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#WorldBookDay 2016

Today is World Book Day, so to celebrate I started a new board on Pinterest. It has a ton of infographics about books, reading and libraries. One of my favorites is the Classification of Book Lovers. I’m a Compulsive- Book Cherisher and a Free Range Reader. There’s also info on reading to children, literacy and […]

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2015 Overview and Book of the Year

I did not manage to meet my goals this year. As I said in my 2015 Reviews, I spent a lot more time this year reading other things. I don’t feel as if I read less just differently. The app Pocket has definitely changed the way I read online. I’ll be posting my 2015 Pocket […]

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2014 Overview and Book of the Year

I feel that overall this was a pretty good year. I read a lot of books I liked, I read some I didn’t. I know my reading habits have been changing over the years, as I spend more time reading periodicals and articles and less time reading books. Thankfully I have the Pocket app which […]

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2014 Newbery Update

I just finished Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (1990)this morning. It’s a really moving story about the Danes during WWII. Did you know that a German official tipped off the Jews about “relocation” plans? The Danes were able to smuggle most of their Jewish neighbors out of the country to safety. It’s an amazing […]