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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.
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48 Hour Book Challenge Review #2
I received an ARC of George by Alex Gino at BEA a few weeks ago and couldn’t wait to read it! Finished it last night and am so glad his book is available for kids! 140 Character Synopsis/Review: Everyone thinks George is a boy, but George knows she’s really a girl…
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48 Hour Book Challenge Review #1
I started off with a book suggestion from a colleague – Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell. For now, I’m just going to write up my 140-character book review/synopsis and give you the details later. 140 Character Synopsis/Review: Will loves everything about Africa, but when tragedy strikes she must learn to…
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48 Hour Book Challenge….
starts now! Dinner is done, dishes are drying, I’ve got a glass of wine and I’m sitting in a very comfy chair, I’m ready to start reading! Ill be reading from7:45pm on Friday to 7:45pm on Sunday! I’ll be posting quick reviews through out the weekend with longer reviews to…
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10th Annual 48 Hour Book Challenge
This is going to my first year challenging myself to read as much as I can during the next 48-hours. Of course, I’ve got graduation parties, babysitting and a few other things that will get in the way a little bit, but I’m going to try and read for 12…
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It's Monday, What Are You Reading? 6/15/15
Today is our official Summer Reading Kickoff! It’s been pretty busy already, but I’m going to try and post now before I forget! I got a lot of reading done this past week – and it was amazing! This week, I finished: Nimona by Noelle Stevenson The Great Good Summer…
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It's Monday, What Are You Reading? 6/8/2015
I got a lot read this past week and am excited about a few other books for this upcoming week! And then, next Monday, all heck breaks loose as Summer Reading officially begins! (I’m not quite ready yet!) Anyway, this week I read The Detective’s Assistant by Kate Hannigan – a historical…
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It's Monday, What Are You Reading? 6/1/2015
Last week was madness as Memorial Day was Monday, I worked Tuesday and Wednesday, went up to BookExpo America on Thursday and traveled to an out-of-state wedding Friday-Sunday. Thankfully, sitting in airports and on airplanes leaves me with a lot of time to read! I read The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart,…
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My First BEA
Last year, right after BookExpo America (BEA) was over, I was talking to a co-worker and mentioned that I’d love to go, she was in agreement so we decided to trek to NYC for BEA this year. Unfortunately, due to scheduling, we’ll only be able to go for just Thursday,…