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Captain Marvel Read Alikes
I was sadly disappointed with Captain Marvel. I really, really, really wanted to like it, but it took about 2/3 of the way through the movie before I finally connected with the character. I know they tried to work with flashbacks to create a mysterious background, but I just don’t…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/25/19
Last Week I got through a couple of great titles this week. I finished up To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan and loved the ending! The epistolary style also worked really well for this novel and was something a little different. I also read a novel in…
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Three on a Theme: Female Scientists
March is Women’s History Month, so each Friday my Three on a Theme will focus on picture book biographies of well-known and lesser-known women in history. This week, check out three women who preferred the company of animals to peoples – reptiles, sharks, and chimps! Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The…
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Black Panther Read Alikes
Black Panther has been my absolutely favorite Marvel movie – I loved the back story, the characters, and pretty much everything about it! For this week, I wanted to share some diverse YA titles with you! Definitely check out these amazing titles! Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor “Akata Witch transports…
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12 Spring Picture Books
Today is (finally) the first day of spring and what better way to celebrate than with some absolutely amazing Spring Picture Books! And Then It’s Spring by Julie Fogliano Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms by Julia Rawlinson Finding Spring by Carin Berger Let It Rain by Maryann Cocca-Leffler Lola Plants…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Spring 2019 TBR
There are some amazing titles coming out this spring! I can’t wait to take a look at these great middle grade and young adult titles coming out between March – June. Pie In the Sky by Remy Lai (Release Date: May 14, 2019) Hurricane Season by Nicole Melleby (Release Date:…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/18/19
Last Week I went on a YA reading kick this week and read Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram, Sadie by Courtney Summers, Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett Krosoczka, and The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton. Just in time for a presentation I’m giving tomorrow about Social-Emotional Learning Through…
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Three on a Theme: Female Mathematicians
March is Women’s History Month, so each Friday my Three on a Theme will focus on picture book biographies of well-known and lesser-known women in history. This week, check out these three women mathematicians who wrote the first computer code, was considered a human computer, and the woman who coined…
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8 Books to Celebrate Pi Day
Any excuse to celebrate and eat dessert is a good day in my book! So, let’s celebrate Pi Day (3-14) with these great pie-themed books. With five picture and three middle grade titles, you’re sure to find a book you’ll love and maybe even a recipe to try! Apple Pie…
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Spider-Man Read Alikes
A teen superhero who isn’t always taken seriously by the Avengers, Spider-Man is out to prove himself. He doesn’t like balancing his superhero good deeds with spending time at school or feeling like Iron Man’s sidekick all the time. But, that’s what he’s got in common with the characters in…
