• Reviews

    Wild Survival: Crocodile Rescue

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    Synopsis: “Twelve-year-old Adriana Villalobos and her older brother Feye travel the globe with their parents, the hosts of a suspenseful nature show called “Wild Survival!” The show features daring animal rescues and the work the family does at their animal sanctuary. They’ve recently gotten an offer to take the show…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Nature on the Cover

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    Books with Nature on the Cover can go in so many different directions! I thought at first to share some picture books with really bright, vibrant covers full of flowers. But, as I started looking for inspiration, I came across these middle grade covers with trees. What I love is…

  • Lifestyle

    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/10/2021

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    What I Read Why can’t weekends just last a little longer? I had such great plans to read this weekend and it just didn’t happen! This week I finished All You Knead is Love by Tanya Guerrero – it was really great! If I wasn’t trying to eat a little…

  • Reviews

    We Must Not Forget

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    Synopsis: “As World War II raged, millions of young Jewish people were caught up in the horrors of the Nazis’ Final Solution. Many readers know of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi state’s genocidal campaign against European Jews and others of so-called “inferior” races. Yet so many of the individual stories…

  • Lists

    Four on Friday: National Space Day

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    It’s National Space Day! Today we celebrate the achievements of mathematicians, scientists, and astronauts who have explored the final frontier. Today I’m sharing four nonfiction (ish) books for different age groups. From board books to middle grade students, these are engaging titles that are sure to pique your child’s interest…

  • Lists

    30 Books for Kids – AAPI Heritage Month

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    May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Today I’m sharing 30 books for kids for AAPI Heritage Month. I’m only sharing 30 titles there are hundreds more out there, but rather than compile more, I wanted to at least get these shared! Asia covers a vast part…

  • Reviews

    Just Pretend

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    Synopsis: “Tori has never lived in just one world. Since her parents’ divorce, she’s lived in both her mom’s house and her dad’s new apartment. And in both places, no matter how hard she tries, her family still treats her like a little kid. Then there’s school, where friendships old…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Most Recent Reads

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    I’ve got a little bit of everything on this list! Young adult, middle grade, chapter books, and all sorts of formats and genres too! I definitely haven’t been reading the volume of books that I typically would, but rather than beat myself up over it, I’m trying to just accept…

  • Lifestyle

    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/3/2021

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    What I Read This week I read We Must Not Forget: Holocaust Stories of Survival and Resistance by Deborah Hopkinson. This is multiple accounts of experiences during the Holocaust with a lot of primary sources. I think having these tiny glimpses into people’s lives helps people to understand how horrific…

  • Reviews

    Shark Summer

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    Synopsis: “When a Hollywood film crew arrives on Martha’s Vineyard with a mechanical shark and a youth film contest boasting a huge cash prize, disgraced pitcher Gayle “Blue Streak” Briar sees a chance to turn a bad season into the best summer ever. After recruiting aspiring cinematographer Elijah Jones and…