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16 Middle Grade Titles Set on an Island
It’s the beginning of March, it’s cold and damp, still not sunny and bright enough for my liking which is what inspired this book list! I need a little escape right about now and an island setting sounds perfect! Sometimes, in books, the setting almost becomes a character because an…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Enjoyed, but Have Never Mentioned On My Blog
This was such a hard theme this week! I talk about most of the books I read on my blog! So finding books that I haven’t mentioned before was almost impossible. Today, I decided to focus on sharing some of the great nonfiction titles I’ve read. Many of them written…
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20 Books All About Spies
Secret codes, ciphers, and disguises are just some of the things that come to mind when I think of spies! Today’s book list includes books all about spies – some real, some make believe. Whether you have a reader looking for page-turning action or searching for a nonfiction book that…
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16 Books About Time Travel
Full of adventure, time travel books have a little something for everyone! I personally love time travel books that travel to the past and preferably more than one place in the story. One of my favorite time travel YA books is The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig. On her…
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16 Titles to Transition From Chapter Books to Middle Grade
Do you have a reader in your life who has read every Jack and Annie (Magic Treehouse) book out there? Or maybe they’re flitted their way through the Rainbow Magic Fairies and are looking for something new? Well, I’ve got you covered. Today’s list includes 16 Titles to Transition From…
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Top Ten Tuesday: New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2021
Unexpectedly this list was split between new-to-me authors I discovered in 2021 – half middle grade and half young adult. I had an interesting reading year to say the least. I spent far less time reading middle grade than I typically do, instead filling my time reading contemporary romance. Or…
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Top Ten Tuesday: 2021 Releases I Was Excited to Read But Didn’t Get To
COVID really changed my reading in 2021. I focused a lot more on easy contemporary romances and spent less time reading middle grade books. I read far fewer books last year than I have in a long time as well! So, that just means there are so many more 2021…
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Debut Middle Grade, June-December 2022
As promised, here’s part two of the debut middle grade list! Don’t miss the first half of the list on yesterday’s post. And ;ast week I posted a list of debut picture books, so definitely don’t miss all those great titles. Today, I’m sharing my second list of middle grade…
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Debut Middle Grade, January-May 2022
I’m so excited! There are literally so many debut middle grade titles being released this year that I had to break this post into two! But let’s take a step back for a minute. Last week I posted a list of debut picture books, so definitely don’t miss all those…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Recent Additions to My Book Collection
I buy a lot of books! But, most of the books I buy are gifts for friends and family. And as a library director, I tend to read a lot of books that I borrow from the library. Most of the titles I purchase are actually books that I’ve read…
