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Historical Fiction for Middle Grade Readers
Today I’m sharing a list of books that are probably one of my favorite genres. And this has been a favorite genre since I was little. I grew up in the era of the original American Girls – Felicity, Kirsten, Samantha, and Molly. And I even remember when the company…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Great Families in Middle Grade
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday theme is a relationship freebie – friendship, romance, family, etc. And so, today I’m sharing all about great families that you’ll find in middle grade novels. Many of these stories have large immediate families which reminds me of growing up with my own family. I am…
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15 Audiobooks for Teens
If you have a teen who used to be an avid reader and has fallen out of the habit of reading because they are super busy with school, extracurriculars, a job, and more – have them try audiobooks! Audiobooks are a great way to read while also doing something else…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
My first instinct with this post was to head straight to picture books, after all, transportation-themed picture books are some of the most popular books available. But, I decided to take this theme in a little bit of a different direction and focus on road trips in middle grade novels.…
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18 Wordless Picture Books for Families
I adore wordless picture books! I think they’re so fun and imaginative, but I also know that they can also be a little intimidating to families. How do you “read” a wordless book? How do you get the story to your kids and are you “reading” it correctly? But, I’m…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Middle Grade Series I Want to Read
Today’s theme: Favorite Book in a Series was just too overwhelming for me to consider! I’m also extremely horrible at finishing series. One of two things happens – I either get super frustrated by one of the books in a series because it just doesn’t feel as strong as the…
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Audiobooks for Middle Grade Readers
There are some wonderful benefits to listening to books being read aloud to us. I mean, let’s be honest, oral storytelling was a tool used for hundreds of years to share stories across generations. Check out this graphic to see all the amazing benefits that exist when stories are read…
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Top Ten Tuesday: I Wish More MG Books Were Set Outside the U. S.
While today’s general theme was “Books I Wish Had More/Less [Insert Your Concept Here] In Them”, I went in a little bit of a different route because I love learning about different places and cultures and I’d love to see more middle grade books set in places outside the United…
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August Read Alouds
It’s time for another month’s read alouds to celebrate wacky, silly, important, and historical holidays! This list combines not only great fictional read alouds, but some nonfiction and biographies as well to teach kids about fun and interesting facts and people. I’m not taking all the credit, as the blog…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Debut Novels I Want to Read
Here’s a great list of debut novels for 2024 that are on my TBR and I’m hoping to read at least one of them this weekend! You’ll find young adult and middle grade titles on this list and I love supporting debut authors because the publishing world is a hard…
