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Top Ten Tuesday: All About the Villains
I wanted to focus on villains in more of a fantasy setting than in realistic fiction and you’ll see that’s kind of where I leaned for this list. The problem with that is I’m not a huge fan of anything scary – books, TV shows, movies, haunted houses, etc. So, this is definitely not…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 10/3/16
A busy week left me exhausted and with very little time to read, so my plan to read The Evil Wizard Smallbone by Delia Sherman and A Fierce and Subtle Poison by Samantha Mabry are still on my list for this week. The good news is, is that I’m finally feeling more…
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CYBILS Nominations Open
I was given the distinct pleasure of being a CYBILS judge last fall and although I spent a lot of time reading a lot of nonfiction titles – it was an amazing experience to be a part of! I would have loved to be a judge again this year, but…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books on My Fall TBR List
My fall booklist is also a list of books that have not yet been released which makes me even more excited for them! Check out the picture books, middle grade readers, and the young adult books too! Madeline Finn and the Library Dog by Lisa Papp We Found a Hat…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/26/16
I got a lot of reading done this week which makes me so happy! I finished up Every Single Second by Tricia Springstubb which was a really interesting read, especially for today’s world where an accident rocks the entire community and racial tension threatens to overwhelm and take over as a…
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25 MG & YA Titles for Hispanic Heritage Month
September has really gotten away from me! I’ve been planning on doing some booklists for Hispanic Heritage Month and I realized that we’re heading toward October and I need to do them now! So, without further ado, here are 25 MG & YA Titles for Hispanic Heritage Month that feature…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/19/16
I’m was clearly in need of some massive amounts of reading because I’m feeling a lot less tired, stressed and crazy and have been reading a heck of a lot more than I have pretty much all summer. This past week, I read Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm, Summer of…
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National Book Award Longlists Announced
Are you looking for something new to read? The 2016 National Book Award Longlists have been announced this week for Young People’s Literature, Poetry, Nonfiction and Fiction. Head on over to the National Book Foundation for a complete list! Kwame Alexander, Booked (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Kate DiCamillo, Raymie Nightingale (Candlewick…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Middle Grade Must-Read Mysteries
Mysteries were one of my absolute favorite genres growing up – and they still are today, so it wasn’t hard to create this list – Top Ten Tuesday: Middle Grade Must-Read Mysteries! I love puzzles, murder mysteries, absolutely everything, but I especially love anything that has to do with art…
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It’ Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/12/16
I actually got a lot of reading done this past week, I was not only exhausted from a week at my parents’ house for my brother’s wedding – it was beautiful, but I am still working as a children’s librarian and trying to get my feet under me as a…