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The Book Thief / Book Review
I’ve been wanting to read this book for ages, and when I finally did. . . Wow, all the feels. This book crushed me. This historical fiction contains the perfect dose of friendship, intrigue, and perseverance. Set in Nazi Germany, the story follows a young German girl, Liesel Meminger. Dropped into a foster home by…
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7 Timeless Lessons from Beauty & the Beast
With a dreamy far off look, and her nose stuck in a book. . . It’s no fable that I relate to Belle on many levels. Even more so as I grow older. Her love for literature is one thing we have in common. 😉 I rewatched Beauty & the Beast (1991 version) recently, and…
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The Lost Art of Letter Writing (+ BONUS LIST)
I love handwritten letters. They possess an air of grace and elegance that soar higher than text messages. Yet, in this age of instant communication, the existence of letter writing is waning. Becoming almost… extinct.
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April Diary: Pirates & Schroeder
Ever since the coronavirus impacted our world, our lifestyles have changed majorly. Many of us are confined to our homes and forced to find ways to keep busy. My days have been filled with school, writing, reading, exercise, true crime podcasts, and more reading. In regards to writing news. . . I’ve finished a short…
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6 Quarantine Reads for All Ages
In this quarantine season, we’ve got a world of time on our hands. And. . . millions of ways to waste it. We all need fresh hope and joy in our lives, and books provide us with just that. When you open a book, you open a door into a world waiting to be explored.…
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The Elderly in Isolation (+ 3 Rs to help them)
Nearly all of us have an elderly person in our lives. A loved one we would fly to in an instant if called. Some are fortunate enough to live close to them. But what about those whose nearest relation is hundreds of miles away? Senior citizens stuffed in a nursing home with no visitors or…