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This is the story of Luna, a baby girl chosen as the yearly sacrifice to the Witch in the forest just outside the Protectorate. But when the Witch, Xan, finds her in the woods, she takes Luna under her wing. Despite the beliefs of the citizens of the Protectorate, the Witch is actually ...
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Review of Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
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Ted Flask loves his 12-year-old dachshund, Lily. But one day, he notices something strange. There’s an octopus on her head! As many people do, Ted tends to talk to Lily as if she were human. And imagines her responses. When he notices this creature on her head, he points it out. Lily is ...
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The Importance of Reading New Genres
What’re your top three favorite genres? When was the last time you tried reading a book outside one of those three genres? When we find a reliable genre, one we keep coming back to for more books, we tend to get stuck there. But it’s important to try new genres. Subjects we don’t normally read, or ...
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Review of Circe by Madeline Miller
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If you read The Odyssey in high school, you might remember Circe. The witch who transformed Odysseus’ men into pigs. When he convinced her to turn them back into men, he and his crew were stuck on the island for years. In this book, Madeline Miller tells the story behind the mysterious ...
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Review of Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
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When the black plague spreads to a remote village in England during the year 1666, Anna Frith emerges as a healer and the main character in the story. We follow her as she witnesses, first hand, the effects of sickness and death on a small community. The townspeople soon turn from hopeful ...
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7 Tips to Raise Readers
Do you have young kids? Do you want to make sure they grow up with a love of reading? It may be difficult for some kids, but there are many ways to motivate a love of reading in their lives. Even before toddlerhood. Here are several different tips to get your kids reading and enjoying it.
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