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My 2013 Reading Retrospective

January 2, 2014

I like looking back at my reading “year in review” and being reminded of all of the worlds I’ve spent time in and characters I’ve gotten to know over the past year of reading. In looking back at this year, I read an unprecedented (for me) number of books, tried some new things to build […]

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New Book Read Alike Recommendations on Nerdy Book Club Today

December 19, 2013

I’m the guest poster on the Nerdy Book Club blog today. Instead of just reviewing/recommending one new book, I’m giving 8 recommendations for newer books in an “If you liked this, try this…” read alike format. Happy reading!

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TWO BOYS KISSING by David Levithan

December 18, 2013

Title: TWO BOYS KISSING Author: David Levithan Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers (a Random House imprint) Release Date: August 27, 2013 Number of Pages: 208 Source of Book: Book provided by the publisher to Book Divas for review         New York Times  bestselling author David Levithan tells the based-on-true-events story of Harry […]

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TTT: Top 10 New-to-Me Authors I Read in 2013

December 17, 2013

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish Top Ten New-to-Me Authors I Read in 2013 Some of these authors are newer this year, but I honestly can’t believe it took me this long to finally read a book by a few of these authors. Jessica Verdi MY LIFE AFTER NOW Trish Doller SOMETHING […]

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Giveaway: THREATENED by Eliot Schrefer (Signed ARC)

December 10, 2013

ENDANGERED by Eliot Schrefer was my favorite YA book of 2013. When I heard that he was going to be writing a whole series of books on the four great apes, I was so excited because I love his writing so much. I was able to get an early copy of the second one about chimpanzees, […]

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TTT: Top 10 2014 Releases I’m Dying to Read

December 3, 2013

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish Top Ten 2014 Releases I’m Dying to Read PANIC by Lauren Oliver THE GEOGRAPHY OF YOU AND ME by Jennifer E. Smith THE YOUNG ELITES by Marie Lu THREATENED by Eliot Schrefer  The Series Finales THE RETRIBUTION OF MARA DYER by Michelle Hodkin IGNITE ME by […]

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Due to committee commitments this year, I can't post about 2025 books, but I can share my resource from last year. This Virtual Picture Book Read Aloud Library is a Google Slideshow covering 233 titles, in 7 categories, with book covers linking directly to copyright-compliant video read alouds of recommended picture books. 
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(a purposeful, intentional start with positive portrayals)
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