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Children’s Book Review: AstroNuts Mission Three – The Perfect Planet by Jon Scieszka

Four hybridized animals are on their final mission to save the planet. This graphic novel offers fun and learning for middle-grade readers.
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Children’s Book Review: Dream Big! by Abigail Harrison – Summer Read-to-Learn

Middle-Grade kids will learn to Dream Big! through this comprehensive guide to the steps it takes to narrow down, focus, and achieve their dreams.
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Children’s Book Review: Space Encyclopedia by David A. Aguilar

All things outer space are collected in the book featuring amazing photography and illustrations, charts and graphic, information boxes, fun facts, and of course, fun space jokes.
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Children’s Book Review: Sadie Sprocket Builds a Rocket by Sue Fliess

Sadie has a dream to travel to Mars. With a plan and a crew she meets her goal and lands on Mars. She may have trouble making it back to earth when a sandstorm comes up.
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Books that Came My Way in November 2020

My monthly roundup of all the books added to my shelves in November 2020 including fiction, nonfiction, and children's books.
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Favorite Books of 2018 – A Top Ten and Some Fun Reading Stats

I’m always amazed when I look over the list of books I read in a year. Every year the number seems to get bigger, the type of reading becomes more diverse, and a few favorites always stand out. In 2018, I read 132 books. That is the highest ever for me. But, I’ve also been…
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Children’s Book Review: To the Moon and Back By Buzz Aldrin – Books as Gifts

Books make the best gifts. I may be a little biased, but I love giving books as gifts. I think they offer a personal connection. You are either saying, I loved this book and I think you will too. Or, I know you love cats, science, history, etc so I thought this would be a…
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Quick Lit: Mini-Reviews of Some Recent Reads – August Edition

  Quick Lit: Mini-Reviews of the Books I Read in the last 30 days I’m trying to read more books that I choose for my own reading enjoyment. Not for review, but because I’ve been wanting to read them or they caught my attention. Most of them have been talked about ad nauseam or have…
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Children’s Book Review: StarTalk By Neil deGrasse Tyson

STAR TALK Everything You Ever Need to Know About Space Travel, Sci-Fi, the Human Race, the Universe, and Beyond By: Neil deGrasse Tyson Published: September 13, 2016 – Paperback on February 19, 2019 Publisher: National Geographic Non-Fiction   Well, I am embarrassed to admit, I had no idea who Neil deGrasse Tyson was before picking…
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Children’s Book Review: Space Boy and the Snow Monster By Dian Curtis Regan

SPACE BOY AND THE SNOW MONSTER By: Dian Curtis Regan Illustrated by: Robert Neubecker Published: October 10, 2017 Publisher: Boyds Mills Press Fiction If your child has a vivid imagination, then these Space Boy books will give him or her even more ideas for pretend play. Niko’s spaceship is buried in the snow so he takes…
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Stacie's bookshelf: read-in-2023

The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
The Royal Governess: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II's Childhood
Food Fight
Spare
Foster
This Time Tomorrow
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage
Save What's Left
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
Golden Hills
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Favor
Small Things Like These
This Is How I Lied
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish: Book 1
Audrey L and Audrey W: True Creative Talents: Book 2
Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
It Is Well With My Soul: My Story
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
Book Lovers
A Girl Called Samson
Finn and the Feline Frenemy
The Levee
The Golden Spoon
Only the Beautiful
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
The Sisters Sweet
Fish in a Tree
This Tender Land
Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine
The Great Gilly Hopkins
BenBee and the Teacher Griefer
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Beyond the Point
The Family
Hamnet
The Bookstore Sisters
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
The Cactus
Black Cake
Ban This Book
Passing
I'm Glad My Mom Died
These Precious Days: Essays
Evidence of the Affair
The Night Travelers
Out of the Corner
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
One Day in December

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