some Writer!: The…
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It's That Time of Year…
The “best of the best” lists are coming out in droves (as usual). These lists usually have many of the same suspects on them with a little variation and that is what I like. Making sure I get my hands on all the heavy hitters of the year. Especially this…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/12/16
I am so proud of myself – I actually got some serious reading done this week! I read The Land of Forgotten Girls by Erin Entrada Kelly, which was awesome. Check out my review here! And then I started an adult novel – I know! I actually voluntarily picked up an adult…
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Top Ten Tuesday: New-To-Me Authors I Read For the First Time in 2016
Some of these authors are new to me because they’re new to the publishing world (and I can’t to read more!) Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina A Fierce and Subtle Poison by Samantha Mabry I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/5/16
After posting every day for Picture Book Month, I now have to come up with my own content again! At least today is easy, check out the hashtag #IMWAYR on Twitter to see what others are reading this week! I always end up adding a bunch of books to my…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books To Read If Your Book Club Likes Fairy Tale Retellings
I absolutely love reading fairy tale retellings or fractured fairy tales as they are sometimes called. Here’s a list of ten titles that you might just have to share with your book club. A Curse Dark As Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine Enchanted by…
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Book Review: A Fierce and Subtle Poison
Last week I tweeted, “I’ve got hives from working in my garden… or is it from reading ‘A Fierce and Subtle Poison’ by @samanthamabry #yalit” but in all actuality I ended up with a fairly severe case of poison ivy (which I’ve never had before) and let me tell you,…