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📚 Reading is Fundamental 📚
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Right now, I’m very much in my romantacy era. Give me fae or dragons and I will definitely read it! I think that modern authors have made this genre so popular, because I don’t remember this category of books being around 20 years ago. I also love ...
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Sci-fi
 
Kids

Romantacy

Dragons, fae, magic, book boyfriends. You can’t go wrong!
 
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Another good book boyfriend. Plus dragons.
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, Paperback
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ACOTAR is a gateway drug
Sarah J. Maas
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The first of many
A Court of Thorns and Roses Series by Sarah J. Maas
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Absolutely love this series. So different than others, and I like that the main characters are in their 40s.
Magical Midlife Madness (Leveling Up, #1) by K.F. Breene
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Love this one! Such a cool take on dragons.
When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1) by Sarah A. Parker
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Another great series that you won’t want to put down!
The Book of Azrael (Gods & Monsters, #1) by Amber V. Nicole
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Such a creative and charming story!
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
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Love a strong female main character!
The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
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You’ll have another new book boyfriend after reading this….
From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
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I’m still not sure how I feel about this series…
Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1) by H.D. Carlton
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Great interpretation of Hades and Persephone
A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1) by Scarlett St. Clair
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More must-reads from Maas
Crescent City
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Read the series. You’ll thank me later.
Throne of Glass
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Each book in the series gets better and better!
Iron Flame
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This one was slow at first and then got really good!
Onyx Storm (Wing and Claw Collection, 3)
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This series is addictive!
A Court of Mist and Fury
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Once you start reading this series, you cannot stop!
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns 3)
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You’ll be in your Nesta era after reading this!
A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns #5)
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Yes, I even liked this one, despite the reviews…
A Court of Frost and Starlight (ACOTAR 4)
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Loving the Fourth Wing Series!
Rebecca Yarros
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Non-Fiction

Learn something new! A little science and nature are my favorites.
 
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Excellent book about walking the Appalachian Trail.
A Walk in the Woods (2015)
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So many interesting disease explanations. I refer to this book in my classroom all the time.
Survival of the Sickest: Disease Connections
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All of Mary Roach’s books are essential reading.
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life
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Absolutely love her book!
The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
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Fantastic author who explains all things science
Mary Roach, Author of Fuzz, Grunt, Packing for Mars, Stiff, Spook and Bonk
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Sci-fi

Star Wars was my first sci-fi obsession, and here are some more!
 
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A sci-fi must-read
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam Trilogy) - Atwood
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A classic, must read sci-fi
Jurassic Park: A Novel - Crichton, Michael: Books
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Continuation of the MaddAddam series, couldn’t put it down!
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam Trilogy)
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One of my favorite Michael Crichton books, don’t watch the movie, just read this!
Sphere: Crichton, Michael - Books
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Kids

The most important skill your child will ever have is reading. Get them hooked with fun books!
 
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Plants and an only child? Check!
Poppy's Plant Tour: Olsen, Katrina Bañez
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A story about plants and giving.
Leif's Gift by Wang, Michael & Wen, Lenny
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This is a great book to give to an elementary class! We gifted this to my son’s kindergarten class with their own spider plant. They named the plant and took care of it together!
The World's Best Class Plant
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