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Hi! I am Melissa, the face behind the blog. I am a mom to 3 beautiful young ladies. We are a multicultural family as my husband is a native of Mexico. If you love anything to do with reading then this blog is for you.

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    Blood Sacrifice Excerpt

    September 21, 2016 /

    Amanda’s bones were jumping, she needed to stretch her legs and she’d seen a soda machine by the front office when they checked in. She crept outside where a light rain drizzled down. Amanda kept Read more [...]

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    September 20, 2016 /

    I was recently looking through one of my teaching magazines and they had this awesome idea. You’ll hear lots of giggles with this reenactment of “Little Miss Muffet”! Attach a string to a large Read more [...]

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    September 18, 2016 /

    For your next book-sharing project, capitalize on the popularity of scrapbooking! Have each child or small group of students design a scrapbook about a book’s main character. Explain that the first Read more [...]

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    September 17, 2016 /

      Unless you have school age children, you probably don't know her? But if you need a laugh then these are the books for you. I was first introduced to her by my oldest daughter who by the way Read more [...]

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    Hidden Trials Excerpt

    September 16, 2016 /

    She breathed a huge sigh. “We won’t be struggling like we are now. And maybe that’s why Emma is doing this. Maybe she sees it for what it is. I can appreciate that.” She blinked back more tears Read more [...]

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