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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/21/17
This week was a busy one (as they all are!) but I did manage to read Slider by Pete Hautman and The Incredible Magic of Being by Kathryn Erskine. I also cracked open The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris and got through the first chapter before I fell asleep last night. I’ve already written of…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Middle Grade Releases (June – December 2017)
The Perfect Score by Rob Buyea (October 3) From the beloved author of Because of Mr. Terupt and its sequels comes The Perfect Score, a new middle-grade school story with a very special cast of unforgettable characters who discover that getting the perfect score–both on the test and in life–is…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Things That Will Make Me Instantly Want To Read A Book
Middle Grade Middle grade is definitely my wheel house, I love middle grade novels because they’re not afraid to address the “tough topics”, but I like the underlying layer of hope. YA sometimes is too dark for me! Historical Fiction I grew up devouring historical fiction – I loved Caddy Woodlawn,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I'd Love to Meet
I’ve been so lucky to meet some of my favorite authors already (conferences, BEA, festivals, etc.) But I wanted to create a list of authors that I haven’t yet met that I’d really love to meet in person! Anna McQuinn – Her Lola & Leo series is one of my…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books I Wish Had More Magic
This Top Ten theme was sooooo hard for me to figure out! It took me a long time to not only figure out what direction I wanted to go but also finding books that fit the theme. I spent a long time trying to decide if the books I was…
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Top Ten Tuesday: New-To-Me Authors I Read For the First Time in 2016
Some of these authors are new to me because they’re new to the publishing world (and I can’t to read more!) Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina A Fierce and Subtle Poison by Samantha Mabry I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson…
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Book Review: A Fierce and Subtle Poison
Last week I tweeted, “I’ve got hives from working in my garden… or is it from reading ‘A Fierce and Subtle Poison’ by @samanthamabry #yalit” but in all actuality I ended up with a fairly severe case of poison ivy (which I’ve never had before) and let me tell you,…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 10/17/16
I had to commute to New York for a meeting on Friday which meant a quality amount of time on the train to read. Even with cleaning the house for my parents’ visit, I was so happy to spend some time reading. I finished A Fierce and Subtle Poison by Samantha…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 10/3/16
A busy week left me exhausted and with very little time to read, so my plan to read The Evil Wizard Smallbone by Delia Sherman and A Fierce and Subtle Poison by Samantha Mabry are still on my list for this week. The good news is, is that I’m finally feeling more…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books Set in Victorian Era
The Victorian Era was one of my favorite time periods to read about as a child. Check out these great books written about the time period: Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty The Scandalous Sisterhood…