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Quote of the Day – The Sleeping Sword

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Quote of the Day
"She taught me to be more positive, to accept my blindness for what it was; not to embrace it exactly, but to stop feeling so angry about it all the time. She herself had been blind for most of her life, after some illness or other. She'd brought up two children, traveled half the world, and been an English teacher in a school in Manchester. All with no eyes." —THE SLEEPING SWORD by Michael Morpurgo

—The Sleeping Sword by Michael Morpurgo

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Quote of the Day – Spaceboy

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Quote of the Day
"People come in flavors. That's what I think, anyway. My mother is the flavor of mint—sharp and bright. My father reminds me of hot chocolate—sweet and full of gentle warmth. My name's Amy, and if I had a flavor, it would probably be lilac or pomegranate or something. I don't know. It's hard to judge your own flavor." —SPACEBOY by Stephen McCranie

—Spaceboy by Stephen McCranie

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Quote of the Day – When the Circus Came to Town

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"I live at the Back of Beyond. At least, that's what Pa calls it. Folks who don't know any better call it Whistle. That's because when someone rides through town, it's gone between the pucker and the first note of the whistle." —WHEN THE CIRCUS CAME TO TOWN by Laurence Yep

—When the Circus Came to Town by Laurence Yep

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Quote of the Day – Zinnia and the Bees

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"I take off down the sidewalk in a panic, tripping over people and shoes and strollers. It's like a terrible, ridiculous attack-of-the-bees sci-fi movie is being filmed—except no one else knows about it, and I am, unfortunately, the star." —ZINNIA AND THE BEES by Danielle Davis

—Zinnia and the Bees by Danielle Davis

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20/20 Reading Update for 2023

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2023 To-Read Pile: 10 Middle Grade books I want to read this year
To keep my annual reading goals low pressure and focused on fun, I’ve adopted a scaling system to track my progress. I set my Goodread’s Reading Challenge to 10 books at the start of the year, and when that’s accomplished, increase the goal by an additional 10.
Upon reaching each new milestone, I’ll mark the occasion with a fresh list of books I’m looking forward to reading soon.
Current reading progress for 2023: 20/20 books
2023 To-Read Pile: 10 Middle Grade books I want to read this year
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10/10 Reading Update for 2023

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2023 To-Read Pile: 10 Middle Grade books I want to read this year
To keep my annual reading goals low pressure and focused on fun, I’ve adopted a scaling system to track my progress. I set my Goodread’s Reading Challenge to 10 books at the start of the year, and when that’s accomplished, increase the goal by an additional 10.
Upon reaching each new milestone, I’ll mark the occasion with a fresh list of books I’m looking forward to reading soon.
Current reading progress for 2023: 10/10 books
2023 To-Read Pile: 10 Middle Grade books I want to read this year
Continue reading “10/10 Reading Update for 2023” →