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Porter and Midge: Paws and Responsibilities: A Kid’s Guide to Welcoming a New Dog (Porter and Midge Children’s Book Series) by Jennie Chen and Giselle Nevada – Review by Stephanie Robb

Porter and Midge: Paws and Responsibilities: A Kid's Guide to Welcoming a New Dog (Porter and Midge Children’s Book Series)Porter and Midge: Paws and Responsibilities: A Kid’s Guide to Welcoming a New Dog by Giselle Nevada
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a fantastic book introducing children to looking after a new puppy and what it entails. This is a great book for children who have been begging for a dog learn what it will take to look after their new dog. I would highly recommend this book to parents who are getting a dog as an age-appropriate discussion for children.

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Oscar and Emmy Foster Kittens (Oscar and Emmy Series) by Terri Sabol – Review by Stephanie Robb

Oscar and Emmy Foster KittensOscar and Emmy Foster Kittens by Terri Sabol
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a brilliant story that introduces children to fostering animals in this case, kittens. It shows the essential role fosterers play in the animal’s lives and what is required of fosterers in an age-appropriate way. Highly recommended for children to read and enjoy the story and illustrations.

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Loris Opens Up His Heart (Courage Tales Series) by Dagmara Sitek – Review by Stephanie Robb

Loris Opens Up His Heart: An Emotional Story For Kids (Courage Tales)Loris Opens Up His Heart: An Emotional Story For Kids by Dagmara Sitek
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved the way the story was laid out with the illustrations and speech bubble style. It is a great story for children to learn about speaking your truth and opening up to others. It is perfect for primary age children to learn these important values.

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Fay’s Kindness Parade (The Adventures of Cray Series) by G Pa Rhymes – Review by Stephanie Robb

Fay's Kindness Parade (The Adventures of Cray)Fay’s Kindness Parade by G Pa Rhymes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this adventure following Fay and Cray as they help others in a wonderful adventure. It is a lovely story for children to enjoy the rhyming patterns with beautiful illustrations. I will always recommend this incredible author.

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Code Dog by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Stephanie Robb

Code DogCode Dog by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This wonderful chapter book is perfect for older readers. It has fantasy and sci-fi themes for children to enjoy and keep guessing through the story. As always its a wonderful, well written adventure from this amazing author.

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Porter and Midge: Paws and Responsibilities: A Kid’s Guide to Welcoming a New Dog (Porter and Midge Children’s Book Series) by Jennie Chen and Giselle Nevada – Review by Brandy Vaughn

Porter and Midge: Paws and Responsibilities: A Kid's Guide to Welcoming a New Dog (Porter and Midge Children’s Book Series)Porter and Midge: Paws and Responsibilities: A Kid’s Guide to Welcoming a New Dog by Giselle Nevada
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a cute little book that reads like a child’s poem. It gives good information about kids getting ready to be responsible for a new dog. The illustrations are detailed and go along with the story well. Children will enjoy reading this story about getting a dog.

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Before You Say I Do by Marina Hanna – Review by Beverly Finnie

Before You Say I DoBefore You Say I Do by Marina Hanna
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book! I’ve read books from this author prior to this book and I’m going to say this one is my favorite. Why you might ask? Because the way the author wrote Before You Say I Do gave me the feels. And when books can give me the feels and make me feel like I’m part of the story it says a lot.
Now the characters aren’t easy to love because they are stubborn, independent, nonbelievers in love. Yet at the same time jealous, attentive, possessive and protective. Which leaves the reader in a conundrum. But trust me when I say it all works. I feel like I was friends with the lead female character.
Emma and Liam are people who don’t want relationships or commitments. However they crave each other physically. This story revolves around the ups and downs that their “friends with benefits” status takes them.
Liam wants his trust fund, but he can’t access it until he’s 35 or married whichever comes first. Being he’s started this friendship with Emma he feels she’s the perfect candidate to help him in his task. Two big problems: 1 will his family believe them? 2 They are both falling for the other and are too stubborn to admit it. Sacrificing their potential happiness together by sticking to the script.
Of course we know nothing is cut in dry and these stories and the exes don’t make it easy either.
Will they stick to the script?
How will the exes interference impact what they have?
Again it’s a story I loved, that had a lot to offer for fans of this genre. It’s worth it! Happy Reading!

