Mississippi’s New Attendance Policy – Stop the Hysteria, Moms!
Today in the hair salon, some moms were talking about the state’s new attendance policy. Me after listening…”Retired teacher here. If you want to really […]
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Three book reviews: The Children on the Hill, The Housemaid, and The Locked Door
If you are wondering why I am a little behind in blogging, let’s just say finalizing the end of school and preparing for my NYC […]
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The Lying Game: A Novel by Ruth Ware
Synopsis: The text message arrives in the small hours of the morning: I need you.Isa drops everything, takes her baby daughter and heads straight to […]
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Final Girls: A Novel by Riley Sager
Background: Ten years ago, six friends went on vacation. One made it out alive…. In that instant, college student Quincy Carpenter became a member of […]
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I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys and Placinta cu Dovleac (Romanian Pumpkin Pie)
Recipe link Can’t you tell school is slowing down just a bit? I actually cooked a recipe! I had a can of pumpkin puree […]
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Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson – why every educator should read this book and why every school should have it in the library…
Fury is ranging across the nation as parents hold schools accountable for the books they have available for children to check out in the public […]
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she […]
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The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison is quoted as describing the banning of a book as “a purist yet elementary kind of censorship designed to appease adults rather than educate […]
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The Secrets We Kept: A Novel by Lara Prescott and chocolate chip pancakes
In all honesty, I just wanted to share the best homemade pancake recipe. This recipe is from the Bell’s Best cookbook. This is an […]
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Scythe by Neal Shusterman and Smallcakes, a new Gluckstadt business
When you read a dystopian novel, you promote a local, recently-opened business…or I do anyway. 🧁😊 Smallcakes is a new cupcakery that opened up […]
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The Woman in the Window: A Novel and King Cake in a Bread Machine
Recipe link I know what you are saying? King Cake in a bread machine? Why, yes! And…king cake also doesn’t have anything to do […]
