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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/23/2020

    Last Week So who knew trying to work during a global pandemic is absolutely exhausting? I’d get home after a workday and barely have enough energy to make dinner and stay awake to blog, let alone read anything. I am mentally and emotionally drained, trying my hardest not to freak…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/16/2020

    Last Week Where do I begin? I started off chuckling at the meme I saw online warning everyone of the time change x full moon x Friday the 13th and ended the week mentally and emotionally exhausted as the library closed to the public and I tried to relay information…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/9/2020

    Last Week It’s been a very busy week which definitely slowed by reading down. This week, I spent a lot of time catching up on stuff at work and when I was home, I was getting some spring cleaning done. I did manage to read a few books this week…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/2/2020

    Last Week March is definitely not coming in like a lion, it’s going up to 60 degrees today which is absolutely crazy for March 2nd in Pennsylvania. While I spent most of the week in Nashville, it was quite cold and windy, but traveling gave me a lot of time…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/24/2020

    Last Week I’m continuing to love how well I’m keeping up with my TBR this year (and it’s already been 2 months!). This week I finished up No True Believers by Rabiah York Lumbard which was so good – social justice and thriller all in one! I’ll be doing a…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/17/2020

    Last Week I’m continuing to chip away at my ever-growing TBR list! Although, home renovations (see post) take up a lot of weekend hours I was still able to manage reading a couple of things: Forever Glimmer Creek by Stacy Hackney The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper Free for…

  • Reviews

    The Gravity of Us

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    Synopsis:  “As a successful social media journalist with half a million followers, seventeen-year-old Cal is used to sharing his life online. But when his pilot father is selected for a highly publicized NASA mission to Mars, Cal and his family relocate from Brooklyn to Houston and are thrust into a…

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    ‘Ohana Means Family

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    Synopsis:  “Join the family, or ohana, as they farm taro for poi to prepare for a traditional luau celebration with a poetic text in the style of The House That Jack Built. “This is the land that’s never been sold, where work the hands, so wise and old, that reach through…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/10/2020

    Last Week I’m loving how much reading I’ve been able to do in 2020. My goal is to try and read at least a little every single day. Easier said than done, that’s for sure! You’d think I have all this extra time, but there’s always something coming up. I’m…

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    Martin McLean, Middle School Queen

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    Synopsis:  “Seventh-grader Martin McLean has always been surrounded by people who can express themselves. His mother is an artist, his colorful Tío Billy works in theater, and his best friends Carmen and Pickle are outgoing and don’t care what other people think. But Martin can only find the right words…