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Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of K.J.Reilly\’s forthcoming young adult novel, Words We Don\’t Say, hitting bookstores in October. I rated this 4/5 Stars…More like 3.5 stars, but I’ll round up this time because Joel’s struggle and character development worked for me. I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure I was going to love…

Henry and Rachel have been friends for ten years, but when Rachel moved to Sea Ridge, their friendship weakened. Rachel lost her brother, Cal, along with her old self. Henry found out that his girlfriend doesn’t actually love him. When Rachel moves back to Gracetown and starts to work at Henry’s family’s bookshop, Howling Books,…

Sadie by Courtney Summers 3/5 Stars I received an ARC of this book. Pros: Loved the podcast frame of the narrative. I also enjoyed the bond between the sisters and May Bell. Reasons for so few stars? I felt like there were dots that didn’t connect for me, especially at the end. I just felt…

Disclaimer: You guys, I don\’t even know what happened here…This is a devotion I wrote and shared in chapel here at The Frankfort Christian Academy before Christmas break. I meant to post this a month ago. I didn\’t. So, here it is now. No judgement, okay? Scripture: John 1: 1-13 1 In the beginning was…

Let\’s pretend it hasn\’t been 4+ months since my last post. Let\’s just go right on and pretend like nothing ever happened. K? Good. Anyway, a new school year has started and I\’m busy busy busy. I have five distinct preps with students of wide ranging needs. I have one kid in Taekwondo twice (or…