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Top Ten Tuesday: Middle Grade Releases (June – December 2017)
The Perfect Score by Rob Buyea (October 3) From the beloved author of Because of Mr. Terupt and its sequels comes The Perfect Score, a new middle-grade school story with a very special cast of unforgettable characters who discover that getting the perfect score–both on the test and in life–is…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/29/17
I got so much reading done this week and am hoping to get a little more done before heading up to Book Expo on Friday for the day. I finished up Finding Mighty by Sheela Chari about a young boy whose family is embroiled in a mystery surrounding stolen diamonds, parkour…
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30 Modern, Middle Grade Classics
Summer is right around the corner and I don’t know if you hear this at your library, but we often have parents come in asking for classics to give to their children to read over summer break. This request usually makes me cringe on the inside, while I try to…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Summer YA Releases
Here’s a list of young adult summer releases, mostly about summer (or things I think are summer related) – road trips, summer camp, the beach etc. These will all be released by the end of June – giving us the perfect summer TBR list! A special thanks to the website,…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/22/17
This week I was able to to finish two books and start a third, which is pretty awesome! I finished Love, Ish by Karen Rivers and Just Fly Away by Andrew McCarthy and then I also started Finding Mighty by Sheela Chari. It was a good week of reading and I know that…
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15 Picture Books to Celebrate Armed Forces Day
H is for Honor: A Military Family Alphabet by Devin Scillian, illustrated by Victor Juhasz Alpha, Bravo, Charlie: The Military Alphabet by Chris L. Demarest Memorial Day Surprise by Theresa Martin Golding, illustrated by Alexandra Artigas Night Catch by Brenda Ehrmantraut, illustrated by Vicki Wehrman Our Daddy Is Invincible! by Shannon Maxwell, illustrated by Liza…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Great Middle Grade Moms (or at least ones that try really hard)
This was a really difficult list to create – apparently I don’t pay close attention to the adults in middle grade fiction (when they exist, which is a whole other issue). And then when I was creating the list, I wanted to come up with a diverse list of families…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/15/17
This weekend was all about gardening and Mother’s Day! I took Friday off, which resulted in me gardening for most of the day – not just putting in new plants, but pulling out old plants, taking garden waste down to the park and then planting the new plants and re-doing…
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Ten Amazing Teachers from Middle Grade Fiction
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, so take a few minutes out of your day to reach out to a teacher that had an impact on you! And if you’re looking for an amazing teacher in children’s literature, look no further than these great middle grade fiction titles! Share your favorite literary…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Things On Our Reading Wishlist
Disabilities (other than Autism Spectrum) There are so many titles with characters on the Autism Spectrum, which I think is valuable, but there are so many other disabilities that can be portrayed and these books are not always easy to find. “Lighter” teen fiction I was the “good kid” in…
