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My reading was a bit thin in 2024, due to our family’s big move to China. But quality over quantity, right? My overall favorite of 2024 was A ROVER’S STORY by my dear friend Jasmine Warga. As I said in last year’s roundup over at We Heart YA’s new Substack… “I love how Warga was…
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2022 was a slow and quiet reading year for me — which is probably why I forgot to post about it! But slow and quiet doesn’t mean bad. In fact, I only read a handful of books, but most were excellent. My faves of 2022: GOOD TALK: A graphic memoir with bounce that belies its…
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No, that is not a typo. I really do mean 2021. Meanwhile, some people are already releasing their “Best of 2022” lists, haha. Well, better late than never. Actually I did share my favorite kidlit reads of 2021 over with We Heart YA way back in February, but I would like to add a couple…
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Thanks to being a mom to two small children during a global pandemic, I didn’t get to read much last year. But quality over quantity, right? My favorite book in 2020 was WHEN WE COLLIDED by Emery Lord. Even though I happen to know Emery in real life, I had never read any of her…
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I was very pleased with my pace of reading in the first half of 2019, averaging 3 books a month! Then in the second half, after my son was born, I read exactly 0, haha. Oh well. Out of 18 books, not a single one was a dud. I think because, with my time being…
