chapter books
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elevation by Stephen King
As a child I watched my mother as she devoured book after book written by Stephen King. Eyes alight and pages rapidly turning, I remember the massive books coming home with her and be replaced by the following book almost as quickly. Ravenous! She loved King’s works and, well, as a child? I was terrified… Continue reading
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hey, kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Whatever I imagined reading this graphic novel would be like… I was wrong. And I’m glad I was. I have been brilliantly blown away by the emotional depth that this memoir offers, and I am moved by it all. Jarrett writes the true story of his childhood and upbringing (mostly) away from his heroin-addicted mother… Continue reading
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dinosaurs before dark by Mary Pope Osborne
One thing I have been EAGER for since becoming a parent??? Are you ready for this?? Reading stories aloud to my children! I have not been able to wait patiently (really, at all) for the day when I will sit on my child’s bed beside them, their little heads laying down and their little toes… Continue reading
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