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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 10/17/16

    I had to commute to New York for a meeting on Friday which meant a quality amount of time on the train to read.  Even with cleaning the house for my parents’ visit, I was so happy to spend some time reading. I finished A Fierce and Subtle Poison by Samantha…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: All About Books You Read Because of Recommendations

    The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child by Donalyn MillerThis is a title that is one of my favorite professional resources because it’s so relatable and makes so much sense!  Although it’s definitely geared toward teachers, there is plenty of information for librarians as well about creating…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 10/10/16

    IMWAYR

    It was a great week in reading! I finally was able to sit down over the weekend and finish up The Evil Wizard Smallbone by Delia Sherman which had a great surprise toward the end that I wasn’t expecting at all! I also got a chance to start A Fierce and Subtle…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: All About the Villains

    I wanted to focus on villains in more of a fantasy setting than in realistic fiction and you’ll see that’s kind of where I leaned for this list.  The problem with that is I’m not a huge fan of anything scary – books, TV shows, movies, haunted houses, etc.  So, this is definitely not…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 10/3/16

    A busy week left me exhausted and with very little time to read, so my plan to read The Evil Wizard Smallbone by Delia Sherman and A Fierce and Subtle Poison by Samantha Mabry are still on my list for this week. The good news is, is that I’m finally feeling more…

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    CYBILS Nominations Open

    I was given the distinct pleasure of being a CYBILS judge last fall and although I spent a lot of time reading a lot of nonfiction titles – it was an amazing experience to be a part of!  I would have loved to be a judge again this year, but…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books on My Fall TBR List

    My fall booklist is also a list of books that have not yet been released which makes me even more excited for them!  Check out the picture books, middle grade readers, and the young adult books too! Madeline Finn and the Library Dog by Lisa Papp We Found a Hat…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/26/16

    I got a lot of reading done this week which makes me so happy!  I finished up Every Single Second by Tricia Springstubb which was a really interesting read, especially for today’s world where an accident rocks the entire community and racial tension threatens to overwhelm and take over as a…

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    25 MG & YA Titles for Hispanic Heritage Month

    September has really gotten away from me!  I’ve been planning on doing some booklists for Hispanic Heritage Month and I realized that we’re heading toward October and I need to do them now! So, without further ado, here are 25 MG & YA Titles for Hispanic Heritage Month that feature…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/19/16

    I’m was clearly in need of some massive amounts of reading because I’m feeling a lot less tired, stressed and crazy and have been reading a heck of a lot more than I have pretty much all summer. This past week, I read Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm, Summer of…