{"id":61,"date":"2020-12-02T20:42:11","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T20:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2022-07-11T15:15:57","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T15:15:57","slug":"reading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"61\" class=\"elementor elementor-61\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fb2814 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fb2814\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cde11e9\" data-id=\"cde11e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa316e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa316e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Some of Stephani's favorite books for young readers<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5631cf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5631cf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Since I was a child, so many books have been published that I love to share with young readers. While I love lots of different types of stories, I tend to gravitate to those with a strong sense of family and history. Here are a few of my favorites:\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc153ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc153ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-711c93e\" data-id=\"711c93e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-311a03e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"311a03e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Picture Books<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08ec5a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08ec5a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-855ef9a\" data-id=\"855ef9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf6e726 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bf6e726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lesleakids.com\/books-for-kids-teens\/picture-books\/gittels-journey-an-ellis-island-story\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"820\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/71wy2TzL8UL.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Book cover: Gittel&#039;s Journey\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/71wy2TzL8UL.jpg 820w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/71wy2TzL8UL-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/71wy2TzL8UL-768x937.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd8f48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cd8f48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size:11px;\"><u>Title<\/u>: Gittel's Journey<br>\n<u>Author<\/u>: Lesl\u00e9a Newman\n<u>Illustrator<\/u>: Amy June Bates<\/span><br><br>\n\n<em> a moving account of one girl\u2019s immigration, based on a true story<\/em>\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19f4c7b\" data-id=\"19f4c7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f08b1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f08b1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size:11px;\"><u>Title<\/u>: Where Are You From?<br>\n<u>Author<\/u>: Yamile Saied M\u00e9ndez<br>\n<u>Illustrator<\/u>: Jaime Kim<\/span><br><br>\n\n <em>a beautiful and love-filled exploration of the titular question<\/em><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-556675a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"556675a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yamilesmendez.com\/where-are-you-from\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"874\" src=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/81PlkFalyL-1024x874.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/81PlkFalyL-1024x874.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/81PlkFalyL-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/81PlkFalyL-768x656.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/81PlkFalyL-1536x1311.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/81PlkFalyL.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-779f837\" data-id=\"779f837\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29a21a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"29a21a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/teachers\/books\/grandfather-s-journey-by-allen-say\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"392\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GUEST_255288f9-c443-4c2c-ac3a-c11fe1e61c5a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Book cover: Grandfathers Journey, by Allen Say\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GUEST_255288f9-c443-4c2c-ac3a-c11fe1e61c5a.jpg 392w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GUEST_255288f9-c443-4c2c-ac3a-c11fe1e61c5a-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f94b4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f94b4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\"><u>Title<\/u>: Grandfather's Journey<br>\n<u>Author<\/u>: Allen Say<\/span><br><br>\n\n<em> a tender story of coming to understand a grandfather<\/em><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-888c3d1\" data-id=\"888c3d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6290db8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6290db8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\"><u>Title<\/u>: We Are Grateful Otsaliheliga<br>\n<u>Author<\/u>: Traci Sorell<br>\n<u>Illustrator<\/u>: Fran\u00e9 Lessac<\/span><br><br>\n <em>I absolutely love the celebration of gratitude<\/em>\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-125e79f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"125e79f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tracisorell.com\/we-are-grateful-otsaliheliga\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"905\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/91dnCRXBbkL-905x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Book Cover: We Are Grateful Otsaliheliga\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/91dnCRXBbkL-905x1024.jpg 905w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/91dnCRXBbkL-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/91dnCRXBbkL-768x869.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/91dnCRXBbkL-1358x1536.jpg 1358w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/91dnCRXBbkL.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be7315d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be7315d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6eb1943\" data-id=\"6eb1943\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1432658 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1432658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Middle Grade<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb53714 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb53714\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c194038\" data-id=\"c194038\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc3de4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1dc3de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacquelinewoodson.com\/brown-girl-dreaming\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"316\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/29093222._SY475_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Book cover: Brown Girl Dreaming\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/29093222._SY475_.jpg 316w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/29093222._SY475_-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef6ce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ef6ce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\"><u>Title<\/u>: Brown Girl Dreaming<br>\n<u>Author<\/u>: Jacqueline Woodson<\/span><br><br><em>a captivating memoir in verse - and favorite book to recommend<\/em><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2972082\" data-id=\"2972082\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae2ac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ae2ac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 11px\"><u>Title<\/u>: The War <br>That Saved My Life<br>\n<u>Author<\/u>: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley<\/span><br><br>\n <em>a heart-breaking, heart-mending read<\/em><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1718ef2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1718ef2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.parnassusbooks.net\/book\/9780147510488\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"649\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/91m8t-KNBIL-649x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Book cover: The War that Saved my Life\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/91m8t-KNBIL-649x1024.jpg 649w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/91m8t-KNBIL-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/91m8t-KNBIL-768x1211.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/91m8t-KNBIL-974x1536.jpg 974w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/91m8t-KNBIL-1299x2048.jpg 1299w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/91m8t-KNBIL.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3034b31\" data-id=\"3034b31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7bbd7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7bbd7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/varianjohnson.com\/books\/the-parker-inheritance\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/71ObFnwagfL-675x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Book cover: The Parker Inheritance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/71ObFnwagfL-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/71ObFnwagfL-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/71ObFnwagfL-768x1165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/71ObFnwagfL.jpg 791w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa22a5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa22a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\"><u>Title<\/u>: The Parker Inheritance<br>\n<u>Author<\/u>: Varian Johnson<\/span><br><br>\n<em> I love how its emotional connections between the past and present are relevant to the mystery<\/em><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25c3152\" data-id=\"25c3152\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86dfbc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86dfbc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\"><u>Title<\/u>: A Single Shard<br>\n<u>Author<\/u>: Linda Sue Park<\/span><br><br>\n <em>characters that jumped off the page and into my heart<\/em><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a0029e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a0029e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lindasuepark.com\/books\/books-novels\/single-shard\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"674\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2755-674x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Book cover: A Single Shard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2755-674x1024.jpg 674w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2755-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2755-768x1167.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2755-1011x1536.jpg 1011w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2755-1348x2048.jpg 1348w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2755.jpg 1533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-193ba07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"193ba07\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2ca578\" data-id=\"e2ca578\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7878255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7878255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Young Adult<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-437b69d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"437b69d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2394b7a\" data-id=\"2394b7a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c04247 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c04247\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deborahheiligman.com\/books\/vincent-theo-van-gogh-brothers\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Vincent-and-Theo-678x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Book cover: Vincent and Theo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Vincent-and-Theo-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Vincent-and-Theo-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Vincent-and-Theo-768x1159.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Vincent-and-Theo-1018x1536.jpg 1018w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Vincent-and-Theo-1357x2048.jpg 1357w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Vincent-and-Theo.jpg 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dcee9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dcee9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 11px\"><u>Title<\/u>: Vincent and Theo<br>\n<u>Author<\/u>: Deborah Heiligman<\/span><br><br>\n<em>charting each of the Van Gogh\u2019s lives and their relationship makes this an emotionally powerful read<\/em><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6856c95\" data-id=\"6856c95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b0b7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24b0b7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\"><u>Title<\/u>: Salt to the Sea <br>\n<u>Author<\/u>: Ruta Sepetys<\/span><br><br>\n<em>riveting World War II story told from four perspectives<\/em><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fabf256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fabf256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rutasepetys.com\/books\/salt-to-the-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/25614492.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Book cover: Salt to the Sea\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/25614492.jpg 250w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/25614492-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-874494b\" data-id=\"874494b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3cfc9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3cfc9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkigrimes.com\/books\/bkordinaryhazard.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"318\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/53639557._SY475_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Book cover: Ordinary Hazards\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/53639557._SY475_.jpg 318w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/53639557._SY475_-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-854e414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"854e414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\"><u>Title<\/u>: Ordinary Hazards<br>\n<u>Author<\/u>: Nikki Grimes<\/span><br><br>\n<em>achingly powerful and hopeful memoir in verse<\/em>\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dec2a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4dec2a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"childhood\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d23bcb\" data-id=\"7d23bcb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a1603a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a1603a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 11px\"><u>Title<\/u>: Okay for Now<br>\n<u>Author<\/u>: Gary D. Schmidt<\/span><br><br>\n <em>both tough and tender, this book radiates grace and hope<\/em><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f790fcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f790fcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/teachers\/books\/okay-for-now-by-gary-d-schmidt\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"688\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/81jKjDcHiJL-688x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Book cover: Okay for Now\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/81jKjDcHiJL-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/81jKjDcHiJL-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/81jKjDcHiJL-768x1143.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/81jKjDcHiJL-1033x1536.jpg 1033w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/81jKjDcHiJL-1377x2048.jpg 1377w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/81jKjDcHiJL.jpg 1538w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5650b2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5650b2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a88c0e\" data-id=\"6a88c0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff7ef90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff7ef90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Young Stephani's favorite books from childhood<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42cd206 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42cd206\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc21940\" data-id=\"dc21940\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4928f29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4928f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1000\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AdobeStock_84371163.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Stephani picking blueberries with her grandmother\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AdobeStock_84371163.png 1000w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AdobeStock_84371163-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AdobeStock_84371163-768x504.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eaf1e7d\" data-id=\"eaf1e7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd5f566 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd5f566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Framed-Steph-Reading-1024x678.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Young Stephani Reading\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Framed-Steph-Reading-1024x678.png 1024w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Framed-Steph-Reading-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Framed-Steph-Reading-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Framed-Steph-Reading-1536x1017.png 1536w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Framed-Steph-Reading.png 1544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b38223 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b38223\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-333d042\" data-id=\"333d042\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2bf7fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2bf7fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>My parents read lots of stories to me before I could read. Some favorites I remember were Robert McCloskey\u2019s\u00a0<i>Make Way for Ducklings<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<i>Blueberries for Sal<\/i>. My grandmother had blueberry bushes in her backyard, and I always felt a bit like little Sal out there with my bucket.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edc2e21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edc2e21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Don Freeman\u2019s\u00a0<i>Corduroy<\/i>\u00a0inspired me to make overalls for my teddy bear.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d208632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d208632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>And Tomie dePaola\u2019s\u00a0<i>Strega Nona<\/i>\u00a0was a family favorite&#8211;he was from the same Connecticut town as most of my family.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4a1484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4a1484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><i>Small Pig<\/i>\u00a0by Arnold Lobel was the first book I ever read by myself. My mom and I had a lot in common with the farmer\u2019s wife and the pig in those days. She\u2019d come clean-up, or insist that I clean up, the mess I loved so much.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06031df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06031df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><i>Charlotte\u2019s Web<\/i>\u00a0is still one of my most beloved books.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b23799 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b23799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>As a kid, I resembled Beverly Cleary\u2019s Ramona Quimby to the extent that a kid in elementary school told me I should play her if they ever made a movie. Of course, by the time they did make the movie, I was too old to be Ramona.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd4e65b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd4e65b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>And\u00a0<i>Little Women\u2019s<\/i>\u00a0Jo affirmed all my passion for writing as well as my quick temper.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1908925 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1908925\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;\">In\u00a0<\/span><i>Anne of Green Gables<\/i><span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;\">, I found a much-needed friend.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96e5630 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96e5630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>As I got older, I found books like Katherine Paterson\u2019s\u00a0<i>Bridge to Terabithia<\/i>. I still can\u2019t read the end without sobbing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7519114 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7519114\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>I might have gotten into a bit of trouble rummaging through a relative\u2019s suitcase after reading Louise Fitzhugh\u2019s\u00a0<i>Harriet the Spy.