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    The Cornish Rebel by Nicola Pryce

    August 6, 2023 / Comments Off on The Cornish Rebel by Nicola Pryce

    Live In Hope The Cornish Rebel by Nicola Pryce is a marvellous historical novel that consumed me from the start. The action is set in 1801 in Cornwall. It is a time of change as we hear about the prospect of new turnpike roads being built. The world is teetering on a new era with […]

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    Last of the Name by Roseanne Parry

    July 6, 2019

    The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean

    January 27, 2019

    *The Simple Art of Flying by Cory Leonardo

    December 17, 2020
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    Every Tree Has It’s Place by Zach Wilson

    August 5, 2023 / Comments Off on Every Tree Has It’s Place by Zach Wilson

    Simply Beautiful Every Tree Has It’s Place by Zach Wilson is a beautiful book for the under fives. It is based on Ephesians 2:10. “For we are God’s handiwork. Created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” The story has a simple message – we were […]

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    *The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw (Retro Reads)

    June 27, 2019

    Abandon Ship by Michael J. Tougias

    May 13, 2023

    Zap by Martha Freeman

    March 30, 2019
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    The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz by Sara Leibovits & Eti Elboim

    August 5, 2023 / Comments Off on The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz by Sara Leibovits & Eti Elboim

    Powerful, Inspiring & Horrifying The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz by Sara Leibovits & Eti Elboim is a powerful, inspiring and horrifying account of a sixteen year olds year spent in Auschwitz. Sara Leibovits was her name. This is her story, interspersed with memories by her daughter Eti Elboim. This is a journey to hell and […]

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    Brave and Bold by Marty Machowski

    May 6, 2022

    *Psalm Twenty-Three and *The Lord’s Prayer, both illustrated by Tim Ladwig

    June 7, 2022

    Jason Reynolds’s Track Series: A Winner for Middle Grades

    February 2, 2019
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    Those People Next Door by Kia Abdullah

    August 3, 2023 / Comments Off on Those People Next Door by Kia Abdullah

    Out Now In Paperback – It’s Top Notch! Those People Next Door by Kia Abdullah is a totally gripping contemporary crime drama that consumed me from the start. Kia Abdullah is a marvelous author whose novels are always top notch. She writes gritty fiction that is always heart breaking. In Those People Next Door we […]

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    Each of Us a Universe by Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo

    June 4, 2022

    5 Ways to Encourage Art Appreciation with Picture Books

    October 4, 2023

    Review: “Who I Am With You” by Robin Lee Hatcher

    January 27, 2019
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    The Women Who Wouldn’t Leave by Victoria Scott

    August 3, 2023 / Comments Off on The Women Who Wouldn’t Leave by Victoria Scott

    Delightful The Women Who Wouldn’t Leave by Victoria Scott is a delightful contemporary novel that made me smile. It is a novel about friendship, love and community as a group of neighbours come together to fight the authorities for what is theirs. The community pull together. Over the years the neighbours exchanged polite greetings but […]

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    Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim

    July 11, 2020

    Box by Carole Boston Weatherford

    August 21, 2020

    Chance: Escape from the Holocaust by Uri Shulevitz

    November 20, 2020
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    The German Mother by Debbie Rix

    August 2, 2023 / Comments Off on The German Mother by Debbie Rix

    Powerful The German Mother by Debbie Rix is a powerful historical novel that completely took over my life for a few hours. The action is set from 1920 -1945 mainly in Germany but also in London. It is based on factual details. We follow the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party from its inception […]

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    The Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

    October 27, 2020

    Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang

    September 6, 2020

    The Light Before Christmas by Marty Machowski

    November 16, 2022
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    The Nurse by Valerie Keogh

    August 1, 2023 / Comments Off on The Nurse by Valerie Keogh

    Totally Immersive The Nurse by Valerie Keogh is an absolutely marvellous contemporary psychological thriller that I just could not put down. Valerie Keogh is a fantastic author who draws you into the world of The Nurse with her words. Whilst of questionable motives, the lead character is likable, realistic and elicits feelings of sympathy from […]

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    Gladys Hunt on the Value of Fantasy

    January 7, 2023

    Someday We Will Fly by Rachel DeWoskin

    April 12, 2019

    2023 Newbery Buzz #4: Jack Zulu

    January 25, 2023
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    Maidens Of The Cave by Lloyd Devereux Richards

    August 1, 2023 / Comments Off on Maidens Of The Cave by Lloyd Devereux Richards

    The Thinking Man’s Crime Maidens Of The Cave by Lloyd Devereux Richards is an absolutely marvellous contemporary crime suspense that had me glued and guessing from the start. The plotline is intricate, well thought out and executed. It is definitely a thinking man’s novel. There is no time to sit back and relax as the […]

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    *Honeybee by Candace Fleming

    March 28, 2020

    Friday Introductions: Hayley

    February 6, 2021

    PB Roundup: Your Place in the Universe, If You Came to Earth, and I Talk Like a River

    October 10, 2020
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    Second Chances At Bellbird Bay by Maggie Christensen

    August 1, 2023 / Comments Off on Second Chances At Bellbird Bay by Maggie Christensen

    Very Charming Second Chances In Bellbird Bay by Maggie Christensen is a very charming contemporary novel and the seventh book in the Bellbird Bay series. It warmed my heart. Bellbird Bay is the place where a huge warm welcome awaits. Strangers quickly become friends. There is an air of community that pervades the book. Lives […]

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    Simple Summer Reading Challenge for Tweens and Teens

    June 7, 2019

    The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm

    March 12, 2021

    *Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake and illustrated by Jon Klassen

    October 14, 2020
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    Coffins & Confetti by Ruth Graham

    July 31, 2023 / Comments Off on Coffins & Confetti by Ruth Graham

    All You Need Is Love Coffins And Confetti by Ruth Graham is a wonderful look at life following a Birmingham celebrant as we see funerals, weddings and general life observances. Ruth Graham has a very personable style that feels like reading a letter from a dear friend. As we glimpse snapshots of her life, we […]

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    May 8, 2020

    Voices: the Final Hours of Joan of Arc by David Eliot

    May 11, 2019
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