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    November 2022

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    October 2022

    What I’m reading Hide — Tracy Clark 56 Days — Catherine Ryan Howard Tell Me What Really Happened — Chelsea Sidoti All The Truth That’s In Me — Julie Berry The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy — Megan Bannen Murder…

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    Buckle Up: National Teen Driver Safety Week

    Note: I first posted this essay in October 2017, eight months after my kiddo’s accident. Just after midnight on February 4, a Saturday, my husband’s phone rang. At first, he ignored it because he didn’t recognize the number. But then…