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Loris Opens Up His Heart (Courage Tales Series) by Dagmara Sitek – Review by Ashley Lape

Loris Opens Up His HeartLoris Opens Up His Heart by Dagmara Sitek
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This touching children’s book is a great read. It’s a great book for beginner readers. The journey in this book follows three young children Loris, Cam, and Inaya as they train for a race to raise money for a fellow student. Loris is a new foster child in the house so he tries to keep to himself but when Cam needs help at the race Loris is there to save the race! It is a great story of courage, hope, selflessness, and resilience.

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England: Cultured, Classic, and Charming: A Guide to Hidden England (The Hidden Gems Series) by Christy Nicholas – Review by Katie Turner

England: Cultured, Classic, and Charming: A Guide to Hidden England (The Hidden Gems Series)England: Cultured, Classic, and Charming: A Guide to Hidden England by Christy Nicholas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

England: Cultured, Classic, and Charming: A Guide to Hidden England, by Christy Nicholas, is a very interesting travel guide of England packed full of a vast amount of topics for anyone wanting to learn more and explore the land and culture. Not only does this book cover places to see, but also lots of bits of history, legends, people and more! If you have a desire to learn more about this fascinating land, or plan to take a visit, you may find this book helpful for ideas on places to see. I’ve always wanted to visit England, and this book only made me want to go even more. This book is a quick, easy read but l felt there was a lot to learn from it.

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Porter and Midge: Paws and Responsibilities: A Kid’s Guide to Welcoming a New Dog (Porter and Midge Children’s Book Series) by Jennie Chen and Giselle Nevada – Review by Melissa Fink

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Porter and Midge: Paws and Responsibilities: A Kid's Guide to Welcoming a New Dog (Porter and Midge Children’s Book Series)Porter and Midge: Paws and Responsibilities: A Kid’s Guide to Welcoming a New Dog by Giselle Nevada
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book really amazed me. I chose this book because we recently got our daughter a cat. This book was about pet ownership, so I thought she could learn from it. My daughter loved the book especially the pictures. The pictures was colorful. If you are wanting your children to learn about pet responsibilities, I highly recommend this book!

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Detective Dylan and the Hunt for Home Plate (A Youth Sleuths Chapter Book) by MJ Murray – Review by Melissa Fink

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Detective Dylan and the Hunt for Home Plate (A Youth Sleuths Chapter Book Series 2)Detective Dylan and the Hunt for Home Plate by M.J. Murray
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the second book to this series. It is a chapter book to get young reader engaged. The author grabs your attention from the beginning to the end. The characters and world building was great. I know this is a kids chapter book, but I really enjoyed it myself.

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Finding Cheer (Magical Emerald Hollow Series) by Heather Schneider – Review by Betsy Melano

Finding Cheer (Magical Emerald Hollow #2)Finding Cheer by Heather Schneider
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I was excited to find the second book in this series. The first book was a fun read and I knew the second book would have the same kind of fun, romantic, and exciting moments. We met Holly in the first book where she ends up finding love and acceptance in Emerald Hollow a small town in Oregon.
This new book is about Sofia, a well known member of the town. Sofia has had her share of romance gone wrong as so many of us experience. Sofia can’t believe what she’s seeing when she finds a man laying in the middle of a snow covered hiking trail! The strangest thing being he can’t seem to remember how he got to the snowy trail.
Like the first book, I enjoyed reading about Sofia and her new friend. The author does a wonderful job of world and character building. I’m looking forward to reading more about the folks in Emerald Hollow.

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Charming Chapter (Boomer Babes Book Club Romances) by Lori Haas – Review by Krista Moulthrop

Charming Chapter : A Later-in-Life Just Kisses Romance (Boomer Babes Book Club Romances 1)Charming Chapter : A Later-in-Life Just Kisses Romance by Lori Haas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This really gave my “PS I Love You” vibes. Laura lost her husband and part of herself. She threw herself into caring for her daughter and grandkids and stopped doing things for herself. But when she joins a book club, all the other ladies convince her to take a chance and she winds up going on a trip to London. She ends up meeting Hugh and quickly falls for him. There are some unexpected speed bumps in the story that they have to work out, to decide if they want to be together. It was a cozy and short read that serves as a reminder that you can still find love again, no matter what age. And that sometimes when you take a chance you can really find yourself and your happiness again

