{"id":3303,"date":"2019-07-02T06:00:57","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T10:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=3303"},"modified":"2019-07-03T23:20:01","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T03:20:01","slug":"top-ten-tuesday-july-2-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/top-ten-tuesday-july-2-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Tuesday | July 2, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Tuesday!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kaitgoodwin.com\/scintillatingreads\/tag\/top-ten-tuesday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Top Ten Tuesday<\/a>\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thatartsyreadergirl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">That Artsy Reader Girl<\/a>, and this week&#8217;s theme is <strong>CHILDHOOD FAVORITES!!!<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t really have an intro this week because I love this theme!!! And so without any further ado, here&#8217;s this week&#8217;s Top Ten Tuesday!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/divider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/divider.png 575w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/divider-300x18.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picture-books-and-easy-readers-1024x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picture-books-and-easy-readers.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picture-books-and-easy-readers-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/picture-books-and-easy-readers-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/emmas-rug-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Tuesday | July 2, 2019\" title=\"Top Ten Tuesday | July 2, 2019\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Emma's Rug<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/allen-say\/\">Allen Say<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  May 12, 2003 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/hmh-books-for-young-readers\/\">HMH Books for Young Readers<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 32 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/623282.Emma_s_Rug\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Emma is a gifted young artist whose most prized possession is a small, shaggy rug. When her mother accidentally puts the rug in the washing machine and destroys it, Emma is devastated and ceases her art.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-07-02T10:00:57+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Tuesday!\\r\\n\\r\\nTop Ten Tuesday\\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\\u00a0That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week's theme is CHILDHOOD FAVORITES!!!\\r\\n\\r\\nI don't really have an intro this week because I love th\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/top-ten-tuesday-july-2-2019\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Emma's Rug\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Allen Say\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"0618335234\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/monster-book-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Tuesday | July 2, 2019\" title=\"Top Ten Tuesday | July 2, 2019\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>The Monster at the End of This Book<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/jon-stone\/\">Jon Stone<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  February 13, 2012 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/sesame-workshop\/\">Sesame Workshop<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 13 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/16029326-the-monster-at-the-end-of-this-book\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Lovable, furry old Grover is distressed to learn that there's a monster at the end of this book! He begs readers not to turn the pages, but of course kids feel they just have to see this monster for themselves. But there is a surprise at the end of the book. This fun and funny book will delight readers of all ages.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-07-02T10:00:57+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Tuesday!\\r\\n\\r\\nTop Ten Tuesday\\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\\u00a0That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week's theme is CHILDHOOD FAVORITES!!!\\r\\n\\r\\nI don't really have an intro this week because I love th\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/top-ten-tuesday-july-2-2019\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"The Monster at the End of This Book\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jon Stone\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/316580._SX98_.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Tuesday | July 2, 2019\" title=\"Top Ten Tuesday | July 2, 2019\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Helen Keller and the Big Storm<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/patricia-lakin\/\">Patricia Lakin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/diana-magnuson\/\">Diana Magnuson<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  January 1, 2002 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/simon-spotlight\/\">Simon Spotlight<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 32 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/316580.Helen_Keller_and_the_Big_Storm\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Helen Keller cannot see or hear. But that does not stop her from playing tricks on people, including her new teacher, Annie Sullivan. Still, Annie will not give up on Helen. Can Helen ever learn to trust her teacher? A special section in the back of the book includes a time line of Helen's life.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-07-02T10:00:57+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Tuesday!\\r\\n\\r\\nTop Ten Tuesday\\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\\u00a0That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week's theme is CHILDHOOD FAVORITES!!!\\r\\n\\r\\nI don't really have an intro this week because I love th\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/top-ten-tuesday-july-2-2019\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Helen Keller and the Big Storm\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Patricia Lakin, Diana Magnuson\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/3949382._SX98_.