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Top Ten Tuesday: Book Festivals I’d Love to Go to Someday
I’ve been to a handful of book festivals in my life and I absolutely love them! Being surrounded by people with the same passion is truly invigorating. Some of the book festivals on my list, I’ve been to before, but’s its been a few years. And a few are festivals…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/20/2020
Last Week This week I read Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite. I was so looking forward to this book and really enjoyed it! It’s the story of a graduating senior who makes a mistake at school and spends a few months in Haiti with her…
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Middle Ground Book Fest
I love book festivals! It’s a chance to meet your favorite authors, sometimes you get a chance to hear them on a panel and of course, get your books signed! I’ve been to a number of book festivals over the years and enjoyed being around so many people who love…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Make Me Smile
Writing and researching this post made me smile so much! 🙂 I decided to go with picture books that I love to read aloud and often make kids giggle too. I had so many more that I wanted to include, but I kept the list to just ten titles for…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/13/2020
Last Week I did it! I’m finally out of my reading slump! I contribute my reading slump to working long hours for the library and being utterly exhausted from making decisions that keep changing every single day! This week I finished Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys – a YA…
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Virtual Author Visit with Saadia Faruqi
Last night our library hosted a virtual author visit on Zoom with Saadia Faruqi! Saadia is the author of the easy reader series, Yasmin, about a second grade Pakistani-American girl living her best life! She’s also the co-author of the upcoming novel A Place At the Table with Laura Shovan being published on…
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12 Read Alikes for Fans of Hamilton
I have yet to see Hamilton, I know how so many people have been excited for its release on Disney+. I’m a huge fan of musicals both theatre and movie versions. And I greatly admire Lin Manuel Miranda’s work, so I’m excited to sit down and watch it, eventually! And…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I’ve Read the Most Books By
I mostly chose authors that I loved as a kid because I read so many books when I was younger and constantly needed new books to tackle. These were some of my favorites! Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I’ve Read the Most Books By Ann M. MartinI read so many Babysitter’s…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/6/2020
Last Week I’m still in my reading slump this week – only reading part of The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys. It’s set after the Spanish Civil War – a period of time I know very little about. It’s really interesting and I’m loving all the characters, I just…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Releases for the Second Half of 2020
Looking at upcoming releases is always so exciting and so stressful at the same time! There are so many titles I want to read. And then, I think of all the titles I probably won’t ever read because I either won’t come across them or I won’t have time to…
