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Top Ten Tuesday: Spring 2020 TBR List
This was such a hard list to create because I have soooooo many books on my spring TBR list. I narrowed it down to just ten middle grade books that I currently have sitting on my bookshelf in ARC format. I chose these titles because I love the author’s previous…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/16/2020
Last Week Where do I begin? I started off chuckling at the meme I saw online warning everyone of the time change x full moon x Friday the 13th and ended the week mentally and emotionally exhausted as the library closed to the public and I tried to relay information…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/9/2020
Last Week It’s been a very busy week which definitely slowed by reading down. This week, I spent a lot of time catching up on stuff at work and when I was home, I was getting some spring cleaning done. I did manage to read a few books this week…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books With Single-Word Titles
I love it when a Top Ten Tuesday theme makes me look at books a little differently! Books With Single-Word Titles had me thinking about the power of words and how much of the story you glean just from the title of a book. I love that these single-word titles…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Gave Me a Book Hangover
A book hangover, for those who aren’t familiar, is when you finish reading a title and you just can’t bring yourself to pick up another book. The book you just finished sticks with you as you mull over characters, plot, setting, etc. I’m a pretty fast reader, so when a…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Chapter Books I Love
Today was a love freebie for today’s Top Ten Tuesday post, so rather than go with the love feeling, I decided to share some chapter books that I love! Chapter books are not middle grade novels. Chapter books are the perfect books for kids who are successfully reading easy readers…
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12 Middle Grade Friendships for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is around the corner and today I’m sharing 12 of my favorite middle grade friendships for Valentine’s Day. I love reading middle grade books as kids are figuring out who they are, where they fit in with friends and family, and managing life at school and outside their…
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Martin McLean, Middle School Queen
Synopsis: “Seventh-grader Martin McLean has always been surrounded by people who can express themselves. His mother is an artist, his colorful Tío Billy works in theater, and his best friends Carmen and Pickle are outgoing and don’t care what other people think. But Martin can only find the right words…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My TBR I Predict Will Be 5-Star Reads
I based my Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My TBR I Predict Will Be 5-Star Reads I shared some of the new books being published this year by authors whose work I’ve read in the past and absolutely loved! I can’t wait to get my hands on these books and…
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2020 ALA Galleys
I told myself that I wasn’t going to pick up too many galleys when I stopped by the ALA Midwinter Conference. I ended up bringing home more than 50 new books! I’m not sure what happened. I’d walk past a publisher’s booth and then see a new book by an…
