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Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Winter 2025-2026 To-Read List
I have grandiose plans for my winter break which is only a couple of days, but these young adult books look too good to pass up before the new year! I don’t often get the chance to read YA books, but some of these coves are to die for, some…
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Titanic Books for Curious Kids
The Titanic is a historical event that will live on forever. If you’re a millennial like myself, you’ll probably have some really strong memories of Celine Dion singing My Heart Will Go On with young Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in your mind. I think it’s one of those things…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the Second Half of 2025
Now that I’m back on track and actually posting the correct theme on the correct Tuesday, I’ve got a great list of young adult titles that are being released this fall that I’m super excited about! Between sweet romances, page-turning thrillers, and historical fiction I can’t wait to dive into…
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Best Books for 13 & 14 Year Olds
Middle grade books are geared toward 8-12 year olds with most protagonists being about 12 years old. Young adult novels while written for teens from 12-18 years old, often have 16 or 17 year old protagonists who have drastically different lives than a 13 year old. The subject matter and…
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Top Ten Tuesday: 2025 Bookish Wishes
*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
*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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YA Books with Autumn Vibes
While fall might not be seen as the best time to take up a new hobby (or get back into an old one), let me tell you why I think it’s the perfect time to pick up a new book! Fall is such an atmospheric season and if you’re the…
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Top Ten Tuesday: YA Summer Reads
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: Authors Who Live(d) in Pennsylvania
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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2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Reflections
I can’t believe it’s May already and that I’ve completed my tenth year of the Blogging A to Z Challenge! My theme this year – Fact Finders Club: Nonfiction for Curious Kids was a lot of fun to put together and I felt more on top of all the posting…
