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My Birthday - Giving Back to the Community
GIVING BACK to the community. Let's fill this #lfl at a school I used to teach. See the Filled Library at the end with all books. I...
Vanessa Bettencourt
Dec 11, 20241 min read
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Nell Gumbling
Time for a fun rec Graphic Novel #nellofgumbling @randomhousekids thank you for the copies @emsteinkellner and @storygramtours...
Vanessa Bettencourt
Sep 29, 20241 min read
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Author Spotlight - Kate Messner
✍️ Author Spotlight: @katemessner 👉 This is one of my favorite prolific authors. Love this author's writing style, whether it's historic...
Vanessa Bettencourt
Sep 27, 20241 min read
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Shady Fortunes
SPOTLIGHT + Review: #shadyfortunes #standalone New Release thank you, author Douglas J. Bornemann and @tvsmediagroup For the copy. 💜...
Vanessa Bettencourt
Sep 16, 20241 min read
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Fall Book Recs
Early Chapter books 📚 with @candlewickpress for your young ones. 🧡Educational 🩷Fun 💚Easy to read ❤️Illustrated 💚Slice of Life,...
Vanessa Bettencourt
Aug 24, 20241 min read
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Mo Seto
Currently Reading... #thelegendarymoseto With Wuxia vibes, this is a great Taekondo middlegrade. Dealing with the pressure to have her...
Vanessa Bettencourt
Aug 23, 20242 min read
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Author Spotlight - Spooky Recs
📚📮 Author Spotlight. Can you believe that... 👉 I only discovered this author when I was an adult because of a Master Class...
Vanessa Bettencourt
Aug 19, 20241 min read
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Gamerville Graphic Novel
Book here ● Review ● #gamerville This is an auto-buy graphic novel author for me. There is always a great balance between drama, serious...
Vanessa Bettencourt
Jul 26, 20241 min read
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Orange and Green
What I read this weekend: Thank you @wednesdaybooks and @minotaur_books for these copies #smpinfluencers ❓️Do you read more during the...
Vanessa Bettencourt
Jun 9, 20241 min read
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Asian & Pacific American Heritage Month
Asian American & Pacific Islanders Heritage Month #aapibooks #appiheritagemonth Here are some books to welcome May. Have you read any of...
Vanessa Bettencourt
May 5, 20241 min read
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Ocean creatures...
🌊Where do Ocean Creatures Sleep at Night? Maybe in the open... maybe near a reef? Under rocks, or burrowed in the sand... One of my...
Vanessa Bettencourt
May 4, 20241 min read
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The Secret Library Tour
Fanart watercolor + Review + Tour Stop #thesecretlibrary #hearourvoices #hov @hearpirvoicestours Release Day May 7th #mglit #middlegrade...
Vanessa Bettencourt
May 3, 20241 min read
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Mars for...
For the parents & their children:🚀Mars for all ages... 🔺️For the older siblings and parents I recommend THE MARTIAN by...
Vanessa Bettencourt
Mar 27, 20241 min read
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Happy Second Winter
I've been waiting for this day since Spring began, here it is! Snow. Also known as Second Winter in Chicago. There are 12 seasons in...
Vanessa Bettencourt
Mar 22, 20241 min read
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My next Auto-Buy Author + Giveaway
My thoughts: 👽This is a fantastic (5 plus plus stars for me) sci-fi read for fans of Michael Crichton, and Marvel. To me, it's like Hail...
Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 21, 20242 min read
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Middle-Grade novels, Graphic Novels, Ya Fantasy and Epic Fantasy - Reviews and Recs
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