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  • Heir to Sevenwaters

    By Juliet Marillier
    5 stars

  • Heroes

    By Robert Cormier
    4 stars

    The story follows a young man from just before Pearl Harbor to after he returns from the war. He struggles with himself and former relationships as he grapples with events that happened before he left for the war.

  • Child of the Prophecy

    By Julliet Marrillier
    4 stars

    The third in the Sevenwaters series. This time the story takes an unusual angle as it follows a different family member, one with a dark history.

  • Aroha:Māori wisdom for a contented life lived in harmony with our planet

    By Dr. Hinemoa Elder
    5 stars

    This will be a reread for me, one to spend time with and savor. So much love, culture, and food for thought.

  • Son of the Shadows

    By Juliet Marillier
    5 stars

    The second in the Sevenwaters series, this book moves forward into the next generation of the ruling family. The world building and lore are fantastic.

  • Old Bones

    By Preston and Child
    4 stars

    Thriller/Mystery surrounding a treasure left by the Donner party.

  • The Witch of Colchis

    By Rosie Hewlett
    5 stars

    Fantastic retelling of the Medea mythology.

  • Ripper

    By Isabel Allende
    3 stars

    Not usually a genre I enjoy, but I enjoyed the characters in this crime novel.

  • System Collapse

    By Martha Wells
    5 stars

    My latest read in the Murderbot series. Another great read.

  • Riptide

    By Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
    4 stars

  • The camel club

    By David Baldacci
    4 stars

  • Terminal Freeze

    By Lincoln Child
    4 stars

    A thriller reminiscent of the classic arctic horror The Thing. This book was an engaging and fun read.

  • Daughter of the Forest

    By Juliet Marillier
    5 stars

    Fantastic first book to a fantasy series on which I am now hooked!

  • The Toll

    By Neal Shusterman
    5 stars

    Last in the Scythe series.

  • Better the Blood

    By Michael Bennett
    4 stars

    Fase-paced thriller steeped in culture.

  • Thunderhead

    By Neal Schusterman
    4 stars

    2nd book in the Scythe series. Really good.

  • Differentiation in Middle and High School

    By Kristina Doubet & Jessica Hockett
    4 stars

    A great teacher guide to creating differentiated lessons, including examples and templates

  • Scythe

    By Neal Shusterman
    5 stars

    A great dystopian novel where humans have achieved immortality and need to regulate the population. Book 1 of a trilogy.

  • Stowe: Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Minister's Wooing, Oldtown Folks

    By Harriet Beecher Stowe
    4 stars

    Stowe wrote about slavery and society in the United States before and during the Civil War.

  • Breaking Free

    By Rachel Jeffs
    3 stars

    This book details what the author went through living and then breaking free from a cult.

  • Mansfield Park

    By Jane Austin
    5 stars

    While it starts out as a slow burn, this book has quite a sparkling social commentary of the time and kept me engaged.

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