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Top Ten Tuesday: Fantasy Middle Grade for a Non-Fantasy Reader
Please let me explain this very extensive title for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday blog post! Today was a genre freebie for the theme which means I could pick any genre to explore. While I typically choose genres I absolutely adore (like historical fiction!), I decided to go a different…
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12 Graphic Novels for Developing Readers
Graphic novels are some of the most favorite books in our library and for good reason! Kids love being able to support their text reading with illustrations! While the jury’s still out on whether or not it takes more brain power to read a graphic novel, there are studies that…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’d Like to Re-Read
Today’s theme was so easy it was almost too hard! When I was little I would often re-read books, especially in between trips to the library, but as an adult I don’t have as much to time to re-read books. I prefer to read books that are new to me…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Don’t Want People to Forget
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday theme was listed as a freebie week or a throwback week, meaning we could pick our own theme or find a theme from a previous week that we hadn’t done and do that one. Since I’ve been participating in Top Ten Tuesday since 2015, I had…
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New Adult Must Reads
Let’s start this post off with a quick definition. New Adult is a category of literature that fits in between young adult literature and adult fiction. It’s that space for people from 18 – 30 who are looking for characters who are similar in age and may (or may not)…
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Best Books for 13 & 14 Year Olds
Middle grade books are geared toward 8-12 year olds with most protagonists being about 12 years old. Young adult novels while written for teens from 12-18 years old, often have 16 or 17 year old protagonists who have drastically different lives than a 13 year old. The subject matter and…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Middle Grade Books with Travel
I love a road trip and with my own vacation coming up soon, this was the perfect theme for me this week! Today, I’m sharing ten middle grade novels about travel and whether that’s a road trip with your favorite people, running away from something or running toward something, or…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books With the Word Library In the Title
I don’t think it’s surprising that a librarian would choose to create a book list with the word library in the title! And that’s what I did! I did create a list of books from picture books to adult fiction (and nonfiction) all about libraries from the fantastical to the…
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Minecraft Books for Kids
The brand new Minecraft movie is getting released tomorrow! And I know that Minecraft is hugely popular in my library among kids, so I thought it was the perfect time to share some Minecraft stories and reference books for all the Minecraft fans out there. Sometimes, kids may be reluctant…
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Read Alikes for Stuart Gibbs Fans
We’ve got a lot of readers in my library who love Stuart Gibbs’s books, especially the Spy School series. Stuart Gibbs is know for creating fun, page-turning stories that are entertaining to read! They are great book to recommend to kids who may be a little reluctant or hesitant to…
