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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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Book Review: The Totally Secret Secret
The Totally Secret Secret written and illustrated by Bob Shea is the story of two friends who play together everyday. But, everyday they play the same thing, ballet. One day, Sparkles the Pony has a secret that he is afraid to share with Ballet Cat, a secret that would make…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/10/15
I’m really proud of myself for getting so much reading done in the past few weeks and this week I was able to read four more books. Project Alpha is reminsicent of The 39 Clues series – with a fairly fast-paced storyline and characters you’re rooting for. This series will definitely…
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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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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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It's Monday! What Are You Reading?
This week I was able to get back on track with three books I read! The first book I read was called The Entirely True Story of the Unbelievable FIB by Adam Shaughnessy. A great story for those kids looking for mythology books – a specific focus on Norse mythology as…
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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 #6
140 Character Synopsis/Review: Ari promises to always stick with her brother, but when she must pretend nothing is wrong, she wonders how long she can last. Title: Paper Things Author: Jennifer Richard Jacobson Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Date: 2015 Page Number: 376 pgs.
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48 Hour Book Challenge Review #5
140 Character Synopsis/Review: Nothing is more inconvenient than trying to hide the murder of the headmistress at a boarding school as seven young ladies soon find out. Title: The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place Author: Julie Berry Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Publication Date: 2014 Page Number: 351 pgs.
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48 Hour Book Challenge Review #4
140 Character Synopsis/Review: Iris’s world is turned upside down when her best friend dies and again when her family moves. How will she survive without her other half? Title: The Question Of Miracles Author: Elana K. Arnold Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication Date: 2015 Page Number: 233 pgs.