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Book Review: Anne of Ingleside
I’ve recently been rereading the eight-book Anne of Green Gables series by L. M. Montgomery, for the fourth (fifth? sixth?) time. As always with Montgomery’s work, I love reading her fiction as informed by her journals (and her journals as … Continue reading
Book Review: Holding Up the Universe
I don’t find very many books at random anymore—I’ve become a “request and pick up” reader rather than a library browser, mostly. But…sometimes I’m short on books and that requesting does take time. And sometimes I find a gem just … Continue reading
Book Review: Kira-Kira
Continuing the pattern of last year, I’m making a good run through the Newbery winners. I picked Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata in part because it also serves my diversity challenge, centering on a Japanese-American family living in Georgia in the … Continue reading
Book Review: Crossover
I finished out last year’s Newbery reading by reading the (almost) most recent book on the list. The 2015 winner, Crossover by Kwame Alexander, sat at the top of the list all year, until I finally added 2016’s winner in … Continue reading
Book Review: The Square-Root of Summer
I think I’ve managed a first for me in my challenge reading. I put The Square-Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood on my random To-Read list on my phone (I think I stumbled on a blog post review while … Continue reading
