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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/1/17
I finally finished The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts by Avi, you can read my review about this historical, adventure story and the first in the series. I also finished the book, Strengths-Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow by Barry Conchie and Tom Rath for a leadership institute that I’m participating…
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Book Review: The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts
I was finally able to sit down and finish The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts by Avi. Yes, that Avi, the Newbery Award Winner. This story is a combination of adventure and historical fiction and would be the perfect book to give to a reluctant historical fiction reader. The adventure…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/24/17
I haven’t had any time to read, working 60 hours this week (all weekend included) plus social and familial obligations have kept me from reading pretty much anything. I’m still working through The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts by Avi and it’s not because it’s a bad story, it’s just I’ve…
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50 Best Books for 11-and 12-Year-Olds
I am loving what Brightly has to offer – great reading lists, fun activities for families and grown-up advice for parenting. Recently, they’ve created some awesome reading lists for specific age groups – including The 50 Best Books for 5-and 6-Year-Olds, The 50 Best Books for 7-and 8-Year-Olds, The 50 Best Books…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Things That Will Make Me Instantly Want To Read A Book
Middle Grade Middle grade is definitely my wheel house, I love middle grade novels because they’re not afraid to address the “tough topics”, but I like the underlying layer of hope. YA sometimes is too dark for me! Historical Fiction I grew up devouring historical fiction – I loved Caddy Woodlawn,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Unique Books I've Read
Ghost Knight by Cornelia Funke Nuts To You by Lynne Rae Perkins Mr. and Mrs. Bunny – Detective Extraordinaire! by Polly Horvath, illustrated by Sophie Blackall Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Skottie Young Fake Mustache by Tom Angleberger, illustrated by Jen Wang The Adventures of a South Pole…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/9/17
I really enjoyed The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge this week – a mystery story with a fantastical element set in 19th century Victorian England. It’s an interesting look at gender roles at a time when women were not expected or encouraged to be educated. I also, finally, got my…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/3/17
I feel like this is all I say, but it was a crazy week – we’re making some policy changes (to make our library more accessible) and there’s always a little confusion among staff and opinions from patrons. Hopefully, everything has sorted itself out, we’ll see what tomorrow morning brings!…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I'd Love to Meet
I’ve been so lucky to meet some of my favorite authors already (conferences, BEA, festivals, etc.) But I wanted to create a list of authors that I haven’t yet met that I’d really love to meet in person! Anna McQuinn – Her Lola & Leo series is one of my…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/27/17
I finally finished Carmer and Grit: The Wingsnatchers by Sarah Jean Horowitz – it took me quite a while to finish and it wasn’t because I didn’t enjoy reading it, for whatever reason it just took me some time. It’s the perfect book if you have a middle grade reader who likes fairies…