Category: Reading
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Reading Challenge Roundup 2025: For Adults and Kids
Happy New Year! I love the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. It’s such a good time to reflect on the past year and set goals for the year ahead. Some of the goals I usually set are related to reading, of course. Here is something I’ve been thinking…
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Give the Gift of Reading to Your Kids
‘Tis the season to be giving! The countdown to Christmas is in the single digits, but I know not everyone is done with their shopping yet. Is reading on your list of gifts to give? Here’s the good news: whether or not a wrapped book is under the tree for…
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Wholesome Books for Preteens: 10+ Historical Fiction Tales Set in the U.S.
I’m back with the next installment of Wholesome Books for Preteens! If you haven’t already, check out the first few posts in the series: Wholesome “Old-fashioned” Books Wholesome Fantasy Series Wholesome Fantasy Stand-alone Books Today I’m sharing with you books suitable for preteens in one of my favorite genres. Because it’s…
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Recent Reads: November 2024
Thanksgiving week: the perfect opportunity to spend some extra time cozied up with a good book – especially with a slice of pie and a fire. Or just the pie if you’re in a warm climate. 🙂 Here’s what I’ve been reading lately; perhaps you’ll find a couple of ideas…
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“Recent” Reads: September 2024
Fellow readers, this year has been full of brand-new motherhood for me, and I have let blogging take a sabbatical so that I could focus on my sweet baby and little family. I do not regret that choice for a moment, yet I have found myself missing writing here more…
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Book talk: 7 Ideas for Making and Deepening Friendships as an Adult
Ever wanted some practical action steps for intentionally forming friendships as an adult? This post is for you!
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January 2024: Recent Reads
January . . . the month of fresh starts and new beginnings, of strangely cold weather (for the U.S. South), and the possibility of snow/winter weather days off of school, which I delightfully experienced last week. As I wrote in my recent reflection post, my goal is to read more…
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Wholesome Books for Preteens: 8 Stand-alone Fantasy Books
Here is part two of my wholesome fantasy books for preteens post, which is next in my wholesome books for preteens series. If you didn’t catch the intro post, I’m creating this series in order to give parents (and teachers) suggestions for tweens and preteens of quality, interesting books that…
