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February 2019 Reading in Review

March 2, 2019 by Amy 2 Comments

February is the month of my birth and so is one of my favorite months of the year. I love feeling special (classic Enneagram 4 here, yes), and February makes me feel special. I’m glad I can finally admit it. Ha! Another reason to like February this year is that I have done a fair … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: Best Books, Coretta Scott King Award, memoirs, Monthly Reading Report, National Book Award, Newbery Award, novel in verse, Printz Award

Bomb by Steve Sheinkin

March 6, 2013 by Amy 3 Comments

I finished Bomb by Steve Sheinkin over this past weekend, and I’ve really wondered what to say about it.  I even considered saying nothing at all, but then, how can I not at least mention a book that has been given all these awards? A 2012 Cybils Award for nonfiction A 2013 Sibert Medal for “the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Newbery Award Tagged: Award Book, Cybils, Juvenile Nonfiction, National Book Award, Newbery Award, Sibert Award, YALSA Award

Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai

April 11, 2012 by Amy 8 Comments

Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai has the distinction of being awarded both a 2012 Newbery honor and a 2011 National Book Award.  Although I’ve yet to finish a single other of the winning titles from either award, I can say that I loved Inside Out and Back Again and will be surprised if it is bested … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Juvenile Fiction, Newbery Award Tagged: Award Book, Books about Vietnam, Juvenile Fiction, National Book Award, Newbery Award

Read Aloud Thursday::The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich

January 5, 2012 by Amy 13 Comments

I catalogued Louise Erdrich‘s The Birchbark House as our last chapter book read-aloud of 2011, though we actually just finished it up this week.  I have mixed feelings about this chapter book which I will try to express in this review.  Some spoilers will be necessary to explain the whys and wherefores of my mixed feelings … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Juvenile Fiction Tagged: Award Book, Juvenile Fiction, National Book Award, Read Aloud Thursday

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2019 Reading Challenge

2019 Reading Challenge
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
News of the World
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer


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