So I went a little rogue on this topic as I read a majority of middle grade fiction that doesn’t lend itself to “typical” couples. So instead, I selected a few friends and groups that I also love in books. I figure love is for more than just romantic couples…

These titles are on my list only for lack of time to read everything I want. I normally focus on middle grade titles, but I do love a good YA romance once in a while. Especially for a quick read to escape the real world for a bit. So hopefully,…

This list is ten new titles that received recognition at the ALA Youth Media Awards yesterday that I haven’t had the chance to read yet. What I love about the awards is learning about books that I’m not familiar with, so here’s a nice spread of title from a variety…

Without fail, I always miss a couple of titles that I wanted to read during the year. But, what I try to remind myself is that I don’t have to read everything the same year it’s been published. I usually spend much of January and part of February catching up…

For today’s Top Ten Tuesday: New-To-Me Authors I Read in 2018, I decided to focus on new-to-me (and everyone else) debut authors to highlight! These authors all published their first middle grade title in 2018. I read a number of debut authors in 2018 and they were absolutely amazing –…

I get two feelings when I look at new release lists and catalogs – I can’t wait to read all these amazing titles and OH MY GOSH when am I going to read all these amazing title!?!?!? This year I’d really like to stretch outside my comfort zone of realistic…