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Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 23, 20242 min read
All ALA Awards 2024 - With Covers and Tiny Descriptions
John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature: “The Eyes and the Impossible,” written by Dave Eggers,...
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Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 23, 20241 min read
A Fantastic High Fantasy Series - Release Book II
My review 5 plus This is one of my first 2024 reads and turned out to be one of my favorite fantasy series that is middle-grade but will...
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Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 22, 20241 min read
The Girl who sang - Graphic Novel (Holocaust)
MacMillan The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival My review 5 stars A great team brought to live Enia Feld's (Estelle...
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Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 21, 20242 min read
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...
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Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 20, 20242 min read
Amazing Mia - Book January Release
Author: Mia Armstrong Narrator: Mia Armstrong Length: 16 minutes Language: English PublisherPenguin Random House Audio Publishing Group...
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Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 19, 20242 min read
Awesome Step-by-Step Drawing book (see my video)
Quarto Books Releases February 27th, 2024 160 Pages 50 +7 creatures (I read a digital advance copy) My review: 5 stars I can't resist...
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Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 19, 20242 min read
The SilverBlood Promise
Pub Date 07 May 2024 Tor Publishing Group, Tor Books Sci Fi & Fantasy 4.5 I devoured half of the book in one sitting although it's about...
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Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 18, 20241 min read
Wonderful Historical Fiction
My Review: 5 plus plus I bought this book for my birthday. Loved it. I was drawn to this book because of the cover. A fantastic...
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Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 17, 20242 min read
It's -32 AH 🥶 January Newsletter
What is January? Cold, Snow, and freezing! The last time I stepped outside I got sick for 3 weeks, couldn't breathe, spent my birthday...
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Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 17, 20242 min read
Hot from the Oven
I read this advance Netgalley in November and now Libro Fm granted me a copy of the audiobook. This is such a fun read. I was drawn to...
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Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 17, 20242 min read
Graphic Novel - Fox Maidens (Korean Mythology - Historical Fiction)
My Review: 5 stars A genuine Korean story illustrated with lots of details from the period and culture. As a lover of Korean historical...
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Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 16, 20243 min read
3 for Tuesday - January 16th Releases -MG / Graphic Novel/ Chapter Book
My review 5 plus I didn't expect that this book would take this turn and it was the best. I am so grateful to the author for writing this...
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Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 15, 20241 min read
Ant Story - Educational Graphic Novel
Harper Collins My Review 5 Stars Epic. I've learned so much about ants and other insects in their microcosm. Rubi, a cartoon ant, helps...
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Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 15, 20242 min read
Horror Predator (nature) vs Prey (humans) done right for children and up
Pub Date 30 Jul 2024 Random House Children's, Delacorte Press Middle Grade Horror My review 5 plus There are two types of horror/thriller...
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Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 14, 20241 min read
Audiobook Challenge with Libro FM
Audiobook with LIBRO FM highlights here. CHALLENGE #1 Listen to a bookseller-recommended audiobook. Discover audiobooks enjoyed by...
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Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 13, 20242 min read
Mislaid into Parts Half-Known
It's my turn in the Storygram Tours to post Mislaid in Parts Half-Known. This is the 9th book of the Wayward Children Hugo award-winning...
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Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 12, 20242 min read
UnHappy Camper - Graphic Novel
Harper Collins April 23rd, 2024 My Review 5/5 Loved it. So relatable. A tale of two sisters. When they join kindergarten for the first...
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Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 11, 20241 min read
5 Tips to End a Reading Slump
📖Reading Slump? 5 Tips to get over it. Add yours in the comment section. 1️⃣Go back to that that reminds you why you for me is rereading...
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Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 10, 20241 min read
Wonderful Companion Book
I've recently joined The Wingfeather Saga by reading the first two volumes (of the 5 available). A Ranger's Guide to Glipwood Forest is...
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Vanessa Bettencourt
Jan 9, 20242 min read
Awesome Recipes - Tea and more
This is a recipe book for bubble tea, jams, slushies, mojitos (fum nonalcoholic ideas), milkshakes, sips and dips, and even egg pudding,...
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