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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…
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Book Adaptations on Streaming Services
Looking for a fun new way to spend time together as a family? Why not try a family book club and then watch an adaptation of the book on one of the popular streaming services! Reading aloud doesn’t have to stop when kids start reading on their own. Some of…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Surprised Me
I’m so interested in this week’s theme because it can go in so many different directions! Did the plot or characters surprise you, where you surprised by the story because it didn’t match what you thought it was about, did it have an unreliable narrator? Or did you go a…
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Gearing up for the Blogging A to Z Challenge
April is going to be a busy month here on Literacious! I’ll be posting my regular content each week with storytime themed lesson plans, book lists, and more, but I’ll also be participating in my 10th year of the Blogging A to Z Challenge! If you’re unfamiliar with this blogging…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Spring 2025 To-Read List
There are so many books being published and I’m excited to see some of my favorite middle authors are publishing new titles this spring! These are only ten of the titles that are being published over the next few months and if you’re looking for even more great middle grade…
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2025 Blogging A to Z April Challenge: Theme Reveal
Can you believe April is around the corner already?!?!?! Spring is almost h ere and I’ve got daffodils poking through my garden beds. Although I love seeing flowers everywhere, I also love April because it’s the Blogging A to Z Challenge month! This will be my 10th year participating in…
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Top Ten Tuesday: YA Mysteries
Today’s prompt is “Books that Include/Feature [insert your favorite theme or plot device here]” and while I’m intrigued to see what others come up with, I decided to focus on a specific genre rather than theme/plot device. Today I’m sharing some (fairly) new YA mysteries. Like the historical fiction genre,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Never Reviewed
After years of book blogging, I’ve come to the realization that I really don’t like writing book reviews. I don’t necessarily think that I’m a strong enough writer to write quality book reviews and I don’t tend to read carefully enough to take in the details needed for a book…
