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Top Ten Tuesday: Books To Pull You Out of a Reading Slump
The books that get me out of a reading slump are quick, easy and romantic young adult novels. I love stories that I can fall into easily and enjoy the world for a little while to escape my own – I don’t want to think too hard, get too stressed…
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#blogbookaday: All Are Welcome
Summary: “Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms. A school where kids in patkas, hijabs, and yamulkes play side-by-side with friends in baseball caps. A school where students grow and learn from each other’s traditions and the whole community gathers…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/20/18
What a week it’s been! Have you ever had a week that just can’t seem to get much worse? That was my week. We had a massive storm hit our area last Monday which resulted in a manhole cover being dislodged on the street next to the house and water…
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#blogbookaday: New Shoes
Summary: “When your shoes are worn out too tight faded and flat —guess what? It’s time to get NEW SHOES! Two-time Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka pays homage to a quintessential moment of childhood—a visit to the shoe store—in this book about shoes, growing up, making choices, and sharing with friends.” (Taken…
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#blogbookaday: So You Want to Be a Rock Star
Summary: “Want to learn to play air guitar? Wear the coolest rock-star clothes? Sign your autograph for tons of fans? Then this is the book for you! Perfect for young fans of Rock Band or the Disney pop stars, So You Want to Be a Rock Star is the essential primer…
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#blogbookaday: Snickerdoodle Takes the Cake
Summary: “When Snickerdoodle gets up before the rest of the family, he is thrilled to find one of Mom’s Famous Lemon Poppy Seed Cakes. Unfortunately it has a note on it that says “Do Not Touch.” In this test of his willpower, Snickerdoodle will attempt to bend the rules, and it…
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Author Spotlight: Josh Funk
A new feature on my blog, the author spotlight will highlight an author whose body of work I particularly like! Today’s featured author is Josh Funk, a writer of both Java and manuscripts, if you’ve never gotten a chance to check out his body of work, don’t wait – pick…
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#blogbookaday: Bug Zoo
Summary: “Ben loves bugs: armored, teeny, leggy, greenie, floaty, wingy, jumpy, springy bugs! After a trip to the city zoo, Ben collects all of the bugs he can find and sets up a bug zoo. He couldn’t be happier–but what about his bugs?” (Taken from Goodreads) Review: Ben loves bugs and…
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Director’s Thoughts #17 – Library Card Sign-Up Month
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month and my library hasn’t really done anything specific to celebrate in the past. Usually, in September, my staff is exhausted from Summer Reading and then gearing up for the school year. So this year, I started planning for September in January, that way we…
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#blogbookaday: Firefighter Duckies
Summary: “WEE-OOO-WEE-OOO-WEE-OOO! Here come the Firefighter Duckies! Frank Dormer is at it again with this quack-out-loud silly story, full of wacky charm and perfect for little duckies of all dispositions. The Firefighter Duckies are brave and strong. They rescue: Gorillas in chef hats! Whales in trees! Dinosaurs on bicycles! But when the emergencies requiring their…
