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15 Picture Books to Celebrate Ramadan
It’s Ramadan, Curious George by H.A. Rey, Hena Khan, illustrated by Mary O’Keefe Young Under the Ramadan Moon by Sylvia Whitman, illustrated by Sue Williams Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story by Hena Khan, illustrated by Julie Paschkis The White Nights of Ramadan by Maha Addasi, illustrated by Ned Gannon My First Ramadan…
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Director's Thoughts #8
Last week we introduced our Coffee Cart to the public – our library doesn’t have the space for an actual coffee shop, so this is what we came up with! This was an idea that’s been circling around my brain for quite a while and after discussing it with my…
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Book Review: Just Fly Away
Fifteen-year-old Lucy learns a family secret that not only devastates her, but separates her from her friends, family and even her boyfriend. Her father has an eight-year-son from a brief affair that he’s kept hidden from Lucy and her sister and although her sister seems unfazed, Lucy feel as though…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Middle Grade Releases (June – December 2017)
The Perfect Score by Rob Buyea (October 3) From the beloved author of Because of Mr. Terupt and its sequels comes The Perfect Score, a new middle-grade school story with a very special cast of unforgettable characters who discover that getting the perfect score–both on the test and in life–is…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/29/17
I got so much reading done this week and am hoping to get a little more done before heading up to Book Expo on Friday for the day. I finished up Finding Mighty by Sheela Chari about a young boy whose family is embroiled in a mystery surrounding stolen diamonds, parkour…
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Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day weekend is upon and while many people are thinking about picnics, visits to the shore, a three-day weekend, home projects and relaxing. We can’t forget the true reason for this holiday – a day to honor those who died serving our country in the Armed Forces. While there…
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30 Modern, Middle Grade Classics
Summer is right around the corner and I don’t know if you hear this at your library, but we often have parents come in asking for classics to give to their children to read over summer break. This request usually makes me cringe on the inside, while I try to…
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Wonder Trailer – Get Ready to Ugly Cry
As a book lover and past children’s librarian, I adore LOVE children’s books and so I don’t say this lightly – Wonder by R.J. Palacio is one of my favorite books of all time. And so I was ecstatic to see the official trailer for the new movie was released. Let…
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Book Review: Love, Ish
Karen Rivers, author of The Girl In the Well Is Me brings to life Mischa “Ish” Love a girl who believes in her heart that she will be one of the first inhabitants of Mars. She lives and breathes outer space – what she’ll wear, what she’ll eat, what she’ll miss…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Summer YA Releases
Here’s a list of young adult summer releases, mostly about summer (or things I think are summer related) – road trips, summer camp, the beach etc. These will all be released by the end of June – giving us the perfect summer TBR list! A special thanks to the website,…
