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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…
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Loretta Little Looks Back
Synopsis: “Loretta, Roly, and Aggie B., members of the Little family, each present the vivid story of their young lives, spanning three generations. Their separate stories — beginning in a cotton field in 1927 and ending at the presidential election of 1968 — come together to create one unforgettable journey.…
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The Puffin Plan
Synopsis: “Fifty years ago, a young ornithologist named Steve Kress fell in love with puffins. After learning that hunting had eradicated their colonies on small, rocky islands off the coast of Maine, he resolved to bring them back. So began a decades-long quest that involved collecting chicks in Canada, flying…
