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2023 Blogging A to Z: Active
It’s officially day one of the 2023 Blogging A to Z Challenge! If you missed my theme reveal, make sure to go back and check it out! The official theme that I chose is “Books for Every Reader.” And for each letter of the alphabet, I’m selecting an adjective that…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books for People Who Like Victoria Jamieson
There are many past posts in which I state graphic novels are not my favorite format. And honestly, they’re not. And that’s not because I think graphic novels are any less than prose, it’s more of what works best for me as a reader. But, I can’t argue with the…
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9 Books for World Theater Day
Today is World Theater Day as a way to celebrate the art form and to call to action the support of the arts. World Theater Day was created in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute. I love live theater and in high school I even worked backstage on a few…
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Top Ten Tuesday: TTT Rewind
Today is a fun Top Ten Tuesday theme: TTT Rewind. Today I’m taking an old theme – Top Ten Books For Every X To Read and recreating it for today! Today, my theme is Top Ten Books for Every Nonfiction Tween to Read. I really enjoy reading young reader’s editions…
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2023 Blogging A to Z: Theme Reveal
Can you believe April is around the corner already?!?!?! I love April primarily because Spring is on its way with beautiful blooms and flowers everywhere you turn. I also love April for another reason and that’s because it’s the Blogging A to Z Challenge month! This is actually my 8th…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Spring 2023 To-Read List
Time is flying! I’m still trying to catch up on some winter reading. And now I’m having to create a list for the spring – I’m not ready yet! But, time keeps on ticking. So here we are with a middle grade list of titles that are being released over…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish People I’d Like to Meet
I’ve been really lucky to meet a lot of amazing authors at conferences across the country. I also “know” a lot of authors, illustrators, and other bookish people on social media. But, for today’s Top Ten Tuesday post, I pulled together a list of people I’d love to meet and…
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9 Books Inspired by The Magician’s Elephant
Kate DiCamillo is an author whose books I will read no matter what they’re about. She has a way with words that is absolutely beautiful. And Kate can delve into tough topics in an age-appropriate way that just works. Her book, The Magician’s Elephant is being made into a movie…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Art Heist Middle Grade Mysteries
In today’s blog post for Top Ten Tuesday, we had the chance to choose a “genre freebie.” And I’ll tell you how I ended up in sharing books in this tiny little niche of a sub-genre – art heist middle grade mysteries. When I sat down to choose a genre,…
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12 Read-Alikes for the I Survived Series
Today I’m sharing 12 Read-Alikes for the I Survived series. The I Survived series by Lauren Tarshis is a popular one in my library. At just over 100 pages, these books are quick reads that bring history to life in action-packed text. And now they’re also being re-released as graphic…
