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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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Book Review: Race to the Bottom of the Sea
Synopsis: Fidelia loves nothing more than spending time with her marine biologist parents, Dr. and Dr. Quail on the water tagging sharks, gathering new specimens and inventing new machines. But, when her parents die in a tragic accident in Fidelia’s own submarine invention, she is racked with guilt and grief. Soon,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Hidden Gems in the Middle Grade Mystery Genre
Mysteries are some of my favorite types of books to read. Here are ten middle grade mystery titles that you may or may not have heard of – enjoy! Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald Greenglass House by Kate Milford The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/24/17
I’m not doing too bad with middle grade fiction lately! Over the past week, I read Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder and Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk. I just started Miss Ellicott’s School for the Magically Minded by Sage Blackwood yesterday, so I’m working my way through that story and have Funny Girl: Funniest. Stories.…
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Themes in Middle Grade Fiction
I had the funniest realization while I was reading over the past week, each book I read fed into the next in with its theme. I’ll show you what I mean: The first title I read of this group of books – it’s about a child growing up as (you…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/17/17
I read a lot this week, which probably equates to my stress level! We’re in the midst of hiring two full-time employees and making sure the i’s are dotted and the t’s are crossed is enough to make anyone crazy. I also finished shifting the entire adult fiction section (all…
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Book Review: Brightwood
Daisy only knows the house and gardens of Brightwood Hall, her mother suffered from a horrible tragedy and only goes out when it’s completely necessary and never allows Daisy to leave. With a stockpile of food and her mother’s Day Boxes (a box for each day filled with things that…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/1/17
I finally finished The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts by Avi, you can read my review about this historical, adventure story and the first in the series. I also finished the book, Strengths-Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow by Barry Conchie and Tom Rath for a leadership institute that I’m participating…
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Book Review: The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts
I was finally able to sit down and finish The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts by Avi. Yes, that Avi, the Newbery Award Winner. This story is a combination of adventure and historical fiction and would be the perfect book to give to a reluctant historical fiction reader. The adventure…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/24/17
I haven’t had any time to read, working 60 hours this week (all weekend included) plus social and familial obligations have kept me from reading pretty much anything. I’m still working through The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts by Avi and it’s not because it’s a bad story, it’s just I’ve…