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Top Ten Tuesday: Book Series I Want to Catch Up On
I am notoriously horrible at reading series. I am not great at remembering the details of storylines and usually by the time I get to the next book in a series, I’ve read a number of other things in between and can’t remember the details of the last book! Or,…
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Chapter Book Genres: Science Fiction
So, last month I focused on highlighting genres for our picture book readers, this month I’ll be focusing on newly independent readers and offering up some genre suggestions in the chapter book arena. Let’s start with what is a chapter book. While the term gets thrown around for any book…
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Picture Book Genres: Science Fiction
While genres become more of an interest as kids become independent readers, I love the idea of sharing picture books that can also fall into genres as well. And maybe your young readers don’t have a strong opinion about the genres they read, I think exposing them to a wide-variety…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Book Titles That Include the Word “Girl”
For today’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt, I’m dusting off my soapbox and jumping on top! I started working on this list and wanted to share books with the word “woman” in the title. While there are many, there are far more books that those with the word “Girl” in the…
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Geronimo Stilton Read Alikes
Summer is the best time for kids to try some new books! No school, lots of extra daylight, and plenty of summer reading challenges to check out. If you’re looking for great titles to share with your chapter book Geronimo Stilton-loving readers, check out this reading list! Geronimo Stilton is…
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The Wild Robot Read Alikes
The Wild Robot is a story of survival, friendship, and a perfect read aloud for the whole family. It’s the story of Roz, a robot that washes up on a remote island. There, Roz learns to survive among the wild animals, and not only survive, but thrive with her new…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Authors You Wish Were Still Writing Today
This was a fun walk down memory lane as I pulled some of my favorite books and authors from my past to share today! It’s fun to see some of my favorite authors still writing books. When you’re ten years old, everyone seems so old and then you realize they…
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Super Mario Galaxy Read Alikes
Super Mario Galaxy the movie was released on April 1, 2026 and with how popular the first Super Marion Bros. movie was, I thought it would be a fun idea to create a book list that kind of coincides with the movie. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen the movie yet, but…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Spring 2026 To-Read List
I always create these posts with so much hope for my future reading life! I get so excited about all the great, new titles that are being published and then something else catches my eye and time passes and before I know it, I’m writing up the post for the…
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Best of 2025 Book Lists
It’s that time of year when anyone and everyone starts sharing their thoughts and opinions on the best things of the year. In my nook of the world, this is typically the best books of 2025. And while I’m as curious the next person as to who makes these lists,…
