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It's Monday, What are you reading? 3/23
It's Monday, What Are You Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila @ Book Journey. I find it a great way to reflect on what I've read the past week, so I can update all of my challenges and plan my...
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Top Ten Tuesday: Childhood Favs
This week's Top Ten Tuesday is Books from Your Youth to (Possibly) Revisit. I was very lucky to be a middle school and upper elementary and was able to use some in my classroom and recommend those I...
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All Tied Up in Knots & Crosses
Knots & Crosses, published in 1987, is the first book Ian Rankin published and it is so well-written it could just as well be his 25th. Originally intended as a stand alone novel, Knots &...
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You Might Just Love, Lucy
Love, Lucyby April LindnerGenre: YA RomancePages: 304Publisher: Poppy (imprint of Hachette)Source: local libraryBuy from AmazonAdd to your GoodreadsAfter reading about this book on several blogs, I...
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Friday Hops 3/27
One way to meet more bloggers is by participating in a meme or blog hop. I like these two because they ask bloggers to respond to a prompt, giving us a little something interesting to think about. The...
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Book Beginnings & Friday 56: Creature Comforts
Today I am linking up with Rose City Reader for Book Beginnings and Freda's Voice for Page 56. Follow the links for the lists of participants to read what's out there. It's like a bunch of book...
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A Legend Brought to Life: The Shepherdess of Siena
The Shepherdess of a Sienaby Linda LaffertyGenre: historical fictionPages: 596Publisher: Lake Union PublishingSource: publisher via NetGalleyIn 1581, a 14 year old orphaned shepherdess named Virginia...
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Bloggiesta Wrap Up
I learned so much this week during the Bloggiesta activities, and a lot of that was just from visiting other participants. Before the event began I made a list of what I wanted to get done. My...
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It's Monday, What are you reading? 3/30
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila @ Book Journey. I find it a great way to reflect on what I've read the past week, so I can update all of my challenges and plan my...
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10 Recent Additions TBR
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly activity hosted by The Broke & The Bookish. They have a list of topics for the next month if you would like to join in. This week's topic is Ten Recent Additions to My...
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March Wrap Up
I don't usually do a monthly wrap up, but I see them on other blogs, and I always do one mentally, so since Kathryn at Book Date has decided to host a gathering of all the monthly wrap ups I thought...
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Lots of Fun With Creature Comforts
Creature Comfortsby Trisha AshleyGenre: Historical Fiction/MysteryPages: 418Publisher: AvonSource: publisher via NetGalleyFrom the PublisherFall in back in love with life in this gripping read about...
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Book Beginnings & Friday 56 4/3
On Fridays I participate in two memes that give a little taste of what a book will be when it is read. I like to use a book I haven't started, often an ARC I've accepted for review. I find it gets me...
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Get a Bird's Eye View on WWII
Before we had Google Earth and other satellite images to spy on our neighbors, what did a country do during a war to get information about the enemy's plans? It's something I hadn't thought of, but...
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It's Monday! What are you Reading? 4/6
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila @ Book Journey.** I find it a great way to reflect on what I've read the past week, so I can update all of my challenges and plan my...
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10 Character Check In
Top Ten Tuesday is a fun list meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's theme is Characters With Whom You'd Like to Check In. You can check out the other participants and find some great...
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On Being a Follower
In an effort to write more discussion posts, I am participating in the 2015 Discussion Challenge hosted by It Starts at Midnight and Feed Your Fiction Addiction. This will actually be my only true...
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What is found Under the Egg?
Under the Egg by Laura Marx FitzgeraldGenre: middle grades mysteryPages: 256Publisher: DialSource: town libraryUnder the Egg, the debut middle grades mystery by Laura Marx Fitzgerald, is a delightful...
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Book Beginnings & Friday 56 4/10
On Fridays I participate in two memes that give a little taste of what a book will be when it is read. I like to use a book I haven't started, often an ARC I've accepted for review. I find it gets me...
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Ever Been Betrayed?
Betrayedby Lisa ScottolineGenre: Legal MysteryPages: 352Publisher: St. Martin's PressSource: local library Add to your GoodreadsFor those familiar with Lisa Scottoline's Rosato and Associates series,...
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It's Monday! What are you reading? 4/13
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila @ Book Journey. I find it a great way to reflect on what I've read the past week, so I can update all of my challenges and plan my...
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10 Thoughtful Quotes
The Broke and the Bookish hosts Top Ten Tuesday, a fun list meme. This week's theme is Inspirational Quotes from Books. I actually have an old-fashioned card file box of quotes that I made for a...
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To Binge or Not to Binge?
I am retired on a disability, although I am not yet 50. Years of chemotherapy have kept me alive, but crippled my body in a variety of ways, making teaching middle school untenable. I love to craft,...
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Afraid of Clowns? You'll Be Creeped Out by The Doll Maker!
The Doll Makerby Richard MontanariGenre: Police ThrillerPages: 496Publisher: Mulholland BooksSource: publisher via NetGalleyRichard Montanari’s The Doll Maker is the eighth book in the Byrne and...
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Book Beginnings & Friday 56 4/17
On Fridays I participate in two memes that give a little taste of what a book will be when it is read. I like to use a book I haven't started, often an ARC I've accepted for review. I find it gets me...
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