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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…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Book Titles with Numbers In Them
This is such a fun topic, I hadn’t thought about it, but there’s a good number of book titles with numbers in them! I looked for middle grade titles specifically as they are the ones I’m most familiar with, but there are a ton of titles in YA and adult…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Fall 2019 TBR
Rather than give you just a general list of what’s on my Fall 2019 TBR which I do every week for my post: It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?. I’ve decided to share middle grade books being published this fall that are on my Fall 2019 TBR. Plus I’m sharing…
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Roll With It by Jamie Sumner
Synopsis: “Ellie’s a girl who tells it like it is. That surprises some people, who see a kid in a wheelchair and think she’s going to be all sunshine and cuddles. The thing is, Ellie has big dreams: She might be eating Stouffer’s for dinner, but one day she’s going…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My TBR I’m Avoiding Reading
I always have way too many books on my TBR – I’m never, ever going to get to read them all, but still, I add to my list! This week on Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My TBR I’m Avoiding Reading, I’m including middle grade titles that I want to…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Enjoyed That Are Outside of My Comfort Zone
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Enjoyed That Are Outside of My Comfort Zone was another difficult list as I tend to enjoy most things I read and have a pretty good idea of what to pick up that I’ll enjoy reading. My favorite genre is realistic, contemporary fiction for middle…
