The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books

Mary Cay Ricci ❤️ loved this book because...

A satire that definitely provokes important thinking through a lighthearted and humorous plot.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Thoughts 🥈 Originality
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Kirsten Miller,

Why should I read it?

5 authors picked Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

“Kirsten Miller has that rare ability to take a serious subject and make it very, very funny. I enjoyed this novel and you will too.”--James Patterson

The provocative and hilarious summer read that will have book lovers cheering and everyone talking! Kirsten Miller, author of The Change, brings us a bracing, wildly entertaining satire about a small Southern town, a pitched battle over banned books, and a little lending library that changes everything.

Beverly Underwood and her arch enemy, Lula Dean, live in the tiny town of Troy, Georgia, where they were born and raised. Now Beverly is on the…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Language of Flowers

Mary Cay Ricci ❤️ loved this book because...

A main character who had some challenges in life and ways that the meaning of flowers helped them heal.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Teach 🥈 Emotions
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Vanessa Diffenbaugh,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked The Language of Flowers as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A flower is not a flower alone; A thousand thoughts invest it'

All over the world, flowers are an integral part of human culture whether it is the perfect table centre for a wedding, a beautiful bouquet for a birthday, a message of thanks, or to pay one's respect at a funeral. But, while everyone knows that red roses signify love, few may realise that an entire language of flowers exists with every bloom, folliage and plant having a particular emotion attached, be it hazel for reconcilliation, wisteria for welcome or ivy for fidelity. This unique language was created by…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Wedding People

Mary Cay Ricci ❤️ loved this book because...

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Originality 🥈 Story/Plot
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Alison Espach,

Why should I read it?

11 authors picked The Wedding People as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A Today Show #ReadwithJenna Book Club Pick

A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew.

It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. She's immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people, but she’s actually the only guest at the Cornwall who isn’t here for the big event. Phoebe is here because she’s dreamed of coming…


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

Mindsets in the Classroom: Building a Growth Mindset Learning Community

By Mary Cay Ricci,

Book cover of Mindsets in the Classroom: Building a Growth Mindset Learning Community

What is my book about?

The latest edition of Mindsets in the Classroom provides educators with ideas and strategies to build a growth mindset school culture, where students are challenged to change their thinking about their abilities and potential through resilience, perseverance, and a variety of strategies.

This updated edition contains content from the first and second edition, eliminates content that is no longer relevant, and adds a layer of learning that has occurred since the original publication: lessons learned through more recent brain research, implementation of the concept by educators across the world, as well as the my own observations and reflections after working in schools, coaching educators, and talking with teachers, administrators, parents, and students about their own mindsets.

Book cover of Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books
Book cover of The Language of Flowers
Book cover of The Wedding People

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