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Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Live in My Head Rent-Free
For today’s prompt, I wanted to focus on some back list YA titles, a few of which might be better known than others, but ones that I really enjoyed and would recommend to others looking for something to read. What’s interesting is that my taste in YA titles, runs the…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Summer 2026 To-Read List
Summer is here and with it comes more time to read and relax… if you don’t work in a public library! We’re headed into our busy season with our Summer Reading Program having kicked off last week! And while it may be busier than usual at work, I’m hoping to…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Books by Favorite Authors
It’s so hard to chose my favorite authors! I love all different types of authors for different reasons and at different times of my life. But, these ten books by these ten authors are ones that have stuck with me. I wanted to highlight some of my favorite middle grade…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Spring 2026 To-Read List
I always create these posts with so much hope for my future reading life! I get so excited about all the great, new titles that are being published and then something else catches my eye and time passes and before I know it, I’m writing up the post for the…
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Top Ten Tuesday: 2026 YA Fantasy Titles
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday theme is a genre freebie and while I’ve done a number of middle grade genre book lists, I don’t spend a lot of time on young adult titles. But, I had to share some of these great YA fantasy titles that are being published this year!…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Hope to Read Over Winter Break
I know that today’s theme is actually “Books I Hope Santa Brings”, but I already have half of these titles on my bookshelf at home and I just haven’t gotten a chance to read them yet! And I know, I’ve got about a week before the end of the year,…
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Best of 2025 Book Lists
It’s that time of year when anyone and everyone starts sharing their thoughts and opinions on the best things of the year. In my nook of the world, this is typically the best books of 2025. And while I’m as curious the next person as to who makes these lists,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Modern Books You Think Will Be Classics In the Future
I find it hard to figure out what modern books may become classics because I feel as though all the classic books that I read in school are still part of the curriculum and it’s been quite a while since I was in elementary school. Things like curriculum can take…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Enjoyed that Were Outside My Comfort Zone
I’ll be the first to admit that I often judge a book by its cover. Covers can tell you a lot about a book, but sometimes they’ll surprise you! So, there’s definitely some truth to the old adage, “Don’t judge a book by its cover!” There’s definitely a cover or…
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Top Ten Tuesday: New Middle Grade Novels
Today’s official prompt was actually “The First 10 Books I Randomly Grabbed from My Shelf”, and I was totally going to do a deep dive into the books I chose for my new book nook shelving. But, instead, I’m going to share ten middle grade books on my shelf that…
