Book Review

Middle-Grade Book Review: Pippa Park Crush at First Sight by Erin Yun

Pippa Park is a Korean American middle-schooler who just wants to fit in. She has a crush on 2 boys and has just agreed to host the Royal's Christmas party. How can she pull it off with no money and nowhere to host it?
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Quick Lit: Mini-Reviews of Some Recent Reads – September 2022 Edition

My monthly Quick Lit round up of mini-reviews of some of my recent reads including fiction, historical fiction, and nonfiction.
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Children’s Book Review: Big, Bigger, Biggest by Xavier Deneux

In Big Bigger Biggest, kids will learn about animals size, what they eat, and which animal is the biggest on Earth.
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Children’s Book Review: Big Bear and Little Fish by Sandra Nickel

An unlikely friendship between Big Bear and Little Fish helps all of us realize our differences aren't so big after all.
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Literati Book Club Subscription – September 2022

My monthly Literati Book Club Subscription choice for September 2022 is a historical fiction novel chosen by Susan Orlean.
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Finger Puppet Books by Yu-Hsuan Huang and Emily Dove

This collection of finger puppet books includes a lion, a hippo, and a little ghost perfect for Halloween. Get these for a toddler in your life.
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Middle-Grade Book Review: Hero for the Hungry by Peggy Thomas

Norman Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize after being called the Hero for the Hungry. His Iowa work-ethic and knowledge of farming helped many struggling with hunger in their country.
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Books that Came My Way in August 2022

My monthly roundup of Books that Came My Way in the last month. I'm sharing adult fiction and nonfiction as well as loads of children's books.
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Children’s Book Review: Our Seasons by Sue Lowell Gallion

Teach kids about the changing seasons through a book that opens into a 3D globe for learning for multiple reading levels.
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Children’s Book Review: Where is Everyone? by Tom Schamp

A fun, interactive board book for toddlers that will encourage reading on their own will animals hiding in silly places.
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Stacie's bookshelf: read-in-2023

The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
The Royal Governess: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II's Childhood
Food Fight
Spare
Foster
This Time Tomorrow
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage
Save What's Left
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
Golden Hills
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Favor
Small Things Like These
This Is How I Lied
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish: Book 1
Audrey L and Audrey W: True Creative Talents: Book 2
Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
It Is Well With My Soul: My Story
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
Book Lovers
A Girl Called Samson
Finn and the Feline Frenemy
The Levee
The Golden Spoon
Only the Beautiful
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
The Sisters Sweet
Fish in a Tree
This Tender Land
Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine
The Great Gilly Hopkins
BenBee and the Teacher Griefer
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Beyond the Point
The Family
Hamnet
The Bookstore Sisters
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
The Cactus
Black Cake
Ban This Book
Passing
I'm Glad My Mom Died
These Precious Days: Essays
Evidence of the Affair
The Night Travelers
Out of the Corner
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
One Day in December

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