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Tuesday | July 2, 2019\" title=\"Top Ten Tuesday | July 2, 2019\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Molly's Pilgrim<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/barbara-cohen\/\">Barbara Cohen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/daniel-mark-duffy\/\">Daniel Mark Duffy<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  October 14, 1998 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/scholastic\/\">Scholastic<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 32 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/3949382-molly-s-pilgrim\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>As Molly nears her first Thanksgiving in the New World, she doesn't find much to be thankful for. Her classmates giggle at her Yiddish accent and make fun of her unfamiliarity with American ways.<\/p>\n<p>Molly's embarrassed when her mother helps with a class Thanksgiving project by making a little doll that looks more like a Russian refugee than a New England Pilgrim. But the tiny modern-day pilgrim just might help Molly to find a place for herself in America.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-07-02T10:00:57+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Tuesday!\\r\\n\\r\\nTop Ten Tuesday\\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\\u00a0That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week's theme is CHILDHOOD FAVORITES!!!\\r\\n\\r\\nI don't really have an intro this week because I love th\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/top-ten-tuesday-july-2-2019\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Molly's Pilgrim\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Barbara Cohen, Daniel Mark Duffy\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/divider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/divider.png 575w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/divider-300x18.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/chapter-books-1024x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/chapter-books.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/chapter-books-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/chapter-books-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/6535246._SX98_.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Tuesday | July 2, 2019\" title=\"Top Ten Tuesday | July 2, 2019\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/kristiana-gregory\/\">Kristiana Gregory<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  March 1, 1997<strong>Pages:<\/strong> 140 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/875643.Across_the_Wide_and_Lonesome_Prairie\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Now that we're in the North Platte River Valley the air feels dry and thin. My lips are so chapped they bleed when I talk. The only thing to do is dip our fingers in to the bucket of axle grease and rub our lips every hour or so. It smells bad, it tastes bad, and the blowing dust sticks.<\/p>\n<p>It feels like we must be halfway to Oregon, but Tall Joe says, no, we've only gone five hundred miles. He also says the worst part of the trail is to come.<\/p>\n<p>Does he mean more rivers to cross...? I'm afraid to ask what he's talking about.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-07-02T10:00:57+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Tuesday!\\r\\n\\r\\nTop Ten Tuesday\\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\\u00a0That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week's theme is CHILDHOOD FAVORITES!!!\\r\\n\\r\\nI don't really have an intro this week because I love th\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/top-ten-tuesday-july-2-2019\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Kristiana Gregory\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/126574._SX98_.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Tuesday | July 2, 2019\" title=\"Top Ten Tuesday | July 2, 2019\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Vacation Under the Volcano<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/mary-pope-osborne\/\">Mary Pope Osborne<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/salvatore-murdocca\/\">Salvatore Murdocca<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  March 24, 1998 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/random-house-childrens-books\/\">Random House Children's Books<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 74 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/126574.Vacation_Under_the_Volcano\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p> Who wants to vacation next to a volcano?<\/p>\n<p>Jack and Annie are about to find out when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the days of the Roman Empire. They arrive in Pompeii and soon discover that it is the very day the city will be destroyed. Now Jack and Annie must race against time to find an ancient library before it is buried in ash!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-07-02T10:00:57+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Tuesday!\\r\\n\\r\\nTop Ten Tuesday\\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\\u00a0That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week's theme is CHILDHOOD FAVORITES!!!\\r\\n\\r\\nI don't really have an intro this week because I love th\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/top-ten-tuesday-july-2-2019\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Vacation Under the Volcano\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Mary Pope Osborne, Salvatore Murdocca\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/26482._SX98_.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Tuesday | July 2, 2019\" title=\"Top Ten Tuesday | July 2, 2019\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>The Music of Dolphins<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/karen-hesse\/\">Karen Hesse<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  February 1, 1998 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/scholastic-paperbacks\/\">Scholastic Paperbacks<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 181 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/26482.The_Music_of_Dolphins\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>The rescuers who find her on a key off the coast of Cuba dub her Mila\u2014Spanish for \"miracle\"\u2014for although she weighs barely 100 pounds and bears sucker and barnacle scars, she is healthy and alert, human in form but with strange gestures, sounds, and behavior she learned from the dolphins with whom she has lived for at least 10 years. Taken to a research facility, Mila launches into her new life with enthusiasm, spurred by the hope that she will soon be returned to her marine family. She excels at her studies and displays a genius for music. As someone whose inner resilience has allowed her to develop a dual nature, Mila is utterly convincing; in a highly individual voice, she describes her old and new lives\u2014e.g., \"the sea is a big home where all the time is swimming and all the time is singing and all the time is touching in the big wet.\" Changes in type size and style signal Mila's inner shifts as she turns toward humanity, then away, finding in the dolphins a wiser, more comfortable society. A probing look at what makes us human, with an unforgettable protagonist.