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2016 Nerdies – All the Books You Need to Read!
The 2016 Nerdies are beginning to be announced and I’ll update the list as more winners are released through January 3rd. This is a great list of books that are often times overlooked for ALA Awards (not to say there weren’t discussed as possibilities, but did not win an award…
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Holiday Reading
I made it to my parents after six hours in the car yesterday and am enjoying myself immensely already. I grabbed (just a few) books for the holiday week, hoping that I can at least get to a few of them. These are all books that I’ve either seen on…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/19/16
I spent another great week reading! This is becoming a trend (again) and I love it! I’m still working my way through The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman, but I also read Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina, Ghost by Jason Reynolds, Dory Fantasmagory: Dory Dory Black Sheep by Abby Hanlon and Some Writer!: The…
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It's That Time of Year…
The “best of the best” lists are coming out in droves (as usual). These lists usually have many of the same suspects on them with a little variation and that is what I like. Making sure I get my hands on all the heavy hitters of the year. Especially this…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/12/16
I am so proud of myself – I actually got some serious reading done this week! I read The Land of Forgotten Girls by Erin Entrada Kelly, which was awesome. Check out my review here! And then I started an adult novel – I know! I actually voluntarily picked up an adult…
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Top Ten Tuesday: New-To-Me Authors I Read For the First Time in 2016
Some of these authors are new to me because they’re new to the publishing world (and I can’t to read more!) Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina A Fierce and Subtle Poison by Samantha Mabry I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/5/16
After posting every day for Picture Book Month, I now have to come up with my own content again! At least today is easy, check out the hashtag #IMWAYR on Twitter to see what others are reading this week! I always end up adding a bunch of books to my…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books To Read If Your Book Club Likes Fairy Tale Retellings
I absolutely love reading fairy tale retellings or fractured fairy tales as they are sometimes called. Here’s a list of ten titles that you might just have to share with your book club. A Curse Dark As Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine Enchanted by…
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Book Review: A Fierce and Subtle Poison
Last week I tweeted, “I’ve got hives from working in my garden… or is it from reading ‘A Fierce and Subtle Poison’ by @samanthamabry #yalit” but in all actuality I ended up with a fairly severe case of poison ivy (which I’ve never had before) and let me tell you,…
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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…