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Bookdragon Diary- September 10

September 10, 2023 ♦

Blog, Book Reviews, Legit Kid Lit, Lit Review Crew, Young Adult/Adult Reads

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Hello book nerds! I am struggling with posting and all that…so if I am hit or miss, I am so sorry! Back to school. New routines. Exhaustion. A bit of depression. Overwhelmed. Yeah. It’s all happening which makes none of it happen. Anyway, here’s my review of books I read…

IMWAYR Aug 7-13

August 13, 2023 ♦

Blog, Book Reviews, Challenges, Lit Review Crew

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This was my last week before going back to work, so I read as much as I could. I even did a 24 hour in 48 hour readathon….and didn’t do too bad on it! You can watch more about my readathon and week of reading on my YouTube channel. Before…

IMWAYR and Reviews

September 12, 2022 ♦

Blog, Book Reviews, Challenges, Legit Kid Lit, Lit Review Crew

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? #IMWAYR is a weekly blog hop co-hosted by Unleashing Readers and Teach Mentor Texts which focuses on sharing books marketed for children and young adults. It offers opportunities to share and recommend books with each other. Make sure to visit these blogs (and those linked in their posts)…

IMWAYR and Reviews

August 15, 2022 ♦

Blog, Book Reviews, Legit Kid Lit, Lit Review Crew

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Sharing Black Stories: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

July 2, 2020 ♦

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They killed my mother.They took our magic.They tried to bury us.Now we rise.Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls.But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji…

Welcome Sandra Smith

June 26, 2019 ♦

Interviews

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Hello Sandra! I am so excited to talk to you today about the release of the final book in your series, Seed Savers. Thank you for being here. You’re welcome! Thanks for having me, Alexis. Let’s start with some ice-breaker questions. I’m afraid I’m a little disappointing with either/or questions…

ARC Review: Wilder Girls by Rory Powers

June 11, 2019 ♦

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Release date: July 9, 2019 Goodreads Thank you NetGalley and Delacorte Press for sharing an eARC in exchange for an honest review. I chose this book because if the cover and the title. I am a sucker for covers and this one intrigued me. The swirling of the face, it…

At First Glance

April 21, 2019 ♦

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The Absence of Sparrows by Kurt Kirchmeier I received this book through my ARC sharing group, the Lit Review Crew. It’s a 4-day weekend for me with the Easter holiday, so you know I’m taking advantage of this extra reading time! I had a quick dinner with my dad and…

STUDENT REVIEW: The Maze Runner by James Dashner

November 2, 2016 ♦

Book Reviews, Student Reviews

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The Maze Runner by James Dashner Published October 6, 2009 If you ain’t scared, you ain’t human. When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers—boys whose memories are also gone. Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the…

REVIEW: The Giver by Lois Lowry

July 6, 2016 ♦

Book Reviews

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The Giver by Lois Lowry Publication date: January 24, 2006 This haunting story centers on Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he’s given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets…