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Top Ten Tuesday: Reading Goals I Still Want to Accomplish Before the End of the Year
Looking back at my reading goals that I set back in January, I haven’t been reaching many of these goals. But, I’m still really happy with where I am in my reading goal. I’ve been reading more than I have been in the past few years and I’m just enjoying…
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15 Middle Grade Books by Hispanic Authors
We’re smack dab in the middle of Hispanic American Heritage Month and although I did create a blog post highlighting just a few storytime picture book creators, I wanted to make sure I shone the spotlight on some amazing middle grade creators too! There are so many amazing Hispanic authors…
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18 Zombie Books for Kids & Teens
Halloween is right around the corner and for many, that means pulling out all the stops for all things spooky and scary. As I’ve mentioned in the past, I’m a pretty big scaredy-cat, so I’m not a big fan of the horror genre. That being said, I’ll give most things…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Secondary Characters Who Deserve Their Own Book
I really enjoy books with multiple perspectives, so this was a little more difficult of a list to pull together! But, I found a variety of middle grade and young adult titles that I found had characters I really wanted to learn more about. I’m not sure they necessarily all…
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12 Middle Grade Books Set in NYC
The Big Apple is an iconic setting for so many books and movies. New York City is such a big setting, it often becomes a character in its own right. These 12 middle grade books set in NYC, range in genre and style, but all have the same setting. I…
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15 Books for T. Rex Fans
I started today’s post wanting to highlight some newer picture books about dinosaurs, but as I started my list, I realized I had an abundance of Tyrannosaurus Rex books and decided to shift my focus just a little bit and focus solely on the ferocious T. Rex. Dinosaur books are…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Fall 2023 To-Read List
Usually, when we get to these posts, I try to promote books coming out that season. But, after finally getting my Etsy shop launched this week, I’m going to be taking it easy and reading the books that make me smile and those right now are contemporary romance titles. So,…
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18 STEAM Books with Crafts & Experiments
When my library re-opened after the COVID shutdown, we looked for ways to provide programming for kids without having too many people together in the same area. We started providing Grab-and-Go kits for families – simple crafts and science experiments with most of the materials needed to complete the project.…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Sibling Relationships In Middle Grade
As the oldest of four, this was an extra special Top Ten Tuesday topic this week. My siblings and I are pretty close even though we live spread out across the country. Today, I wanted to create a book list of titles in middle grade that show a variety of…
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9 Crafty Characters in Middle Grade Books
At our library, we’ve found that our middle school students (grades 5-8) really enjoy the opportunity to craft for fun. It’s not tied to a school project or even a specific product. We pull out a bunch of the craft supplies we have lying around and let the kids craft,…
