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TSS: Happy Easter!
Happy Easter, everyone! As Spring Break nears its end, I’m hoping for a relaxing day of reading today! I had a pretty great reading week last week so I’m crossing fingers that my luck continues! Here’s a quick wrap up … Continue reading
Posted in The Sunday Salon
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A Month in Review: February
Spring is in the air! I’ve given up all hope of getting snow this year and instead have decided to look forward to all the beauty spring has to offer. You know, like rain, pollen, tax season. All the good … Continue reading
Posted in Month in Review
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TSS: Getting my Reading Groove Back
Now that my busy work travel season has come to an end, I’m delighted to have my weekends (aka quality reading time!) back! While I was able to read on the airplanes as I traveled too and through, it wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in The Sunday Salon
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Frightful Friday-Guys Read: Thriller, Edited by John Scieszka
Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! Since my twelve-year-old son John & I are doing a … Continue reading
TSS: Supporting Independent Bookstores!
It’s been a pretty busy few weeks here! To start with, a few weeks ago I announced a new “effort” I initiated as a means to showing support of independent bookstores, #IndieThursday: Each Thursday, tweet about the book you recently purchased … Continue reading
Posted in The Sunday Salon
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Author Guest Post: Michael Beil, Author of The Red Blazer Girls Series
Today I’m excited to welcome Michael Beil, author of The Red Blazer Girl Series! Here’s a little information about Michael: I grew up in Andover, Ohio (pop. 1200), where I learned to sail, milk cows, tell the difference between hay and … Continue reading
Welcome BEA Attendees!
This post is intended to serve as a welcome or intro to me for those authors, publicists, bloggers, etc whom I met while at a BEA (Book Expo America) last week. This is a sticky post. Just scroll down to … Continue reading
Posted in Bookish Chatter
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Review: How Rocket Learned to Read by Tad Hills
Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 40 pages Publisher: Schwartz & Wade; 1 edition (July 27, 2010) ISBN-10: 0375858997 Source: Library Rocket is an adorable little puppy who loves to do little puppy things, like chase leaves and chew sticks. At … Continue reading
Posted in 4-8 years of age, Kid-lit, Kid-Lit/Middle Grade, Review
Tagged kindergarten, learning to read, reluctant reader, Tad Hills
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A Month in Review: June
Books Reviewed: So Cold the River by Michael Kortya The Truth About Delilah Blue by Tish Cohen SOS! The Six O’Clock Scramble to the Rescue: Earth-Friendly, Kid-Pleasing Dinners for Busy Families The Brain Full of Holes by Martin … Continue reading
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In Which I Celebrate My Local Indie: Hooray for Books! Children’s Bookstore
In a world full of big box chain book stores, I think it’s important for us as readers remember to value and appreciate independent book stores! Indie bookstores are often a gift we don’t take advantage of! Yes, in some … Continue reading
Posted in Hooray for Books
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