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A Firefighter for the Day: A Librarian’s Hot Take
By Librarian Briana At 8:00 a.m. when I pulled into the parking lot behind the Cross Street Fire Department in Middletown, I took a few deep breaths. It was a day I’d been waiting months for: my ride-along with members of the Middletown Fire Department! It also happened to be my birthday! I had won…
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A Pirates Life For Me: A Review of The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi is an adult historical fantasy novel by Shannon Chakraborty, the author of the international bestselling Daevabad Trilogy. This novel was published on February 28th, 2023 and made it onto the New York Times Bestseller list by early March! Here is a spoiler free summary of The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi:…
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How Junie B. Jones Saved Dinnertime
As many parents already know, dinnertime and bedtime in a house with young children can be fraught. There’s screaming, kicking, and running on a regular basis – and the kids don’t behave well, either! But, seriously, trying to get a six-year-old to sit down and eat her dinner instead of running in circles around the…
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