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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/21/15
This week I read Appleblossom the Possum written by Holly Goldberg Sloan which is a very different style from her previous work County By 7s. It’s an adorable story about a little possum who accidentally falls down a chimney and with the help of her brothers is able to escape. It’s an…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/14/15
I’m two weeks behind in my reading, but since I didn’t get to much this week this should work. Over the past two weeks, I finished Shadowshaper, which I absolutely loved. I also got my hands on a copy of Sunny Side Up and was blown away by the Holm’s take…
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Superhero Academy
Last night was our last BIG program of the summer. Don’t get me wrong, the kids can records books and hours until the 28th and we still have a number of programs happening until then, but I’m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Our Superhero…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/3/15
I got a lot of reading done again this week and I hope t finish up the last book today. I thought I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest was an amazing, fast-paced read described as a cyber-thriller and one I couldn’t put down. A Little Bit of Spectacular by…
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Toddler Storytime – Summer Week #6
This was my last storytime of the summer! And I am excited to have a little bit of a break – focus my attention on finishing up all the summer programming and gearing up for the fall. This storytime went really well, the kids loved all the books, especially Hooray for…
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It's Monday, What Are You Reading? 7/27/15
I got a lot of reading done this week, mostly because I read a few shorter books and one that I didn’t want to put down. This week I read Friends for Life by Andrew Norriss about a boy who becomes friends with a ghost who has a reason for being there and…
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PAWS for Reading
We had a great program this week that I wanted to share with everyone. We partnered with our local police force and had a K-9 officer come in with his canine companion. He talked about what he and his partner did – drug searches and patrolling the community and showed us…
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It's Monday, What Are You Reading? 6/22/2015
After 20 solid hours of reading for this year’s 48 Hour Book Challenge, I’m thinking that I’ll be taking it easy this week with my reading, maybe picking up a book or two, but not as many as I usually do. Over the weekend, I knocked out nine books and…
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48 Hour Book Challenge Review #9
140 Character Synopsis/Review: Inspired by true events, Uprooted is the story of Lindy as she evacuates to Canada while family still lives in war torn England. Title: Uprooted Author: Lynne Reid Banks Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books Publication Date: 2015 Page Number: 336 pgs.
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48 Hour Book Challenge Review #7
140 Character Synopsis/Review: Things are rough at home and soon Tommy has caused more trouble in the neighborhood than he knows what to do with, how can he fix it? Title: Paper Cowboy Author: Kristin Levine Publisher: G. P. Putnam’s Sons Publication Date: 2014 Page Number: 333 pgs.