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12 Days of Christmas Giveaway – Day 3
It’s already day three of my 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway! Today we’re moving toward middle grade titles with titles that would be perfect for those chapter book readers who are ready to move toward middle grade books. I picked up all of these titles at the ALA Annual Conference…
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12 Days of Christmas Giveaway
I am stuffed full of turkey and tacos (it’s a family tradition). We have a big party on the Friday after Thanksgiving and this year hosted 24 people for tacos. With dietary specifications and restrictions, tacos are one of the best meals for people to pick and choose what they…
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Author Spotlight: Natalie Lloyd
Today’s author spotlight is Natalie Lloyd! An author of some of the most fun characters and magical settings in middle grade fiction. I first experienced Natalie’s writing when I read A Snicker of Magic and completely fell in love with her writing style. It’s some of the best writing I’ve…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Spooky, Scary Middle Grade Titles
I’m such a scaredy-cat! I am not a fan of scary books, but every once in a while I’ll read one just to keep up with new titles. Some of them are really well done and scare the bejeezus out of me. But, I also know that there are kids…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’d Give Different Titles To
This was so hard! So rather than try to find ten titles, I went the easy route and re-named all the Harry Potter books. Am I arguing that J.K. Rowling misnamed her novels? Heck no. I just thought it would be a fun exercise with a series of books that…
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Ogre Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Synopsis: “Set in the world of the Newbery Honor-winning Ella Enchanted, this tale by beloved author Gail Carson Levine stars a clever heroine who is determined to defy expectations—and outwit a fairy’s curse. Evie is happiest when she is healing people, diagnosing symptoms and prescribing medications, with the help of her…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Extraordinary Book Titles
I love these posts because they always make me think about books in new and different ways. I am a person, I will admit, that judges books by covers and titles. The more interesting the title, the more likely I am to read it. I love the way words sound…
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The Spinner of Dreams by K. A. Reynolds
Synopsis: “Inventive, empathetic, and strange in all the best ways, The Spinner of Dreams draws from the author’s own experiences to create a story that feels timeless and universal. As she did in her debut The Land of Yesterday, K. A. Reynolds thoughtfully explores mental health and crafts an adventure…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Character Traits I Love
This topic was a lot harder than I first thought it was going to be! I focused on middle grade characters and I think, for the most part, they have a lot of the same characteristics. Kids trying to figure out who they are and how they fit into the…
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Pairing Classic Favorites with Contemporary Titles
I was mulling over new ideas to blog about and this is something that I see at the library all the time! Parents come in asking for familiar books from their childhood to share with their kids. These are familiar books, often filling parents with fond memories of childhood. And…
