fiction

Book Review: The Favor by Adele Griffin

Can a friendship survive the biggest favor of all, surrogacy? Nora and Evelyn live in completely different worlds but when Evelyn offers to carry Nora's baby, everything changes between them.
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Children’s Book Review: A Dive into the Blue by Ellie Huynh

A young girl is afraid to dive into the blue water of the pool. Her imagination helps her see maybe the blue water isn't scary.
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Juvenile Fiction Book Reviews: Audrey L & Audrey W series by Carter Higgins

Two second-grade Audreys battle friendship, mishaps, and mistakes in the juvenile fiction series perfect for readers ready for chapter books.
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22 Books on My Summer Reading List

I'm super excited to get started on my summer reading list!
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Summer Read-to-Learn: We Are One by Jackie Azúa Kramer

Two girls from different backgrounds come together at a lantern festival and realize we are all one community.
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Books that Came My Way in May 2023

All the books added to my shelves in May 2023 including fiction, nonfiction, and children's books.
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Children’s Book Review: Mia and Nattie One Greta Team! by Marlene M. Bell

Mia finds Nattie the newborn lamb in the barn and brings her inside to feed her until she gets bigger. Nattie doesn't grow much but she can offer something else on the farm that is just as important.
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Quick Lit: Mini-Reviews of Some Recent Reads – May 2023 Edition

Check out the books I've read in the last month for my own enjoyment including a fun mystery, historical fiction, and a memoir all on audio.
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Children’s Book Review: Turkey’s Sandtastic Beach Day by Wendi Silvano

Turkey just wants his own sandtastic beach day and will do about anything for some time on the beach.
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Children’s Book Review: Life in the Doghouse – Finn and the Feline Frenemy by Danny Robertshaw & Ron Danta

Finn and Rusty are now roommates but not necessarily friends, even though they both only have 3 legs. Find out how they come to a compromise to be friends instead of enemies.
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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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