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    Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Character Names In the Titles

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    When I saw today’s theme, my first reaction was to automatically reach for well-read titles, that a lot of people probably already know – Anne of Green Gables, Corduroy, Amelia Bedelia. But, then I started thinking about some of the amazing picture books that were published just last year and…

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    16 Titles to Transition From Chapter Books to Middle Grade

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    Do you have a reader in your life who has read every Jack and Annie (Magic Treehouse) book out there? Or maybe they’re flitted their way through the Rainbow Magic Fairies and are looking for something new? Well, I’ve got you covered. Today’s list includes 16 Titles to Transition From…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2021

    Top Ten Tuesday

    Unexpectedly this list was split between new-to-me authors I discovered in 2021 – half middle grade and half young adult. I had an interesting reading year to say the least. I spent far less time reading middle grade than I typically do, instead filling my time reading contemporary romance. Or…

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    Debut YA, October-December 2022

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    *Updated this list on October 1, 2022 for most recent publication information. We made it! It’s Day 4 of sharing debut creators, with Debut YA, October-December 2022. If you missed Day 1, Day 2, or Day 3 make sure to stop over, because there are over 100 titles to choose…

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    Debut YA, July-September 2022

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    It’s Day 3 of sharing debut creators, with Debut YA, July-September 2022. If you missed Day 1 or Day 2 make sure to stop over, because those are the debuts to be published during the first half of this year – January-June. There are so many new debut YA books…

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    Debut YA, April-June 2022

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    To carry on with my theme of sharing debut creators, today is Day 2 of Debut YA, April-June 2022. If you missed Day 1, make sure to stop over, because those are the first debuts to be published this year – January-March. There are so many new debut YA books…

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    Debut YA, January-March 2022

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    A new week means new books to share! To carry on with my theme of sharing debut creators, today is Day 1 of Debut YA, January-March 2022. There are so many new debut YA books coming out this year that I’m actually breaking it into four posts! If you missed…

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    Debut Middle Grade, June-December 2022

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    As promised, here’s part two of the debut middle grade list! Don’t miss the first half of the list on yesterday’s post. And ;ast week I posted a list of debut picture books, so definitely don’t miss all those great titles. Today, I’m sharing my second list of middle grade…

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    Debut Middle Grade, January-May 2022

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    I’m so excited! There are literally so many debut middle grade titles being released this year that I had to break this post into two! But let’s take a step back for a minute. Last week I posted a list of debut picture books, so definitely don’t miss all those…