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Black Friday Deals Start Now!
I’m getting a jump start on Black Friday! Partially because I’m so excited to participate as a business owner and partially because I know that on Friday I’ll be busy with family and unable to spend time on this post! So, Black Friday deals start now and run until November…
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18 Realistic Fiction Graphic Novels for Tweens
Graphic novels are some of the most popular books in my library! I love that kids are finding books that they love and want to read. And what’s great is that graphic novels span genres from fantasy to science fiction, from realistic fiction to biographies and nonfiction, there’s something for…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Mainstream Authors I Haven’t Read
This was the easiest Top Ten Tuesday theme I think I’ve ever done! I’m not one for reading a lot of the mainstream authors that you’ll find on the New York Times Best Sellers list. Usually, it’s because there’s such a long holds list at the library, and by the…
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9 Children’s Books All About South Asian Cuisine
I love a few things in this world and two of my big loves are books and food! We celebrated Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights this week at our library with a storytime, craft, vendors, dancers, and singers – it was a beautiful celebration. And, I must admit, my…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Titles That Would Make Great Newspaper Headlines
I like this spin on the Top Ten Tuesday theme! And while my titles may be a little bit of a stretch in some places or bylines in others, it was fun to think about book titles in a different way. I found that the middle grade novels seemed a…
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12 Fantasy Middle Grade Graphic Novels
Fantasy middle grade graphic novels are probably one of the absolute furthest genres and formats of books that I feel like I would enjoy and yet look at this awesome collection of 12 fantasy middle grade graphic novels! These are recently published (think the past three years) and were ones…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Are a Treat to Read
Today is a Halloween freebie for Top Ten Tuesday! And while I was thinking about what to focus on for this week’s theme, I decided to go with a Halloween theme of trick-or-treat and focus on really fun picture books. These ten picture books are fun, interactive titles that will…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Atmospheric YA Reads
When I saw today’s theme, I started laughing because I had literally just created a list of 9 Atomspheric Middle Grade Titles last week. For today’s list, I decided to focus on YA titles. And while, I’m a scaredy cat when it comes to creepy books, I wanted to pull…
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12 Middle Grade Books that Lead to Great Book Discussions
Books are a great way to discuss big topics, themes, and feelings with kids of all ages. Middle grade students especially like to talk (we know that!) and the books listed below are not only great discussion titles, they’re all great titles period. Whether you’re looking for the fantastical or…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Lightning on the Cover
Today’s theme was to choose weather-related covers or titles. I wanted to do something fun and interesting, so I chose to find kids’ books with lightning on the cover. This was such a fun list to pull together with titles spanning age groups and genres. I have fun pulling together…
