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Top Ten Tuesday: New-To-Me Authors I Read in 2018
For today’s Top Ten Tuesday: New-To-Me Authors I Read in 2018, I decided to focus on new-to-me (and everyone else) debut authors to highlight! These authors all published their first middle grade title in 2018. I read a number of debut authors in 2018 and they were absolutely amazing –…
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The Simple Art of Flying
Summary: “Sometimes flying means keeping your feet on the ground… Born in a dismal room in a pet store, Alastair the African grey parrot dreams of escape to bluer skies. He’d like nothing more than to fly away to a palm tree with his beloved sister, Aggie. But when Aggie…
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Ruby In the Sky
Summary: “Twelve-year-old Ruby Moon Hayes does not want her new classmates to ask about her father. She does not want them to know her mother has been arrested. And she definitely does not want to make any friends. Ruby just wants to stay as silent and invisible as a new…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2019
I get two feelings when I look at new release lists and catalogs – I can’t wait to read all these amazing titles and OH MY GOSH when am I going to read all these amazing title!?!?!? This year I’d really like to stretch outside my comfort zone of realistic…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books I Read in 2018
Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books I Read in 2018 The best books I read in 2018 is not an easy theme for me to create! This was such a great year for kid lit! I chose twelve titles to highlight (although I could have probably picked another twelve at least!)…
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Disney Princess Readalikes
The better part of the fall was spent curating some really great lists of books based on Disney Princess Readalikes, specifically looking at character traits. So many young girls absolutely adore Disney princesses, so I wanted to help families find books with characters that exhibit the same character traits whether…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/10/18
Last Week I finished up A Problematic Paradox by Eliot Sappingfield and have to say that I absolutely adored it! I’m not a huge science fiction reader, but the writing in the book kept me on the edge of my seat wanting to read more and more! I also loved…
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Strong Is the New Pretty: A Guided Journal for Girls
I was given the Strong Is the New Pretty: A Guided Journal for Girls from Workman Publishing to review. Sadly, I’ve been so busy that it’s been sitting in a pile for a month now. And I’m so excited to finally get a chance to talk about it! Last week I…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Wintry Picture Books
I love snow, especially when I’m safe at home and don’t have to drive anywhere in it! I chose to highlight ten picture book titles that showcase snow and what humans and animals do when it snows. With diverse illustrations, poetry, nonfiction, stories, and more. You won’t want to miss…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/3/18
Last Week We have finally cut the cord and gotten rid of our cable television, so yay for saving money and making sure my lazy butt picks up a book instead of turning on the tv. It has definitely helped as I got a lot of reading done this week. I’m…
