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About NTE

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Rambling around the internet; helping niblings maneuver through college, learn their ABC's and deal with middle school (usually all on the same day); reading to remain alive.

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“Dear Sir, May I humbly suggest being less of an idiot and doing whatever it takes…”

The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian

May 26, 2022 by NTE 3 Comments

This review contains spoilers for The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes & The Queer Principles of Kit Webb (indirectly): Perfect Crimes releases June 7th, so if all you want is a reminder/nudge to go buy the book, consider this your full-steam ahead, yes-please-buy-this-book-immediately, recommendation.  Go read it, & then come back here to talk with me about it, please!  This review is 90% amazing quotes, and – as such – will give away/hint at major plot points. If you want your journey to the HEA unspoiled, stop now.  […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: absolute favorite, Cat Sebastian, Romance, Spoilers, The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, The Queer Principles of Kit Webb

NTE's CBR14 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: absolute favorite, Cat Sebastian, Romance, Spoilers, The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, The Queer Principles of Kit Webb ·
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Illustration of a white child, holding a drum, blowing kisses

Nostalgic Earworms Ahead!

Skinnamarink by Sharon, Lois & Bram w/Randi Hampson; Ill by Qin Leng

May 26, 2022 by NTE Leave a Comment

My memories of childhood are exceptionally vivid: I probably can’t tell you if I ate breakfast or not, but if you want to know who I sat next to in third grade, or every phone number of anybody I was friends with before I went to college, I got you. I only mention this because Sharon, Lois, & Bram feature heavily in my memories from about age 5 till about 10, and they made such an impact that some things, like the beloved-in-our-house “Skimmarink” song, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: 1980's, nostalgia, nostalgia read, Picture Books, Qin Leng, randi hampson, sharon lois & bram, Sharon, Lois & Bram w/Randi Hampson; Ill by Qin Leng, skinnamarink

NTE's CBR14 Review No:11 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: 1980's, nostalgia, nostalgia read, Picture Books, Qin Leng, randi hampson, sharon lois & bram, Sharon, Lois & Bram w/Randi Hampson; Ill by Qin Leng, skinnamarink ·
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Socio-Emotional Skills FTW

Garrett Bear: Learning From Failure by K Tang

Ava's Triumph by Mary E Miller & Linda Woo

May 2, 2022 by NTE Leave a Comment

I’ve talked before about the kind of work picture books do – Kids learn everything from the alphabet to the existence of other galaxies from the books we read to them as young children. They’re essential tools for helping kids to have names for, & understanding of, everything inside & outside of their own experiences.  But one of the greatest tasks reading with young children undertakes is helping them build their social & emotional vocabulary. We can use picture books to explain all of intangible […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: ava's triumph, emotional vocabulary, failure, garret bear, K tang, Mary E Miller & Linda Woo, perseverance, resilience, self regulation, socio emotional regulation, socio-emotional learning, teaching toolbox, try try again

NTE's CBR14 Review No:10 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: ava's triumph, emotional vocabulary, failure, garret bear, K tang, Mary E Miller & Linda Woo, perseverance, resilience, self regulation, socio emotional regulation, socio-emotional learning, teaching toolbox, try try again ·
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So far behind.

Wheels No Wheels by Shannon McNeill

My Lala by Thomas King, Ill by Charlene Chua

Baby Squeaks by Anne Hunter

May 1, 2022 by NTE 1 Comment

Guys, you wouldn’t believe how many books I’ve read but haven’t reviewed yet this year. Particularly NetGalley books, which means I can’t request new ones, which is unacceptable. So let’s do some mental spring cleaning, & get these books reviewed.   Wheels, No Wheels by Shannon McNeill is a silly-nonsense book that I would have easily incorporated into my pre-k transportation unit lesson plans. Starts with a very simple breakdown of things like “A tractor has wheels. A llama has no wheels.” and quickly devolves […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction Tagged With: Anne Hunter, baby squeeks, Illustrations, my lala, NetGalley, Picture Books, shannon mcneill, Thomas King, Thomas King, Ill by Charlene Chua, wheels no wheels

NTE's CBR14 Review No:8 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: Anne Hunter, baby squeeks, Illustrations, my lala, NetGalley, Picture Books, shannon mcneill, Thomas King, Thomas King, Ill by Charlene Chua, wheels no wheels ·
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Found Family is Just My Favorite Trope, Forever

It's Called A Flush by Deniigiq

Flush: Chatlog by Deniigiq

April 28, 2022 by NTE Leave a Comment

My brother is an OG-we-had-the-Darth-Vadar-Cases-for-our-action-figures Star Wars fan. One of the only things my brother says he will never forgive my mom for is falling asleep in the theater when she watched A New Hope for the first time: In her defense, she was 16, and leaving the house childless for the first time since my brother was born, so she was pretty tired. She remembers the words crawling up the screen, a ship, and that’s all folks. New moms everywhere can understand. I know […]

Filed Under: Fanfiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, boba fett, deniigiq, din djarin, fanfic, fanfiction, fennec shand, grogu, luke sywalker, sci-fi, star wars, the mandalorian

NTE's CBR14 Review No:3 · Genres: Fanfiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, boba fett, deniigiq, din djarin, fanfic, fanfiction, fennec shand, grogu, luke sywalker, sci-fi, star wars, the mandalorian ·
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Brunette w/Sword outstretched, surrounded by the points of other swords

“We are the ones who ensure history exists to be written.”

One for All by Lillie Lainoff

March 12, 2022 by NTE 7 Comments

Have you ever heard the saying (not the Groucho Marx version, but the earnest one) about becoming a member of a club you don’t want to be a member of? It might just be pretty common in the circles I’ve run in, because I’ve mostly heard people talk about it in relation to loss – How you never want to become &/or welcome a new member to the parents of kids who’ve died club, or the widows’ club. Definitely clubs you do not want to […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, Ableism, cbr14, chronic illness, disability lit, feminist, feminist fantasy, historical fantasy, Lillie Lainoff, Musketteers, One For All, pots, YA

NTE's CBR14 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, Ableism, cbr14, chronic illness, disability lit, feminist, feminist fantasy, historical fantasy, Lillie Lainoff, Musketteers, One For All, pots, YA ·
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