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2023 Middle Grade Debut Authors (January – June)
Last week I was able to share a host of debut authors publishing picture books in 2023. Well, I’m back to share some 2023 Middle Grade Debut Authors (January – June). And with so many new authors being published in 2023, I’m posting the first half of the year today…
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15 Middle Grade Novels about Robots & Coding
STEM and coding have been buzzwords for so long now, I don’t think they can be considered buzzwords anymore. Kids are learning how to code in early elementary school as the world moves further into a digital space. If anything, COVID taught us that a lot more can happen online…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Spring 2022 TBR
This theme (Books On My Spring 2022 TBR) is all about my best intentions. My best intention is to read the books on the list, even though I typically miss at least a couple every time. I do LOVE seeing what’s coming up for the season and discovering new titles…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books with My Favorite Theme
Is it any surprise that as a librarian and book blogger that one of my favorite themes in books is books? I love reading about books, libraries, and reading. And there are some really fun books about books out there. I’m going to specifically focus on middle grade books. Otherwise,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Recent Reads
I’ve got a little bit of everything on this list! Young adult, middle grade, chapter books, and all sorts of formats and genres too! I definitely haven’t been reading the volume of books that I typically would, but rather than beat myself up over it, I’m trying to just accept…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Animals from Books
This is an absolutely perfect theme for our Summer Reading Program this year – Tails & Tales! I’ve pulled together a bunch of amazing titles that range from realistic fiction to fantasy. I don’t read a ton of fantasy titles, especially ones with anthropomorphic animals, but you’ll see one or…
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Music for Tigers by Michelle Kadarusman
Synopsis: “Shipped halfway around the world to spend the summer with her mom’s eccentric Australian relatives, middle schooler and passionate violinist Louisa is prepared to be resentful. But life at the family’s remote camp in the Tasmanian rainforest is intriguing, to say the least. There are pig-footed bandicoots, scary spiders,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2020
This post got me all overwhelmed! I have so many books still to read from 2019 and there are of, of course, so many more being published this year. These are just a few of the titles being released in the first half of 2020 that I can’t wait to…
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19 Favorite Middle Grade Books of 2019
Rather than share a best of list, these are my 19 Favorite Middle Grade Books of 2019. And don’t forget, to take a look at my picture book list too! I’ll caveat that by saying, these are just a few of the amazing books that have been published this year.…
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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,…
