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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/9/18

    I finally got a little more reading done and now that I’m on vacation this week, I hope my reading continues! This past week, I read Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor which was really interesting – a fantasy adventure set in Nigeria. I’m going to have to track down Akata Warrior, the…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/2/18

    I need more time in everyday!!!! I just don’t have enough time to do everything I need to get done! I did read From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon and I’m hoping to spend some more time with Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor this weekend – it’s not bad, I just…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/25/18

    It’s been another busy week – I had plans after work every night, plus I’m still working on painting the guest room – it’s almost done and I hope to finish it this week! And unfortunately I really didn’t have much time to read! I completely ditched my reading plan…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/18/18

    I’ve had a busy week filled with all sorts of things, plus trying to get the guest room painted (which is always more work than I expect it to be!). I’m absolutely in love with the color and hope my vision comes out the way I want it to when…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/10/18

    I love when I plan out my reading for the week and then totally toss it aside when I get my hands on some other titles! So you can ignore what I thought I’d try and read this week, because I didn’t get to any of those books, but instead…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/3/18

      It’s been a busy week – spending time with my family for Memorial Day, then a few short days at work and then heading to Florida to see a friend and her family for a long weekend! But through it all, I’ve actually spent a good amount of time…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/28/18

    I’m so proud of myself for actually getting some reading done over a holiday weekend – it so rarely happens! This week I was able to read Charlie & Frog by Karen Kane, The Basque Dragon by Adam Gidwitz, How We Roll by Natasha Friend and I’m in the middle of Breakout by Kate Messner.…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/21/18

    I didn’t get a chance to read everything I wanted to this week, but I’m not counting it as a total loss! I got through a little bit of The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean, but as it’s a more in depth history of the periodic table than I really need…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/14/18

    I’m feeling much better about my reading life, I had another great week and even though I chose not to continue reading one of the books planned for the week, I was okay letting it go as I had other options to choose from! This week was a big week,…

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    Mystery Booklist Recap

    Mystery Recap Observe, Deduce, and Solve: 10+ Mystery Titles for Ages 3-7 Motive, Alibi, and Suspect: 15+ Mystery Titles for Ages 8-12 Witness, Murder, Killer: 13+ Mystery Titles for Ages 13 and up True Crime & Forensics: 10 Nonfiction Titles for Mystery Readers