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Guest Blogging: Young Adult Appreciation Month

Today's post can be found over at The Book Smugglers. Ana and Thea kindly invited me to guest blog over there today as part of their most excellent Young Adult Appreciation Month. Come by and weigh in as we talk about young adult literature and why we read it and love it.
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  1. Anonymous5:10 PM

    Oh what a great guest posting! You really captured some of the reasons and feelings why I love YA too! Part of the reason why I want to build up my library, is also because I love having people come in and borrow my books so that we can discuss how great they were after! Sharing bookish experiences is always so fulfilling =)

    --Sharry

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  2. Angiegirl10:33 PM

    Sharry, thank you so much! It's such a wonderful feeling passing on wonderful books and loaning out your own is particularly lovely because they have to come back and you get to talk to them. Also there's just something special about knowing your copy was the one they read first.

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  3. Lenore Appelhans4:41 AM

    Going over now...

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  4. Christine10:33 AM

    You have such a wonderful way with words, Angie. I loved that post. =)

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  5. Angiegirl10:34 AM

    Lenore, hope you enjoy.

    Christine, you are so sweet. I'm glad.

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