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15 Books for the First Day of School
It’s that time of year… Back to School! Honestly, it’s a little early for us, the district I live in won’t go back until the end of the month, but I know a lot of schools in the south and west are starting back this week and next! Whether your…
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15 Books for Reluctant Readers (Grades 3-5)
As kids transition into longer chapter books with fewer illustrations and more emphasis put on the text, it can be difficult to encourage already reluctant readers to try something new. Below, I’ve pulled together a rather wide range of titles from early chapter books to a handful of middle grade…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Recent Books I Finished
I know, I know, this isn’t exactly what this week’s theme is, but I don’t often track the books I haven’t finished. So instead, I chose to highlight the books that I just recently finished, most of which I read over my vacation last week! Since COVID, I’ve been really…
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12 Journal-Style Middle Grade Reads
If you’re looking for something a little different and oftentimes more accessible, check out these 12 journal-style middle grade reads. All of these are written in a journal/diary format which makes reading them a lot of fun and gives a unique perspective to the story. This post may contain affiliate…
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9 Books All About National Parks
I’m traveling this week and although I didn’t make it up to Crater Lake National Park in Oregon, I will be headed to Rocky Mountain National Park later this week! I also just got back from Mammoth Cave National Park a few weeks ago. And so, with the popularity of…
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Top Ten Tuesday: One Word Titles
I’ve mentioned in the past that I love Top Ten Tuesday topics merely because it pulls together titles you wouldn’t typically see on the same list of books. Today’s theme of one word titles was an easy list to pull together with a focus on middle grade novels perfect for…
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ALSC Notable Lists
I know I’m always looking for great books suggestions and I’ll often look at book awards and notable book lists, but as a blogger and librarian, I’ll often know where to look to find these great suggestions. I’m not always sure that the general public knows how to find these…
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16 New Board Books for Littles
The littlest of readers don’t get as much attention on this blog as they should, so I’m hoping to remedy that a bit today with a list of 16 new board books for littles. New board books don’t seem to be promoted as much as picture books or even middle…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ice Cream Covers
It’s a Top Ten Tuesday Freebie week which means I’ve got to get creative! And being that it’s summer, and it’s hot, and the fact that I absolutely LOVE ice cream, I knew exactly what this week’s theme would be – ice cream covers! And not only are they ice…
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15 Fly Guy Read Alikes
My nephew is in that awesome phase where he’s working his way through some awesome easy readers! He started the school year still learning how to sound out words and in a few short months his reading level skyrocketed! It’s so fun to see and I love this new phase…
