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Summer Bookaday Final

Summer Bookaday Final

August 17, 2019 ♦
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With the craziness of the first week of school, I forgot to post my Summer Bookaday Challenge Final! My goal was 84 books and I surpassed that goal by reading 91 books! Look at my hour al pages for specifics on what books and categories and for my must reads.…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

August 5, 2019 ♦
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July 29-August 4 I finished up quite a few books and have started some really amazing ones. Books I Finished 180 Days by Gallagher and Kittle was an enlightening and really helpful book I read as my professional development this summer. It was realistic, easy to read, and had great…
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IMWAYR

IMWAYR

July 22, 2019 ♦
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? July 15-21 It was an amazing reading week because of the 24 in 48 readathon this weekend! Books I Finished During the readathon, I did a “Picture Book Frenzy” and read a lot of picture books for my Lit Review Crew! I will be…
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July 17, 2019 ♦
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Good morning! I’m halfway through Each Tiny Spark, drinking a cup of coffee, snuggles in bed with my daughter. In Each Tiny Spark, I can feel Emilia’s worry and anxiety deep in my chest. She is so worried for her father because he is not the same after his deployment.…
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Rise and Shine!

Rise and Shine!

July 16, 2019 ♦
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Ariel from the Lit Review Crew had a wonderful idea to do a #RiseShineRead to tackle our crazy TBR stacks. We have been texting each other awake and sharing our books. This morning I dove into Pablo Cartaya’s new book, Each Tiny Spark. This book will be released on August…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

July 15, 2019 ♦
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This last week was a powerful reading week, but the same cannot be said for my writing. I am in Kate Messner’s Teaching Writing course, so I am gaining new ideas and ways to work on my craft, but I did not work on my current story. Books I Finished…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

July 9, 2019 ♦
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Well, it’s actually Tuesday…but better late than never right? Books I Finished Spinner of Dreams is released August 27 and Gravemaidens October 29. Both books were amazing and beautiful, so preorder now! Option Pile I also had some fun with book pictures: The most exciting thing that has been going…
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