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2019-20 #ProjectLITBookClub
ProjectLIT Book Club has been announcing new titles for the 2019-20 school year for the past few weeks! And today, the list is complete with 40 new middle grade and young adult titles to share with tweens and teens. I’m currently using this list as a guide for my Bookémon…
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A Little Chicken
Synopsis: “Dot is scared of lots of things: wolves, bears, the occasional lawn ornament. But when one of her mother’s eggs rolls out of the nest, this nervous chick must find the courage to save the day—and her new sibling! So she bravely ventures down the steep hill, into the…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Characters That Remind Me of Myself
I love to read, it’s the one thing that I have always loved to do in my free time. I’m the person who carries something to read with me almost anywhere I go, the one who finished schoolwork early and pulled out a book to read, the one who can’t…
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Reflection
I survived another year of the Blogging From A to Z April Challenge (scroll to the bottom for a complete list)! This year, I dove deep into the world of diversity in children’s and young adult literature. I was surprised to see as much diversity as I did, but we’ve…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/6/19
Last Week I’ve read so many books this week! Having a readathon happening has forced me to choose to read instead of sitting on the couch and binge-watching Netflix. It’s been, honestly, wonderful to read this much! I read Over the Moon by Natalie Lloyd to start off my week…
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May the Fourth Be With You: Star Wars Books for Kids
May the Fourth Be With You! Happy Star Wars Day! Here just a (very) brief list of a few titles Star Wars titles for young fans. Most of these titles are a part of a series which means you’ll have even more to read if you like them! Enjoy and…
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Four on Friday: National Bicycle Month
May is National Bicycle Month! When I was little, my whole family (all six of us) would spend many Saturday mornings during the summer going for rides in the town and back roads where I grew up. I love riding and even tried my hand at a sprint triathlon a…
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Some Days are Chocolate Pudding Pie Days
Synopsis: “‘Some days are chocolate pudding pie days. Kites up in the sky days. Jumping super high days.’ This rhyming picture book—from the author of the bestselling I Wanna Iguana series and Miles of Smiles—is a moving, powerful, delightful exploration of a child’s shifting feelings. Come along and follow a year in…
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A New Kind of Challenge… Bookémon Badgeathon
So after two months of blogging challenges, I am blogged out! That’s not to say that I won’t be blogging all month long, but I’ve turned my attention to a cool, new reading challenge during the month of May – the Bookémon Badgeathon. Your goal in this challenge is to…
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9 Middle Grade Novels in Verse for Poetry Month
It’s the last day of National Poetry Month and I didn’t want to flip the calendar to May until I got a chance to celebrate just a little! Here are nine middle grade novels all in verse for you to enjoy! 9 Middle Grade Novels in Verse for Poetry Month…
