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• 108. A Vanishing of Griffins

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  A Vanishing of Griffins. (Songs of Magic) S.A. Patrick. 2021/2023. 400 pages. [Source: Library] [ Link to cover image ] First sentence:...

• Sunday Salon: Why Do I Read?

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  Does the world need this post? No. Definitely no. Do I sometimes feel the need to reassure myself and reassess by writing such a post?...

• 107. An Ocean of Stars

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  An Ocean of Stars. Becca Mionis. 2023. 421 pages. [Source: Library] [ Link to cover image ] First sentence: "Xanorra Nepier, the council...

• 106. Hidden Hope

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  Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust. Elisa Boxer. Illustrated by Amy June Bates. 2023. [March] 48 pages....

• 105. The Woman in the Moon

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  The Woman in the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Helped Fly the First Astronauts to the Moon. Richard Maurer. 2023. 272 pages. [Source: Library]...

• Sunday Salon #21 Random June

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  Is it too early to start thinking about June reading goals??? Probably not. I am thinking that it wouldn't be a bad idea to use RANDOM.ORG to do...

• 104. Lying in the Deep

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  Lying in the Deep. Diana Urban. 2023. 384 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: I didn't realize there'd be this much blood....

• 103. A Darkening of Dragons

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  A Darkening of Dragons. (Songs of Magic #1) S.A. Patrick. 2018/2020/2022/2023. 400 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: The screams of...

• 102. Flipped

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  Flipped. Wendelin Van Draanen. 2001. 212 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: All I've ever wanted is for Juli Baker to leave me...

• 101. And Then She Vanished

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  And Then She Vanished. Nick Jones. 2021. 246 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: The smell of roasting chestnuts and sweet candy, the...

• 100. Bea and the New Deal Horse

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  Bea and the New Deal Horse. L.M. Elliott. 2023. 384 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: I woke up in a billowing pile of fresh-cut...

• 99. Menacing Manor

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  Menacing Manor. (Sinister Summer #4) Kiersten White. 2023. 272 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: The Sinister-Winterbottom children...

• 98. When Clouds Touch Us

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  When Clouds Touch Us. Thanhhà Lại . 2023. [May] 256 pages. [Library] First sentence: First refugee year I didn't know to ask for a...

• Sunday Salon #20 Current Obsession

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  My absolute favorite quote from Wind in the Willows: "What are we to do with him?" asked the Mole of the Water Rat. "Nothing at all,"...

• 97. Star Splitter

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  Star Splitter. Matthew J. Kirby. 2023. [April] 320 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: I don't care how many prep classes you take,...

• 96. Peter and the Starcatchers

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  Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers #1) Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. Illustrated by Greg Call. 2004. 452 pages....

• 95. Honest June

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  Honest June. Tina Wells. 2021. 272 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: I don't know everything about life yet, but I know at least...

• Sunday Salon #19 Spine Poems

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  I always intend to "write" spine poems. A spine poem is what it sounds like--a poem created by book titles (like on a spine of a book). I...

• 94. Snow and Poison

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  Snow and Poison (Cinder & Glass #2) Melissa de la Cruz. 2023. [April] 336 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: The day had finally...

• 93. The Refusal Camp

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  The Refusal Camp. James R. Benn. 2023. [March] 255 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: I rejoice in the Sabbath. Not for the words of...

• 92. Signs of Survival

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  Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust. Renee Hartman with Joshua M. Greene. 2022. (2021) 128 pages. [Source: Library] First...

• 91. Project F

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  Project F. Jeanne DuPrau. 2023. [October 10] 224 pages. [Source: Review copy] First sentence: All was going well in our country at the...

• 90. The Choice

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  The Choice. Gillian McAllister. 2020/2017. 368 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: It starts with a selfie. He is a random; we are...

• 89. Girl Forgotten

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  Girl Forgotten. April Henry. 2023. [March] 264 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: Maybe after dark, this older section of the...

• 88. A Sky Full of Song

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  A Sky Full of Song. Susan Lynn Meyer. 2023. [April] 272 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: At first, they only threw tomatoes. Then...