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Silver Meadows Summer
Synopsis: “Eleven-year-old Carolina’s summer—and life as she knows it—is upended when Papi loses his job, and she and her family must move from Puerto Rico to her Tía Cuca and Uncle Porter’s house in upstate New York. Now Carolina must attend Silver Meadows camp, where her bossy older cousin Gabriela…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Settings I’d Like to See More Of
I love when the setting because almost like a character in a book I’m reading. If authors can make me feel like I’m in the book and can picture where the characters live their life – that’s the perfect setting to me! Some of these are generalized locations or while…
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Summer of Nonfiction: Middle Grade
Middle grade titles are often my wheelhouse and although I don’t read as much nonfiction as I should, I do love the books I have picked up. I’ve said it before – nonfiction titles are nothing like they used to be. I remember growing up reading dry facts with pen…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Auto-Buy Authors
Although I don’t add a lot of titles to my personal library, I do love each and every one of these authors’ works and will read them as quickly as possible and talk about them here on my blog! Angie Thomas Sarah Dessen Sandhya Menon Mackenzi Lee Jason Reynolds Padma…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Characters
It’s a character freebie this week, so I’m sharing some of the characters that have stuck with me long past the time I finished their stories. If you’re looking for amazing character development with characters that find a place in your heart – you definitely want to check out these…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Childhood Favorites
I loved to read as a kid, which is probably not a big surprise! My parents were constantly on me to “go outside and play” which for me meant picking up the book I was reading and heading out to the deck to read some more! I was also a…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Summer 2019 TBR List
I just spent four days at the American Libraries Association’s Annual Conference with an exhibit floor filled with books! These are just *ten* of the books that I snagged and I can’t wait to read them all! Check back later this week for a full run-down of the conference and…
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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…
