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Top Ten Tuesday: Colorful Book Covers
I love beautiful book covers! And I’ll be honest, I definitely judge a book by its cover. These colorful book covers are absolutely gorgeous and are truly works of art! I wanted you to be able to see the whole book cover, so I was able to share nine in…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/19/2021
What I Read Do you ever re-read books? And for any particular reason? I was having one of those weeks – lots of work meetings, I worked all day on Saturday and had some other things going on as well. All of these things combined called for a re-read that…
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Wicked Epic Adventures
Synopsis: “A new series of colorful, imaginative, magical adventures with Wallace The Brave, recently awarded the Reuben Award for Best Newspaper Comic Strip by the National Cartoonist Society. The world of Wallace The Brave is one of imagination, discovery, and wonder, as Wallace and his friends explore the coastal surroundings of Snug Harbor,…
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The Losers at the Center of the Galaxy
Synopsis: “A tuba player without a tuba and his jellyfish-imitating sister cope with their father’s disappearance in this hilarious and moving novel by the author of The Mortification of Fovea Munson. When Lenny Volpe, former quarterback of the worst professional football team in the nation, leaves his family and disappears, the…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Titles That Sound Like They Could Be Crayola Crayon Colors
I started writing up this post and searching for book titles with colors in the actual title before realizing that wasn’t the way I needed to look at this. Instead, I searched for interesting titles with just a single word or short phrase. I found that often the colors of…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/12/2021
What I Read I spent most of this week working on my blog, so I had a lot less time to read. I did get a chance to read Aven Green Sleuthing Machine by Dusti Bowling – an adorable chapter book about the main character from Insignificant Events in the…
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Unicorn Island
Synopsis: “Beyond the mist lies a magical secret waiting to be discovered . . . From Epic! Originals, Unicorn Island is a middle-grade illustrated novel series about a young girl who discovers a mysterious island full of mythical beasts and darker dangers! When Sam arrives in Foggy Harbor, population 3,230, all she can see…
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Clues to the Universe
Synopsis: “This #ownvoices debut about losing and finding family, forging unlikely friendships, and searching for answers to big questions will resonate with fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Rebecca Stead. The only thing Rosalind Ling Geraghty loves more than watching NASA launches with her dad is building rockets with him.…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Ocean Settings
So, I’ll be honest, I wasn’t really sure what this theme meant. The original theme was “Books I’d Gladly Throw Into the Ocean.” And I wasn’t sure if that meant in an “I don’t ever want to see this book again way” or something else. My partner suggested that I…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/5/2021
What I Read I read all three books I planned to read this week! I’m super proud of myself because we’re still working on our bathroom and I had to work on Saturday. So overall, I’m glad I read as much as I did. I finished up Rosie Loves Jack…
