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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Hidden Gems in the Middle Grade Mystery Genre
Mysteries are some of my favorite types of books to read. Here are ten middle grade mystery titles that you may or may not have heard of – enjoy! Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald Greenglass House by Kate Milford The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/28/17
This week I got a chance to read The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris and Sparrow by Sarah Moon and started reading Disappeared by Francisco X. Stork, which I can’t wait to finish because only a few chapters in, I’m already invested in the story and can’t wait to see what happens.…
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Back to School – Middle Grade Edition
Back to school is always exciting and slightly scary time for kids and you can find gobs and gobs of picture books discussing the new school year, but it’s a lot more difficult to find titles for middle grade students getting ready for a new school building, a new school…
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Mark Your Calendars: National Book Festival
The National Book Festival is a really cool experience! I’ve been a few times when it was held on the National Mall, (never at the Convention Center) and it’s a great place to celebrate books, authors, illustrators and meet other book lovers like yourself. The National Book Festival brings authors…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/21/17
This week was a busy one (as they all are!) but I did manage to read Slider by Pete Hautman and The Incredible Magic of Being by Kathryn Erskine. I also cracked open The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris and got through the first chapter before I fell asleep last night. I’ve already written of…
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Mark Your Calendars!
I was able to attend the Princeton Childrren’s Book Festival last year and it was so much fun! Tents of children’s book authors and illustrators and books as far as the eye can see. And the best part? People everywhere excited about children’s literature. I love that Brian Biggs designed…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/14/17
I kicked butt reading this week, I finished The Painting by Charis Cotter and also read The Great Shelby Holmes by Elizabeth Eulberg and Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed. I love getting to all the books I want to during the week! I finished Love, Hate & Other Filters in just one day,…
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Book Review: The Painting
The Painting by Charis Cotter is a story of mystery and intrigue but at its heart its the story of loss and relationships among family. Annie loves painting, drawing, and art and is nothing at all like her parents who just can’t seem to understand their daughter. But, when Annie’s…
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(Unofficial) Top Ten Tuesday: Back to School
There are probably hundreds, if not thousands of “Back to School” and school-themed kids books. Here are a few of my favorite back to school stories to share with your kids! If you have other titles that you can’t live without, share them in the comments! Is Your Buffalo Ready…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/7/17
I finished Calling My Name by Tamani Liara and really enjoyed the perspective of this story, it’s not one you read about very often (check out my review). I also read Real Friends by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham, a graphic novel I grabbed off the shelf for a patron (she decided on Babysitter’s…