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Hopping Into the Weekend!


It's time for another Friday Book Blogger Hop! This is a great event hosted by Crazy for Books and designed to connect book bloggers. I'm so glad you've come by to visit. Be sure to leave a comment and I'll return the visit!

While you're here, check out my Summer Reading Challenge, which starts next Tuesday! I hope you'll consider joining the challenge. It's a great motivation for getting some more reading done this summer!
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  1. AnonymousJune 18, 2010 at 9:31 AM

    Hi, I'm stopping by on the Hop. I hope you have a really nice weekend. Love your hummingbirds.

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  2. bibliophiliacJune 18, 2010 at 9:33 AM

    Hi Julie, I'm stopping by on the hop and becoming a follower. I love your new design!

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  3. Kelly June 18, 2010 at 12:51 PM

    Hi, I found you one the hop. I am doing a beach bag giveaway package on my book blog site too. I hope you hop by and check it out and enter.
    Kelly Bookend Diaries
    http://bookenddiaries.blogspot.com

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  4. ChelleJune 18, 2010 at 2:38 PM

    Stopping by from the hop!

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  5. Mary ElizabethJune 18, 2010 at 3:58 PM

    Hi! I am over here from the hop!! Can't wait to look around!

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  6. ShanJune 18, 2010 at 6:41 PM

    Hopping by and definitely going to look around, it seems we have similar taste in books.

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  7. ~Niki~June 18, 2010 at 7:41 PM

    Hi there. Just hopping by from crazy 4 books hop!
    I'd love to have you stop by my new-ish book review blog!
    ~niki

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  8. MelissaJune 18, 2010 at 7:50 PM

    Stopping by from the Hop! Really like your blog (and I think I saw some of your posts from Bloggiesta on that feed). Off to become a follower ...

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  9. MysteeJune 19, 2010 at 3:00 PM

    I'm stopping by from the Blog Hop & am your newest follower.

    If you have a chance, I'd love for you to stop by my blog, follow back and take a moment to enter any of the current 4 giveaways {low entries}.

    Have a great weekend

    http://amomentwithmystee.blogspot.com/2010/06/blog-hop-2.html

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