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Sal & Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez
Synopsis: “How did a raw chicken get inside Yasmany’s locker? When Sal Vidon meets Gabi Real for the first time, it isn’t under the best of circumstances. Sal is in the principal’s office for the third time in three days, and it’s still the first week of school. Gabi, student…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/26/19
Last Week This is the week I’ve finally slowed down. I finished Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez, which was amazing! I really love that Rick Riordan is raising the voices of multicultural authors to expose kids to folklore from around the world. I really enjoyed that…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/19/19
Last Week I did it! I finished the whole list of MG @ Heart Summer Book Bingo list this week! I’m so glad that I spent my summer reading these amazing titles. And while I was at it, I also read the YA romance, Ordinary Girls by Blair Thornburgh, the…
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The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake
Synopsis: “When Sunny St. James receives a new heart, she decides to set off on a “New Life Plan”: 1) do awesome amazing things she could never do before; 2) find a new best friend; and 3) kiss a boy for the first time. Her “New Life Plan” seems to…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/12/19
Last Week I’m still working on the MG @ Heart Summer Book Bingo list and I’ll be honest, this was a great way to spend my summer – reading so many amazing books. I hope that I would have read them anyway, but it’s always nice to hear about other…
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August Isle by Ali Standish
Synopsis: “For years, Miranda has stared at postcards of August Isle, Florida. The town her mother spent her summers as a girl. The town Miranda has always ached to visit. She just never wanted it to happen this way. When she arrives on the Isle, alone and uncertain, to spend…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/5/19
Last Week I am absolutely loving the MG @ Heart Summer Book Bingo list. Each title has been an amazing experience with unforgettable characters and I’ve honestly loved each and every one. This week, I’ve read a few more titles on the list and hope to finish the last couple…
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Girl of the Southern Sea
Synopsis: “From the time she was a little girl, Nia has dreamed up adventures about the Javanese mythical princess, Dewi Kadita. Now fourteen, Nia would love nothing more than to continue her education and become a writer. But high school costs money her family doesn’t have; everything her father earns…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/29/19
Last Week I love when a weekend has a good balance between getting stuff done (cleaning, laundry, chores, etc.) and spending time with friends and having fun! This past weekend was a little bit of everything, but I will say it helps that I took Friday off of work to…
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Silver Meadows Summer
Synopsis: “Eleven-year-old Carolina’s summer—and life as she knows it—is upended when Papi loses his job, and she and her family must move from Puerto Rico to her Tía Cuca and Uncle Porter’s house in upstate New York. Now Carolina must attend Silver Meadows camp, where her bossy older cousin Gabriela…
