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Picture Book Review: Year of the Jungle by Suzanne Collins
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Picture Book Review: Year of the Jungle by Suzanne Collins

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Title: Year of the Jungle Author: Suzanne Collins Illustrator: James Proimos Publisher: Scholastic Press Hardcover: 40 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Suzy spends her year in first grade waiting for her father, who is serving in Vietnam, and when the postcards stop coming she worries that he will never make it… Continue reading Picture Book Review: Year of the Jungle by Suzanne Collins

Book Review: Invisible Woman by Ika Hugel-Marshall
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Book Review: Invisible Woman by Ika Hugel-Marshall

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Title: Invisible Woman: Growing Up Black in Germany Author: Ika Hugel-Marshall Publisher: Continuum Hardcover: 158 pages Source: Own Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository “In March 1947 I was born. My arrival was celebrated within the inner family circle, quietly and anxiously. When I was a year old, my mother married a white German man; a… Continue reading Book Review: Invisible Woman by Ika Hugel-Marshall

Wishlist Wednesday #20: The Devil that Danced on the Water by Aminatta Forna
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Wishlist Wednesday #20: The Devil that Danced on the Water by Aminatta Forna

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This meme was created by Pen to Paper. Each week we will share a book that has been recently added to our wishlist or has been on it for ages. I’ve been trying to branch out to different genres and expand on what books I read, and this is very much outside of my typical… Continue reading Wishlist Wednesday #20: The Devil that Danced on the Water by Aminatta Forna

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Book Review – Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl

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Title: Boy: Tales of Childhood Author: Roald Dahl Illustrator: Quentin Blake Series: Roald Dahl’s Autobiography, Book 1 Publisher: Puffin Books Paperback: 176 pages Source: Own Summary: (taken from Goodreads) In Boy, Roald Dahl recounts his days as a child growing up in England. From his years as a prankster at boarding school to his envious position as a chocolate tester… Continue reading Book Review – Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl

Wishlist Wednesday #6 – Madison Park: A Place of Hope by Eric L. Motley
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Wishlist Wednesday #6 – Madison Park: A Place of Hope by Eric L. Motley

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This meme was created by Pen to Paper. Each week we will share a book that has been recently added to our wishlist or has been on it for ages. I’m taking this loosely and sharing books that I can’t wait to read. Madison Park: A Place of Hope looks like it’s a heartfelt memoir… Continue reading Wishlist Wednesday #6 – Madison Park: A Place of Hope by Eric L. Motley

Wishlist Wednesday #4: This Star Won’t Go Out by Esther Earl with Lori Earl and Wayne Earl
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Wishlist Wednesday #4: This Star Won’t Go Out by Esther Earl with Lori Earl and Wayne Earl

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This meme was created by Pen to Paper. Each week we will share a book that has been recently added to our wishlist or has been on it for ages. I’m taking this loosely and sharing books that I can’t wait to read. This Star Won’t Go Out is a collection of journals, stories, and letters… Continue reading Wishlist Wednesday #4: This Star Won’t Go Out by Esther Earl with Lori Earl and Wayne Earl

Wishlist Wednesday #3: Living to Tell the Tale by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Wishlist Wednesday #3: Living to Tell the Tale by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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This meme was created by Pen to Paper. Each week we will share a book that has been recently added to our wishlist or has been on it for ages. I’m taking this loosely and sharing books that I can’t wait to read. Living to Tell the Tale is part one of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s… Continue reading Wishlist Wednesday #3: Living to Tell the Tale by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Wishlist Wednesday #1: Wouldn’t Take Nothing For My Journey Now by Maya Angelou
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Wishlist Wednesday #1: Wouldn’t Take Nothing For My Journey Now by Maya Angelou

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This meme was created by Pen to Paper. Each week we will share a book that has been recently added to our wishlist or has been on it for ages. I’m taking this loosely and sharing books that I can’t wait to read. I’ve been reading a lot of Maya Angelou recently and want to… Continue reading Wishlist Wednesday #1: Wouldn’t Take Nothing For My Journey Now by Maya Angelou

Book Review: Yes Please by Amy Poehler
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Book Review: Yes Please by Amy Poehler

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Title: Yes Please Author: Amy Poehler Publisher: Dey Street Books Hardcover: 329 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) In Amy Poehler’s highly anticipated first book, Yes Please, she offers up a big juicy stew of personal stories, funny bits on sex and love and friendship and parenthood and real life advice (some useful, some not so much),… Continue reading Book Review: Yes Please by Amy Poehler

Book Review: My Bridges of Hope by Livia Bitton-Jackson
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Book Review: My Bridges of Hope by Livia Bitton-Jackson

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Title: My Bridges of Hope Author: Livia Bitton-Jackson Publisher: Simon & Schuster Paperback: 378 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) In 1945, after surviving a harrowing year in Auschwitz, fourteen-year-old Elli returns, along with her mother and brother, to the family home, now part of Slovakia, where they try to find a way to rebuild their shattered… Continue reading Book Review: My Bridges of Hope by Livia Bitton-Jackson