Review: ‘The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet’
GeekMom Mel reviews Becky Chambers’s science fiction/space opera novel The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet!
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Laifen Swift: The Fastest My Hair Has Dried Outside of Australia
When it comes to hair-related products, you should know what kind of head is giving you the scoop. As a small child, I had solid 3a/3b ringlets. For the first chunk of my adulthood, I didn’t understand anything about curl types and suffered from attempting to apply advice from styling magazines clearly targeted at naturally […]
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Are You Charcuterie Challenged? Platterful Has Your Back
Meats and cheeses galore, plus plenty of extras to make eating a real experience.
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Book Review: When You’ve Got a High School Senior, ‘It. Goes. So. Fast.’
A few weeks ago, I was looking for an audiobook to listen to in the car while driving a few hours to a college visit with my high school senior, and the library’s catalog suggested ‘It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs.’
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Review: ‘Vivian Van Tassel and the Secret of Midnight Lake’
Vivian Van Tassel and the Secret of Midnight Lake is the debut middle grade novel from Michael Witwer, drawing on his own gaming experiences and deep love of D&D. Exploring both the love of the game and the evolution of the game.
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Review: ‘How the Grinch Lost Christmas’
66 years later, we finally find out what happens to the Grinch on his first full Christmas, one year later, after his heart grew three sizes.
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A Newbie’s Experience With an Air Fryer: The Midea 11-Quart Two Zone Air Fryer Oven
This air fryer newbie isn’t sold on air fryers in general, but this one can do everything but clean up after itself.
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Dive Into History Through Maps, Old and New, With ‘America: The Atlas” by the Smithsonian
Maps are great ways to learn about history, and this book includes plenty of both historical maps and maps specifically created to illustrate important events or data.
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Trolls Band Together in a New Line of Dolls
All of our favorite Trolls are back from the previous movies for ‘Trolls Band Together,’ and they’re teaming up with Mattel in a line of toys that ranges from small dolls, akin to the traditional doll, through hair-raising interactive trolls.
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‘Hello Kitty Island Adventure’ Will Appeal to All Ages
Prepare yourself for cute adventures!
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Celebrating 100 Years of Disney With LEGO Minifigures
I may have a problem. I have a teeny tiny obsession with Disney merch at the moment. And since my entire family loves LEGO, I bought four individual bags of the mini figures that were released as part of the celebration of 100 years of Disney.
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Picture Book Adventures with Flat Cat
Flat Cat was born flat, but didn’t fall flat with GeekMom Sarah’s kids, all of whom loved this sometimes flat, sometimes fuzzy feline!
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reMarkable 2 Tablets and Accessories Are Slick Niche Tools, If You Can Afford Them
Whether you type or write things by hand, this digital e-ink tablet is worth a look.
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Celebrating 65 Years of BRIO Trains!
Live out your childhood dreams, on your own or with your child or grandchild, with BRIO’s new set celebrating 65 years of BRIO trains.
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Moon Pod: Not Your Mother’s Bean Bag
Sit down on a Moon Pod and… ahhh… yeah, you’ll have to come back for me later.
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Travel to Japan Without Leaving Home With Japan Crate
In which my family and I taste test some Japanese treats and snacks.
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Flexing the Rules with Uno in 2023
Since 1992 families around the world have been yelling a single word at each other at irregular intervals. They have also been yelling “You didn’t say it! You didn’t say it!” for just as long. This year, popular card game Uno is flexing it’s muscles with some new cards and some new rules. Uno made […]
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Sleepy Sheepy Is Not Sleepy
Sleepy Sheepy is NOT sleepy. Finally, a picture book that captures the nightly battle of parents everywhere!
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Pokemon Violet/Scarlet: A Literary Journey for Story-Driven Gamers
For me, the overarching narrative thread in Pokemon Violet/Scarlet is one that resonates personally.
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Nerf Guns: Lifting the Ban
This past Christmas Sarah’s family lifted their family’s self imposed ban on Nerf guns. How did it go?
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