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    Review: The Fire by Night by Teresa Messineo

    by Becky January 17, 2017
    by Becky January 17, 2017

    Why:ย I love learning about World War II. There is something about “the greatest generation” of Americans and the military stories from the war that makes me pine for simpler times and a united togetherness in our country. (The world too, …

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    Review: Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand

    by Becky February 27, 2016
    by Becky February 27, 2016

    Why: The reason I chose this book was simple and uninteresting: it was on my Amazon reading list. I had actually tried to read this last summer, but ended up returning it – gasp – unread to the library. The …

  • 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 …

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