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-07-02T10:00:57+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Tuesday!\\r\\n\\r\\nTop Ten Tuesday\\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\\u00a0That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week's theme is CHILDHOOD FAVORITES!!!\\r\\n\\r\\nI don't really have an intro this week because I love th\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/top-ten-tuesday-july-2-2019\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"The Music of Dolphins\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Karen Hesse\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/89763._SX98_.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Tuesday | July 2, 2019\" title=\"Top Ten Tuesday | July 2, 2019\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Esperanza Rising<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/pam-munoz-ryan\/\">Pam Mu\u00f1oz Ryan<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  September 27, 2002 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/scholastic\/\">Scholastic<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 304 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/89763.Esperanza_Rising\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><strong>Author Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pammunozryan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PamMunozRyan\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Pam-Munoz-Ryan-106389539400108\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/1244538.Pam_Mu_oz_Ryan\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3g9PLGV\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pammunozryan\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--she'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, and servants. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California during the Great Depression, and to settle in a camp for Mexican farm workers. Esperanza isn't ready for the hard labor, financial struggles, or lack of acceptance she now faces. When their new life is threatened, Esperanza must find a way to rise above her difficult circumstances--Mama's life, and her own, depend on it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-07-02T10:00:57+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Tuesday!\\r\\n\\r\\nTop Ten Tuesday\\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\\u00a0That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week's theme is CHILDHOOD FAVORITES!!!\\r\\n\\r\\nI don't really have an intro this week because I love th\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/top-ten-tuesday-july-2-2019\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Esperanza Rising\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Pam Mu\\u00f1oz Ryan\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.pammunozryan.com\\\/\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/3626289._SX98_.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Tuesday | July 2, 2019\" title=\"Top Ten Tuesday | July 2, 2019\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Plain Girl<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/virginia-sorensen\/\">Virginia Sorensen<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  April 1, 1988 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/hmh-books-for-young-readers\/\">HMH Books for Young Readers<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 168 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/3626289-plain-girl\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Despite her father's objections, a young Amish girl secretly looks forward to attending public school where she makes a best friend and gains a new perspective on her family's way of life.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-07-02T10:00:57+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Tuesday!\\r\\n\\r\\nTop Ten Tuesday\\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\\u00a0That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week's theme is CHILDHOOD FAVORITES!!!\\r\\n\\r\\nI don't really have an intro this week because I love th\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/top-ten-tuesday-july-2-2019\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Plain Girl\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Virginia Sorensen\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/4838101._SX98_.jpg\" alt=\"Top Ten Tuesday | July 2, 2019\" title=\"Top Ten Tuesday | July 2, 2019\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>The Report Card<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/andrew-clements\/\">Andrew Clements<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  April 1, 2004 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/atheneum-books-for-young-readers\/\">Atheneum Books for Young Readers<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 176 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/1962510.The_Report_Card\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Nora Rose Rowley is a genius, but don't tell anyone. She's managed to make it to fifth grade without anyone figuring out that she's not just an ordinary kid, and she wants to keep it that way. But then Nora gets fed up with the importance everyone attaches to test scores and grades, and she purposely brings home a terrible report card just to prove a point. Suddenly the attention she's successfully avoided all her life is focused on her, and her secret is out. And that's when things start to get really complicated...<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2019-07-02T10:00:57+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"Happy Tuesday!\\r\\n\\r\\nTop Ten Tuesday\\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\\u00a0That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week's theme is CHILDHOOD FAVORITES!!!\\r\\n\\r\\nI don't really have an intro this week because I love th\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kait Plus Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/top-ten-tuesday-july-2-2019\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"The Report Card\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Andrew Clements\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/divider.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/divider.png 575w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/divider-300x18.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/lets-talk-001-1024x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/lets-talk-001.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/lets-talk-001-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/lets-talk-001-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What books did you love to read as a child? 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