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    Top Ten Tuesday: Books with My Favorite Theme

    Top Ten Tuesday

    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: Dynamic Duos

    Top Ten Tuesday

    What I love about Top Ten Tuesday posts is that they can go in so many different directions. But as soon as I heard Dynamic Duos, my mind immediately went to Frog and Toad an iconic children’s book duo. So I took that inspiration and ran with it, highlighting dynamic…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Books Too Good to Review Properly

    Top Ten Tuesday

    Rather than pulling out my absolute favorites that I share a lot on this blog, I decided to reach back and pull out some books that I really enjoyed, but just don’t talk about that often! Today’s list of Books Too Good to Review Properly is a little mix of…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Fun Romance Reads

    Top Ten Tuesday

    It’s a “love freebie” for Top Ten Tuesday this week! And after spending a lot of my reading time last year reading some romance books, I decided this would be a perfect week to share some of my favorites in my theme – Fun Romance Reads! I like reading the…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Character Names In the Titles

    Top Ten Tuesday

    When I saw today’s theme, my first reaction was to automatically reach for well-read titles, that a lot of people probably already know – Anne of Green Gables, Corduroy, Amelia Bedelia. But, then I started thinking about some of the amazing picture books that were published just last year and…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2021

    Top Ten Tuesday

    Unexpectedly this list was split between new-to-me authors I discovered in 2021 – half middle grade and half young adult. I had an interesting reading year to say the least. I spent far less time reading middle grade than I typically do, instead filling my time reading contemporary romance. Or…