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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Resolutions
Read More Widely I’m a sucker for middle grade realistic fiction, but this year I’d really like to make sure I’m reading more widely with more focus on fantasy, science fiction, nonfiction, etc. 365 Picture Book Reviews I’m trying to do 365 picture book reviews on my blog this year,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books We Meant To Read In 2017 But Didn’t Get To
The Unicorn Quest by Kamillo Benko Princess Cora and the Crocodile by Laura Amy Schlitz The Glass Town Game by Catherynne M. Valente Zinnia and the Bees by Danielle Davis The Ethan I Was Before by Ali Standish A Rambler Steals Home by Carter Higgins Kharma Khullar’s Mustache by Kristi…
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Top Ten Tuesday: New to Me Authors in 2017
I started reviewing what I had read in 2017 and realized that I was already familiar with many of the authors I read, but there were a number of really amazing debut novels this year, so I focused my Top Ten list on those authors – new to me (and…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I'm Looking Forward to in 2018
My Top Ten Tuesday post is a day late due to some horrible germs that upended my parent’s house for the Christmas holiday. In the past week, almost everyone (10 people) either had a horrible cold with fever or a 24-hour stomach bug. It’s been a little crazy, so I…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Hope Santa Brings Me
I’m usually very specific about what I add to my personal library – limited space and a love of reading don’t usually go hand-in-hand. I often will only add titles to my own collection that have already been read as a library book and vetted to my personal taste. But,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Titles of 2017
I took the time to promote some titles that I haven’t seen as much buzz about (that also fit together as they all have blue-ish, green covers). I wanted to steer clear from some of the titles and authors that EVERYONE has heard about – Rick Riordan, Alan Gratz, Katherine…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Settings I'd Love to Visit
I’ve been to some of these locations and others are still on my list of places to travel to – but wherever I go, I try and stop in a bookstore or library while I’m visiting! What bookish places do you like to visit? Top Ten Tuesday is an original…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Winter TBR List
Besides the Best of 2017 lists and the ALA Youth Media Awards on February 12th, I’ve included ten new middle grade titles that I’m excited about! Check ’em out! Flower Moon by Gina Linko (January 2, 2018) The Truth As Told By Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor (January 23, 2018)…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I'm Thankful For
This list could go on forever, so I tried to force myself to keep to titles that I’m thankful for that were published this year in middle grade fiction. I still had a lot more titles that I would love to highlight, but here’s what I came up with for…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Want My Future Children to Read
There are so many amazing books available to kids in this day and age. It was hard to pick just ten, but I focused on ten titles that show a wide diversity in terms of culture, gender, race, ability, socioeconomic status and more. It’s important for kids to see all…