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12 Middle Grade Friendships for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is around the corner and today I’m sharing 12 of my favorite middle grade friendships for Valentine’s Day. I love reading middle grade books as kids are figuring out who they are, where they fit in with friends and family, and managing life at school and outside their…
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Four on Friday: Love
Today I’m sharing the love with a Four on Friday theme all about LOVE! There are probably hundreds of picture books about friendship, family, and love. Today I’m sharing just four adorable books for this Valentine’s Day that you can read with your own little one! Four on Friday: Love…
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12 YA Couples for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is around the corner and today I’m sharing 12 of my favorite YA couples. This year I’m working toward reading more YA books because I love a good YA romance, but I don’t read too many of them. I usually spend so much time reading middle grade books,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My TBR I Predict Will Be 5-Star Reads
I based my Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My TBR I Predict Will Be 5-Star Reads I shared some of the new books being published this year by authors whose work I’ve read in the past and absolutely loved! I can’t wait to get my hands on these books and…
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9 Books to Celebrate Groundhog Day
First things first, did you know that groundhogs are also called whistlepigs? That is a much cuter name and one I think we should all switch to immediately! Today is Groundhog Day and if the groundhog sees his shadow, we’ll have six more weeks of winter. Being that it’s been…
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Four on Friday: Jackie Robinson
Today is Jackie Robinson’s birthday! I can’t think of a better way to usher in Black History month than celebrating Jackie Robinson’s achievements. Robinson made history by being the first African American baseball player to play in the Major Leagues. With an impressive, albeit short career in the majors, Robinson…
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2020 ALA Galleys
I told myself that I wasn’t going to pick up too many galleys when I stopped by the ALA Midwinter Conference. I ended up bringing home more than 50 new books! I’m not sure what happened. I’d walk past a publisher’s booth and then see a new book by an…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Middle Grade Books with Blue Covers
I sometimes love putting together lists of books that are not at all similar except for something somewhat arbitrary like the color of the color! I’ve shared a few other color-themed posts in the past – orange; red, white and blue; purple; and turquoise. Today I’m sharing a gorgeous list…
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Four on Friday: Penguins
Penguins are absolutely adorable animals, always looking so dapper in their black and white feathers! Today I’m highlighting these sweet animals with some really cute stories on Four on Friday: Penguins. Four on Friday: Penguins Harriet Gets Carried Away by Jessie Sima One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo Penguin and…
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20 Most Anticipated Middle Grade Novels of 2020
After last week’s posts introducing debut authors and illustrators in 2020, I don’t want to ignore all the amazing authors that are out there writing their next novel. These are just 20 most anticipated middle grade novels of 2020. Books by authors whose work I’ve read and loved before and…