fiction

Children’s Book Review: Bear and Fred by Iris Argaman

A children's Holocaust story based on a real boy and his teddy bear.
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Books that Came My Way in April 2020

My monthly roundup of books that came my way in the last month. Books include fiction, nonfiction, historical fiction, and children's books.
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Children’s Book Review: Roxi the Rescue Dog Helps the Elephants by Carolyn Drew

A story for young readers about a dog who saves sad elephants who are treated poorly and helps them find the happy elephants. It teaches kindness and compassion for animals.
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Book Review: The Sweeney Sisters by Lian Dolan

Three sisters return home after the sudden death of their famous author father, only to find out there is more to their father's story than he ever told them.
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Children’s Book Review: Best Family Ever by Karen Kingsbury and Tyler Russell

Karen Kingsbury's Baxter family that adults have loved is now available for kids to meet the children of the best family ever in this new middle-grade fiction series.
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Quick Lit: Mini-Reviews of Some Recent Reads – April 2020 Edition

My monthly round-up of books I've read for my own enjoyment including fiction, nonfiction, and juvenile fiction.
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Children’s Book Review: The Nuff by Veronica Waldrop

A mother's legacy to her two daughter that they are beautiful, strong, brave, and enough, a NUFF!
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Books that Came My Way in March 2020

A round-up of all the books added to my shelves in March including adult fiction and non-fiction and children's books.
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Children’s Book Review: Rosie Stronger than Steel by Lindsay Ward

Rosie is a tractor made by women during WWII. She works hard to support the troops during the war just like the women the men left at home. An inspiring and education picture book for kids.
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YA Book Review: What I Like About Me by Jenna Guillaume

In this YA novel, Sixteen-year-old Maisie has a Christmas holiday on the beach to remember including her first relationship, a beauty pageant, and a new way to see herself.
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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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