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Done with Demon Copperhead? Check these out!

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Julia Tomiak / 5 Comments

Did you enjoy Demon Copperhead? I have a recommendation for you, and it's NOT David Copperfield. Ever heard of Jeff Zentner's In the Wild Light?

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Why I love A Tale of Two Cities

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Julia Tomiak / 5 Comments

A Tale of Two Cities is a classic worth your time... here's why.

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Why You Must Read The Handmaid’s Tale

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Julia Tomiak / 5 Comments

This dystopian novel is disturbingly plausible... and a must read for our time.

How to encourage reading

Vandals Ordered to Read

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Julia Tomiak / 4 Comments

Should teens who use hate speech be made to read as a consequence? Learn more about this unusual sentence...

Improving vocabulary

Vocab from Go Set a Watchman: Abjure

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Julia Tomiak / 8 Comments

I'm enjoying Harper Lee's beautiful language in her "sequel" to To Kill a Mockingbird. She sent me to the dictionary on page 13 already with "abjure" - do you ...

Improving vocabulary

Vocabulary From Literary Discussion: Hamartia

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Julia Tomiak / 10 Comments

Word nerds should know these words for intellectual literary discussion: hamartia and hubris. I'll explain what they are and how to pronounce them!

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