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Great children‘s book on the history and usage of museums.

Something a little lighter to balance out my heavier reads this year. Definitely hit that spot.
Also part of the #roll100 for this month.

Reader Harder Challenge 2021: Read a Middle Grade Mystery

While many read this book in grade or secondary school, I never had a pleasure. Enjoying it for the first time as an adult not old scared the beegeebees out if this Momma but was also fun! I so thankful they were never in any harm on their adventures but goodness the thought of it kept me on my toes and I read the book clear through in two sittings over my lunch break and split shift.

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Loved it! Such a great middle grade novel. Running away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a mystery, and witty sibling banter make this an enjoyable read.

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A 5⭐️ children‘s #HolidayRead! This does a perfect job of capturing sophisticated ideas like the feeling of switching neighborhoods in NYC, the experience of growing up in a bilingual family, the importance of keeping holiday traditions alive, & the profound affect art can have on both children & adults, all using pictures, language, & brevity appropriate for very young readers.
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An exceptional middle-grade, realistic and contemporary novel that touches on complicated topics such as absentee fathers, single mothers, multicultural families, and cultural difference. The characters are complex with flaws and strengths. The narration was fantastic, and I plan to seek out more work by these readers. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is both personal and a spoiler. See comments below if interested.

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Part of a series of graphic novels commissioned by the Louvre, this manga tells the tale of a Japanese artist visiting Paris who enters the feverish dream-space where art & his unconscious mind meet. The episodic nature of the book highlights individual artists displayed in the Louvre, & the chapters cover the Japanese links to Camille Corot & Van Gogh, for example, while another deals with the transportation+preservation of artwork ahead of WWII.