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    Top Ten Tuesday: 2025 Bookish Wishes

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    *I got my weeks all mixed-up so this is actually last week’s topic, but you can also check out the actual theme for this week that I posted last week! Happy Belated Birthday to our fearless Top Ten Tuesday, Jana! Rather than sharing books that I want to add to…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Summer 2025 to-Read List

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    *I got my weeks all mixed-up so this is actually next week’s topic, but I’ll circle back around and get to the one I missed next week! For many people summer is here! And while summer doesn’t officially start until June 20th, on the summer solstice, I always like to…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: YA Summer Reads

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    With summer literally around the corner or already here for some students, it’s the perfect time to get some reading in just for fun! No pressure of school assignments and extracurriculars to compete with, summer time is a wonderful chance to read for fun. It’s often hard for teens to…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Animal Companions in Middle Grade

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    While this theme could go in many different directions, I chose to find middle grade novels that included a pet or familiar as an animal companion! There are so many great books with animals in them, and we could do a whole other list on books from an animal perspective,…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Middle Grade Books with Travel

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    I love a road trip and with my own vacation coming up soon, this was the perfect theme for me this week! Today, I’m sharing ten middle grade novels about travel and whether that’s a road trip with your favorite people, running away from something or running toward something, or…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: How My Blogging Has Changed Over Time

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    I started blogging at the insistence of my partner who is definitely an “ideas” person. He was very much on board with me starting a blog and I was way more skeptical. I mean, honestly, who would even want to read anything I’ve ever written?!?! But, it’s been 14 years…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Authors Who Live(d) in Pennsylvania

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    This was such a fun list to pull together! As a librarian, I knew about a few of these Pennsylvania creators, but I was so excited to find new authors that I love and are also PA residents! I mean, Marc Brown and the Berenstains and Jerry Spinelli?!?! It’s so…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Books With the Word Library In the Title

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    I don’t think it’s surprising that a librarian would choose to create a book list with the word library in the title! And that’s what I did! I did create a list of books from picture books to adult fiction (and nonfiction) all about libraries from the fantastical to the…