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Teacher Appreciation Week
I’ve been lucky to have some amazing teachers in my lifetime, specifically my parents who along with raising four kids are both professors at a university. My favorite school teachers (and the ones I can remember the best) are the ones who read aloud to us – a few even…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Childhood Characters I'd Love to Revisit as Adults
The Best Worst Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst From…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/2/16
I have a lot of reading to do! Especially since I picked up a bunch of ARCs at PLA in Denver a few weeks ago! I try and read each one before it’s actually published and then either pass it on to a reader at work or send them…
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SLJ's Battle of the Books
The School Library Journal’s (SLJ) Battle of Books pits middle grade books against each other and for each battle there is a judge (and each judge is a children’s author) who gets to choose who will move on in the tournament. My favorite part of this Battle is the way…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/28/16
I feel like I’ve been in a reading rut, but I finally got some quality reading done this week and have a few books to hit up before PLA next week! This week I read – Zombie Baseball Beatdown by Paolo Bacigalupi, a crazy story about zombie cows, small town life,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Love
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday official title is: Ten Books I Really Love But Feel Like I Haven’t Talked About Enough/In A While. I decided to head over to Young Adult (since I don’t get to talk about these books as much as I’d like!) Not If I See You First by…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/7/16
This week I read Jackaby by William Ritter, which I absolutely LOVED! The book is described as a cross between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Who – which I can definitely see. I loved the mix of mystery and fantastical elements and I’m really looking forward to the next in the series.…
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Women’s History Month
These are just a few of the many amazing biographies available about women in history! Take a look at the A Might Girl website for a much more comprehensive list of biographies about strong women in history. Learn about some of the women who made a difference in this world during Women’s…
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Top Ten Tuesday: In The Mood For Impactful Middle Grade Novels
The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Alison LevyThis might be a funny one to start with, but I loved this beautiful story of everyday life with a family that includes two dads, and 4 adopted brothers. The impact for me was that the book didn’t scream “DIVERSITY!” It…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/29/16
It was a very busy week! Working late a few nights, working for a little bit on Saturday and a ton of birthday parties Saturday and Sunday to celebrate (which left me very little time to read!) I did read The Nest by Kenneth Oppel, a horror fiction story about wasps…