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Top Ten Tuesday: 21st Century Books I Think Will Become Classics
This is a great topic, because I did something very similar back in 2017 and it’s one of my most popular posts! This time around, I wanted to include even more recently published titles and focus on a few I might have missed. I also didn’t feel like I needed…
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12 Middle Grade Titles with Intergenerational Characters
Growing up, my immediate family didn’t live close to our extended family. So, visiting my grandparents or aunts and uncles was always special. Since COVID, I’ve actually gotten closer with a lot of my extended family across the country with weekly Zoom chats – an option that wasn’t available when…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books with an Adjective in the Title
Today’s list definitely had me looking at book titles a lot more different than usual. An extremely comon setup for a book title looks like The [Adjective] [Noun] of [Character Name]. I tried to look at books with different types of titles that included adjectives and really enjoyed pulling together…
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12 Middle Grade Titles About Characters with Anxiety
The past two years have been a lot. And that’s putting it mildly. It’s not surprising that many kids might be feeling more anxious, these 12 Middle Grade Titles About Characters with Anxiety might help some kids see themselves in the books in their life. I tried when creating this…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Spring 2022 TBR
This theme (Books On My Spring 2022 TBR) is all about my best intentions. My best intention is to read the books on the list, even though I typically miss at least a couple every time. I do LOVE seeing what’s coming up for the season and discovering new titles…
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12 Titles With Superheroes for Independent Readers
This book list could possibly be neverending if I included all the Marvel and D.C. comic book superheroes in it. Instead, I wanted to share some superhero titles that might be new to you! (And maybe some forever-favorites like Captain Underpants)! This list includes titles for independent readers – readers…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books with My Favorite Theme
Is it any surprise that as a librarian and book blogger that one of my favorite themes in books is books? I love reading about books, libraries, and reading. And there are some really fun books about books out there. I’m going to specifically focus on middle grade books. Otherwise,…
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16 Middle Grade Titles Set on an Island
It’s the beginning of March, it’s cold and damp, still not sunny and bright enough for my liking which is what inspired this book list! I need a little escape right about now and an island setting sounds perfect! Sometimes, in books, the setting almost becomes a character because an…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Enjoyed, but Have Never Mentioned On My Blog
This was such a hard theme this week! I talk about most of the books I read on my blog! So finding books that I haven’t mentioned before was almost impossible. Today, I decided to focus on sharing some of the great nonfiction titles I’ve read. Many of them written…
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20 Books All About Spies
Secret codes, ciphers, and disguises are just some of the things that come to mind when I think of spies! Today’s book list includes books all about spies – some real, some make believe. Whether you have a reader looking for page-turning action or searching for a nonfiction book that…