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A Heart That Works
One important thing to know about me is that I’m addicted to NPR. That addiction has worsened in the past year into what I can only describe as a coping mechanism, but that’s also interrupted my old routine of plowing through audiobooks on the regular, especially non-fiction ones. It doesn’t help that my commute is…
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Picture Book Round-Up #5
This is my garden picture book round up, because I’m in the middle of making a bibliography of books about gardens that feature Black protagonists, and I thought….why do double the work, when I could write about some of those books for this blog too? Especially with spring eventually going to be coming, why not…
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Easy Reader Series Series: Yasmin
Have you read Yasmin–what is your favorite “job” she takes on in her series?
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3 Books to Read if You Liked ‘Wednesday’ on Netflix
Need more “something goes wrong at a boarding school” ambiance with a bit of magic or spookiness thrown in? Here are five books that give me Wednesday vibes–though caveat, I’m writing this mid-episode 4. Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson A mystery, a boarding school, a past and present interlude that’s a bit connected and a…
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Picture Book Round-Up #4
What picture books have you read and enjoyed recently?
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Easy Reader Series Series: Sir Ladybug
I always say, I don’t want to write the “next great American novel,” I just want to write a stupidly successful Easy Reader series. I’ve been trying to read more Easy Readers recently, and so I’m going to write up some blog posts about Easy Reader Series I read, especially when I read…all of them.…
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Picture Book Round-Up #3
In this round-up, we’ve got some books recommended to me during the ALSC Institute Session Black Kids Camp Too, Don’t They? and more (aka: an ARC I also got at ALSC Institute) Where’s Rodney by Carmen Bogan, illustrated by Floyd Cooper. Gosh, Floyd Cooper’s style is so unique and despite illustrating many different kinds of…
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A Non-Fiction KidLit Round-up
Here’s a round-up of a few non-fiction kidlit titles I read recently, short and quick and digestible!
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A Very KidLit Halloween
Did you wear a bookish Halloween costume this year?
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Picture Book Round-Up #1
Six picture books, one blog post recap
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Backlist Review: Vicious & Vengeful
Despite 100% purchasing these books myself—and looking at their spines on my shelves for months—I realized as I opened the front cover during boarding at DCA, that I had no idea what they were about.
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Recap: A Stellar ALSC Opening Session
The first day of my first ever ALSC Institute had such a grand beginning with Christina Soontornvat as the keynote opener
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