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Jessica L. Brooks. YA author of the Cozenage and Flora series. Booknivore. Lover of all things coffee. Connect with me here, or across the interwebs at coffeelvnmom.blogspot.com

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A view without the jackets! 😊 #booklove #booknerd #bookworm #SayWhatYouWill #asteptowardfalling #cammiemcgovern #coverlove #YA #ireadYA #books #contempYA #yalove #yalover #read #reading #amreading #ilovebooks #ilovereading #bookstagram

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So @hafsahfaizal loves me (or likes me a bit, at least) because when I was all upset about one of the girls ruining my orange copy of SAY WHAT YOU WILL and couldn't figure out how to find a copy, she found one! ❤️ And now I have two copies and I'm hiding them away in my office from EVERYONE! 😆 Thank you for being so thoughtful, dear friend!!! ❤️❤️❤️ #booklove #booknerd #bookworm #SayWhatYouWill #asteptowardfalling #cammiemcgovern #coverlove #YA #ireadYA #books #contempYA #yalove #yalover #read #reading #amreading #ilovebooks #ilovereading #bookstagram

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#NovBookChallenge15, day 5: nonfiction book. An Owl on Every Post, Sanora's memoir about life growing up during the Dust Bowl in the 1930s, is a great eye-opener. From Goodreads: "Sanora Babb experienced pioneer life in a one-room dugout, eye-level with the land that supported, tormented and beguiled her; where her family fought for their lives against drought, crop-failure, starvation, and almost unfathomless loneliness. Learning to read from newspapers that lined the dugout's dirt walls, she grew up to be a journalist, then a writer of unforgettable books about the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, most notably Whose Names Are Unknown." *** Ray Bradbury's blurb: "Sanora Babb, with quiet humor, and a great all-encompassing love for a land and her people, has created a warm hearth indeed in this book. I hold my hands out to it to be warmed." *** This book both broke my heart and taught me the true meaning of resilience. It was also a great read on the history of the mid-west during a time following the Great Depression where many families were destitute and most dependent on the weather. It was a big part of US history, causing many families to migrate west (especially to my local area), yet I never learned about it in school. (One thing that made me sad, though, was the serious misunderstanding/impression that the weather problems were from God. 😕 What a horrible thing to think/believe!) Anyway, I highly recommend it. *** #nonfiction #photoaday #photoadaychallenge #book #booklove #booknerd #bookworm #booklover #amreading #memoir #SanoraBabb #DustBowl

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Today's #NovBookChallenge15: book and candy. Here are two books I'm super looking forward to reading, along with some Red Vines Lovemuffin brought home recently! 😊 #booklove #booknerd #bookworm #booklover #tbr #toberead #bookstagram #bookchallenge #photoaday #photoadaychallenge #reading #ilovebooks #ilovereading #SuchARush #ANightDivided #YA #YALIT #ireadYA #historicalYA #contempYA

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#NovBookChallenge15 day one: National Favorite Author Day. Mine? Melina Marchetta. The Lumatere Chronicles is SO good... And though I haven't read all of her contemps yet (getting there), I absolutely adore them, too. 😊 #photoadaychallenge #photoaday #bookstagram #MelinaMarchetta #lumaterechronicles #JellicoeRoad #booklove #booknerd #bookworm #booklover #favoritereads #contempYA

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east coasters: i drove through 17 states on the way to work

west coasters: i have been traveling in this desert for 49 years. generations have died. children have been born. when will i make it to the promised land

Midwesterners: I haven't left a 20 mile radius in 2 years

floridians: please help me there are so many oranges they are attacki-

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Waiting on Wednesday {101}: Romancing the Nerd Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine. This week's can't-wait-to-read pre-publication book is: Romancing the Nerd by Leah Rae Miller Publication date: February 2, 2016 Dan Garrett has become exactly what he hates—popular. Until recently, he was just another live-action role-playing (LARP) geek on the lowest run of the social ladder. Cue a massive growth spurt and an uncanny skill at taking three-point shots in basketball and voila...Mr. Popular. It's definitely weird. And the biggest drawback? Going from high school zero to basketball hero cost Dan the secret girl-of-his-dorky dreams. A tuba-playing nerd with an eclectic fashion sense, Zelda Potts's “Coolness” stat is about minus forty-two. Dan turning his back on her and the rest of nerd-dom was brutal enough, but when he humiliates her at school, Zelda decides it's time for a little revenge—dork style. Nevermind that she used to have a crush on him. Nevermind that her plan could backfire big time. It's time to roll the dice...and hope like freakin' hell she doesn't lose her heart in the process. #wow #waitingonWednesday #romancingthenerd #LeahMiller #ya #Yalit #contempYA

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine. This week's can't-wait-to-read pre-publication book is: The Last Place on Earth. From Goodreads: Daisy and Henry are best friends, and they know all each other's secrets. Or, so Daisy thinks, until she wakes up one morning to find that Henry and his family have disappeared without a trace. Daisy suspects Henry's disappearance is connected to their seriously awkward meeting the night before, but then she finds a note from Henry, containing just the words "SAVE ME." Deeply worried, Daisy convinces her unemployed brother to take her on a rescue mission into the California mountains. As they begin to home in on Henry's exact location, they also start to find some disturbing clues... clues that call into question everything Daisy believes she knows about her friend. Why is he so hard to find? What kind of trouble is he in, exactly? And most importantly, who is actually saving who? #WaitingonWednesday #WoW #TheLastPlaceonEarth #CarolSnow #Ya #TBR #yalit #toberead #coverlove

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ICYMI: I'm giving away one pencil pack or journal created by @hafsahfaizal on the blog!!! Check out the post, pics of her BEAU-tiful creations, and enter the giveaway!!! (Link in bio.) #IceyDesigns #giveaway #books #bookish #journal #journaling #handlettering #amwriting #booklove #ilovebooks #booknerd #booksaremyhappyplace

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The Excuse to Read read-a-thon starts tomorrow! Join @normalchey & I--we're tackling our TBR piles and giving you the excuse to do the same! + share your favorite reading spot w/ #ExcusetoRead hashtag for a chance to win 3 YA/MG audiobooks! 👏📚❤️🎉 Check out my blog for more info! --- #book #booknerd #bookworm #toberead #TBR #Reading #Ilovereading #books #YA #giveaway #readingchallenge #amreading #audiobooks

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Me when I think of a new #bookish challenge idea

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Can we say, SUMMER READING? 👏👏👏 (As if I don't have enough books already...🙊) I just bought all of these at the 99 cent store! #SCORE! 😆 (Some of these are not the first in the series, though.)

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Getting stuff together for tomorrow... Finally getting together with my dad for Father's Day. We're making waffles! 😋👏🙋 --- #Waffles #Belgian #WilliamsSonoma #fathersday

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Casual Fridays in Washington’s Cabinet.

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Book mail :D

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Have you entered May's #JLBgivesawayanINDIE of POWERED & OVERPOWERED paperbacks, a Hot Topic e-gift card, and swag yet (US only)??? Head on over to the blog to enter (link in bio)! --- #POWERED #OVERPOWERED #YA #YALIT #superhero #MaciMight #giveaway #books #booklove #booknerd #villain #TBR