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As soon as I heard that October‘s #titlesandtunes was #blues I knew my song straight away. Mr Bluesman is Richie (former Bon Jovi guitarist) Sambora‘s tribute to the blues, and even features Eric Clapton. (And I love me some #hairrock!)

I have a book called The Blue on my Kindle, tagged below, but didn‘t really fancy it. The tagged book sounds so cute and is set around Washington Square Park. I listened to an audio sample too - wonderful!

#movember #music

I read this one awhile back and although I enjoyed it I don't remember much except that Clayton loved his grandpa, Cool Papa Byrd, the blues and his harmonica.

💗Rita Williams-Garcia! Clayton loves his grandpa, Cool Papa Byrd, and the Blues. But when Papa dies, Clayton feels lost and abandoned and runs off. His #amazingadventure becomes dangerous quickly...
#jazzyjune

I found this novel to be delightful, with plenty of meaty subjects to engage kids in discussions. A great choice for classroom libraries! #raisingreaders #EliReadstheNBAs

You might think this is just a simple “runaway from home” story, but I think older elementary and early middle schoolers will want to dig deeper into this story and its characters. I want to read this from Clayton‘s mother‘s POV. #BeInspiredBooks #tdscampread18 #bookbento

Read this one during our mini break in Branson this week. A wonderful examination of grief and love from a middle grade perspective. This is the fourth book by this author I have read this year - she is just fabulous!

This book is heart wrenching. About a little boy and how he deals with his grandfathers lost. It really made me feel devastated.

I'm still trucking through kids' books as I prepare for Children's Institute in 2 weeks.
I liked this one a lot. A little boy yearns to find that special something that will help him play the blues while dealing with the loss of him idol, his grandfather, Cool Papa.