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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/23/18

    July 23, 2018 /

    I’ll definitely be reviewing The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle by Christina Uss. It was a book that surprised me in how much I ended up loving the quirky characters and crazy antics of Bicycle as she cycled from D.C. to San Francisco! I also read Where the Watermelons Grow by Cindy…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/16/18

    July 16, 2018 /

    This past week, my family went down the shore for a family reunion of sorts with almost my entire dad’s side of the family. That means at any given time there were about 15 people in a beach house! And even with two trips back and forth to work for…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Best of 2018 So Far

    July 10, 2018 /

    The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds This Story Is For You by Greg Pizzoli Nature’s First Lullaby by Dee Leone Hello Hello by Brendan Wenzel Turn This Book Into a Beehive!: Start a Living Colony in Your Own Backyard, Plus 19 Other Experiments and Activities to Make You a…

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

    July 9, 2018 /

    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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    Top Ten Tuesday: Red, White, and Blue Covers

    July 3, 2018 /

    Capture the Flag by Kate Messner Auma’s Long Run by Eucabeth A. Odhiambo Escape from Aleppo by N.H. Senzai Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes The Cruel Prince by Holly Black Hour of  the Bees Lindsay Eagar A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore The…

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

    July 2, 2018 /

    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

    June 25, 2018 /

    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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    Top Ten Tuesday: Awaken the Travel Bug

    June 19, 2018 /

    So… I seem to have done it again… jumped ahead a week for Top Ten Tuesday theme, so if you’re looking for beach reads, check out last week’s post. And if you’re interested in my list of travel inspired books, take a look below! In a Perfect World by Trish Doller…

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