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    Audiobook Review: The Fifth of March

    by Becky September 20, 2016
    by Becky September 20, 2016

    Why: I spend quite a bit of time in my car. My evening commute in particular can be quite lengthy and irritating. Admittedly, I was a skeptic of audiobooks. I started seeing Kathleen post some reviews on here and I …

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    Review: The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz

    by Kathleen July 27, 2016
    by Kathleen July 27, 2016

    In 1911, fourteen year-old Joan Skraggs finds herself trapped at home on a run-down farm, working tirelessly for her cruel father. He pulls her from school and requires her, โ€œan ox of a girlโ€ and โ€œuglyโ€ in his estimation, toย mend, …

  • Book ReviewsHistorical FictionYoung Adult

    Review: Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

    by Kathleen May 12, 2016
    by Kathleen May 12, 2016

    In the fall of 2011, an eighth-grade student of mine wrote a beautiful letter to Ruta Sepetys, the author of Between Shades of Gray, detailing what she’d gleaned from Sepetys’ย first novel ย – the power of perseverance, integrity, and love.ย Since then, …

  • Book ReviewsChildren's

    Review: Dear America – Early Sunday Morning

    by Becky February 24, 2016
    by Becky February 24, 2016

    Why:ย This is the second book that I requested from my library after Joli posted her books from the 1990s article. I was just going to read one of these beloved Dear America books, but then two caught my eye, and …

  • Book ReviewsChildren's

    Review: Dear America – A City Tossed and Broken

    by Becky February 22, 2016
    by Becky February 22, 2016

    Why: This book choice was a direct byproduct of Joli’s post on books from the 1990s. I couldn’t help but search my library’s catalog for one (ok, I borrowed two…) of these childhood favorites. This particular title captured my attention …

  • Book ReviewsHistorical FictionYoung Adult

    The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

    by Mel February 6, 2016
    by Mel February 6, 2016

    The Book Thief is one of those books that everyone I knew was raving about five years ago, yet I somehow never managed to sit down and read it. I have been drawn to books about the Holocaust since I …

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