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The Warrior Heir
The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima is a captivating fantasy story with a classic modern twist. It blends the European Dark Ages, high school characters, small-town setting, and sword-fighting. Definitely my kind of book. Quick Summary Since it IS a fantasy novel, there’s a lot of complicated world-building, magical politics, and other interesting aspects…
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How POV Enhances Your Writing
I’m currently learning about point of view in language arts class, and it surprised me how detailed and important it can be. Persons, tenses, and numbers (maybe you don’t even know what those are) can be tricky, but they are fundamental for good writing. So…here are the basics on how they work. Persons The term…
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Summer Time Book List
It’s been awhile (two months, in fact!) since I updated this site so I’m just checking in. Summer 2025 has been going great so far and looking forward to the last month of it!! In the meantime…I’ve put together a short list of my favorite late-summer reads. Enjoy 🙂 These are just a few of…
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A Duet for Home by Karina Yan Glaser
Karina Yan Glaser is one of my favorite authors. She writes with a modern feel, and her characters are always fun, entertaining and realistic. One of her relatively new books, a Duet for Home, is a down-to-earth story about the resilient kids who live in a homeless shelter called Huey House. June, Tyrell, and Jeremiah…
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Pumpkin Falls Private Eyes: my newest read!
So a month ago, we were at Lemon Grove County Library and the colorful cover of a book on the bottom shelf caught my eye. I pulled it out, and read the title. ‘Truly, Madly, Sheeply’ by Heather Frederick. I read the summary, flipped through it, and decided to check it out.Fast forward to the…