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    8 Read Aloud Chapter Books Featuring Strong Girls

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    I love creating reading list geared specifically to someone special. My 8 Read Aloud Chapter Books featuring strong girls is for my best friend’s daughter. She’s an absolute book lover – and has loved reading with her parents since she was a baby and as she’s grown up, my friend…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/7/19

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    Last Week It was an extremely successful first week of 2019 in terms of reading! I was able to read three middle grade titles – an e-galley (a book being published in the next few months) and a couple of titles that you’ll find at your favorite library or independent…

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    Three on a Theme: World Braille Day

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    Happy World Braille Day! Celebrated every year on Louis Braille’s birthday, the inventor of Braille, World Braille Day promotes the accessibility and independence for people who are blind or visually impaired.  Diversity reaches beyond skin color and religious beliefs and I’m always interested in promoting books that share the experience of…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/31/18

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    Last Week I didn’t get a lot of reading between Christmas and New Year’s between celebrating the holiday, my birthday, working, and catching up on sleep. I finally read Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan and although I really enjoyed the movie, the book was much more difficult to get through. Between…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/24/18

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    Last Week Although it’s been a busy week before Christmas, I was able to finish a couple of titles – The Simple Art of Flying by Cory Leonardo and It Wasn’t Me by Dana Alison Levy. The Simple Art of Flying was a great story written from three different perspectives – A young…

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    Three on a Theme: Christmas

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    I just had to share my three favorite Christmas books with you today! These three books hold some amazing memories for me. My parents read aloud to us all the time growing up, in fact my mom read aloud to us through high school (which I still think is pretty…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/17/18

    Last Week I read a lot of great stuff last week, not necessarily what I had in mind when I started the week out, but sometimes you’ve just got roll with the punches. Song for a Whale by Lynn Kelly was absolutely amazing, it’s not published until February 5, 2019, but I…

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    Disney Princess Readalikes: Moana’s Courage

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    I love Moana, as a film and as a character. Moana is not willing to accept the status quo – she wants to be brave and courageous and help her family and her people as the up-and-coming chief. When she learns that her ancestors were travelers and were called to…

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    Best of… Children’s Books 2018

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    I have a love/hate relationship with “Best of” lists. This time of year you can practically trip over the number of “Best of” lists online. And I’m just talking about books, not to mention tech, gifts, etc. I love these lists because it helps me to grab titles that I…