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    Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish People I’d Like to Meet

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    I’ve been really lucky to meet a lot of amazing authors at conferences across the country. I also “know” a lot of authors, illustrators, and other bookish people on social media. But, for today’s Top Ten Tuesday post, I pulled together a list of people I’d love to meet and…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Art Heist Middle Grade Mysteries

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    In today’s blog post for Top Ten Tuesday, we had the chance to choose a “genre freebie.” And I’ll tell you how I ended up in sharing books in this tiny little niche of a sub-genre – art heist middle grade mysteries. When I sat down to choose a genre,…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Heroes & Heroines

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    Today’s theme Favorite Heroines got adjusted just a little to Favorite Heroes & Heroines so that I could share some of my favorite middle grade fantasy titles! I tend to claim that I’m not much of a fantasy reader, but in truth, I am. I’ve found that I can find…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: First Crush Middle Grade Novels

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    It’s a Valentine’s Day freebie for Top Ten Tuesday today. And at first, I was at a loss as to what to share today. But then, I realized that first crushes was a perfect theme for today’s Top Ten Tuesday. Some might think that middle grade readers are too young…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: 2023 Debut Books I’m Excited About

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    When I realized today’s theme was all about debut books, I was super excited! I spent a good part of January sharing A LOT of debut authors and books, which means I’ve got a great idea of some of the fantastic titles coming out this year from debut authors. In…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2022

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    The COVID pandemic really changed my reading habits! I used to spend my time immersed in children’s literature, inhaling middle grade novels as if my life depended on it. But, during COVID, I spent so much time just trying to get through each day, it took me a really long…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Goals 2023

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    It’s that time of year to set goals, resolutions, “words of the year”, basically a great big reset! Check out my word of the year – so far, I feel like it’s a great reminder when I start to get overwhelmed to take a deep breath. I love getting this…