Vocab from the Bartimaeus Trilogy: Amulet
Since amulet is in the title of my current audiobook, I figured I'd better look it up! Do you know what amulet means?
Author: Julia Tomiak
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When to Use Conscience or Conscious
I had to look up conscious and conscience while editing my manuscript. Do you know the difference between these words? Come tell me...
Vocabulary from Half Broke Horses: Abscond
Know what abscond means? I'd forgotten, but Jeannette Walls forced me to look it up. Come relearn a word with me today!
Banned Book Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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Vocab from Half Broke Horses: Mendacious
Today we explore mendacious, a great word from Jeannette Walls, author of Half Broke Horses and The Glass Castle. Can you use mendacious in a sentence?
What You Need to Know About Banned Books Week
This week is Banned Books Week, an event to promote awareness of censorship. Do you know what it means when a book is banned? Have you read any banned books? ...