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Top Ten Tuesday: I Wish More MG Books Were Set Outside the U. S.
While today’s general theme was “Books I Wish Had More/Less [Insert Your Concept Here] In Them”, I went in a little bit of a different route because I love learning about different places and cultures and I’d love to see more middle grade books set in places outside the United…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Debut Novels I Want to Read
Here’s a great list of debut novels for 2024 that are on my TBR and I’m hoping to read at least one of them this weekend! You’ll find young adult and middle grade titles on this list and I love supporting debut authors because the publishing world is a hard…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Book Quotes
I’m going to caveat this post by saying these might not be my absolute favorite book quotes, but when I was searching for some new quotes to add to my blog, these are the ones that resonated with me the most! I hope you find one that speaks you to…
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18 Young Adult Books by Hispanic Authors
Last week I got the chance to highlight some Hispanic authors of middle grade authors. This week, I’m focusing on YA titles. This is just the smallest number of authors, there are dozens more that you definitely should be checking out. If you’re looking for a great resource, check out…
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15 Middle Grade Books by Hispanic Authors
We’re smack dab in the middle of Hispanic American Heritage Month and although I did create a blog post highlighting just a few storytime picture book creators, I wanted to make sure I shone the spotlight on some amazing middle grade creators too! There are so many amazing Hispanic authors…
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10 Middle Grade Anthologies
I’m really excited to share this book list with you today! I think anthologies are a great way to introduce readers to A LOT of writers in a very non-threatening way. But, first let me back up a bit and explain what I mean. An anthology is a collection of…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I Haven’t Read, But Want To
Today’s list includes ten middle grade authors with books being published this year! There are always so many new titles coming out each year and I’m excited to add these to my TBR list. I know of some of these authors’ previous works, but I haven’t read those yet either,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2021
Unexpectedly this list was split between new-to-me authors I discovered in 2021 – half middle grade and half young adult. I had an interesting reading year to say the least. I spent far less time reading middle grade than I typically do, instead filling my time reading contemporary romance. Or…
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Bookish Quotes
I love quotations, from all sorts of people from all different walks of life. I especially love quotes about books and libraries, by great authors, in my favorite books! I’ve even blogged a number of times about some of my most favorite quotes that I’ve found. Top Ten Tuesday: Quotes…
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African American Children’s Book Fair
If you’re looking for a way to support African American authors and illustrators, especially during Black History Month, you’ve got to check out the 29th Annual African American Children’s Book Fair. It’s all virtual this year and it’s free! And, let me tell you, boy, do they have an amazing…
