This was a lovely and imaginative read, with a great magic system and layered characters! I greatly enjoyed the journey it took me on, and am glad I picked it up!

There was a contest and they had to do a thankful list. Whoever won was able to invite their parents to the classroom and bring food . Mrs. Gutsman was going to make pie and Junie B. Jones’s class won!

This is a powerful collection of poetry. I could really feel Joy Harjo's deep connection to the past, her linking it to the future.

A doughnut doesn't get eaten & gets to be a dog

The Everlasting is the best "fairy tale" I have ever read. Harrow portrayed the time travel in a beautiful way, without too much explanation or confusion. The love story was so unlikely, but deep and emotional. I will love these characters for a long time to come.

This book tells in great detail the military strategy and battles of the American Revolution. It goes on a bit, though and sometimes loses the big picture.

I LOVE this series so much, and I LOVE this book. My favorite part was when Cassie got kidnapped (and survived). I also loved when Dean came to comfort her and she eventually went with Dean over Michael. #Dean

Fairies- Yoshitaka Amano; gorgeous, dream-like illustrations of fairies and snippets of literature from different cultures (celtic, scottish, Irish, British, shakespeare). It was interesting to learn that Japan does not have a word for fairies, that the concept basically unknown to them until the 1980s- understood through illustration, which I find is a testament to the power of art.

Braiding Sweetgrass is a gem of a text that should be read in every classroom in the United States of America. The combination of Science, Sprituality, and Prose brought by Robin Wall Kimmerer; an indigenous scientist whos work and very being seems to act as a much needed bridge to help the colonized and colonizers return to a more balanced way of being.

This book is a deep dive into the history of laws pertaining to rape and how the rape kit was developed. It was shocking to learn how little the American justice system did for sexual assault victims prior to the kit. But what’s more disturbing was to learn how only in recent years laws have been passed to protect, give dignity to, and find justice for these women.The hero of this story is Marty Goddard and her tireless efforts to advocate for assault victims. Even though Marty worked tirelessly to make the rape kit what it is today, she's not known for her creation.