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Porter and Midge: Paws and Responsibilities: A Kid’s Guide to Welcoming a New Dog (Porter and Midge Children’s Book Series) by Jennie Chen and Giselle Nevada – Review by Shannen Kern

Porter and Midge: Paws and Responsibilities: A Kid's Guide to Welcoming a New Dog (Porter and Midge Children’s Book Series)Porter and Midge: Paws and Responsibilities: A Kid’s Guide to Welcoming a New Dog by Giselle Nevada
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I absolutely loved everything about this book! The rhyming keeps both of my kiddos engaged as do the beautiful illustrations. Being educated about how big of a deal getting a dog is gets overlooked these days. People (even adults) go into it blindly or with little education just to find out they’re not prepared or not a good fit for a certain breed. Dogs absolutely become a member of the family, and the author really hit so many good points throughout this book. I love that CJ and Lora did so much research on dogs and not just what was fun or the quickest way to get their parents to agree! The author did an amazing job demonstrating multiple aspects of pet ownership. I would highly recommend this book for a classroom or home setting to educate young ones on this great responsibility!

Reviewed by @shannlynn

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Charlotte’s Control (The Control Series) by Maggie Sims – Review by Angela Plate, April 2024

Charlotte's Control (The Control Series)Charlotte’s Control by Maggie Sims
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This steamy story portrays an older woman and a younger man discovering who they are. I’m not sure how I feel about the reverse age gap but this author focuses on character plot and it’s amazing. This happily ever after starts a new series and I’m looking forward to reading what comes next.

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Detective Dylan and the Hunt for Home Plate (A Youth Sleuths Chapter Book) by MJ Murray – Review by Shannen Kern

Detective Dylan and the Hunt for Home Plate (A Youth Sleuths Chapter Book Series 2)Detective Dylan and the Hunt for Home Plate by M.J. Murray
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was a cute addition to the Youth Sleuths Chapter Books series! You don’t have to read these in any order at all. My youngest is 8 years old and these chapter books are the perfect fit for him! I feel like the chapters are the ideal length as he can get discouraged if it takes too long to make progress. The illustrations are simple but incredibly helpful (and cute!) for younger readers to see what’s going on. Something else I really appreciated was the list of Tier 2 words and discussion prompts to help kiddos dig deeper. There are also more resources available using the QR code or link provided in the book which I will be recommending to all educators in our lives. Whether you’re looking to add this to your school curriculum or for home reading, I highly recommend this book (and this series) because it truly engages the kids in so many different ways.

Reviewed by @shannlynn

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Texas Winds by Dana Wayne – Review by Julie Johnson

Texas WindsTexas Winds by Dana Wayne
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4.5 stars

This is such a beautiful, emotional story! I was immediately drawn in and my heart broke for Jake. Just as I was learning about him and falling in love with him, we meet Lexie. She’s a ball of a mess after being left at the alter but she’s a hoot too! I love her expressions and her strength.

Read this story and fall in love with falling in love. Katie will totally steal your heart though so be prepared!

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Fay’s Kindness Parade (The Adventures of Cray Series) by G Pa Rhymes – Review by La Toya Lewis

Fay's Kindness Parade (The Adventures of Cray)Fay’s Kindness Parade by G Pa Rhymes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Fay’s Kindness Parade is the fifth book in The Adventures of Cray series by G Pa Rhymes. In this book, Turtle Fay is moving to warmer waters and invites Cray to go with her while showing kindness as they go. As they make their way, they run into plenty of friends to help and show kindness to. This lovely story shows children how easy and rewarding it is to provide acts of kindness. There are many examples of kindness and the recipients showing kindness to others in return. The book has G Pa Rhymes’ trademark catchy rhymes and beautiful illustrations for children to enjoy. This is a great book to show the importance of kindness to children and a great reminder for adults.

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Charlotte’s Control (The Control Series) by Maggie Sims – Review by Jennifer Gordon

Charlotte's Control (The Control Series)Charlotte’s Control by Maggie Sims
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

An enjoyable and engaging historical romance which had me hooked throughout. In this reverse age-gap story the thirty year old widow Charlotte, Dowager Countess of Peterborough and the younger William Stanton, heir to the Earl of Harrington start a passionate and steamy affair. However, William who is having to manage the Earldom for his drunken father, must make an advantageous marriage to a wealthy debutant. Whilst Charlotte is happy forgetting proper etiquette and reclaiming her femininity and powers of seduction, she knows the affair can’t continue and that William must marry. Meanwhile William is willing to defy the rules of Society and marry Charlotte, but she knows that he will need an heir and that is one thing she cannot give him. I felt fully immersed in this story as both the characters and the setting come to life through the descriptive narrative. I liked how Charlotte was older than William as that is not the norm in romances. The chemistry between her and William sizzled off the page, leading to some rather steamy scenes which do include a BDSM element. The storyline, characters and setting all kept me happily turning the pages!

