• Lists

    20 Global Middle Grade: Set Outside the U.S.

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    With summer just around the corner for so many kids, I wanted to share a few titles in lots of different genres to help make summer reading that much easier! If you’ve got a voracious reader at home, try setting some fun reading goals this summer by trying different genres.…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Wish Had an Epilogue

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    I love to read, but I’m going to admit something, I very rarely remember many details. I can often tell you whether I liked the book, but not much else. So, sometimes these Top Ten Tuesday themes really get me thinking. The ten books I wish had an epilogue include…

  • Activities

    Family Book Club: Icky, Sticky, Slimy, Gross & Gooey

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    I’m launching something completely new today and I’m so excited about it! I’ve created family book club kit that is prepped and ready to go, all you need are some family members or friends! Today’s theme is Icky, Sticky, Slimy, Gross & Gooey. I figured that a theme that would…

  • Lists

    16 Captivating Middle Grade: Survival

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    With summer just around the corner for so many kids, I wanted to share a few titles in lots of different genres to help make summer reading that much easier! If you’ve got a voracious reader at home, try setting some fun reading goals this summer by trying different genres.…

  • Lists

    16 Fascinating Middle Grade: STEM

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    With summer just around the corner for so many kids, I wanted to share a few titles in lots of different genres to help make summer reading that much easier! If you’ve got a voracious reader at home, try setting some fun reading goals this summer by trying different genres.…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Writing Quotes

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    I’ve done a number of posts about bookish quotes – you can check them out here, here, and here. You’ll even find more if you search for “quotes” on my blog. So, instead of focusing on quotes about books or libraries, I decided to focus on quotes about writing, which…

  • Lists

    20 Spooky Middle Grade: Horror

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    With summer just around the corner for so many kids, I wanted to share a few titles in lots of different genres to help make summer reading that much easier! If you’ve got a voracious reader at home, try setting some fun reading goals this summer by trying different genres.…

  • Lists

    20 Wild Middle Grade: Animals

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    With summer just around the corner for so many kids, I wanted to share a few titles in lots of different genres to help make summer reading that much easier! If you’ve got a voracious reader at home, try setting some fun reading goals this summer by trying different genres.…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Characters

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    It’s no surprise that a book-loving librarian loves this type of Top Ten Tuesday theme! I’m a huge fan of books that talk about books! These are just a handful (ten to be exact!) of middle grade titles that feature books and/or libraries in some way. Disclosure: Some of the…