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ec01b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54ec01b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;\">When I was in third grade, I checked out Judy Blume\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><i>Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing<\/i><span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0more than any other book from the library, just so I\u2019d be ready for the next year.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3ab1f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3ab1f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>But it was books like Mildred D. Taylor\u2019s\u00a0<i>Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry<\/i>, <i>Anne Frank: the Diary of\u00a0 a Young Girl<\/i>, and\u00a0<i>The Witch of Blackbird Pond<\/i>\u00a0that ignited my love for history\u2014specifically its impacts on individuals. I was fortunate enough to share these works with students when I became a teacher.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb857be\" data-id=\"fb857be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9a0e10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"e9a0e10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;justified&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:191,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;ideal_row_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:217,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ideal_row_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:150,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/9780140564341_p0_v3_s1200x630-221x300.jpg\" data-width=\"221\" data-height=\"300\" alt=\"Book cover: Make Way for Ducklings\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/81JPAiQOEaL-300x241.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"241\" alt=\"Book cover: Blueberries for Sal\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/81WAqdse0kL-300x236.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"236\" alt=\"Book cover: Corduroy\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/91RhjZaDjKL-226x300.jpg\" data-width=\"226\" data-height=\"300\" alt=\"Book cover: Stega Nona\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/51TlXhenPL._SX317_BO1204203200_-192x300.jpg\" data-width=\"192\" data-height=\"300\" alt=\"Book Cover: Small Pig\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/700-207x300.jpeg\" data-width=\"207\" data-height=\"300\" alt=\"Book cover: Charlotte&#039;s Web\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/71aBPCBecQL-202x300.jpg\" data-width=\"202\" data-height=\"300\" alt=\"Book cover: Ramona Quimby\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Little-Women-214x300.jpeg\" data-width=\"214\" data-height=\"300\" alt=\"Book cover: Little Women, by Louise May Alcott\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/montgomery-lm-anne-of-green-gables-209x300.jpeg\" data-width=\"209\" data-height=\"300\" alt=\"Book cover: Anne of Green Gables\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/40940121._SY475_-198x300.jpg\" data-width=\"198\" data-height=\"300\" alt=\"Book cover: Bridge to Terabithia\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/9780385376105-200x300.jpeg\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"300\" alt=\"Book cover: Harriet the Spy\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/51qxLgSMyL-187x300.jpg\" data-width=\"187\" data-height=\"300\" alt=\"Book cover: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Roll-of-Thunder-200x300.jpg\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"300\" alt=\"Book cover: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/91y5XODFZL-195x300.jpg\" data-width=\"195\" data-height=\"300\" alt=\"Book cover: Anne Frank\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/the-witch-of-blackbird-pond.jpg\" data-width=\"180\" data-height=\"279\" alt=\"Book cover: The witch of blackbird pond\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d32d69c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d32d69c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f6f117\" data-id=\"1f6f117\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9d6de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c9d6de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Stephani <br>reading right now? <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa3afec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa3afec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bd6fef\" data-id=\"0bd6fef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb69f39 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb69f39\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea7c1f8\" data-id=\"ea7c1f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f27e35f elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f27e35f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">The Good Left Undone<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-333a1d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"333a1d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/the-seven-husbands-of-evelyn-hugo\/9781501161933\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"650\" height=\"981\" src=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cover-GoodLeftUndone-new-650-8bc77e1b.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cover-GoodLeftUndone-new-650-8bc77e1b.jpeg 650w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cover-GoodLeftUndone-new-650-8bc77e1b-199x300.jpeg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c48ddb7\" data-id=\"c48ddb7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7363a33 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7363a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/fighting-words-9781432881214\/9781984815682\">Saint Ivy<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b60a16d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b60a16d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/red-white-and-whole\/9780063047426\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/saint-ivy-cover.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/saint-ivy-cover.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/saint-ivy-cover-203x300.jpeg 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of Stephani&#8217;s favorite books for young readers Since I was a child, so many books have been published that I love to share with young readers. While I love lots of different types of stories, I tend to gravitate to those with a strong sense of family and history. Here are a few of &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/reading\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Reading<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":360,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1575,"href":"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61\/revisions\/1575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephanimartinelleaton.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}