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Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Latham is, yes, another historical fiction novel, set in the 1700-1800s. It details the adventures and trials Nathaniel Bowditch, a genius mathmetician, faced on his way to becoming a renowned navigator. This book review will give you my highlights, lowlights, and insights into Carry On, Mr. Bowditch. Characters Favorite…
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Anne of Green Gables
The classic that I’ve recently read for the FIRST TIME! Can’t wait to share my thoughts about it. the story I really enjoyed the many individual adventures Anne was a part of, from climbing a roof to Ms. Allan’s tea party. My favorite was probably her first day of school–especially when she broke her slate…
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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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THE HOBBIT
you’ve heard all about Lord of the Rings from me…but what about a time before Frodo and Aragorn, before all those wars? what about The Hobbit? the original book of the Hobbit is really long, so they film makers split it into three full-length movies, the first called ‘An Unexpected Journey’. Guests, if You Can…
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Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
The last movie in the Lotr series is Return of the King, and today I’m going to tell you the highlights of the film (spoilers included) and share a few thoughts. We get a couple different perspectives in this film: This movie was a little longer and more complicated than the other ones, so this…
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Lord of the Rings: More Characters
In my last post, I shared a review of the second Lotr movie: The Two Towers. But today I’m going to look at a few of my favorite characters in this film…let’s get started! Gimli First up we have the best (and practically only) dwarf! Gimli is a surprisingly important character in this movie, especially…
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Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers
As an addition to my last few Lotr posts, I’m going to summarize and share my opinion on the second movie: The Two Towers! Going back in time, The Two Towers’ opening scene shows Gandalf. He had seemingly given up his life so that the rest of the Fellowship could escape the fiery monster inside…
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Lord of the Rings: Best Characters
Welcome back to Lord of the Rings post! If you’ve never seen these movies or read the books, check out my previous post for a quick background and plot explanation. Anyways, today will be fun because I’m going to share my thoughts on the four best characters–at least, they’re the best ones in my opinion.…
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Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring
It’s time for the ultimate book-turned-movie post: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R. R. Tolkien!! These exciting, enchanting stories are some of the most well-known in the literature world. We’re going to be looking at them through the movie, because the movie follows the story line closely and gives a really good picture…
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The Hunger Games: part one
I’ve recently been rereading a favorite series of mine…Suzanne Collin’s Hunger Games!! You’ve probably heard of these popular books and might have even seen the movies. Today I’m going to summarize and share some thoughts about this book. This is just the first post about Hunger Games and there will probably be more soon, so…
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The Chronicles of Narnia
My sister, dad and I recently finished reading the Chronicles of Narnia. I loved these books so much!! The adventures of the Pevensies and the creatures of Narnia are priceless and every single book is a work of art. Here’s a quick summary of each one: Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe The four Pevensies (Peter,…
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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…