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May 19, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Middle Grade Monday – That’s Not My Kind of Book

I’m half way through a novel that seemingly has ALL the strikes against it:  middle grade fiction historical fiction rural United States setting multiple time periods muted, sepia toned cover featuring a girl in overalls It only lacks footnotes for it to reach the pinnacle of ‘not my kind of book.’ Have you guessed what […]

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