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61 Debut Middle Grade Authors in 2021
It’s already extremely difficult to promote a newly published title. There are thousands of books published every year, and authors, illustrators, and publishers get their books into the hands of readers? And what happens when it’s your first book you’ve ever published? Book tours, school visits, and social media posts…
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Bit About Books Winter 2021 Reading Challenge
I’ve mentioned this winter reading challenge a couple of times over the past few days and I finally have time to talk more in-depth about it. I’m excited about a reading challenge that is both flexible and exciting! I’m also biased because I’m good friends with one of the creators,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2021
Okay, there are way too many amazing middle grade novels being published in 2021, how can I pick my most anticipated releases for the first half of 2021? To just scratch the surface, check out Afoma Umesi’s list of 91 titles. I didn’t even get past March release dates and…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/4/2021
What I Read I’m on a reading roll! And with my goal to spend more time on myself this year, I’m happy to report that my reading life is going really well! This week I read A Thousand Questions by Saadia Faruqi, Tune It Out by Jamie Sumner, Stand Up,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Books of 2020
Here’s the list of my favorite middle grade novels for 2020. It’s somewhat similar to my Middle Grade Gift Guide that I posted a couple of weeks ago. Ten titles aren’t enough for all the great books that were published this year. But, these are the ones that stood out…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/28/2020
What I Read I thought by not heading to my parents’ home for the holidays that I would have plenty of time to read…. not the case! I’m not sure where four days off of work went, but most of the time was not spent reading. I ended up reading…
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Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog
I love following along as a group of librarians, teachers, and kid lit enthusiasts start debating the merits of one book or another for awards. Typically, the ALA awards are announced in late January and most are closed-door discussions, so we, on the outside, have no idea what is being…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Hope Santa Brings
I pulled together a list of books that I haven’t read from middle grade, young adult, and contemporary romance books for adults too! If I didn’t already have a list of 15+ books for the holidays, these would be next up on my list. If anyone’s read some of these,…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/21/2020
What I Read Two more checked off my list this week! Amari and the Night Brothers is the debut book by B. B. Alston bing published in January and it is amazing! It’s full of magic and adventure, intrigue, plot twists, family and friendship. Keep your eyes out for this…
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Middle School Bites
Synopsis: “Thanks to a series of unfortunate bites, eleven-year-old Tom is a triple threat: he’s a Vam-Wolf-Zom. And just in time for the first day of middle school. So much for his Invisible Tom Plan. He never thought to make a What If I Turn Into A Vampire Werewolf Zombie Plan. Maybe…