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Fay’s Kindness Parade (The Adventures of Cray Series) by G Pa Rhymes – Review by Cindy Mayberry

Fay's Kindness Parade (The Adventures of Cray)Fay’s Kindness Parade by G Pa Rhymes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Fay the turtle, and Cray are on another adventure. As winter approaches they set out to help others. This friendship and those new friends they come across have the best adventures. I love the kindness and the helping of others. As well as the rhymes in this story. The author sets up our children for success, by showing how others make friends, giving them great examples. The story is short and to the point making it easy for children to follow. I also enjoyed the pictures in this story, while they are to the point. They open our children up with questions. What a great conversation starter. Giving our children even more information to aid in their growth and knowledge. This is another must have for our children’s libraries.

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Porter and Midge: Paws and Responsibilities: A Kid’s Guide to Welcoming a New Dog (Porter and Midge Children’s Book Series) by Jennie Chen and Giselle Nevada – Review by Cindy Rushin

Porter and Midge: Paws and Responsibilities: A Kid's Guide to Welcoming a New Dog (Porter and Midge Children’s Book Series)Porter and Midge: Paws and Responsibilities: A Kid’s Guide to Welcoming a New Dog by Giselle Nevada
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this book and recommend it to any parent who is interested in getting a pet for their child. I found this book so cute and extremely informative as it documented just what is involved with having a pet and what children should know before they adopt one. I like how this series of stories really documents the relationship that can exist between children and their pets. It is a great experience and I think parents will find this series helpful in showing their children just how special having a pet can be.

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Queen of the Fairies by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Crystal Brehant

Queen of the FairiesQueen of the Fairies by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What a cute story about writing a book about fairies! Of course you have to write about the bad fairies, other wise they might get up to some trouble! My 7yo son and I have read many of this author’s books, and there hasn’t been a single one that we gave less than 5 stars to. I’m sure my son would give more stars if he could. We loved the surprise twist at the end. We had to go back immediately and read it again with a new look on the whole story!

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Kris & The Pirates (The Adventures of Kris) by Art Blegen – Review by Crystal Brehant

Kris & The Pirates: The Adventures of KrisKris & The Pirates: The Adventures of Kris by Art Blegen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This story is a cute adventure and an easy read for young kids. I read this with my 7yo son who enjoyed it. It was fast paced and kept him entertaining the whole time. Meeting all of the different animals had to be my sons favorite parts, especially the turtle laying eggs. I love how it is a story about a child getting lost in a book.

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Texas Winds by Dana Wayne – Review by Maria Colón

Texas WindsTexas Winds by Dana Wayne
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Anyone who lives in Texas knows about the Texas Winds.

Those Texas Winds can flutter as softly as a butterfly’s wings or batter whatever is in its path like a tornado or hurricane.

Texas Winds also signal change…which is exactly what Lexie wanted and what Jake didn’t know he needed.

The circumstances and later obstacles presenting themselves before Lexie and Jake blew the fields from calm to chaos.

The author presents exquisite visuals as well. The imagery is amazing.

I won’t tell you how it ends…read on to find out yourself.

It’s a 4⭐️ contemporary romance.

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Stars in the City (Stars in the City Series) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Jules Herbert

Stars in the CityStars in the City by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a great YA Romance with relatable characters even though their daily life is very different to that of most of the books readers. It shows young actors trying to navigate work, life and love while also showing the pitfalls of being famous and how things truly aren’t always as they seem. I look forward to reading more of this series. I really want to see what is in store for some of the other characters.

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Finders Keepers, Cowboy (Match Made in Montana Series) by Rachelle Paige Campbell Review by Jules Herbert

Finders Keepers, Cowboy (Match Made in Montana #1)Finders Keepers, Cowboy by Rachelle Paige Campbell
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I must admit that it took me a little while to get into this book because the animosity, I think that is the word I am looking for, that Ryan had towards Meg confused me a bit. Of course the further I got into the book and the more I learned about both characters the more I settled into the possibility for a relationship between them and found myself hoping for exactly that! However Hank, I definitely had a soft spot for straight away. This author is a very talented writer and presents her readers with a great wholesome romance that should be read and enjoyed especially if you love cowboys and western/small town themes.

