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Favorite Books of 2015

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Julia Tomiak / 6 Comments

It's here! The monster list of book suggestions from readers and word nerds. Read on for some awesome ideas...

Awesome Young Adult Books/Book reviews/Favorite Authors/Recommended kid lit

Five Young Adult Books You Should Read

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Julia Tomiak / 9 Comments

If you love YA, I've got some great suggestions for you. Some are serious, some are fun, all are good.

Awesome Young Adult Books

My YA Manuscript is ON THE BLOCK

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Julia Tomiak / 7 Comments

My YA manuscript made it into Miss Snark's ON THE BLOCK contest - you can read it and offer critique. Hopefully agents will too!

Wondrous Words Wednesday
Awesome Young Adult Books/Improving vocabulary

What Does Ensorcelled Mean?

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Julia Tomiak / 13 Comments

Do you know what ensorcell means? The Word Nerd explains this word from Morgon Matson's Since You've Been Gone.

Awesome Young Adult Books/How to encourage reading

Teen Read Week 2015

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Julia Tomiak / 7 Comments

It's Teen Read Week - find great books and activities to encourage teens to read.

Awesome Young Adult Books/Favorite Authors/How to encourage reading/Recommended kid lit

Four Book Recommendations from a Literary Festival

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Julia Tomiak / 4 Comments

One recent summer Saturday, I dragged my children to the Radford Reads Literary Festival. As with any worthwhile adventure, a few things surprised us. When we p...

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