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Realism and Surrealism Combine: 13+ Magical Realism Titles for Ages 13 and up
Summer is here! And that means loads of time for kids to experience books in all their glory. This is also a great time to encourage kids to read the books they choose (without having to worry about school assignments) and to try out new genres that they might be…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Purple Covers
I know this week’s theme was books with your favorite color on the cover, but I’ve done that in the past – my favorite color is teal, so you can check out that list! So instead, I decided to create a purple cover list! Marvels by Brian Selznick Echo by Pam…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/7/18
Finally! I had a great reading week – I finished The Art of the Swap by Kristine Asselin and Jen Malon, read The Mad Wolf’s Daughter by Diane Magras and The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani and also started The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis. I felt like I’ve finally hit my…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Loved But Will Never Re-read
I used to re-read books all the time when I was little, finding comfort in the stories that I knew from cover to cover. Now, working in the library and on this blog, I rarely feel as though I have the time to re-read books at all (which is why…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Surprised Me
I love when books surprise me (in a good way). Most likely I’m surprised because I’ve either heard SO MUCH about a book and I just don’t expect it to live up to it’s hype or it’s such an out-there book that I don’t expect to like and I enjoy…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/5/18
Well, I had every intention of spending most of my weekend reading, I was able to read during the week and felt great going into the weekend and then we got hit by the nor’easter on Friday leaving us without power. As, I’m writing this on Sunday evening at 8:30pm…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/26/18
I definitely need to spend some more time reading as a couple of late nights and an all day work event on Saturday tied up most of my reading time! Sadly, I didn’t get a chance to read much at all and so I still have a TON of things…
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Your only problem with The Problim Children will be that you want to read the sequel right away
Synopsis: When the seven Problim’s Swamptastic house explodes, they’re forced to move into their deceased grandfather’s mansion in the middle of town. The rumor mill is swiftly churning as the children realize their grandfather may have left them a treasure hunt. Meanwhile, Desdemona O’Pinion, the next door neighbor hasn’t forgotten the…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/19/18
I feel like my to-read pile keeps shifting on me as books that I placed on hold over a month ago, pop up on my desk at work and then I shift everything I’m planning to read to fit in this one book! Plus, the Olympics – I am not…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/12/18
I’m getting back into my reading after a slow week from #24in48 recovery! This week I managed to read a good amount and now I’m planning on returning what was left in that pile – I’m not going to get to it before they become overdue and I’ll start a…