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The Winemakers Box Set (The Winemakers Series) by Giovanna Siniscalchi – Review by Katie Matthews

The Winemakers - Box set: A Series of Sun-Kissed Historical RomancesThe Winemakers – Box set: A Series of Sun-Kissed Historical Romances by Giovanna Siniscalchi
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Winemakers Box Set
5 stars

This wonderful box set contains 3 fantastic historical romance reads. They are all fantastic reads and I would recommend this box set to all historical romance lovers!

Book 1 – The True Purpose of Vines

What a wonderful read. I absolutely love historical romance but this was such a different read for me, I’m used to Regency London reads and I really loved that this one was so different. The setting for the story made it such a unique and new read for me. Griffin and Julia were lovely characters to read about, their romance a slow burn one but a true joy to read about. The author wrote about their relationship so beautifully, that added to the wonderful descriptions of the setting for the story this book really was a pleasure to read. I would absolutely recommend this story to other readers and also other lovers of historical romance – you will not be disappointed and I am really looking forward to reading more from this author in the future.

Book 2 – The Taste of Light

After reading book 1 in this series I was really looking forward to this one and I wasn’t disappointed. Again the author transported back in time to 1872 Portugal. I love historical romance reads but for me this series has been so great to read because of the setting – I usually read about London and very rarely anywhere else. The author paints an amazing historical picture with her wonderful words and I loved every minute of what I read. I was looking forward to finding out more about Pedro and I loved his POV chapters, I really felt as though I got to know him and yes I did end up falling in love with him! Anne was a sweet character, she may have been young and a little naive but there was just something about her and I loved her and Pedro together!
Overall a great second book in this series and one that I would highly recommend!

Book 3 – The Truth about Myths

Another fantastic read from this author – I absolutely adored this book. from start to finish I was completely captivated by the story and everything that was going on. The authors writing is mesmerising to read at times, full of detail and vivid descriptions of what is happening, I LOVE historical romance but they are usually set in London so I love that I’m reading about a different setting for these books and I love s good enemies to lovers romance so this book ticked everything for me!

The characters Isabel and Henrique were so wonderful to read about they had so much passion and chemistry between them. I loved reading their story. Another huge point for this book is the dual POV which meant we really got to see and understand both of the characters but for me in particular Henrique.

I am really looking forward to reading more from this author again in the future and 100% recommend this book and series!

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England: Cultured, Classic, and Charming: A Guide to Hidden England (The Hidden Gems Series) by Christy Nicholas – Review by Kerry Carr

England: Cultured, Classic, and Charming: A Guide to Hidden England (The Hidden Gems Series)England: Cultured, Classic, and Charming: A Guide to Hidden England by Christy Nicholas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a really informative book to read. Even though I have lived in England all my life there was even things in this book that I wasn’t aware of. The author does an incredible job of researching everything to do with England and I loved all the historical facts and myths. The author does a great job of showing people hidden gems and not just the normal tourist attractions.
For someone who is planning a visit to England this would be an amazing book to have if you want to visit and soak up some of the amazing places and heritage.

It was a interesting and informative read with an author who has taken the time to really research and produce something that is a good read for people visiting and also people who have lived here all their life

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Hell Hath No Fury (Life is Hell Series) by Naomi Valkyrie – Review by Amber Howard

Hell Hath No Fury (Life is Hell #2)Hell Hath No Fury by Naomi Valkyrie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I like this series. I just wish each book was longer. It sucks you don’t need from the first page and never lacks action and entertainment. It actually reads quickly. I really like Millicent. It was great getting to know her more. Hopefully we learn more about Oren and Teival next.

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Loris Opens Up His Heart (Courage Tales Series) by Dagmara Sitek – Review by Krista Moulthrop

Loris Opens Up His HeartLoris Opens Up His Heart by Dagmara Sitek
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was such a great story about how some kids in foster care struggle with their trauma and are afraid to open up. Loris is hesitant to open his heart and tell his story. He doesn’t want to get comfortable in another temporary place. But his new siblings do not give up on him and show him that he is brave and amazing.

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