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What Diverse Kids and YA Mysteries Should I Read for My Summer Book Gap Challenge?

I am still working on my #MustReadin2018 reading challenge as well as the reading challenge I created with my Children’s Literature students, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for just one more. My Children’s Literature students alerted me to a glaring book gap in my own reading life: mysteries. They kept asking for recommendations,…

May 9, 2018 in book lists, reading challenge.

2015 Reading Challenges and #MustReadin2015 List

How I love cooking up reading challenges and planning a year of reading! I don’t always stick to the plan, but for ardent readers, there is a great deal of pleasure in making reading plans. I’ve decided to join a few challenges in 2015, create one challenge of my own, and commit to 31 titles…

January 1, 2015 in reading challenge, Uncategorized.
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