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Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog
I love following along as a group of librarians, teachers, and kid lit enthusiasts start debating the merits of one book or another for awards. Typically, the ALA awards are announced in late January and most are closed-door discussions, so we, on the outside, have no idea what is being…
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2020 Nerdies – Picture Books
The 10th Annual Nerdies kick off today with the announcement of the Picture Book Awards. If you’re unfamiliar with the Nerdies, they are announced every year by a group of librarians, teachers, and kid lit lovers. What I love most about awards like these is celebrating the books I discovered…
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Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to all my readers! I’m spending the day Zooming with family and opening gifts with my partner. I hope that whatever way you find to celebrate this year, you get time to enjoy yourself!
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Christmas Eve Traditions
I bet like many families this year, your Christmas Eve looks a little a lot different! Typically, my siblings and I descend on my parents’ house for a few days and it’s so loud and fun! This year, we’re all staying at our own homes and it’s so weird to…
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Run, Run As Fast As You Can! Gingerbread Books
I was spending some time looking back at all the holiday-themed lists I’ve created – Santa, reindeer, elves, Twas the Night Before Christmas, etc. But, I’ve never pulled together a list of gingerbread books! We didn’t often make gingerbread houses or gingerbread men growing up, so it wasn’t something I’ve…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Hope Santa Brings
I pulled together a list of books that I haven’t read from middle grade, young adult, and contemporary romance books for adults too! If I didn’t already have a list of 15+ books for the holidays, these would be next up on my list. If anyone’s read some of these,…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/21/2020
What I Read Two more checked off my list this week! Amari and the Night Brothers is the debut book by B. B. Alston bing published in January and it is amazing! It’s full of magic and adventure, intrigue, plot twists, family and friendship. Keep your eyes out for this…
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Middle School Bites
Synopsis: “Thanks to a series of unfortunate bites, eleven-year-old Tom is a triple threat: he’s a Vam-Wolf-Zom. And just in time for the first day of middle school. So much for his Invisible Tom Plan. He never thought to make a What If I Turn Into A Vampire Werewolf Zombie Plan. Maybe…
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Christmas Tree Picture Books
Picking out our Christmas tree was always an event we looked forward to growing up. My mom would make hot chocolate to fill up a thermos, we’d pack up Christmas cookies, and then meet some friends at the Christmas tree farm. We trudged through the snow with our snow boots…
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Loretta Little Looks Back
Synopsis: “Loretta, Roly, and Aggie B., members of the Little family, each present the vivid story of their young lives, spanning three generations. Their separate stories — beginning in a cotton field in 1927 and ending at the presidential election of 1968 — come together to create one unforgettable journey.…
