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My name is Monique, and I am South African, but almost 7 years ago, my husband and I packed our house up for Germany, and then again 5 years ago we packed up for Alabama, United States.  We have 2 young girls, 1 born in Germany and 1 American.  They go to school, while I work part time, and I blog here for fun in my spare time as a way to catalog my reading for fun and with my girls.  They both love books as much as I do, and I love being able to encourage that love.

I hope you find something useful here, and keep coming back.  Let me know if you have any questions.



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