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Books that Came My Way in September 2022

My monthly roundup of books that were added to my shelves in September including fiction, historical fiction, nonfiction, and a large stack of children's books.
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Middle-Grade Book Review: Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet by Barbara Dee

Seventh grader Haven Jacobs is passionate about climate change but lets her fear about the state of our planet get in the way of her regular life. Find out what happens when her fears are realized in her own community.
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Children’s Book Review: So Many Kisses! by Alexandra Garibal

Try out all kinds of kisses with your toddler including a nose-to-nose or a check-to-cheek or maybe a big sloppy one!
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Children’s Book Review: Like by Annie Barrows

How are we alike and how are we different? Annie Barrows take silly comparisons and helps us realize even in our differences, we are still similar.
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Children’s Book Review: Bug on the Rug by Sophia Gholz

Pug doesn't like the idea of sharing his rug with Bug. He does everything he can to get Bug to leave until he finds out the real reason he is there.
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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 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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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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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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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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