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Follow My Hop Recap 1.14.11

With the New Year I'm trying some new things. Today I'm participating in two "new to me" memes — the Book Bloggers Hop, hosted by Jennifer at Crazy for Books & Follow My Book Blog Friday, hosted at Parajunkee's View. I am also putting up my weekly recap... get it? "Follow My Hop Recap?"
If you're a new follower, please leave me a link to your blog in the comments below so that I can return the hello!
This week's question from the Hop: Why do you read the genre that you do? What draws you to it?
This, for me, is an easy answer. I read YA because my kids read YA — mostly. The truth of the matter is I love YA, I've been reading it my whole life. I remember being very young and venturing over to that side of the library and finding a book and teaching myself how to read it. I think that's a huge reason why I'm a teacher.
This week's question from Follow Me Friday: What makes up your non-human family?
I have a very very special red golden retriever, Pippin. He is five years old and he truly is my best friend. Pip (named for my favorite hobbit) came into my life my Junior year of high school after an awful break up — one of those break ups where you think your life is just going to end. One day, randomly, after work my dad says "Let's look for a puppy" — ten hours later Pippin was mine. I spent the summer spoiling training him and every summer since then (after I went to college) Pip and I enjoy Northern Minnesota's outdoor activities — we run, we bike, we hike, we swim, and we definitely fish.

This week at Miss Remmers' Review I'm Expecting! Review — "Wake" The Delivery I Am a Stuck Up Snob: Across the Universe Review — "Change of Heart"
Review — "Beasts and BFFs"
Giveaway Hop — WIN DELIRIUM!

And just to show off my handsome man:

Me and Lassie:)

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Follow My Hop Recap 1.14.11 + review