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Top Ten Tuesday: Characters I’d Love an Update On
This was such a fun list to pull together! I wanted to know about how these characters are faring after big things have happened in their lives. I want to explain, but don’t want to say too much about each of the characters in case you haven’t read these yet.…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/22/2021
What I Read A little work/life balance leads to some amazing things! Even working late a little bit this week, I actually read four middle grade books! That’s a great reading week for me, especially lately! I even got a lot of the house cleaned up and organized. I’ll have…
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World Children’s Day
Today is World Children’s Day, a day that was first established by the United Nations in 1954 as Universal Children’s Day. It is a day “to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children’s welfare”. This year’s theme is A Better Future for Every Child. And honestly, that…
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6 Books for Play Monopoly Day
It’s Play Monopoly Day! And I have to be honest, I don’t think I’ve ever played a full game of Monopoly in my life. Growing up, my siblings and I played a lot of board games, but often Monopoly ended with someone getting frustrated and the game board being flipped…
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Goodreads Choice Awards 2021
It’s the time of year when you start seeing “Best of” lists and “2021 Favorites” almost everywhere you turn! The National Book Award winners were announced last night. I don’t tend to read a lot of the National Book Awards as they focus primarily on books for adult readers. And…
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2021 Holiday Kids’ Book Gift Guide
I love sharing books as gifts! Partially, because I love books and reading, but also because books can be extremely personal gifts. I regularly gift books to readers in my life. Last year, all of my friends received books from me – titles that I thought they would enjoy based…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books to Read if You Love the Baby-Sitters Club
My formative years were spent in the 90s which means the original Baby-Sitters Club books by Ann M. Martin were an essential part of my TBR list for many years. I read dozens of these books, checking them out of the library by the stack. And if anyone couldn’t already…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/15/2021
What I Read Well, the best-laid plans! I was planning to be off from Thursday – Sunday this week and was super excited to work on some blogging ideas and get a lot of reading done! But, unfortunately, I had a few staffing situations that required me to head back…
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World Kindness Day 2021
It’s November 13th and that can only mean one thing – it’s World Kindness Day 2021! And typically, I’d have a great big list of amazing books to share with you! But, apparently, I like talking about kindness because I have three other lists on my blog full of kindness…
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Mathical Book Prize
Did you know there is a book award for books that combine literature and math? The Mathical Book Prize “aims to inspire a love of mathematics in the everyday world in children of all ages”. Plus, their website is full of resources to use to extend reading beyond the book! These…
