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Children’s Book Review: Homeland by Hannah Moushabeck

A daughter loves to hear her dad share stories of his childhood visits to Palestine. Even though they can't return in person, they can through his stories.
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Middle-Grade Book Reviews: BeeBee and the Teacher Griefer and Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine by K.A. Holt

BenBee and Ben Y are the first two books in The Kids Under the Stairs series for middle-grade readers. These novel in verse books are perfect for reluctant readers.
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Book Review: Outside Amelia’s Window by Caroline Nastro

Outside Amelia's Window there is a whole world that Amelia feels removed from due to her disability. But a bird and a couple new friends pull her to finally go outside.
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Children’s Book Review: Farm Boots by Lisl H. Detlefsen

A year on the farm needs all kinds of boot for everyone in the family. There are boots for various jobs and seasons on the farm.
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Children’s Book Review: Henry, Like Always by Jenn Bailey

Henry, Like Always just wants to stick to the routine of his school day. He isn't thrilled that a parade is messing up his school week. Find out how he finds a way to have fun with it.
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Children’s Book Review: Luna’s Green Pet by Kirsten Pendreigh

Luna's Green Pet isn't the kind of pet you would expect a girl to have, but it is the only kind of pet she can have in their apartment.
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Children’s Book Review: Fish and Crab by Marianna Coppo

Fish is struggling with going to sleep and wants Crab to listen to all of his worries. But, Crab just wants to go to sleep.
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Children’s Book Review: Pigeon & Cat by Edward Hemingway

Pigeon & Cat are unlikely friends but a simple act of kindness brings them together and changes their lives forever.
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Children’s Book Review: Baa, Baa, Tap Sheep by Kenda Henthorn

Baa Baa Tap Sheep is a fun bedtime story with counting, dancing sheep that decide it might not be quite time to go to sleep yet.
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Books that Came My Way in February 2023

Check out all the books added to my shelves in February 2023 including fiction, nonfiction, historical fiction, and children's books.
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Stacie's read-in-2022 book montage

Master Your Core: A Science-Based Guide to Achieve Peak Performance and Resilience to Injury
Hidden Figures
Personal Effects: What Recovering the Dead Teaches Me About Caring for the Living
Waiting for Tom Hanks
The Maid
The Other Black Girl
Anxious People
The Body
Great American Road Trips- National Parks: Discover insider tips, must see stops , nearby attractions  more
Apples Never Fall
Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love
Love and Other Consolation Prizes
The Vanishing Half
How to Find Your Way Home
People We Meet on Vacation
Last Summer at the Golden Hotel
Wave
Dear Evan Hansen
The Unsinkable Greta James
The Road We Took


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