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“I‘ve always loved you, Adriene. I just didn‘t know it until I saw you.” What I loved about this book is that neither Blake and Adriene had to compromise their masculine or feminine strengths. Blake can be a protective provider who makes Adriene feel safe without quenching her spirit. And Adriene can be a gentle, bold and steady woman who gives Blake the confidence to do what is right without having to humble him. #52challenge

“All the world is asleep except for the paperboy and his dog. And this is the time when they are the happiest“

I enjoyed reading this story because the boy in this story is determined to take on his role as the paperboy. I like how the boy is motivated to do his job while also dreaming about his future. I would use this in a classroom to ask students what responsibilities they have or what dreams they will to accomplish.

The Paperboy won a Caldecott Honor in 1997. This story is about a boy and his dog as they deliver the newspaper. The story is one about dreaming and hard work. The illustrations seem to be oil pastel, since the story is set in the early morning the oil pastels are a great choice since this requires lots of blending.

I had to bail on a book so I‘m one month behind but I‘m hoping to catch up with a couple of smaller teen books (my favorite!). 🍎🍏

I found this while looking for immigrant experiences books for work, and thought it was a super interesting read. It‘s filled with abridged letters from Jewish immigrants / first generation Jewish Americans from a Yiddish-language newspaper in the early 1900s and the help column‘s responses. I wish the explanation and history wasn‘t in the back of the book, but I learned some cool #Jewish history to surprise my Jewish family with. #ImmigrantVoices

I picked up this book just to have a look and ended up reading the entire thing in one sitting- even skipping dinner!!! I LOVED it @BarbaraBB ♥️🙌🏻 Interconnected vignettes surrounding the staff of a small international English language newspaper located in Rome. Each chapter introduces another news correspondent. The writing is sharp, funny, authentic and memorable. Can‘t believe this was Rachman‘s debut novel! Fantastic