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What You Should Know about The Fault in Our Stars Before You See the Movie

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Julia Tomiak / 17 Comments

My 12 year old daughter wants to see TFIOS, but she doesn't even know what the book is about. There are a few things she, and you, might want to know...

Awesome Young Adult Books/Favorite Characters

What Makes Hazel Grace Lancaster an Awesome Character

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 40 Comments

Please humor me.  I’m going to talk about The Fault in Our Stars one more time.  Then I’ll take a break.  I promise.  For at least a month. Hazel, t...

Awesome Young Adult Books/Improving vocabulary

Vocabulary from The Fault In Our Stars: Ontologically

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 17 Comments

Talk about a Word Nerd! John Green packs so many great vocab words into his books, I had to include another one: ontologically. Read on to find out what it me...

Awesome Young Adult Books/Favorite Authors/How to encourage reading

Favorite Author Spotlight: John Green

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 6 Comments

Have you heard of John Green? Nerdfighters? The VlogBrothers? Find out more about this fantastic author striving to increase awesome.

Improving vocabulary

Why I Love Perspicacious

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Julia Tomiak / 6 Comments

It’s quite a word, sitting there under my picture in the right side bar of this blog: perspicacious.  Fun to say.  Try it.  I think it has something to do with ...

Book reviews/How to encourage reading/Words and Technology

Common Sense Media: A Tool for Families

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Julia Tomiak / 5 Comments

Precious little eyes and ears I like to keep a very close tab on every book, movie, or game my children see.  As technology and media permeate our world, I feel...

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