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Desk Tales: Front Desk and From the Desk of Zoe Washington

Posted on June 30, 2020 by

Two kids deal with friendships and take stands for social justice in stories that draw from real-life problems, Front Desk by Kelly Yang and From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks.   Continue reading →

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Love Sugar Magic: A Mixture of Mischief Blog Tour

Posted on January 27, 2020 by

I was honored to be invited to participate in the blog tour for the third and sadly final book in the Love Sugar Magic series.  If you missed the first two, here are the reviews of Love Sugar Magic: A … Continue reading →

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Midsummer’s Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca

Posted on June 21, 2019 by

Here’s a magical midsummer book for the summer solstice!  I was lucky enough to get an ARC of this book at KidLitCon, and waited to read it until closer to its release date. Midsummer’s Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca. Yellow Jacket, … Continue reading →

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A Sprinkle of Spirits: Love Sugar Magic Book 2

Posted on February 10, 2019 by

I really enjoyed Anna Meriano’s first book in the Love Sugar Magic series, A Dash of Trouble, so I jumped at the chance to be part of the blog tour for the second book, which just came out February 5. … Continue reading →

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A Dash of Trouble. Love Sugar Magic #1 by Anna Meriano

Posted on April 23, 2018 by

I had an unplanned little Latinix series as holds came in on various fun-sounding books all at the same time. Here’s the next one, a funny fantasy with lots of baking. A Dash of Trouble. Love Sugar Magic #1 by … Continue reading →

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One Bowl Baking

Posted on November 25, 2013 by

I asked the librarian who runs our cookbook collection to buy this so I could read it. She did, but I still had to wait in line because I was far from the only one who found the concept appealing! … Continue reading →

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