Month:

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 HOW TO SAY BABYLON by Safiya Sinclair

Savoys Sinclair’s HOW TO SAY BABYLON is one of the most remarkable memoirs I’ve heard...
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DEAR DAD: LOVE NELSON by Margarett McBride

Margarett McBride’s DEAR DAD:LOVE NELSON wowed all students in my class in manuscript form and...
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Picture Book Series for Bilingual Learners: Raul the Third’s VAMOS LET’S GO READ

Author-illustrator Raul the Third’s VAMOS LET’S GO READ features the winning character Little Lobo. His...
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Halloween Bonanza (Part 2)

This weekend I’m trekking to see my grandson with a second set of book treats...
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A Marvelous Book Journey

I was certain my granddaughter would appreciate the humor of a quirky couple who wanted...
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Untangling: A Bridge Chapter (Chapter 22)

In this I share a writer’s quandaries—does a chapter belong? Does it earn it’s place...
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Halloween Bonanza (Part 1)

I think this may be the first Halloween my youngest will be an active participant....
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 EVERYTHING NOTHING SOMEONE by Alice Carriere

Alice Carriere’s EVERYTHING NOTHING SOMEONE tells the story of the author’s coming-of-age in the bohemian...
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 OMEGA FARM by Martha McPhee

Martha McPhee’s OMEGA FARM engages on so many levels among them a strong sense of...
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TWO MAGICAL SHORT NOVELS

All first chapter books are not the same. Yes, a young child who reads super...