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The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
Summary: “A lightning strike gave her a super power…but even a super genius can’t solve the problem of middle school. This smart and funny novel is perfect for fans of The Fourteenth Goldfish, Rain Reign, and Counting by Sevens. Lucy Callahan was struck by lightning. She doesn’t remember it, but it changed her…
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The Doughnut Fix
Summary: “Superfudge meets The Lemonade War in this funny, heartwarming series debut about change, adventure, family, and of course, doughnuts. Tristan isn’t Gifted or Talented like his sister Jeanine, and he’s always been okay with that because he can make a perfect chocolate chip cookie and he lives in the greatest city in…
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Genre Spotlight: Graphic Novel Anthology
Similar to my Author and Illustrator Spotlights, I thought it’d be fun to also put together just a few titles highlighting a specific genre. Up first, Genre Spotlight: Graphic Novel Anthology. I started this spotlight thinking just about graphic novels. But then realized that although many graphic novels have a…
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Iron Man Read Alikes
Above all else Iron Man is an inventor. The following titles reflect Tony Stark’s inventive character with both non-fiction and fiction titles. These books are about characters who enjoy learning to understand how things work. (Or if you’re Squirrel Girl messing around with Iron Man whenever you can!) Enjoy these…
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SCBWI 2019 Golden Kite and Sid Fleischman Awards
I’ve never heard of the Golden Kite or Sid Fleischman Awards. But after seeing some well-deserved congratulations on Twitter, I had to check it out! The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) annually presents to “recognize excellence in children’s literature.” The categories include Young Reader and Middle Grade…
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Top Ten Tuesday: New-To-Me Authors I Read in 2018
For today’s Top Ten Tuesday: New-To-Me Authors I Read in 2018, I decided to focus on new-to-me (and everyone else) debut authors to highlight! These authors all published their first middle grade title in 2018. I read a number of debut authors in 2018 and they were absolutely amazing –…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/14/19
Last Week Have you ever had one of those weeks? You know the ones I mean when you feel like you’ve gotten hit over and over with things you have no control over? It was one of those weeks – my car was in the shop for a major repair…
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The Simple Art of Flying
Summary: “Sometimes flying means keeping your feet on the ground… Born in a dismal room in a pet store, Alastair the African grey parrot dreams of escape to bluer skies. He’d like nothing more than to fly away to a palm tree with his beloved sister, Aggie. But when Aggie…
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Ruby In the Sky
Summary: “Twelve-year-old Ruby Moon Hayes does not want her new classmates to ask about her father. She does not want them to know her mother has been arrested. And she definitely does not want to make any friends. Ruby just wants to stay as silent and invisible as a new…
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8 Read Aloud Chapter Books Featuring Adventurous Guys
Yesterday I wrote a post about read aloud chapter books for strong girls and promised a post about guys and after doing some digging I found these 8 Read Aloud Chapter Books Featuring Adventurous Guys! Now, let me make this very clear – these are not books to read to…
