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    Nothing To Lose by Michael Garrett

    July 12, 2023 / Comments Off on Nothing To Lose by Michael Garrett

    A Sneak Peak At The Cover Book Blurb GOD WANTED HIM TO RESCUE HER IF IT WAS THE LAST THING HE DID . . . AND IT LIKELY WOULD BE. A murder occurs in a prominent northern Arizona family . . . Derrick Walton is on a mission to atone for his sins, putting his […]

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    Newbery Buzz #3: Northwind

    January 25, 2023

    Once There Was by Kiyash Monsef

    September 22, 2023

    I am NOT a Reader

    May 5, 2020
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    Starting Again In Silver Sands Bay by Karen Louise Hollis

    July 11, 2023 / Comments Off on Starting Again In Silver Sands Bay by Karen Louise Hollis

    An Old Fashioned British Holiday Starting Again In Silver Sands Bay by Karen Louise Hollis is a really fun contemporary read that delighted my senses. The book is set over the six weeks summer holiday and in a caravan park in Lincolnshire in two caravans which are lacking modern conveniences. It awakened memories in me […]

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    The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games Series)

    October 26, 2020

    Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander

    January 6, 2021

    Library’s Most Wanted

    May 27, 2020
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    Escape To Tuscany by Kat Devereaux

    July 10, 2023 / Comments Off on Escape To Tuscany by Kat Devereaux

    The Guardian Escape To Tuscany by Kat Devereaux is a compelling dual timeline novel that enthralled me and entertained me from the start. Two stories run parallel, having similarities and differences as we follow teenager Stella in Tuscany in 1944 and Tori who escapes to Tuscany in 2019. Both women are under estimated by those […]

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    Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian

    March 21, 2020

    Alice’s Farm: a Rabbit’s Tale by Maryrose Wood

    May 14, 2022

    Open Mic: Riffs on Life Between Cultures in Ten Voices, edited by Mitali Perkins

    June 5, 2020
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    The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

    July 6, 2023 / Comments Off on The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

    Chasing The Moon The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston is the most beautiful contemporary novel that I absolutely loved. I savored every word. This is a novel about love – but it is not your conventional tale. Ashley Poston has created a unique story that is so very beautiful and will warm your heart. […]

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    Are Graphic Novels “Literature”?

    May 25, 2019

    Picture books for and about school: *We the People, Pterodactyl Show and Tell, and My First Day

    July 27, 2022

    Summer Reading for Moms

    June 4, 2019
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    Secrets Of The Monument by Arlene Pearson

    July 6, 2023 / Comments Off on Secrets Of The Monument by Arlene Pearson

    The Guiding Light Secrets Of The Monument by Arlene Pearson is a wonderful dual timeline novel that I thoroughly enjoyed. The action is set over 1946 and 2015. The parallel stories are similar but different as we follow characters linked by family. There are misconceptions about situations in both time periods. We witness the power […]

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    Back Porch Book Chat: Elizabeth Farquhar (Teen Writer)

    December 31, 2023

    Reading Ancient Literature with High School Students

    September 14, 2023

    *The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

    March 26, 2019
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    Homebodies by Tembe Denton-Hurst

    July 6, 2023 / Comments Off on Homebodies by Tembe Denton-Hurst

    A Marvellous Debut Homebodies by Tembe Denton-Hurst is a marvellous contemporary debut novel that consumed me from the start. The novel is written from the point of view of Mickey, a young black woman, who is searching for her place in society. Life is unfair as Mickey finds she has to work twice as hard […]

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    Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret by Trudi Truett

    March 30, 2019

    Graphic-Novel History: History Comics and Who HQ

    July 27, 2022

    Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith

    March 12, 2021
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    This Child Of Mine by Emma-Claire Wilson

    July 6, 2023 / Comments Off on This Child Of Mine by Emma-Claire Wilson

    A Work Of Great Beauty This Child Of Mine by Emma-Claire Wilson is a simply beautiful contemporary tale that will tug at your heart. Tissues will be needed. The story is told in the first person from the point of view of the leading lady. We can ‘feel’ her pain and her fears. We understand […]

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    Faith, Fiction, & Fellowship, Week 2: Let’s Discuss!

    March 15, 2019

    2024 Newbery Buzz #4: Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow

    January 21, 2024

    Shepherd Suspense Novels by Andrew Huff

    June 23, 2020
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    The Curious Kidnapping Of Nora W by Cate Green

    July 5, 2023 / Comments Off on The Curious Kidnapping Of Nora W by Cate Green

    Journey To The Past The Curious Kidnapping Of Nora W by Cate Green is a marvellous novel that drew me in from the start. It is a book about survival as Nora is just eighteen days away from being the world’s oldest women at 122 years and 165 days in 2018 as the novel opens. […]

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    *See the Cat: Three stories about a dog

    February 5, 2021

    Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen by Marthe Jocelyn

    March 19, 2020

    *Monster Blood Tattoo Trilogy by D. M. Cornish

    February 21, 2019
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    Searching For Sandra by Jane Harvey

    June 30, 2023 / Comments Off on Searching For Sandra by Jane Harvey

    Neighbours Become Friends Searching For Sandra by Jane Harvey is a charming dual timeline novel and the third book in the Hummingbird House series. It can be read as a stand-alone but I recommend reading the previous books first for maximum enjoyment and to see the character progression. The story is set in 1968 and […]

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    A Kid’s Guide to Backyard Bugs by Eliza Berkowitz

    August 27, 2023

    Gladys Hunt on Reading Together

    December 22, 2022

    The Time of Green Magic by Hilary McKay

    October 14, 2020
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    Evil At Alardyce House by Heather Atkinson

    June 30, 2023 / Comments Off on Evil At Alardyce House by Heather Atkinson

    Full Circle Evil At Alardyce House by Heather Atkinson is the fourth book in the marvellous Alardyce House series. It can be read as a stand-alone but I recommend reading the previous novels first. Twelve years have passed since the end of book two as we follow the fortunes of Robert Alardyce and his family. […]

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    Faith, Fiction, & Fellowship: A Read Along for Girls Ages 10-100

    February 7, 2019

    Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist

    September 16, 2020

    Authority vs. Anarchy: A Book List for Teens

    September 22, 2023
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