• Lists

    Ten Amazing Teachers from Middle Grade Fiction

    It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, so take a few minutes out of your day to reach out to a teacher that had an impact on you! And if you’re looking for an amazing teacher in children’s literature, look no further than these great middle grade fiction titles! Share your favorite literary…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Things On Our Reading Wishlist

    Disabilities (other than Autism Spectrum) There are so many titles with characters on the Autism Spectrum, which I think is valuable, but there are so many other disabilities that can be portrayed and these books are not always easy to find. “Lighter” teen fiction I was the “good kid” in…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/8/17

    I got a good amount of reading done this week, that is until I left my current book at the gym on Thursday… and although they found it, the person who picked it up, wasn’t back in until today, which means hopefully I can pick it up tonight or tomorrow…

  • Lists

    Baby Shower Books – Version 2.0

    I’m headed to, Jamie, my friend and fellow blogger’s baby shower today! If you’ve never checked out The Perpetual Page-Turner, go there now, I’ll wait. Also, check out The Broke & the Bookish, where Jamie is the creator and a contributor! Before I get into board books, I have to…

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    20 Titles for National Foster Care Month

    I’m always looking for ways to create book lists that I think are needed by people around the world, so when I saw that May is National Foster Care Month, I knew it would be a great time to gather some titles that show kids in foster care. I tried…

  • Reviews

    Book Review: Be True To Me

    A summer filled with a house on a private island, lazy days laying out in the sun and sundresses for dinner at the club is exactly what Jean’s summer has been for every year as long as she can remember, but this year it was going to be different, her…

  • Lifestyle

    Children's Book Week

    Before I let another day go by, I want everyone to know that it’s Children’s Book Week from May 1-7! This week celebrates children’s books and reading and has been since 1919. It is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country, which in my opinion, makes this a pretty…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/1/17

    I finally finished The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts by Avi, you can read my review about this historical, adventure story and the first in the series. I also finished the book, Strengths-Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow by Barry Conchie and Tom Rath for a leadership institute that I’m participating…

  • Lifestyle

    Blogging From A to Z April Challenge Survivor

    During the month of April, I’ll be participated in the 2017 Blogging from A to Z Challenge. For this year’s theme, I chose to look at leadership qualities as I’ve just recently (within the past 6 months) become the director of my public library. We have about 50 staff members,…