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    Top 5 Books About Mental Health

    Today is National Suicide Prevention Day. September is National Suicide Prevention Month. A lot of crazy things have been going on in our world, and rising rates of suicide should not be one of those things. I’m not going to pretend to be an expert on how to talk about mental health — I’m not — but I think it’s an important conversation to have. As a society, we are slowly breaking down the stigma surrounding mental health, and we need to keep breaking down those walls by having conversations about anxiety, depression, self-harm, and so much more. One of the ways I educate myself on mental health is to…

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    Top 10 Tuesday: Spring TBR

    Top 10 Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010. It combines what I love most in this world into one—lists, books, and blogging. It couldn’t be any better suited for me! This week I’m talking about the books on my To Be Read list for the spring. Most of these are required reading for my YA literature class, but that doesn’t mean I’m any less excited to read them. Let’s get started! 1. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell I’ve actually already started in on this one and it’s GREAT. 2. Midwinter Blood by Marcus Sedgewick 3. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz…

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    Book Haul: Christmas Edition

    Hello friends! I hope every one has had an amazing holiday, regardless of what you celebrate or even if you celebrate at all! This time of year is perfect from spending time with family and books. I normally wouldn’t post anything about presents I’ve received, but I got so many books this year that I simply had to share with you all this amazing book haul! (Side note: This is in no way me bragging about anything I promise! And if you feel like it’s braggy at all, just click the little x in the right hand corner of your screen!) Books My wonderful mother and father showered me in…

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    Top 10 Tuesday: Book to Movie Adaptations

    Top 10 Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010. It’s a fun way for bloggers all over the Internet to connect and post the things they love about books. Today I’m going to talk to ya’ll about book to movie adaptations. It’s not going to be in the typical sense though. I’m going to let you guys in on a secret… [I haven’t really read all the books in the world.] Here are some books I really want to read that I’ve already seen the movie for. 1. American Sniper by Chris Kyle I watched this with my roommates over Fall Break. It was incredibly powerful,…