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I wrote two of these reviews for a course on young adult literature. The Giver and The Owl Service were classified as classic young adult novels for the purpose of that course. I read The Hero and Crown earlier this year as part of Julie @ Smiling Shelves’ Newbery Challenge. I thought that meant…
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Hello! It’s been awhile (if ever) since I wrote a post like this. Prepare yourself for a bit of rambly introspection. The purpose of this post is to: examine how my life has changed over the past year how those […]
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Background A few months ago, I realized I have maxed out the space I have for books in my apartment. Thankfully, I carefully select which books I buy. So, this isn’t a serious problem quite yet…but I already have a […]
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I read Scary Stories for Young Foxes over two days in late October. As an autumn read, the book delighted me. The stories offer some properly frightening, chills inducing scenes. If I described each story individually, they might sound like monster-of-the-week. But the progression of Mia and Uly’s journeys keeps them more interesting than that…
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Why we chose John Nadler’s Valour Road Mom and I didn’t have any particular ideas for this month. So, I asked Mom to pick fiction or non-fiction and then we browsed my to-read-fiction shelf on Goodreads. We landed on Valour […]