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#nf10for10 Making a Difference
I look forward to posting this each year! It’s Nonfiction 10 for 10 day! The brain child of Mandy Robek, Cathy Mere, and Julie Balen to explore nonfiction titles to share in the classroom, library, or at home. I participated last year with a fun list of prehistoric titles from…
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Three on a Theme: Homelessness in Middle Grade Lit
Homelessness is a more prevalent problem that most people expect and is often invisible, unless you know more about a family. It’s an issue that my community is taking seriously and looking to provide resources necessary to families who need help as well as to create housing that is more…
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Captain America Read Alikes
Captain America is the story of a scrawny, young man who wants to fight for what’s right in the 1940s New York. He’s got a good head on his shoulders, he just doesn’t have what it takes to become a soldier, even after enlisting multiple times. That is, until he…
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Happy Lunar New Year
Check out these fun titles all about Lunar New Year and celebrate the Year of the Pig! Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin Celebrate Chinese New Year: With Fireworks, Dragons, and Lanterns by Carolyn B. Otto D is for Dragon Dance by Ying Chang Compestine Goldy Luck and…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Upcoming Releases I’m On the Fence About
These titles are on my list only for lack of time to read everything I want. I normally focus on middle grade titles, but I do love a good YA romance once in a while. Especially for a quick read to escape the real world for a bit. So hopefully,…
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Thor Read Alikes
The hammer-wielding son of Odin, Thor is an unstoppable force and can control the weather, particularly storms. Thor has strong ties to his family, even when his brother Loki continues to stir up mischief both on Asgard and on Earth. It is during this mischeif that Thor aligns himself with the…
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Level Up: Pairing Video Games with Children’s and YA Books (Fortnite)
I spent the summer of 2016 creating booklists that paired with video games. If you want to check out the many lists of books I created based on video games, check out my Thematic Lists page and scroll down to the Level Up booklists. I decided to return to this…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Most Recent Additions to My To-Read List
This list is ten new titles that received recognition at the ALA Youth Media Awards yesterday that I haven’t had the chance to read yet. What I love about the awards is learning about books that I’m not familiar with, so here’s a nice spread of title from a variety…
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2019 ALA Youth Media Awards
I love the ALA Youth Media Awards! I love seeing the authors and illustrators I love receiving some recognition for their amazing work. And I love being able to discover new titles, some of which I haven’t even heard of before! I’ve included the extensive list of winners and honor…
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Three on a Theme: Winter Animals
I love winter when it means that I can stay home curled up in my reading chair with a great book! Otherwise, I’m not a huge fan of the cold. It was 9°F this week, my body doesn’t even know how to function in that weather! I had layers on…
