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Top Ten Tuesday: Books that Feature Characters with Cancer
This is by far not a happy post, but seeing as how September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – I feel that sharing these titles could be invaluable to some of you, your family or friends. Sadly, cancer touches far too many of our lives and hopefully you’ll never need these books,…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/25/17
I’m back! I made it safely back to the States last Monday evening and spent the last week catching up on sleep, laundry, emails and work. I’m glad to say that I think I’m starting off this week in a really great place – and that I read far more…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Fall TBR List
New fall releases from picture books to young adult titles! La La La by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated Jaime Kim (Release Date: October 3, 2017) I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness by Susan Verde, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds (Release Date: September 26, 2017) The Princess in Black: Mysterious Play Date…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/18/17
I’m coming home today, so in the next few days I’ll be updating my reading list and next week’s blog post will update you on the great titles I read while on vacation! Stay posted! Anne of Green Gables by Mariah Marsden (graphic novel!) Click’d by Tamara Ireland Stone Elsie…
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Last year I created a number of reading lists to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, so if you’re looking for some great titles that highlight characters, authors and illustrators from Hispanic and Latinx backgrounds, check out these lists! 25 Picture Book Titles to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 25 Middle Grade &…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Loved During the First Year I Started My Blog
It’s hard to believe that I’ve been blogging since 2011 and it’s amazing to think that I didn’t have anything in my mind worth sharing with the world. It’s been an awesome journey and one I know that will continue to change as I change and it was fun to…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/11/17
This list will look familiar from last week, because I’m on vacation and typing up my posts in advance, so these are the titles I have with me on vacation! With sightseeing and traveling, I’m not sure how much time I’ll actually have to read, but I love having options to…
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Call for Judges: CYBILS
If you’re a kid lit book blogger, you should think about applying to become a judge for the CYBILS awards, it’s a rewarding experience that exposes you to titles you never would have read before. If you’re interested check out the CYBILS website and make sure to get your application…
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Celebrate International Literacy Day
Today celebrates the 50th anniversary of International Literacy Day with the hope to increase literacy rates around the world and to recognize the efforts of organizations fighting this fight. This year’s theme for UNESCO’s International Literacy Day is Reading the Past, Writing the Future which I think is so important…
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Book Review: Slider
David is hungry and not just your typical teen boy hungry, he can eat a 16-inch pepperoni pizza in four minutes and thirty-six seconds. Which is fast, very fast. But, he’s got to do better to win the Super Pigorino Bowl and pay his mom back after he accidentally charges…