may and june were NOT good reading months.  i don’t know what it was.  you know that end of the school year swing?  like everything is busy and insane and for some reason, during my free time i just COULD NOT read!  in the little down time that i had, i did a WHOLE LOT of nothing.  what can i say?! anyway, here are the few books that i read in may and june.  and i will definitely try to… Read more »

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ok so i’m a week late…but you know how it goes.  here is what april brought to the SHELF 🙂 Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart last month i read another book by this author (we were lying) and it was soooo good.  so, naturally, i was very excited to get my hands on this book.  it’s written in a really interesting way – starting with chapter 18, working its way to chapter 1.  and then finishing with chapter 19.  it… Read more »

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i must say, this was a GREAT reading month for me!  i don’t know why i got through so many books, but i am happy to report that this month i read SEVEN whole books!  i think that partly, my speed can be attributed to the fact that i read a couple of mystery/suspense/murder type books and they were SERIOUS page-turners!  also, i read two of the three books i posted about in my ‘GOALS’ post in january this month!! … Read more »

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well, there goes month two of 2018 and i am proud to say that i am AHEAD of my reading schedule!  i read 5 books this month which puts me at 10/52 for the year so far!!  WOO!  here is what i got into this month: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire **WARNING: if you are a huge HP fan, you may want to skip this one!**  i didn’t love this book!  i LOVED the end…like the last quarter…or… Read more »

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a wish.  a hope or desire for something.  that many people believe should be kept a secret or else it won’t come true.  whether or not you believe in wishes, you have to admit that the idea of a wish is so beautiful.  to have such hope and such a desire for something that you will take a chance on any number of random things, with HOPE that it might come true. i recently read this super-cute book called ‘WISH‘… Read more »

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so.  as you know, i have made a goal for myself to read 52 books in 2018.  i totally envy people who are super fast readers and can just fly through book, however, that is NOT me.  but that’s OKAY!  i am reading way more than i used to and i am very happy with my progress so far!!  i have kept up to my goal so far and i would say that i’ve even managed to stay A BIT… Read more »

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the thing is…i think i have an addiction…TO READING.  like i don’t know if that’s a real thing…but i think it might be.  and i think i have it. i have always loved reading and it started at a young age.  i was three when i learned (thanks, angela!!) and so i was reading before i even started school.  i loved the library in elementary school.  i spent a lot of time there.  and then worked at the public library… Read more »

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i have always loved reading but there have definitely been times in my life that i have neglected my love of books and let other things get in the way.  HOWEVER, since moving into my role as ES librarian, i have realized just how much i miss it and how much i truly LOVE reading.  i feel so, so lucky that i get to share that love of reading and all things books with over 1000 students in my current… Read more »

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