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    10 MG Sci-Fi Books with Female Protagonists

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    It’s National Science Fiction Day! Although an unofficial holiday, many sci-fi fans celebrate National Science Fiction Day on Isaac Asimov’s birthday, January 2nd. “I write for the same reason I breathe – because if I didn’t, I would die.” Nothing could be truer, Isaac Asimov was a well-known science fiction…

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    Happy New Year! 2020 Resolutions

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    Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful time celebrating New Year’s Eve with family and friends. My partner and I spent the evening with friends at a local bar listening to a live band. What made it even more fun was that we know a few members of…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: More Favorite Books I Read in 2019

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    If you haven’t seen my post from yesterday, 19 Favorite Middle Grade Books of 2019, then run over and take a look! Since I don’t want to repeat myself, here are ten more titles that I didn’t have space to include! What were your favorite reads of 2019? Top Ten…

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    19 Favorite Middle Grade Books of 2019

    Rather than share a best of list, these are my 19 Favorite Middle Grade Books of 2019. And don’t forget, to take a look at my picture book list too! I’ll caveat that by saying, these are just a few of the amazing books that have been published this year.…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/30/19

    Last Week Let me just say, having Christmas in the middle of the week was crazy! I had no idea what day it was for the better part of the week and then with my birthday and working on Saturday, I was super confused! As expected, I got next to…

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    Christmas Gift & Creative Live

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    I’ve blogged about Creative Live in the past, but I wanted to share this amazing resource again! My partner graciously purchased eight new courses from Creative Live for me to explore as a Christmas gift. A huge shout-out to Jen at Creative Live for your amazing customer service! Thank you!…

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    Slice of Life: Family Traditions

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    Today I could have posted a collection of books about Kwanzaa as we’re in the middle of the holiday now or re-posted my birthday books post since I’m celebrating another year around the sun, but I’d rather share a little slice of life post about family traditions after spending a…

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    6 Picture Books All About Santa Claus

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    Merry Christmas! Today I’m sharing just 6 Picture Books All About Santa Claus that you can sneak a peek at in between gift-giving, cookie-eating, and family time! If you celebrate, have a wonderful holiday, if not, I hope you have a great day and I’ll be back tomorrow! 6 Picture…

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    6 Picture Books for Hanukkah

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    Tonight is the third night of Hanukkah and I wanted to make sure I shared 6 Picture Books for Hanukkah – some newer titles about this Festival of Lights. I’ll be honest when I say because of where I grew up, I know very little about the Jewish faith. But,…

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    12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Winners

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    It’s official! The 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways are over and I get to announce the winners! I want to take a moment to thank everyone who entered into one of the giveaways, thanks for being Literacious followers and readers. I hope you’ll share these titles with family, friends, and…