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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Releases of the Second Half of 2019
Each Tiny Spark by Pablo Cartaya (Release Date: August 6) The Jumbie God’s Revenge by Tracey Baptiste (Release Date: September 3) Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly (Release Date: September 3) More to the Story by Hena Khan (Release Date: September 3) My Jasper June by Laurel…
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Top Ten Tuesday: My Favorite Genre (Middle Grade Realistic Fiction)
I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for middle grade realistic fiction – it’s my go-to genre and I’m honestly not sure why that is. I had a perfectly “normal” middle grade experience. I had a group of friends, I did a lot of babysitting, played piano and tennis,…
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Middle Grade @ Heart Summer Reading Bingo
Middle Grade @ Heart is an online book club “as a resource for parents, librarians, teachers, writers, and everyone who loves the heart and hope of books for this age group.” This summer they’ve created the ultimate middle grade bingo sheet filled with amazing books! I’m so excited because although…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Books Released In the Last Ten Years
These are (some of) my Favorite Books Released In the Last Ten Years. I can never choose one favorite title, but being able to scroll through my Goodreads account and check out everything I’ve read over the past ten years was pretty cool! Make sure you get your hands on…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/20/19
Last Week I’m continuing my quest to finish 18 books this month as part of my Bookémon Badgeathon. It was a busy week with a great long weekend spending time with extended family for my cousin’s wedding! Even with the busy-ness of the weekend, I finished four more titles and…
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Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Booklist
Check out the Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month booklist to celebrate May! The month of May celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which actually includes people from a lot of different countries and cultures all rolled into one month. With that said, I wanted to share…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/13/19
Last Week I’m still going strong in my quest to read 18 books this month as part of my Bookémon Badgeathon. Even with all the other things happening this week, I was able to read: A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi Two Can Keep a Secret by…
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2019-20 #ProjectLITBookClub
ProjectLIT Book Club has been announcing new titles for the 2019-20 school year for the past few weeks! And today, the list is complete with 40 new middle grade and young adult titles to share with tweens and teens. I’m currently using this list as a guide for my Bookémon…
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Reflection
I survived another year of the Blogging From A to Z April Challenge (scroll to the bottom for a complete list)! This year, I dove deep into the world of diversity in children’s and young adult literature. I was surprised to see as much diversity as I did, but we’ve…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/6/19
Last Week I’ve read so many books this week! Having a readathon happening has forced me to choose to read instead of sitting on the couch and binge-watching Netflix. It’s been, honestly, wonderful to read this much! I read Over the Moon by Natalie Lloyd to start off my week…
