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IMWAYR and Reviews

September 12, 2022 ♦

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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)…

Happy Book Birthday: THE CLACKITY by Lora Senf and TOO PIG TO FAIL by Rob Harrell

June 28, 2022 ♦

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I love Tuesdays! Help me celebrate these two awesome MIDDLE GRADE books that were shared with me by the publishers. Thank you Atheneum Books for Young Readers and Dial Books. The Clackity by Lora Senf Reminiscent of Doll Bones, this deliciously eerie middle grade novel tells the story of a girl…

First Chapter Friday: What Lives in the Woods by Lindsay Currie

September 24, 2021 ♦

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I’ve started a new routine-First Chapter Fridays-and I am determined to stick with it all year. So, here I am, using my website to hold myself accountable! Today’s book was the newly released What Lives in the Woods-a spooky mystery set in Michigan by the spooky mystery mastermind, Lindsay Currie!…

Bone Tree by Jenna Lehne

June 7, 2021 ♦

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Bone Tree by Jenna Lehne My rating: 5 of 5 stars Thank you Blue Bronco Books and Jenna Lehne for sharing a copy of Bone Tree in exchange for an honest review! I have been in the mood for spooky and dark and sad…and this book is all of these-plus…

Labor Day Weekend Picture Book Frenzy Book 7: The Scary Book by Dedieu

September 7, 2020 ♦

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Book #7 for my Labor Day Weekend #picturebookfrenzy is this delightfully spooky lift-the-flap book! The Scary Book by Dedieu is perfect for Halloween! Thank you Media Masters and Prestel for sharing this book with Lit Review Crew. I enjoyed the cute little illustrations that turned gruesome when you lifted the…

Happy Book Birthday to Lorien Lawrence and The Stitchers

August 18, 2020 ♦

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Lorien Lawrence’s debut spooky middle grade The Stitchers is out today and you need to grab yourself a copy. Why? Creepy neighbors that never seem to age FriendshipMysteryNasty pond that has an orange glowSpyingGrieving over loss of a loved oneBeginnings of a romance I used to say that I was…

Recent Reads

May 11, 2020 ♦

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May 4-11 It was a really great reading week for me! I listened to a lot while packing up my classroom. We also finished our class read aloud, The War That Saved My Life, and I finished the book my daughter and I were reading, A Boy Called Bat. I…

Review: The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street by Lindsay Currie

December 30, 2018 ♦

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The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street by Lindsay Currie Overall: 5 Stars I am not a fan of spooky books. I used to watch horror movies and read true crime all through high school. Nothing bothered me. Well, I shouldn’t say I wasn’t bothered. I was always paranoid and scared,…

REVIEW: Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty

October 11, 2016 ♦

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Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty Published July 14, 2015 “Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there are many dangers there, and they will ensnare your soul.” Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of the…