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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/13/17
Last week started out pretty rough – and before I re-live it, I’m not going to go into all the gory detail. Just know that there were patron problems, a presentation issue, a pet turtle scare and much more! But, thankfully, that all happened Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday really…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/30/17
This week I finished up The Reader and it is going to be a series, so it left me on at a cliffhanger and now I’ll have to read the rest of the series (if I can remember what happened in the first book). I also read The Sun Is Also…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/22/17
I got to spend some amazing, quality time with my brother sister-in-law and adorable 15-month-old godson this weekend, which as usual, means I didn’t get any reading done! SO, I’m going to finish up The Reader this week and hopefully read a little something of The Sun Is Also a Star by…
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Top Ten Tuesday:Ten Underrated/Hidden Gem Books I've Read
Counting Thyme by Melanie Conklin A novel about what it’s like to want the best for someone else, but also feeling guilty for wanting something for yourself. The Detective’s Assistant by Kate Hannigan A historical fiction, mystery novel about the first female detective for the Pinkerton Agency in 1859 –…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/16/17
I didn’t get much reading done, but I did read The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz. It’s definitely a very different book than anything I ever read, it was interesting and unique and fun to read. I love historical fiction books and…
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Book Review: When the Sea Turned To Silver
I just finished When the Sea Turned To Silver by Grace Lin this morning. And I’m not surprised at how lovely it is. Grace does an amazing job at integrating Chinese folklore seamlessly into a tale all her own. This is the third companion novel to Where the Mountain Meets the Moon…
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Holiday Reading
I made it to my parents after six hours in the car yesterday and am enjoying myself immensely already. I grabbed (just a few) books for the holiday week, hoping that I can at least get to a few of them. These are all books that I’ve either seen on…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/19/16
I spent another great week reading! This is becoming a trend (again) and I love it! I’m still working my way through The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman, but I also read Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina, Ghost by Jason Reynolds, Dory Fantasmagory: Dory Dory Black Sheep by Abby Hanlon and Some Writer!: The…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I'm Looking Forward To For the First Half of 2017
I get so excited looking at the new books being released over the next few months! Now, to just get my hands on a couple ASAP! Booklist Scar Island by Dan Gemeinhart The Warden’s Daughter by Jerry Spinelli Short by Holly Goldberg Sloan NewsPrints by Ru Xu A Rambler Steals…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/12/16
I am so proud of myself – I actually got some serious reading done this week! I read The Land of Forgotten Girls by Erin Entrada Kelly, which was awesome. Check out my review here! And then I started an adult novel – I know! I actually voluntarily picked up an adult…