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“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” Jorge Luis Borges

Welcome to my blog! In the next few weeks, I will review more than a dozen outstanding works of literature for children and young adults. This blog is designed for the LS5603.20 course at Texas Woman's University as a part of my Library and Information Science coursework.

Thank you for coming along on this journey with me. Stay tuned for the first set of reviews - Coming to you February 2nd, 2020. I hope you enjoy them.

-Garrett

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