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Top Ten Tuesday: Books Set Around the Partition of India
I enjoy reading historical fiction to learn about time periods that have come before now. I especially enjoy learning about events and people that I don’t know much about. While there was a lot of time spent on World War II in school education, there was little discussed about what…
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Titanic Books for Curious Kids
The Titanic is a historical event that will live on forever. If you’re a millennial like myself, you’ll probably have some really strong memories of Celine Dion singing My Heart Will Go On with young Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in your mind. I think it’s one of those things…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’d Like to Re-Read
Today’s theme was so easy it was almost too hard! When I was little I would often re-read books, especially in between trips to the library, but as an adult I don’t have as much to time to re-read books. I prefer to read books that are new to me…
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Middle Ages in Middle Grade
I’m a big fan of historical fiction, especially in chapter books and middle grade. I devoured the American Girl series as a kid and really loved learning about times gone by. Today’s book list, filled with chapter books, middle grade titles, and nonfiction works focuses on one specific time period…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Don’t Want People to Forget
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday theme was listed as a freebie week or a throwback week, meaning we could pick our own theme or find a theme from a previous week that we hadn’t done and do that one. Since I’ve been participating in Top Ten Tuesday since 2015, I had…
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Best Books for 13 & 14 Year Olds
Middle grade books are geared toward 8-12 year olds with most protagonists being about 12 years old. Young adult novels while written for teens from 12-18 years old, often have 16 or 17 year old protagonists who have drastically different lives than a 13 year old. The subject matter and…
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Top Ten Tuesday: 2025 Bookish Wishes
*I got my weeks all mixed-up so this is actually last week’s topic, but you can also check out the actual theme for this week that I posted last week! Happy Belated Birthday to our fearless Top Ten Tuesday, Jana! Rather than sharing books that I want to add to…
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Middle Grade Books with Autumn Vibes
As the weather begins to cool down, many readers begin looking for an atmospheric book to fit the change in seasons. For the fall, that often means thrillers and horror. And while I love a good page-turner, I’m a scaredy-cat when it comes to all things horror! So, you’ll find…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Summer 2025 to-Read List
*I got my weeks all mixed-up so this is actually next week’s topic, but I’ll circle back around and get to the one I missed next week! For many people summer is here! And while summer doesn’t officially start until June 20th, on the summer solstice, I always like to…
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Middle Grade Treasure Hunters
This is a fun list of action/adventure middle grade novels for kids who are maybe looking for a fast-paced story that is still full of heart! Whether these characters are looking for a literal treasure or maybe something a little more figurative, they’re all really great stories that would be…
