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A young book lover shares her thoughts on the diverse stories she's reading.

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January 21, 2021 Feature / Guest Blogs / Reviews

Guest Blog: This Book Will Inspire Young Readers To Confidently Share Their Ideas

Note from Elena Reads: I’m excited that another one of my best friends is doing a guest review for my

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January 18, 2021 Feature / Reviews

Review: I Am Martin Luther King, Jr. Shows You Are Never Too Young To Change The World

Written in first-person, with accompanying comic-style pictures, I Am Martin Luther King, Jr. by Brad Meltzer will teach young kids

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January 15, 2021 Feature / Interviews

Interview: Amy B. Mucha Says Writing Sets Her Whole Soul Thrilling With Chills

When you hear a good song, or take a bite of your favorite food, you have to stop whatever you’re

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May 7, 2018 Reviews

Review: When Penny Met POTUS Offers An Amazing Surprise

When Penny Met POTUS, by Rachel Ruiz, is a book about a girl named Penny  whose mother works at a

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May 5, 2018 Feature / Reviews

Review: Juan’s Sweet and Spicy Memory Celebrates Cinco de Mayo

­­­­­­­­­­­­­Today is Cinco de Mayo, a day to have fun at parades and celebrate with dances and Mexican food.  I

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April 30, 2018 Feature / Reviews

Review: Brown Girl Dreaming, Poetry that Inspires

It’s the last day of National Poetry Month, so I wanted to make sure I reviewed this book. It’s called

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April 26, 2018 Feature / Interviews

Interview: Vanessa Brantley-Newton Creates Diverse Artwork

I recently interviewed an award-winning illustrator. Her name is Vanessa Brantley-Newton and she has drawn pictures for almost 90 books!

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April 23, 2018 Feature / Reviews

Review: Bookstock 2018 is Worth a Visit

Yesterday I got a bunch of books at Laurel Park Place in Livonia, Michigan. There is a book fair there called Bookstock so

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April 22, 2018 Feature / Reviews

Review: City Green is a Book that Blooms

Happy Earth Day! To celebrate, I am reviewing a book called City Green by DyAnne DiSalvo- Ryan. It is about a

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April 19, 2018 Feature / Interviews

Interview: Lisa Rose, Author of Shmulik Paints the Town

Today I am interviewing a children’s book author named Lisa Rose. She is my friend’s Mom. Sometimes she reads books

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April 16, 2018 Feature / Reviews

Review: Shmulik Paints the Town is a Colorful Read

I read this book called Shmulik Paints the Town, by Lisa Rose. (I got it signed!) It is about a

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April 12, 2018 Interviews

Interview: Kelly Starling Lyons, Jada Jones Author

Kelly Starling Lyons is the author of the Jada Jones books I reviewed. I actually got to meet her through

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April 8, 2018 Interviews

Interviews

I’ve been interviewing authors and illustrators and can’t wait to share their stories with you! First will be Kelly Starling

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