• Lifestyle

    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/10/2020

    Last Week I’m loving how much reading I’ve been able to do in 2020. My goal is to try and read at least a little every single day. Easier said than done, that’s for sure! You’d think I have all this extra time, but there’s always something coming up. I’m…

  • Lists

    12 Middle Grade Friendships for Valentine’s Day

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    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…

  • Lists

    Four on Friday: Love

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    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

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    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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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/3/2020

    Last Week Although somewhat planned, I ended up reading a bunch of galleys that were published in January! I’m getting into the swing of my 2020 reading plan and have a ton of titles to read, so here’s hoping to getting to as many as I can this year! Martin…

  • Lists

    9 Books to Celebrate Groundhog Day

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    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

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    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

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    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…

  • Activities

    25 Books To Get Your Tween Talking

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    If you’ve ever wanted to reach past the one-word answers in response to your questions to tweens, try books! Books are a great way to open up a discussion about interesting or difficult topics. With so many things changing in their own bodies and minds, tweens tend to not want…