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Good Poems for Hard Times selected and introduced by Garrison Keillor

I love poetry, and I’m not ashamed to admit it.I remember my English teacher (Junior year) Mrs. Wright drilling into…

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the truth about forever by Sarah Dessen

When I started the Teen Book Club at the local library, I set out over twenty books for my selection…

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Chicks and Salsa by Aaron Reynolds and Paulette Bogan

As a girl who grew up in southern New Mexico, I can attest to the magical power of a nice…

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A Long Way from Chicago, by Richard Peck

I’ve been debating. “Which book should I recommend first?”I’ll begin with the book that started it all, Richard Peck’s A…

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Disclaimer

For someone who has become wary of recommending anything lest the other person dislike it or find fault, I find…

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Launch of “Keri Recommends”

“What are you reading?””Do you know of any good books for my daughter? She is going into third grade but…

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