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    Review: Again, but Better by Christine Riccio

    by Jessica November 16, 2019
    by Jessica November 16, 2019

    If you had a chance to do over part of your college experience, would you? Shane has been doing college all wrong. Pre-med, stellar grades, and happy parents…sounds ideal—but Shane’s made zero friends, goes home every weekend, and romance…what’s that?…

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    Review: A Field Guide to Getting Lost

    by Jessica September 10, 2019
    by Jessica September 10, 2019

    I had to take a little time to let my thoughts marinate after reading A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit. It was not a book that had been recommended to me, nor was it sitting on my…

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    LQ Mixup Special – National Literacy Month

    by Caleigh September 4, 2019
    by Caleigh September 4, 2019

    We decided to do something a little different for September! While we still posted our TBRs yesterday, this month is National Literacy Month! National Literacy Month is dedicated to encouraging the young people in your life to go to the…

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    Spring Mini Reviews

    by Joli April 23, 2019
    by Joli April 23, 2019

    I’ve been reading but haven’t had time to write “real” reviews lately, so here are a few mini ones! Have you read any of these? Please let me know what you thought in the comments! American War This book was…

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    Review: It Takes Death to Reach a Star

    by Caleigh June 8, 2018
    by Caleigh June 8, 2018

    I received a copy of It Takes Death to Reach a Star from Vesuvian Books in exchange for an honest review. TLC Book tours sent me a fabulous one last time, so I was very excited to get this one.…

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    Book vs. Movie: A Wrinkle in Time

    by Caleigh May 20, 2018
    by Caleigh May 20, 2018

    The Book I was first exposed to the Time/Kairos Quintet when I was in 3rd grade. My teacher, Mrs. Graham, read us A Wind in the Door, and like that, I was hooked. So you can say that my returning…

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    The Hate U Give: Book Discussion

    by Rachel May 8, 2018
    by Rachel May 8, 2018

    I’m not part of a book club in real life and sometimes I come across a book I just NEED to discuss with fellow readers! So, I started writing “Book Discussion” posts in hopes of creating a mini virtual book…

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    Review: Artemis

    by Caleigh February 4, 2018
    by Caleigh February 4, 2018

    Andy Weir’s sophomore novel, Artemis, was released at the end of 2017, following his critically acclaimed The Martian which was published in 2012 with the movie quickly following on its heels. He also is responsible for the four page e-book…

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    Review: Paper Butterflies

    by Janna October 26, 2017
    by Janna October 26, 2017

    Annie, another LQ contributor, works for a publishing company in Minneapolis and asked if one of us would be interested in reviewing the YA novel Paper Butterflies by Lisa Heathfield. Everyone else wrote back and said they’re not fans of…

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    Audiobook Review: The Hate U Give

    by Kathleen April 10, 2017
    by Kathleen April 10, 2017

    There’s considerable buzz around Angie Thomas’s debut young adult novel, The Hate U Give. The Times (UK) reviewer says that it could very well be the YA book of the decade, and The Atlantic calls it “incisive and engrossing.” This is a novel…

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