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Pyrography – a cool new hobby with an even cooler name
If the whole library thing doesn’t work out, I think I’ve found an alternative – pyrography, a cool new hobby with an even cooler name Over the weekend, while at my parents’ house, my friends and I tried our hand at wood burning or pyrography. You might be familiar with…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Enjoyed That Are Outside of My Comfort Zone
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Enjoyed That Are Outside of My Comfort Zone was another difficult list as I tend to enjoy most things I read and have a pretty good idea of what to pick up that I’ll enjoy reading. My favorite genre is realistic, contemporary fiction for middle…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/2/19
Last Week As I suspected, its been a slow reading week. Getting ready for a long weekend away from home and then actually traveling took up a lot of my time. I did pick up Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide and was fascinated by the historical fiction title…
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6 Road Trip Picture Books
Here are a 6 road trip picture books about taking a road trip just in time for the last long weekend of summer vacation. As I mentioned, I’m spending the long weekend at my parents’ house with a bunch of friends and family. It’s about a five-hour drive from my…
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Four on Friday: Feisty Foxes
I took the pup for a longer walk than I usually do in the morning today. And during my walk, I was trying to figure out what to share on the blog today. And an encounter with a red fox inspired me to share today’s post – Four on Friday:…
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Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry and Vashti Harrison
Synopsis: “When mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to do his daughter’s hair in this ode to self-confidence and the love between fathers and daughters from former NFL wide receiver Matthew A. Cherry and New York Times bestseller Vashti Harrison. Zuri’s hair has a mind of its own. It…
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Sal & Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez
Synopsis: “How did a raw chicken get inside Yasmany’s locker? When Sal Vidon meets Gabi Real for the first time, it isn’t under the best of circumstances. Sal is in the principal’s office for the third time in three days, and it’s still the first week of school. Gabi, student…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’ve Read that I’d Like to In My Personal Library
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’ve Read that I’d Like to In My Personal Library was so hard because I love adding new books to my collection. I do a pretty good job of adding things to my personal library when I absolutely love a book. But, these books I’ve read…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/26/19
Last Week This is the week I’ve finally slowed down. I finished Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez, which was amazing! I really love that Rick Riordan is raising the voices of multicultural authors to expose kids to folklore from around the world. I really enjoyed that…
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4 Picture Books About Puppies
This is going to sound sacrilege coming from a librarian, but I’m much more of a dog person than a cat person. That being said, after celebrating International Cat Day, I knew I had to promote a few dog books as well! So for today, here are just 4 Picture…
